The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-02-24
RULE STAKE
OF IRISH A R

London. Feb. 24.-The political
atmosphere continued heavy when par
lament reassembled today, but a ray
of hope appeared with the announce
ment that the nationalists earlier in
The day had decided not to an
amendment to The address in reply to
The speech from the throne.
The text OF the nationalist resolution
follows:
Resolved, That having regard for the
iional struggle going on between the
.wo houses OF parliament. and being
convinced that the primary business
" this parliament was to act on the
mandate given in the general cleo
ion and proceed forthwith to limit the
teto power now exercised by the house
II lords, over all progressive legisla-
ton. the Irish party decides not to
:omplicate that great issue by moving
II amendment to the address or by ball
oting, FOR bills and motions during the
present session"
This decision was accepted generally
10 mean that although John Redmond.
Judgment against the government, he
and his followers had decided to defer
.he execution OF the sentence and not
70 throw out the cabinet over the bud
get while abstaining from supporting
The financial measure as they abstain
"a III Tue laSl pa r1anlent. ~
Home rule for Ireland is the stake
sor which the n~ationalists are playing.
6aifour Makes Speech.
IN a speech at a political luncheon
,oday, Arthur j. Balfour, leader OF the
opposition i'll the house Of commons,
also helped to clear the atmosphere by
lntimating that the %unionists did not
propose to throw any unnecessary diff
ficultfes in the way of the govern
ment IN dealing with the impending
problem of finance. the solution of
which was necessary for the carrying
OH of the administration though he
added:
When it comes to larger problems
Involving matters of principle, concern
Ing h house of lords, there can be
neither a compromise nor an arrange
|ment."
Upon the resumption of the debate
in the house of commons, George w.
Barnes, chairman of h parliamentary
labor party. aligned the laborites with
the nationalists n demanded further
assurances that Premier Asquith would
not delay dealing with the lords power
of veto.
Barnes declared that the labor party
was In favor OF home rule.
The negotiations between the gov
eminent and the nationalists, which
had been temporarily suspended, were
this afternoon. The Irish
leaders laid their views before the cab
met, urging the desirability Of subor-
%dinattng everything possible to the
question of the lords power OF veto.
Subsequently the ministers met In the
premier's o in the house OF COM
mons for a council among themselves.
In the house of commons William
O'Brien, nationalist, said the only eff
fectual thing the present house of COM
mons could do was to eliminate its
own existence. He came out fiat
footedly in d~enunciation Of the budget.
which he said would prove, II adopted,
q curse to Ireland.
O'Brien twitted Redmond of yielding
to the government the substance while
retaining the shadow. or in other
words, he said. he government for the
time being. at any rate. had the bud
get, but all that the Irish people had
was a postobit for home rule upon the
death of house of lords.
O'Brien said home rule would be q
curse II based o the imperial scheme
of taxation, and II the veto bill was
placed before the budget he was sat
isfed that the chancellor Of the exc
cheQuer would have a weary wait for
his irish taxes.