Ireland

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 12, 8 December 1916, Page 5

Ireland

THE ALLEGED SETTLEMENT. »

Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. London, December 7. Tl ie Daily Chronicle accepts Sir E. Carson’s denial, but reiterates that the solution suggested has been seriously considered upon the lines cabled. The main purpose is to conciliate both parties in Ireland. Mr Carson’s unabated loyalty towards Ulster is unquestioned, but if he succeeded in effecting a union of all Irishmen he would add greatly to his reputation as a patriot.

-Mr Redmond denies that he has partaken in the negotiations, but some of his followers were fully aware of the plans maturing, although they had not reached a definite settlement.

Mr Redmond, in an interview, said the Irish party views the crisis from a different standpoint to that of the other parties. “AVe are,” he added, “secluded from the responsibilities connected with the direction of the affairs of the Empire, while half-Gov-ernment is denied Ireland. From the outset we condemned coalition, feeling that the results would be disastrous to Ireland, and would prove a weak and ineffective instrument for carrying on the war.”