IRISH CONVENTION

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3143, 23 July 1917, Page 5

IRISH CONVENTION

WILL ITS DECISIONS BE GIVEN EFFECT TO? . QUESTION IN THE HOUSE OP LORDS Londpn, July 20. In the House of Lords, Lord Dunraven asked whether, in view of the political situation in Ireland, the Government would undertake not to legislate , in accordance with proposals by the Convention rantil the proposals had been submitted to the Irish people. The Government's attitude towards the Convention was not quite clear. He understood that ,i the Government proposed to legislate in ''■) the event of the Convention reaching a substantial agreement. That must mean substantial agreement outside the Convention, because the Convention did not .consist of delegates in the ordinary acceptance of the terra. Lord Curzon, in replying, said 1b could not say what the Government's attitude was to a referendum. The Government did not intend to take advantage of the Convention to forco any scheme on. • Ireiai'd in order to get the Government out of its difficulties at the cost of Irish! discontent. The Government would sanction a scheme only if it might reasonably receive Ireland's support.—Aus.N.Z. Cable'Assn. THE ANTI-NATIONALIST MOVEMENT . VOLTJNTEEES' HEADQUAEIEES SEIZED. London, July 20. A section of the opponents of the Nationalists seized the offices in Dublin, which have been used as the National Volunteers' Hoadqnarters. Eelays continuously hold the premises and defy the Nationalists to expel them or prevent them holding a National Volunteer Convention. PASSPOETS TO STOCKHOLM KEFtTSED. London, July 20. Mr. Balfour nas informed the Irish Trade Union Congress-and the Labour Party that passports cannot be granted to their delegates to Stockholm and Petrograd.—Atts.-N.Z. .Cable Assn.

REPORTS OF CONVENTION NOT TO BE PUBLISHED. (Rec. July 22, 5.5 p.m.) London, July 21. A new Defence.of the Realm regulation prohibits the publication of the report of , the proceedings of the Irisb Convention except as officially authorised.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Asßii.