The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-07-23
Proceedings Of Conference up to y:
Present Are Maintained in 8
Secrecy.
Rumor Has it That Home Rule Will
Be Part of Compromise if
One is Reached.
In the Event of no Compromise tina
Veto Fight Will Proceed in
.. November. .#

l. P. o'Connor in special cable Is
the Chicago Tribune under a London
date OF July 49, sums up the weeks !
proceedings In Parliament as follows:
An ardent Radical journalist illus-
trates the deadening of all strong po-
llt'cal interest by complaining that
London's latest murder mystery at-5
tracts more attention than the fight
between the Houses of Commons and
Lords. While the papers contain in.
Vulnerable columns about one murder.
only one bare, tersc paragraph is given
to the conference between the Liberal
and Tory negotiators. s4S
1t appears unlikely that Asquith can
dismiss Parliament without some IN.
formation, but up to the present mo-
ment the secrecy of the conferences
proceedings is preserved TO deErea
in the House of Commons,
history. .-f
The impression is beginning to
spread, however, that the conferences
at last is reaching the critical point
and that before the house separates
the negotiators will know whethes
there Will be a compromise or whether
q rupture Is inevitable
find the strange ru,nor still pore
sisting that home rule will come as d
part Of the compromise IL there is ono.
Still, find little ground for such ru.
NOR. but the continual repetition III
many different quarters cannot be ac.
cidental.
Redmond in Ireland.
Redmond has gone to ireland in con.
sequence Of the illness of his daugh- 4
ter, but he may be summoned back at
any moment and he announced before
leaving that he held himself in readi-
ness to return on receipt of tele-
gram. or course, no compromise Will
be accepted by the Liberals which the
Irish party cannot support as safe
guarding home rule, and Redmond will
be consulted If compromise ever
seems possible. ~ Jpn s
The chief debates Of the week were
on woman suffrage and the size of this
navy. The opinion on the women's
bill was not divided on the ordinary
party lines although the majority in
its favor consisted Of more Liberal,
than Tories.
The Irish leaders abstained from this
debate. Lloyd-George and Churchill
represent the Radical view, refusing to
support the bill because it enfranchised
only a small minority Of the women,
their dread being that this minority
would consist mainly of Tories. The
feature Of the bill in the present SEES.
sion of Parliament is sealed, but 1t IL 8
uncertain whether the more violent
section Of the suffragettes will resume
their opinions in order to force Parlia-
mentary action next year. All
Dillon Starts Naval Debate
The naval debate has been initiated i,
by John Dillon, who is the real leader
of the Radical section on this ques-
ton. 1t went more satisfactorily than
the previous debates. The relations
between England and Germany un-
doubtedly are much better than last
year, partly owing to the diminution
of the navy scare in England.
The situation in Ireland is steadily
improving. The agitation against thu
whiskey tax, although we'll financed. Al 1
not advancing. The gigantic temper
ance movement in Ireland is reaching
recalling the days Of Faith
er Mathew and is ranging many secs
lions Of the population in favor Of the
tax. Ia
Although the tax is still regardetS
as financially unjust and will be- agaia
criticized at the November sitting sbXs
the Irish members, the Irish party Will
he free to support the Liberal n,iniss
try if they still remain Arm and bold
in the campaign against the House oksl
Lords. n 81 n 1; IA hi z VI
The agitation is CROWNS IN Eng land
over the change in the accessio oath.
The proposal 81 the government 4 e \
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