SOME RULE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 10, 12 June 1913, Page 5

SOME RULE.

' BEOONI BlßAlima OS T** Mfc*. By'CaMe~-«*att Leidei, Jus It. Mr. Balfonr*! MBtssdaent to rejeei ths >Hoine Rule Bill was rejeoted by 468 votes to 271, aid the Bill was read a second time aid referred i» a eom»itte* of the whole Heuse. ULSTBItrS ATTITUDE. Loidoi, June !♦. : Sir Edward Oarsoi, ii the H«as» «f Commons, said he ferreatly hoped they would never again discuss Home Rule Sin the House of Commons. Mr. Redmond had rightly said that the preseit [discussion was automatic Ha aid his friends deeliied to be automatic The people of TJlste? were rightly preparing to resist He would take all the responsibility. The Government might seize the arms and send troops, but tbat would never settle the Irish question.

THE CLOSE OP THE DEBATE. Beceived 11, 11.15 p.% London, June 11. Mr. Bonar Law argued that by carrying Home Rule under the present cirt cumstances the Government were selfconstituted a revolutionary Government. Resistance would only be meeting revoj lution by revolution. Mr. Birrell wound up the debate by i stating that the: basis of Ulster's resistance was religious bigotry. As for civil war and bloodshed, he'could not visualise it. How was it going to begin, and if the- first five clauses of the Bill were accepted he was ready to confer with the Opposition and settle the question by agreement. Sir C. J. Cody and Mr. Agar Robartes voted against the Bill. The majority consisted of 250 Liberals, 72 Nationalists, 10 O'Brienites and 36 Labor members. Sir E. Carson announces that the Irish Unionists are abandoning Parliamentary proceedings on Home Rule, and instead, are appealig to the people of Britain. This means public meetings opening today with demonstrations in Midlands and in Scotland.

AN ACRIMONIOUS DEBATE. THE CASB AGAINST ULSTER. Received 11, 10.15 p.m. London, June 11. Sir E. Carsqn was warmly cheered at the reopening of the debate. There was a dramatic episode when he ■ turned to Mr. Balfour and Mr. Bonar Law and said: "Ulster's cause was never stronger, because in the event of armed resistance, which God forbid, Ulster now had. an open declaration from the Unionist leaders that Ulster would be supported by Ihe whole force of the party." , Mr. Redmond, in an eloquent speech, deprecated Sir E. Carson's violence. The Nationalists, he said, were willing to go to almost any length to conciliate rea : sonable apprehensions. He believed thut what had happened in South Africa would happen in Ireland. The passage of the Bill was eagerly awaited by the whole of the Empire. He quoted as evidence the resolutions of the self-govern-ing parliaments and the opinions of overseas statesmen. Rebellion was threatened jn four counties,.but the rebellion of three-fourths of the.lrish people, dis tracted, outraged and betrayed, was too horrible to contemplate. Lord Charles Beresford was loudly cheered on declaring- that he was an Ulsterman by birth, but "If the Govern meht send troops to .Ireland I shall offer my services to help .my fellow-country-men. I am prepared to be among the first shot down. Other Ulstermcn," he said, "will come from Canada, Aus tralia and New Zealand." Mr. Bonar Law taunted the Government with the Nationalists' bargain over the 1809 Budget, preventing an appeal to the country., Mr. Redmond and Mr. Asquith rose and denied any bargain. Mr. Bonar Law said that there would be interesting revelations when the Allies were no longer united.'