The Irish standard., 1902-11-15
SETTING AN IRISH DAY.
A Tilt Between the Tory Premier
-. and Liberal.

- and Liberal.
Mr.. P. O'Brien asked the first lore
of the treasury whether he was yet il
position to say if he would provide
time for the discussion Of the grave
state Of Ireland asked for by the Irisl
members, and, if so, when.
Sir Henry Campbell Zimmerman:
gladly join in making the request
(Nationalist cheers.)
Mr. Balfour: I am ready to give
the opportunity which the right honor
able gentleman desires. I suppose, per
and this day week would be con
ycnient day. A vote of censure is
sufficiently important not to be taken
without some notice and subject tC
anything the right honorable gentle
man may have to say l propose to de.
vote this day week to the resolution he
desires to move.
Mr.. 2. O'Brien: Whilst we accept
the day which the right honorable
gentleman is going to give, we do not
conccde our right as representatives
Of Ireland to claim the day on our
own behalf.
Mr.. Balfour: The honorable gentle
man seems to think that there is some
special disability in this matter at
taching to Irish members. Gronical
Nationalist cheers.) | can assure him
that he is entirely misinterpretine
everything I have said. 1 should
equally decline to give day to any
section of honorable gentlemen oppo
site unless it were understood that
the day was asked for on behalf OF
the opposition as Il whole.
An Irish Member: We are no sec
ton. We are distinctly party.
Mr.. MacNeill: We represent a ma
ton. (Nationalist cheers.)
Mr.. Balfour: If the honorable gentle
men object to the word section, 1 will
use the word fraction. I give tho
day because it has been asked for by
the leader of the opposition who pro
poses to move n vote of censure.
Sir II. Campbell-Bannermn (rising
amid Ministerial laughter): No; what
1 have asked for has been Mt the in
stigation-I might almost say solicta
tion-of the right honorable gentle
man. What I join in asking for is q
day for the discussion of this mat
ter The motion comes naturally
from the representatives of Ireland
CHEERS and counter cheers.) With re
gard to the fixing of the particular
day, perhaps the right honorable gen
tleman will reserve the matter fol
final decision.
Mr.. Balfour: I will certainly re
serve day.
Sir III. Campbell- Zimmerman: What
I have asked for, and continue to ash
for. is that an opportunity should bt
afforded to the Irish members to chal
lenge the administration of affairs il
Ireland and for the government tt
make statement of the reasons
which have led them to adopt the
steps which they are now following II
Ireland, and then let the house pro
nOuncc it's opinion upon it,
Mr.. Balfour: really think tho
right honorable gentleman had better
make up his mind. (NIinistcria
cheers and counter-cheers.)
Mr.. w. O'Brien: You had bette,
make up yours. (Nationalist cheers.
Mr.. Balfour, ignoring the inter
ruption, went on to suggest that tho
leader of the opposition would dc
wisely to take the full plunge ant
formally support the Irish demand.
Sir Henry Camp ll-Bannerman
too, expressed disapproval at being
asked to take a ''full plunge" and tol(
to make up his mind" so that
both sides simultaneously the prime
minister was assaulted with accuse
tons of discourtesy. He replied thai
nothing was farther from his mint
than to be discourteous to anybody.
Mr.. 7. p. O'Connor said the Irisl
party refused to submit any motion
of theirs to the censureship or ap
proval Of any party. eve claim to b,
nation and to describe lis as sec
ton is deliberate insult to a countr,
whose civilization preceded yours AM