Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-11
BRITISH PREMIER
PRESENTS HOME
RULE BILL IN
COMMONS
Measure Giving Local Self
Government to Erin After
Centuries Of Bondage Has
Good Chance of Passage.
DESCRIBED AS FIRST
STEP IN EVOLUTION
CBy Evsnlas HerHla 4. =. Leased wire,

London. April 1.-THE Irish home
rule bill, the third effort made BY lib-
orai governments OF the United King
dom In twenty-five years to settle tho
quarrel between Great Britain aud Ire-
land was introduced In the house OF
commons today by Premier Asquith.
britishers have become Injured TO
political uphonyals In the recent years
so the crowded chamber that greeted
MIR Asquieth when be nailed up tho
home rule flag today was a special
tribute 10 the historic importance ef
the occasion
Tho galleries, set apart for the dip
lomouc corps, peers and public, werO
illied to capacity while every seat ia
the house was occupied and ap over.
fiow OF members stood Ia the gang.
ways.
Premier Asquith was greeted with
prolonged cheers from the Nationalists
and Liberals when he rose 20 speak
Tbs vote OF Ireland. he said, was pre-
ponderantly In favor sof home rule
and the right OF relatively small mi
nority In Ulster to veto the will OF
the vast majority of the irish people
could not be admitted.
lie had always presented the case
OF home rule for ireland as the first
step In a larger scheme OF evolution.
The separate concerns OF the different
parts of the United Kingdom could,
ne said, never be treated adequately
until they had been handed over 10
their special representatives.
Premier Asquith took up the mar
rative OF nome rule az the pOint at
which the late William r. Gladstone
left OFF, nineteen years ago. pointing
out that through all the political
changes and through peace and war
me insistenca and persistence In tho
IRISH demand for home rule had re.
malned constant
The cardinal principle OF the pres
ent home rule bill is. said the pre-.
mier, the supreme authority Of the
Imperial parliament. while al the sams
time real autonomy Is conferred on
Ireland regarding lrish concerns.
The Bill provides for the establish.
ment of an irish parliament OF SEN
ate aud house OF commons, with
power 10 make laws for peace. order
and good government In ireland.
The bin provides that the matters
to be excluded from the conuol OF
the Irish parliament are the crown,
the army ana the navy, i'm 3oFial at.
fairs the Irish land purchase aud the
old ago pensions and national insur.
ance acts. the Irish cOnstahulary. the
posloiilce, savings banks and public
loans Ia addition TO those included in
the home rule bill OF 1898, which lea.
the customs under the control Of the
imperial government.
The Irish constabulary is 10 be- au.
tomailcally transferred 10 the irish
government after six years, and pow-
er is given TO the Irish parliament
20 d0mand the transfer Of old age PEN
sions and the Insurance act TO itg
control on giving years notice.
The Irish parliament Is debarre0
rom altering the home rule bin or
ne power to appeal 70 the privy
'ouncil
Provision Is made Tor the protection
lt religious equality and stipulating
hat the Irish parliament cannot make
avs, directly or Indirectly to estab.
ish or to endow any religion or 20
prohibit the free exercise thereof. or
% give a preference or privilege 90
my religion or 20 make any religious
ceremony q condition OF validity oI
any marriage
The lord heutenant OF Ireland As
10 have the power to veto or suspend
my bin on the instruction OF the i'm.
lorihi executive.
ANY question regarding the inter-
lretatiou OF the home ruie bill Is 10 be
iotued hy appeal to the judicial COM
nit,ee OF the privy council.
The Irish senate is to consist OF 40
members and the house OF representa-
ives OF i0i, OF which Ulster is TO
nave % and The universities TWO.
The senate Is 10 DO composed of
dominated members.
Ia the frst Instance the imperial
Executive Is 10 control the nominations
WITH view 10 assuring the reprosen-
alton Of the minority, The nomina-
Ions are 70 be for a liked term ana
Is me members retire By rotation the
'acanoies viii be llled By the Irish
Necutive Ia case of disagreement
ne TWO houses are 10 sat In JOINT
ession
The lord lieutenant Is to be head o.
he executive. There will be no re-
glous bar ana be- will hold ofice for
hAed term. The authority CT the
Xecutiye IS 20 be cO.eNtonslve with
nat OF ihe Irish parliament The 1864
representatives. are io he elected by
ne existing constituencies but no
0nsiituency n to have less than a..
90 population
The collection OF an taxes D. 10 re-
lain IA ihe Imperial service aud they
'iil be- paid into the imperial oxcha-
ief, which is 90 pay over TO the Irish
Aeoutiyc an amount equivalent 10 tho
expenditure ON Irish services at the
me OF the passing of the act.
An additional 81 500 600 Is 10 Be
aid TO Ireland the nrst year ana this
ill diminish by $3.50 600 yearly uutn