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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2180, 19 June 1914, Page 7

DECLINE TO BUDGE

« NATIONALISTS' ATTITUDE WHY NEGOTIATIONS WERE NOT RESUMED MR. REDMONDS DFLICME POSITION By Telegraph- Pig? A «uurtU>n-ror-wi„hi "Timos" and bu Services (Rec. Jim- lb o2Q p mj

London,, Jttuo 17. In the House of Gtomions, Mr. L. O.Amory (Unionist) asked whether the Irish Parliament would be cnrtitkd to organise and maintain armed v-atuu-teers; if otherwise, would the Government disband flic National volunteers or take them under Imperial control? Mr. Asquith (Prime Minister) replied that the lrish_ Parliament would not be. entitled to. maintain, an aimed force. He added that the existence of Nationalist and Ulster volunteers wmtinued to wigago tho Gover-njueat's attention. Colonel Greig (Liberal) suggested tlse formation in the north and' south of Ireland of two divisions of territorials, thus retaining toe service's of the forces now disciplined, Mr. Asquith said his woiild consider the matter, but the procedure suggested was inapplicable. The statement his fefcft mad© that the conversations between the Government and tho Ulster kadors were not resumed because 'the Nationalists declined to budgo beyond the offer, which Mr. Asquith mads on March 9. Any concession on Mr. RediiKmd's part wawld inevitably lead t<s hi* overthrow by tho physical force of the movement represented by tho vftln.nteers, fust as the do* tectiop of the Nationalists wovkl lead to the fall of the (iiovoriiment. Meantime there is unanimous testimony of a great revulsion of politic*'! fefeliiig in .Scotland. THE GiIEoIjEAGBE. AND ' (Rec. Juste 18, 10.20 p.»i.) London, June 18. .Members of the;- Gaejia Leamw in.Dublin deplore the vohiittoefrs* subJtu'sswHj to Mr. John Redmond, and, point ottt thai" thoy aro not likely te> .start a National Fund for arming volunteers.