Home Rule

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 50, 20 July 1914, Page 5

Home Rule

AN IMPASSE REACHED. . THE LEADERS KAIL TO COMPROMISE. MR. ASQUITHS OLIVE BRANCH. By Cable—Pre«« Association—Copyright Received 19, 5-S p.m. London. July IS. Cabinet ha.- decided tentatively 'n move towards the abandonment of the time limit for Ulster, and resolved to offer to allow Antrim, Down, Londonderry and Armagh vote as s whole for or lgainst exclusion. The Government is prepared to consider grouping with this area certain Protestant portions of Tyrone am! Fermanagh, but the Nation-ali-ts are insistent on the retention of th ■> whole of Tvrone. The Daily X ns confirm- the Government's offer to abandon the time limit if tin- Unionist* 'vill abandon their demand for the clean cut. A deadlock has been reached over Tyrone. 4 GRAVEST SITUATION' FOR CENTURrES. MR. LLOYD-GEORGE EXPRESSES HTS FEARS. Received 1!). 5.5 p.m. London. July 18. Mr. Lloyd Georse, speaking at a dinner at the Mansion House, said the climax of the trade boom was Teached in 1013. but thev were now entering on • quieter period. Nevertheless, trade depressions were getting shallower and shorter. Referring to the imminent menace of industrial trouble arising from problems connected with the reorganisation of conciliation boards, and the unparalleled r-ombination of two and a quarter million transport workers and miners, he uttered a solemn warning. The prospect of equitable settlement of , these disnutes was darkened, he said, by the situation in Ireland. He remarked that in the event of civil strife in Ireland when industrial trouble in Great Britain was maturing, the situation would be the gravest that any Government had had to deal with for centuries. The responsible men of all parties should itrivp, and are striving, for reasonable accommodation, and all having the conntry's well-being at heart would hope that snch efforts would be crowned with success. ' THE DIVTSION IN THE CABINET. MR. REDMOND REFUSES TO MOVE. Received 19. 5.5 p.m. London. July 18. The Morning Post says that a minority, consisting of Mr. Winston Churchill, Sir Edward Grey, Mr. Earcourt and Lord Crewe, and possibly one or two other influential members of the Cab-. inet, favor a clean cut of six counties. The majority, inclnding Mr. A?qiiith and Mr. Llnvd George, refuse ♦■-> "in•ider the conces>ions to which " ; . Redmond has not ncrreed. Mr. Rec! .vl refuses to consider any terms ''it do ■ot include county option. The Unionist 'eaders are as r » -Trilled as ever, insisting on a clea* it. GUN-RUNNING CONTINUES. Received 18. 5.5 p.m. London, July 17. The Procedure Committee is recommending a time limit for speeches, and also the restriction of the number of •peeehes delivered. ' The Irish Nationalist Pre 33 is more cheerful than for weeks past. It is assumed that (Mr. Redmond has received a promise from the Ministry that a clean cut will not be conceded. The Nationalists aTe still gun-running on the western coast. PREMIER HAS AN AUDIENCE WITH THE KING. Received 18, 55 p.m. London, July 17. After the second Cabinet meeting the Government's views on the demand for Ulster's exclusion were submitted to the Unionists' front-benchers in the form of a counter-proposal. The front-bench-ers' reply showed that no agreement tad been reached, and the situation is unchanged, y The Premier had a half-hour's tear ence with the King. / j THE AMERICAN I k*!f.NAUSTS OS A jr London, July 18. The Daily Mail says some American army officers are training 1 the Nationalist volunteers, in co-operation with several ex-British Army officers. Replying to the Irish-Americans' offer ' to send fifteen hundred well-drilled and equipped ex-soldiers, the Dublin committee stated that they are not wanted at the present stage, but suggested that each should contribute a dollar to the arms fund. Other accounts state that the Nationalist volunteers are organising on a war basis, with Major-General Moore as Commander-in-Chief, and a systematic ilaflf engaged in organi«ation. AN ENIGMATICAL MINISTERIAL UTTERANCE. CONFERENCE OF BOTH HOUSES POSSIBLE. Received 20. 1.5 a.m. London, July 19. Many despatches were exchanged between the Palace and Downing Street on Saturday. The King delayed his departure for Portsmouth till late in the afternoon. when Mr. Asquith accompanied him. Sir Henry Lucy, in the Observer, says the Government will decline the clean cut and will seek to restore the Amending Bill to something like its original shape. He predicts the possibility of n conference of both Houses over the amendments. Mr. Rnneiman. President of the Board of Agriculture, speaking at Batlev. said Home Rule was assured. It was imposgiblc, he said for either a Liberal or a Conservative Government to withhold it. The Government would nut surrender under any pressure. Some of those who participated in the House of Lor i-' debate spoke as though they were still "cocks o' the midden."' whereas thev ought to have realised that their «nprmacy was over.