IRELAND.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 June 1916, Page 5

IRELAND.

SEVERE CRITICISM. OF A "GO-AS-YOU-PLEASE POLICY." Received June 25, 5.5 p.m. London, June 24. Lords Balfour of Burleigh Cromer, Halsbury. Middleton, and Salisbury, in a joint letter to the press, say that the grave position in Ireland is rendered move eritieieal by the negotiations, and the new progress of the go-as-you-please system in the Irish (Government, which ha* injured its credit in law, There was every good reason to believe that this bad opened the country to German inrluence, for sedition is now more rampant than fifty years ago. They declare that the (Government should not give up its machinery in tlie middle of a vital struggle, and they believe that if an election were held now in Ireland Mr. Redmond could not maintain a following, or govern in the face of Sinn Fein and other influences. The proposals, the writers declare, are fraupht with infinite danger to the Empire and the Allies. PROPOSALS ADOPTED. MR. REDMOND PERM. Received June 25, 5.5 p.m. London, June 24. The new Ulster and Nationalist Conference sat for six l hours, and voted county for county. It is understood that Mr. Redmond, in a powerful appeal, declared that if the conference refused the proposals he would not again appear on the public platform as a leader of the Irish party. His ultimatum created a deep impression. Armagh voted against the proposals, and Antrim for them. Thereafter the voting for acceptance steadily increased, and it is officially stated that, the proposals were passed by the conference by 475 votes to 205, and. thus adopted Mr. Lloyd George's proposals.