IRELAND.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 October 1919, Page 5

IRELAND.

'—-; % THE SUSPENSORY ACT. CONCESSIONS TO ULSTER SENTIMENT. By Assn.—Copyright. London, Oct. fl. The Government estimates that there will be three monfihs' grace before the Ireland Suspensory Act operates. Mr Devlin and Sir Edward Carson have already interviewed Mr Lloyd Oorge. Both are cognisant of the main features.; of the Government proposals. Vert far reaching concessions will be mnde'to Ulster sentiment. Mr Lloyd George presided at~a meeting of Cabinet to consider the Irish question. Sir Edward Carson was summoned during the sittjng,—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. t ALTERNATIVE SCHEMES PROPOSED. Received Oct. 10. 7.40 p.m. New York, Oct, 0. The New York World's London correspondent learns authoritatively that twe rival plans for Home Rule will be sub mitted by Cabinet to the Home Rule Bil Committee, appointed to bring about i settlement of the Irish question. The first plan provides for fill Dominion Home Rule with complete fisca independence, but with no power to raisi nn army or create a navy. It provide; that any county can decide by plebisciti whether it wishes to remain under direc British Rule. Ireland will make a fixei annual contribution of probably £1 pe i head to Britain. ! The second plan provides for the estab lishment of two Parliaments, one fo ' Ulster's nine counties and the other fo i the rest of the country. The correspond I- ent adds: "The latter plan is looked 0: less favorably."—AU9.-N.Z, Cable Ansa.