The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-12
Third Effort to Settle
Quarrel Between Eng
land and Ireland.
ITS IMPORTANCE
is RECOGNIZED
Great Throng Crowds Parlia.
nent, and Premier Is Greeted
With Prolonged Cheers When
He Arises to Speak-He
Outlines Proposed
Legislation.

London. April 1.-THE Irish home
ruio bill. the third effort made by
Liberal governments of the United
Kingdom in a quarter of a century to
settle the quarrel between Great Brit
ain and Ireland. was introduced in the
House of Commons this afternoon by
Premier Asquith. The official title Of
tho bill ie the government of ireland
bill"
Britishers have become Injured to 20
litical unheavals in recent years, SO
that the crowded chamber which Nj.
Asquitn faced when he nailed up the
home rule flag to-day was a special
tribute to the historic Importance at
tachco to the occasion.
The galleries set apart for members
Of the diplomatic corps. for the peers
and for the public we're filled TO their
utmost capacity, while every seat in
the body OF the House was occupied
and an overflow of members stood in
the gansways
Greeted With Cheers.
Premier Aaquith was greeted with
prolonged cheers from the Sationalists
and Liberals when he rose TO speak
took up the narrative Of home rule
at the point at which the late William
re Gladstone left off nineteen years
d6o. pointing out that through all
political changes and through peace
and war the insistence and persistence
OF the Irish demand for home rule had
remained constant.
The vote of Ireland, he said, was pre-
ponderenuy in favor of homo rule.
and the right OF relatively small
minority in Ulster 10 veto the will OF
me vast majority OK the Irish people
could not be admitted. He said ne ha,
always presented the case OF home
rule for ireland as the first stem in a
larger schene. The separate concerns
% Inc diasr3nt parts sf the UniE 4.
hinRdom could, he said, never be treat
ed adequately until they had been
nanded over TO their special repre-
acntatives.
The Cardinal PrincinIc.
The cardinal principle of the nrasa,,
no-lc rule Bill was. said the Premier.
inc supreme authority OF the 3nnerIa +,
armament, whilo at the same tinn
eai autonomy IS conferred on Ire
Id no in regard to Irish concerns.
me oiil provides for the establish
OF an irish Parliament. consisting
OF senate and House of Renresant9
atives. with power to max. lave e.
peace. order and sod soyernmAn, 4,
Ireland III
me OIL provides that the matters n
DC excluded from the control ~ ,hs
irish Parliament are the crown. the
urhly anu the navy, imperial afrairs
she irish land purchase and the old Acc
pensions and national insurance acIs
tne iFisn constabulary. tbs post-oflce
savings bank and public loans. in add
I'M 90 tnose excluded by the home rule
OH or 1893, which left the cus+,r,s
under the control OF the inneria, 80
crament -ai GOV
me Irish consta bulary is to be auto
thaticaiiy transferred to tn. irish GOV.
eminent after six years, and power ,s
given by the bill TO the irish Parlia-
.isht 10 demand the transfer of IN.
oia asc pensions and insurance act 10
~ eontroi on giving u years motto. 10
me imperial government.
Tho Irish Parliament &c \,
from altering the home rule b,Il ~
inc power 10 appeal to the P-ivy Coun.