ULSTER THE STUMBLING BLOCK

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10625, 2 May 1912, Page 5

ULSTER THE STUMBLING BLOCK

BILL FINANCIALLY UNSOUND.

; ULSTER WILL RESIST TO THE I . - s LAST. (JRieceiveoTLast Night, 9.55 o'clock.) 'LONDON',' May 1. The House of Commons, by 233, votes to 147,. reused ,Mr Harold Smith, Unionist member for Warrington, Heave to introduce a Bill to repeal the preamible of the Parliament Act. ■" Mr Smith argued that the promise to reform, the House of Lords., contained therein, was not fulfilled, and, moreover, the Governimeji P t was taking advantage of this (to pass Home Rule. l(he present demand wag moderate. Never before was so little asked, but so many was it asked. If leave were denied, it involved many naval and .military risks. .There, was mo likelihood, Mr Smith saidj of divergent vfews ini the. event of war. The 'Bill removed every ground for a quarrel. Anything .that would ruin (Emgland would also ruin Ireland. If the Irish deliberately sought to create a deadlock, the Bill provided a. remedy. The Imperial Parliament could (iresuimje 'its delegated powers to dicate 4>he leave iby force; .He strongly appealed for Ulster's co-operation.lt would be a, great" tii'saster" 'to Irejaad if the Ulstermen held aloof from; the National Parliament. Ulster had; duties to perform equally with her rights. "The Protestants cf the North of Ireland had a plain duty io 'per.-', form to itheir co-religionists; It rested with Ireland and the. overseas Dominions to stand by the elhip, and if the Ulstermen refused to bring the ship safely to port, they would not be allowed to obstruct the salvage work. The Right Bon. ,W. H. Long said tlhat the Bill would bring war and not peace. The financial provisions were (unsound aoid dishiohes.. Tlie Bill, he paid, .made more difficult.

I In iriorraig the rejection,' Mr Chas. 1 Craig, member for South Antrim, dedared that, he(wished to make it. per- : tfeotly clear -that Ulster" would resist the Irish Parliament if nccespairy by armed resistiance.