Ireland's Armies

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 25, 19 June 1914, Page 5

Ireland's Armies

MH. REDMOND AKD NATIONALBT : *| VOLUNTEERS. Hty

$ RECEIVING MUCH ATTENTION. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright "$ Received 18, 9,50 p.m. '3 London, June 18. "'"-'? The Gaelic Leaguers of Dublin deplore '„s the volunteers' submission to Mr. Red- •%', mond, and .point out that it is unlikely :4j that he will start a national fund tor . arming volunteers. *; i Times and Sydney Sun Services. ',, London, June 18. The statement is made that the con- ~• versations were not resumed because - the Nationalists declined to budge beyond the offer Mr. Asquith made on March 0. Any concession on Mr. Redmond's part would inevitably lead to his overthrow by the physical force movement represented toy the volunteer*, just as the defection of a Nationalist would lead to the fall of the Govern* tuent. Meantime, by unanimous testi* < mony, there is a great Tcvulsion of poll* ';" tieal, feeling in Scotland. London, June 17. Mr. Amery asked whether toe Irish Parliament was entitled to organise and maintain armed volunteers, Otherwise would the Government disband the Na« tionalist volunteers'or take them under Imperial control? - Mr. Asquith replied that the Irish Par. liament was not entitled to maintain a force. The existence of the Nation* alist and Ulster volunteers continued to engage the Government's attention. Colonel Greig suggested the formation in the North and South of Ireland of two divisions of Territorials, thus retaining the services of the forces now > disciplined. Mr. Asquith said he would consider \

the question, but the procedure suggested was not applicable.