HOME RULE BILL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10611, 18 April 1912, Page 5

HOME RULE BILL

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MESSAGE FROM NEW ZEALAND

PROTEST FROM IRISH CHURCH.

(Received Last Night, 11 o'clock.)

'LONDON, April 17. Mr John Redmond has received a congratulatory message from Mr Gleeson, of New Zealand. Mr Gleeson states that Now Zealand will, if necessary, subscribe a further £IO,OOO towards the Home Rule cause. A special synod of the Irish Church protested against any Home Rule arresting the benoTieent Imperial legislation which was producing prosperity in Ireland. It appeals to co-religionists to assist to defeat the Homo Rule Bill.

THE} DEBATE CONTINUED

IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

(Received Last Night, 11 o'clock.)

LONDON, April 17. Continuing the debate in the House of Commons on the Home Rule Bill, Mr W. 8.. Long defied English supporters to say that;' Home Rule would confer a, better Government on Ireland. The Bill would strike seriously at Ireland's future prosperity. The Government had done nothing to placate Ulster. On the contrary, it had done everything to increase bitterness and suspicion. , Mr T. P. O'Connor defended Roman Oatholics against the accusation of intolerance, which was an- empty, mean, lying calumny. He declared that the Senate would be a powerful Protestant'safeguard. He suggested that half the Senators should be nominated by Protestant bodies, with a power* to veto every appointment where a salary was over £SOO. I Mr Bonar-Law, Leader of the Opposition, said it was impossible to regard the Bill as;_final, because it,con- | ferred a Constitution which none of the self-governing colonies.would submit to for a week. The power, of veto was not exercised in the colonies. One democratic government co\ild not control another. The guarantees were worthless. He would give Ireland, if possible, the same powers as ; because .(there would .then be a chance i ■of a wrong,. ■blame. \ restrictions.'' The agitatfonivoiild thus 7 be making it" .more dangerous "tlianj now. Ulster's opposition made Home 1 Rule impossible. He reiterated, that the Government was acting against its convictions, because, it was dependent on the Irish vote.. The Premier's debt of honour regarding the reform of the House of Lords ajjiust-wait till his debts of shame had been paid to Mr Redmond. The Bill could not be carried without submission to the people; The Right Hon. .Mr Birrcll said Mi-Bonar-Law's speech was violent and impudent. The Liberals were content with their Prime Minister, and had not envied the Opposition their new leader.

BILL READ A FIRST TIME.

BY 360 VOTES TO 266

Received This Morning, 12.25 o'clock

LONDON, April 17. In the House of Commons, the Ho-roe Rulo Bill was road a first time, the voting being— *'.'-' .:,'. For the Bill 360 -'Against tho Bill ,; 266 ; The majority was composed of. 345. Liberals, 70 Labourites, 'and- .eight O'Brienites, ."■ ; ; Sir C. J. Cory voted against the Bill, and tho Hon. Thomas A.«ar-Rob-artes, Liberal member for Cornwall, did not vote."