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''Parneliasm and Crime meveaaslsa.
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LONDON. April II.-Thring the conaid-
GRAFTON in the House 90 Commons to-day
Of the Governments second resolution
In regard to the veto power Of the House
Of Lords tthe resolution which limits the
power Of the Lords In regard "a general
legislationl Prime Minister Asquith said
that the continued existence Of the
House OI Lords a. a second chamber on
the present basis was an anAchroniam
and Il was an integral part Of the Govern
ment's policy to get rid Of that anachrOn-
lam.
The Premier added that the changes
which were 10 be put forward would be
without prejudice 60 and in cOntempla-
ton Of alterations In the composition OF
the House Of Lords. He went on TO sAy
that while the present resolutions were
not put forward ~ q Anal OF adequate sOlu-
ton Of the problem they were. in the
opinion Of the Government. the first and
necessary step u they were to emancipate
the House Of Commons from the thraldom
Of the House Of Lords.
william O'Brien. VI. p. for Cork city
and tho leader oT the independent Ma
tionalists Who are opposed to John Red
nOnd. telegraphs In regard 20 Chancellor
OF the Exchequer Iloyd-GeOrgs's state
ment repudiating certain statements %
Mr.. O'Brien a. towhat the Government
was willing to do TO obtain Irish support:
Il think IL is more respectable tn defer
an answer 20 Lloyd Georges astounding
denial until l can make 10 in the House Of
Commons face to face with him
At . meeting in Cork last SATURDAY Mr..
O'Brien read letter which he said he had
sent To the Chancellor Of the Exche,Iuer
after his first interview with Mr.. lloyd
George TecapitulasinG the concessions
which we're to he made TO the Irish In
return for support of the Government
Mr.. U'Brien declared that he had real
this letter aloud 90 Mr. Lloyd George at .
second interview Last night Mr.. Lloyd
George -aid:
4 never received the letter and IL was
never read 20 me The statements made
in IL are grossly untrue. The whole
affair IL a dismscrful breach Of con-
fidence
John Redmond. who was quoted by Mr..
O'Brien as being adverse TO a friendly
conference which he'd TO his Mr.. o. Brisn's D
determination to make the whole deal
public. has issued a statement in which
he says that II il has rule not to say any
thing about confidential communities tions
with Cabinet Ministers. He says: -Natu-
rally I have had many communications
with Ministers Of both parties without
the consent Of the Minister in question. he
adds. he 10 prevented from making any
reply TO Mr.. O'Brien's statements.
However. he denies every statement
that Mr. 0'Brien has made about him
( Redmondl. especially the one that he !
restore the land purchase scheme immedi- |
ately on the same terms a. under tho !
act OF isO9 Mr. Redmond says no such |
offer was ever made.
Premier Asquith made has reply to-day /
to a number Of questions OF which notice |
had been given in the House Of Commons |
IN regard TO the admission OF Sir Robert |
Anderson. for many years adviser to the I
Home once in matters relating to political /
crimes. that he was the author OF the ,
notorious articles IN the TiRss in 1887
entitled -Parnellism and Crime These /
articles were credited To Richard Piggott /
at the time and accused Charles stewart |
Parnell and other Irish leaders Of com |
plcity IN agrarisn crime in Ireland.
Mr.. Asquitl, in his speech commented |
strongly on sir Roberts admission of /
of the articles referred 60. ,
he said he could not Use language sum
GENTLY strong to express his condemna-
ton Of the admitted breach Of ofhcial
duty of which Sir Robert had been guilty: '
but. he added. he did not think that any
useful purpose could be served by insti-
tuting an inquiry into the matter after
Ia pss Of more than twenty wears