ULSTER'S CAUSE.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2198, 10 July 1914, Page 7

ULSTER'S CAUSE.

THE AMENDING BILL

DEBATE IN THE LORDS

NO CIVIL CONFLICT

GUARANTEE CANNOT'BE GIVEN

By Tel«2ra.Dli-Pn<s Aseociation-OoDyriKht

(Reo'. July 9; 9.50 p. m ;j

Ti \>r '• • ■ / , : Lpiidoii, July 9. The Marquis.of Crowe,"in the House ot Loras, demanded divisions on the mam Opposition amendment. He said the Government was unable to agree to Lord Lansdowne'e exclusion amendment. It.was not right to coerco the Ulster Koman Catholics to accept something that they did not want. ..' ■ ' Lord Middletoii's amendment, substituting the Secretary of State .for the •Lord-Lieutenant, was passed without tiovernment opposition. ■.■■.•■■;■■ Lord Lansdowne replied to the Marquis of Crewo's challenge of yesterday, and said that he declinedto guarantee that there would be > no' civil conflict,as.matters had arriveclat such a pass as to make it' impossible- to guarantee what would "happen in the noxt few weeks. :' ' .- ' ■ '' ,'. -. • • r■■ .

■ Lord Haldane said the Opposition was forcing the country into danger; they hoped to come into power shortly, and would then have .four-fifth's , of-' Ireland , against-them, yet they had not one clear idea,of how to deal with the situation.:' ■:': . - .. . • ;•"

_ Lord St. Aldwyn's amendment reducing tho number of Irish members at Westminster from tho Home Rule area from 42 to 27, was adopted. Lord Halsbury demanded to know whether tho Government proposed to accept ainondmouts. They had a right to know this before tho amending Bill uas submitted for its third reading. He warned the Government that unless they acted promptly they would be responsible for blqodshod. CRUCIAL AMENDMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED BY THE GOVERNMENT. (Rμ. July 9, 10.30 p.m.) London, July 9. The "Daily Tolegraph's" Parliamentary correspondent says he has reason to belicvo that tho Government jiill ultimately accept crucial amendments to tho, Amending Home -Rulo Bill, excluding tho wholoof Ulster and abolishinj: tho timo limit. Tho "Chronicle" predicts an auliTmn session. LORD MACDONNELL'S SCHEME NEGATIVED IN THE LORDS. London, July 8. ■Lord Macdonncll's scheme was negatived by 196 votes to 20. Tho Marquis of Crewo and Lord Haldano (Liberals) opposejtl tho scheme, and Lords I-oreburn, Courtney (Unionist), and Lord Bryce (Liberal) supported it. The Marquis of Lansdonnc's amendment, omitting tho time-limit, was carried by 138 votes to 39.

CAPTAIN WHITE RESIGNS.' . London, July 8. Captain White, Son of tho late FieldMarshal Sir Georgo White, of Ladybmith fame, has losignod tho command of tho National Volunle'ers in London-i derry,' on tho ground that his authority was being over-ridden, -

ARMS SEIZED IN ULSTER. London, July 8. .Customs offioors at Londonderry seized a furniture van from Globkow containing 200 Mauser ' rifles and a quantity of ammunition.

EXCLUSION' OF ULSTER.

London, July, 9.' In the House of Lords, an amendment by Lord Selborae, omitting the provision for an, Ulster poll regarding exclusion, was carried by 158 votes to 35

FQRCE WILL BE MET BY FORCE

(R«c. July 9, 10.30 p.m.) London, July 9. Mr. F. D. Acland, Under-Secretory for Foreign Affairs, in a speech at Huntingdon, said that force would be met, by force, should a peaceful settlement of Ulster fiiil.

The Conservatives hoped to kill 'the Home Rule Bill, but that was a -vain Jiopo.