IRELAND.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 June 1916, Page 5

IRELAND.

LLOYD GEORGE'S SCHEME. v ACCEPTED BY NATIONALISTS. London, June 10. l'lie Irish party in Dublin lias accepted the Home Rule scheme, excluding six Ulster counties. The meeting was powerfully influenced by Mr. Devlin's " speech of nearly an hour. There is no present information respecting the attitude of the Nationalists ill Ulster, upon whom the settlement virtually depends. ANNOUNCEMENT BY MB. REDMOND. Received June 12, 5.5 p.m. " London, June 11. '• Mr. Redmond, at a meeting of the IHlh: iparty, announced that Mr. Lloyd George proposed to told an Imperial Conference immediately after the war, whereat the Dominions would be represented, to consider the future Government of the Empire, : ncluding Ireland. . 4 ' ' THE PROPOSALS. .PROTEST AGAINST MARTIAL. LAW. Receited June 1-2, 8.50 p.m. London, June 12. Mr. Redmond stated that at the first Jneet&i'g'^of' th' 6 Cabinet after Mr. Asvisited Ireland the Ministers unanimously asked Mr. Lloyd George to undertake the settlement of the question, and that Mr. Lloyd George, after consulting all parties, formulated these proposals:— Tihtlv, to bring the Home Rule Act into immediate operation; Secondly, to immediately introduce an- ' Amending Bill as a strictly War Emergency Act; ' Thirdly, that Irish members remain at Westminster during the war; Fourthly, that the six Ulster counties De-left under the Imperial Government during the period of the war; Fifthly, that immediately after the war an Imperial Conference of representatives of all the dominions he held to consider the future government of the Empire* including the government of Ireland; Sixthly, that immediately after 'the Imperial Conference, and during the interval provided by the War Emergency Art, the permanent settlement of all great outstanding problems shall be- proceeded with. The meeting resolved to earnestly protest against the continuance of martial law, and to demand that prisoners undergoing r penal servitude in connection with the rising be treated as pri- • sonerß»bf war; also that the personnel of the Commission does not command the confidence of the Irish people,: i'rid tliat the method of conducting inquiries will deprire the Commission's findings #ll authoritv.

THE PROBLEMS. DAILY CHRONICLE'S VIEWS. Received June 12, 7.50 p.m. . ' London, June 12. The Daily Chronicle says that the Nationalist Commission has suspended judgment upon Mr. Lloyd George's proposals, which will be submitted to a conference of Nationalist representative? of Leinster, Munster, and Connaught. The paper, says: "We devoutly hope that the Nationalist opinion is to accept the immense step that has been taken to have an Irish Government in Dublin. Mr. Lloyd George has shown wise instinct in linking up a permanent Irish settlement in the future Government *>f the, Empire. Under the existing fystem England is able to commit the Empire to a world war, without deigning tooinform, far less consult, Canada, Atfftralia. New Zealand and South Africk. Such an anomaly cannot continue. One of the most urgent after-war problems is the task of reshaping the Imperial Government, so , that the wjork. of the Imperial Con- • ferenoe which, by accomplishing it, may solve the Ulster problem and-the probj. fcm of a Second Chamber. ; LATEST DEVELOPMENTS. • . Received June 13, 1 a.m. London, June 12. Th Dublin Nationalists welcome the idea of a Court of Overseas Empires, Delieving that if England and Ulster 1 . are inclined to take advantage of Nationalist Ireland, Overseas opinion would preyent this. Mr. Redmond has announced that arrangements have been completed for a conference of representatives of the Nationalists of Ulster, and if they approve of Mr. Lloyd George's proposal the Nationalists of the Southern provinces •rill be conßuJted.