IMPERIAL POLITICS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 83, 2 September 1914, Page 4

IMPERIAL POLITICS.

A HOME RULE DEBATE.

CLOSED BY THE PREMISE!.

H} Cable—Press Association—Copyright Received 1, 10-36 ] T ~ Lonldoni September 1. In the House of Oomwiong, Mr. Asquith moved the adjournment until 9th September. The Government ne eaid, intended l to put the Horn® kitio Bill and the Welsh Disestablishment on the Stat/ute Booik before tike session closed, but would regard at as most unfair to ignore the Irish Amending Bill, He hoped to arrive at a settlement b" ffiegotaaltion: The Gtovßrofment would a special proposal regarding toie Welsh. Bill, m 'view of tho new circumstances.

Mir. Ban&r Daw agreed that it would ■be a disgraiee if tihe conhnareiißy revived, which the coMufcry would not readily forgjve. Mr. Redmond concurred, but said that any jwwposal depraving the Nationalists of their Home Rule Bill would tie warmly resented. There had itisen in Ireland a great opportunity for tccoiicflation.

M)r. Balfour regretted tihlat Mr. Red mend had. not left the ina/tton where Mr. Asqolith left it. It was not possible or decent to introduce a subject of acute political discusf-don in tflie present circumstances.

Ministerialists expressed dissent, and several Radical mieimlberb commenced a wiairtm d'elbatie, until Mr. Awpiith appealed to itfhe Souse to end the daacuesion iro vierw of the necessity for presenting a united; front to the enemy.