Home Rule Crisis

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 189, 9 February 1914, Page 5

Home Rule Crisis

A HOVE IN TIIE LORDS. GENERAL ELECTION TO BE ASKED FOR. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright Received 8, 5.5 p.m. London, February 7. It is. expected the Unionists in the Lords will move an amendment to the Address-in-Reply asking tl»c King to grant a general election. f .REMOVAL OF THE LORDS' VETO. THE REAL REASON EOR OPPOSI- - TION TO HOME RULE. STIRRING SPEECH BY MR REDMOND. Received 7, 5.5 p.m. London, February 7. | Mr. Redmond, leader of the Nationalists, in a speech at the National Liberal Club, said the opposition to Home Rule I was less on ijs merits than to the Parliament Act, and the desire of the Government to restore the House of Lords' veto. Mr. Redmond reiterated the National-

ists' readiness to make every concession consistent with Home' Rule and the maintenance of Ireland's integrity, but unless an agreement was reached the Bill must pass as it stood. Received 8, 5.5 p.m. Loiidon, February 7. For the first time the Nationalist Liberal Club entertained Mr. Redmond at dinner. This was the largest dinner party the club has known. When Parnell dined at the club after his defeat on the first Home Rule Bill, the guests represented only a section of th.; club, though the visit was noteworthy, Pameil slinking hands with Earl Spencer, who had been Viceroy during the Land League's fierce campaign. Mr. Redmond met with a stirring ovation. He declared the Tory party was without a programme or policy, and was now falling back on poor Ireland for a party cry. Irishmen would no longer submit to be made pawns and playthings ■ of British parties. Ireland would never submit to be governed by the old, rotten system of superiority and ascendancy. If opponents succeeded and killed the Bill, Ireland would be absolutely ungovernable under the old regime. Any I .Nationalists' concession to meet the. fears of any section must be the price I paid for conciliation, assent and agreement to the Bill. Concessions on any other basis would lie mischievous and futile. The question must be settled here and now. He concluded that the Nationalists would be fools, cowards, and traitors to the highest interests of order, liberty and democracy as well as to Ireland, if they allowed any threat of violence to turn them a liair's-breadtii ] from the path they believed and knew would lead to a contented Ireland and ! United Empire.