IRELAND.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 24 May 1907, Page 3

IRELAND.

NATIONALISTS' REJECTION OK TIIE BILL. ' PRESS OPINIONS. London, May 22. Tha Times' Dublin correspondent, dealing with the Convention, says the general impression is that Jlr Redmond recently made a gross political miscalculation, and has now tried to cover up his tracks. Many Ironists fear that the Nationalists will seek to return to popularity on a wave of agrarian agitation. The Times, emphasising the seriousness of the blow to the Government anil Mr Birrell, declares that the fate of the Bill must further damage the already waning authority of the Government. The present feeling towards the Irish Party will hardly - dispose the Government to defer to the audacious demand to proceed with a series of highly contentious measures. The Daily Chronicle declares that Mr Birreli's Bill Is killed. The Daily News remarks:—" This is the end of devolution." The Tribune says the verdict is decisive and final. The Morning Post- says:—"The Liberals gain little by Mr Redmond giving the choice between accepting Irish- support on terms closely approximating intimidation and sacrificing the Irish vote," Speaking at the Irish Convention, the Hon. Frank Connor, a member of the ~ Westralian Legislative Council, declared that the. enthusiasm for the Home Rule cause shown in 4- was rivalled if not exceeded, by that of - the people of the Federal States of (^-iT'Australia. The Dally News says:—"The shadow of failure has fallen on the hopes of Liberalism, and the limits of any possible achievement have been painfully narrowed by Mr Redmond's actjon." The Westminster Gazette says that Mr Healy killed by rejection half of the measure, and the fact will hardly encourage the Liberal party o proceed with the whole measure. The Liberals will be ablp to do nothing more until the Nationalists develop a practicable frame of mind. HOME RULE STRUGGLE RECOMMENCES. j Received 23rd, 9.42 p.m. London May 23. j ' Mr T. O'Connor, addressing members , of the Irish League of Great Britain at j Mansion House, Dublin, said the deelcision of the Convention, imposed on tiio < British organisation new and enlarged j duties, and might impose some change of policy. Owing to. the badness of the . Bill, the unwise counsels given the Go- . rerament by officials in Ireland, the di- 1 visions of opinion among members of the Government, and their profound and apparently invincible ignorance as Y to the real sentiment of Ireland, the Struggle must be recommenced, and be Stronger,* sterner and more energetic than ever. The action of the ConvenS tion need not retard for a single hour the erection"of a great assembly io make the laws of Ireland on Irish soil. r j