The Irish Question

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 296, 18 May 1914, Page 5

The Irish Question

k THE ISSUE OF ARMS TO VOLUNm TEERS. FARMERS ARE ALARMED. i" By Cable—Press Association—Copyright Received 17, 5.5 p.m. London, May 17. In connection v>ith the amending Eome Rule Bill deadlock, the -King gave an audience for nearly an hour to Mr. Lloyd George, who is the principal mouthpiece between the Cabinet and the Nationalists. The Chronicle stated that a number of Down and Antrim farmers were not •verge to their sons joining Sir Edward Carson's volunteers with the object of drilling, but were startled upon leaning that rifles and ammunition wert about to be individually distributed. The proposed recipients are anxiouslj enquiring into the legality of receiving arms. THI COLONIAL ATTITUDE CRITICISED. London, May 15. Tke Times, in a leader on the attiturs of the dominions to Home Rule, •ays eoereion of Ulster would revolt the ■ominions. If one thing more than •aotker is common to the development of their political institutions is the profound respect they hava always shown to the rights of minorities isolated among people from whom they fliffe* in race, religion or political conjdction.