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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 9 December 1913, Page 5

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CABLE NEWS.

(United Preu Atsociationr-By Electric Tiltgraph —Copyright)')

ATTITUDE OF NATIONALISTS.

TREVi'Y OF PEACE AND GOODWIILL.

(Received Last Night, 10.10 o'clock.) LONDON, December 8.

Mr Joseph Devlin, Nationalist member for Belfast, speaking at Rathdrum, referred to Sir Edward Carson's conditions, and said the Nationalists were willing to go much beyoncl half-way to meet the Unionists, and sign a lasting treaty of peace and goodwill.

NATIONALISTS DISPLEASED

WITH GOVERNMENT'S PRO-

CLAMATION,

PREPARING FOR BATTLE,

(Received Last Night, 11.10 o clock.) . LONDON, December 8. The Nationalist's in Dublin are displeased with the Government Proclamation, disclosing an admission oi the seriousness of the position in Ulster. Many, at the same time, declare ■that the Proclamation is directed against the Nationalist volunteer movement, rather than against Ulster. They claim that many thousands have enrolled, and resent anytmng to hinder them from arming, even if it is intended to start a smaTParms factory. The Daily Telegraph's correspondents state that it Is only in Belfast that the constabulary lias secret service men specially detailed to watch gun-running. They state that the suggestion that the Proclamation is directed against the volunteer movement in Dublin is untenable. A starving city cannot afford the luxury ..of rifles. "Ireland's contribution to the Parliam«tsi\y funds, including £4OOO from Nationalist members in the House of Commons, amounts to £17,000, or £.3000 less than Dromore, County Down, has guaranteed to the Unionist Indemnity Fund. If the entire Nationalist Parliamentary Fund is applied to arming, it will be of very little utility. Several Customs officers in Scotland have been instructed to take bicycles to Irelaiid, 1 and to keep a sharp look-out on the coasts , for rules anS amTnumfaon.' A fireman was injured by explosions of bullets at a stockbroker's garage at Belfast. The fusillade lasted twenty minutes. THE MANCHESTER SPEECH. NEWSPAPER COMMENT.

Received This Morning, 12.25 o'clock LONDON, December 8.

Several newspapers reverting to Mr Asquith's Manchester speech, consider it the turning point in the directi6n of peace, and emphasise the urgent need for a speedy settlement. ' The Daily Mail, while gladly congratulating the statesmanlike tone, declares the speech will only be fruitful if the' Premier recognises that clearly initiative negotiations must emanate; from hrnj. 'The Standard asks for a firm offer. The Daily' Telegraph says Ulster will not relax her preparations for resistance, 'and will go steadily forward, despite the Proclamation, until she knows what j£he Government is prepared to do, and a plan is sub-, mitted for her acceptance or refflsal.