Home Rule.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 65, 8 July 1914, Page 5

Home Rule.

A SCHEME OF AUTONOMY. CONDITIONS FOR SAME. I By Elkotbio Telegraph—CoPYßiaarj [United Pbebs Association.] (Received 8.50 a.m.) London, July 7. Possibly with the Government's approval, Mr MacDonnel], in connection with the House of Lords' proposed amendments, drafted a scheme to give Ulster autonomy for five years, when, after a poll of the Ulster electorate, it may cease.

WAR MUNITIONS FOR ULSTER. a' London, July 7. Ulster volunteer leaders landed two hundred thousand cartridges at Bangor. A seregant of the Bedfordshire regiment has been arrested for instructing the National Volunteers in revolver practice. IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS. Ten "Die-hards" voted for Lord Willoughby do Broke's motion for the rejection of the amending Bill. Lord Koberts said the present crisis affected the very roots of national existence. Any attempt.to use the military to coerce Ulster would break and ruin the Army. He urged, in the cause of patriotism, that all should drop party differences and seek a national solution in order to avert an inexpressible disaster to the Army and nation. Lord Curzon favored a convention, but said that time was too precious, and the tension too acute to allow of that course, and one could not advocate ' these solutions when one could hear the tramp of armed men. The amending Bill must fill the gap till a permanent settlement could be devised". »

Lord Crewe.said that if dropping Home Rule and scrapping the Government policy were to be the preliminary to-a conference or convention for permanent settlement, such a proposal could not be entertained. He asked the Opposition whether, if the total exclusion of Ulster were included in the Bill, would they give a guarantee against civil conflict? He was not ashamed to say that he heartily dreaded the idea of civil conflict.