Home Rule

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 216, 12 March 1914, Page 5

Home Rule

OPINIONS i F THE PRESS. A LABOR OPINION. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright London, March 10. The Times (Conservative), in a leader, »ys Mr. Asquith's proposals .show a profound miscalculation of the situation. This mockery of an offer si the eleventh hour can make no favorable impression. The Standard (Conservative) describes the proposals as grossly objectionable. The Evening News (Liberal) Bays it is a final attempt at peaceful settlement by the Liberals. Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, M.P., said that there would hi no general election •until the Home Rule Bill was passed. IRELAND UNFAVORABLE. • /imes and Sydney Sun Services. Received 11, 5.40 p.m. London, March 10. All parties in Ireland are distinctly ■ anfavorable to Mr Asquith's offer. Ul'•termen condemn the limited exclusion, whilst the Nationalists consider that Mr Redmond has exceeded the limits of the concession. Underwriters are charging 10s per cent, on policies against riot. PROPOSALS FURTHER DISCUSSED. ~f~ THE Ofx'ONENTS' SIDE. Received 11, 11.20 p.m. London, March 11. The debate on the second reading of the Home Rule Bill will probably be Tesumed on the 30th. An influential section of the Nationalists in Ireland dislike the concession, believing it will involve formidable administrative confusions. Many prominent Orangemen are of •the opinion that Sir Edward Carson has <;one too far in promising to accept the jovernment's oiler if the time limit is eliminated. Lord Dunraven opines that the offer of partial exclusion is meaningless unless it can be established with certainly that the scheme is workable. He de•clares that the representation of Ulster in the Imperial Parliament, the position •of the Lord-Lieutenant, and we possibility of the Irish Parliament placing •Customs barriers around the excluded •counties are three outstanding difficultties. The Daily News says that the Nationalists and a greater number of Liberals <«re against the compromise. They de--clare that it is impossible to accede to Sir Edward Carson's request that Ulster be excluded until a fresh Act is' rpassed, as that would allow., the.habit ■of local government to grow up in Ulster, and, with vested interests established, it would become difficult for the Imperial Parliament to resist a claim for special treatment. THE INTERNATIONAL OUTLOOK. NEED FOR UNISON. -*- Received 11, 11.20 p.m. London, March 11. Commenting on the anti-Russian Tress campaign in Austria and Ger•many, Lord Cromer urges the settle--ment of the Irish question, thereby ;»ye-ting the calamity of civil war. He -aJils that the war scare enjoying the attention of the German Press renders it highly undesirable that anything -should occur to prevent the Government speaking in the councils of Europe in ihe name of a united people. INTERVIEW WITH EARL GREY. A FEDERAL HOME" RULER. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Yesterday. In an interview given to a Post reporter to-day Earl Grey made a statement on the question of Home Rule, in view of Mr. Asquith's amended proposals outlined in his speech in the House of Commons reported in a cable message from London and published hut evening. "I think it would be wiser," said Earl Grey, "to wait until we arc .in possession of .*. Asquith's full proposals before expressing a definite opinion upon them, but my impression is, if rone may form an opinion from the cables in yesterday's paper, that criticism will show that the scheme suggested is so unworkable that it will break down. For instance, it is reported that Ulster is to keep her present representation at Westminster of 33 members, while the rest of Ireland will have ■only 27. Herein are sufficient elements of future confusion to make anyone distrustful. "As to the chance of the Bill prouuing a settlement of the Irish difficulty. ray impression is that the new propositi will not be able to stand the criticism to which it will be subjected, and it v:ili be necessary to attempt a new solution, as I hope by general consent, on Federal lines. As you perhaps are aware, I am a Federal Home Ruler; that is, I am in favor of each part of the United Kingdom being entrusted with the management of purely domestic affairs, but am strongly opposed to giving any part of the United Kingdom privileges which cannot be equally given to other parts. In other words. 1 am strongly opposed •to any settlement of the Irish difficulty on the assumption that Ireland is a separate nationality and entitled by reason of her separate nationality to separate rights. The present Bill, even ■with the exclusion of Ulster, is open in my mind to the strongest objection. because it is bused upon an attempt to give Ireland the rights of a separate nationality, instead of only such powers of local self-government as could, under the Federal system such as exists in Canada, the United States and Aus.tralia, be given every part." Earl Grey added that he felt greatly relieved at the turn events had taken, "because it-swept away any chance of •civil war and left a way open to the ■;■ settlement on the question on the lines (.. he indicated. . >