Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-03-31
HOMERULEFOR
ERIN GIVEN
BIG BOOST
BRITISH COMMONS VOTES
STRONGLY FOR MEASURE
Pronounced Only Solution of
Problem Described as One Of
Darkest Pages in England S
History.
IBy Morning journal Special Lensed Wire /

lBy Morning journal Special Lensed Wire
London, March 30.-The house o'
commons tonight after q lengthy de-
bate on the question Of home rule fol
Ireland adopted by vote Of 3t3 t,
157 a resolution moved by John n
! Redmind, the nationalist leader thu
! lin the opinion of this house so-
luton Of this problem can only be at
TENED by giving the Irish people leg.
| islative ana executive control of az
! purely Irish affairs" after the rcsu'd
ton had been amended by adding the
words "all subject to the supreme
authority of the imperial parliament 81
| II was known beforehand that the
| debate could have but an academic in
terest because the government had
already pledged that there would be
no decision in the matter Of home
rule until it had been given "A man
date at the general election but the
debate was made notable by tho
strong declaration of Chancellor As
oUith which was all the weigh ioi bc-
cause made at the moment Mn As
quith is actually assuming the pre-
miership.
Balfour In a brief speech charged
his opponents Of speaking win
two meanings, a radical meaning and
nationalist meaning He asked how
1t was possible to carry out great
Irish reform with British money OK
cept by British parliament and iron
ically challenged Mr.. Asquith to clear
up this ambiguity.
Amid ironlcal unionist laughter Mr.
Asquth arose ana said that never IN
his life had he felt less embarrassed
For over twenty-four years he and
his colleagues had steadily und con-
sistenuy advocated self government
with respect to rcland's purely local
affairs. He held that opinion now
as strongly as ever lie coald not
however, support Mr.. Redmond's mo
tion in its present form, because heI
found in II no explicit recognition of
imperial supremacy and because no
parliament would be justified in em
barking on such task unless thoI
matter hud first been submitted tot
the electorate. 1t would be gross
and inoNcusablc violation 1g thtirI
promises to do so In the lifetime OIL
tho nragent parliament So far thcI
nroennt parliamcnt was concerned hcI
said they had exhausted their powers
In rog,rd IA the nrnblem of Irish
government in tRe Irish councils bill
last year.
Tin,othv uaoIv closed the debate
s,,rino that Mr. Asouitb ,yae ,nistal,on
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