The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-12-21
Bill is Passed Through Committee
Stage in Commons by the Large
Majority of 1873.
MI. Campbell of Trinity College is
Forced to Withdraw his Clause
by Tory Allies.
Ministry Attempts to Get Compro-
mise on Welsh Bill Between the
Liberal Factions.

In last Sundays London cable to
the Chicago Tribune, Mr.. T. P. O'Con-
nor says:
The outstanding event in politics
this week was the passage Of the
Home Rule bill through the commit
tee stage in the House Of Commons
This was the longest and largest
milestone yet marked in Irelands long
struggle for freedom.
Gladstone carried his bill in 1898
through the committee, but with a
majority at the highest of only forty,
while on Thursday night the last di-
vision showed majority Of 1913.
The closing division took place amid
scene which was in marked con-
trast with any previous scene in the
history of this or any other Home
Rule bill.
Force Fight on Campbell.
James Campbell, who with Sir Ed
ward Carson leads the Irish Grunge
men and who represents Trinity COL
1eze, insisted some weeks ago on car
rying an amendment which would cut
off Trinity college from all associa-
tion with the Irish parliament. This
produced a remarkable revolt among
the younger generation of Trinity
college men and Campbell was repud-
lated. On Thursday night he had to
confess his defeat and withdraw his
amendment.
This action is remarkable proof Of
the fact that all creeds and classes
in Ireland are beginning already to
prepare for cordial corporation with
each other and also that Home Rule
is considered now to be inevitable
even by it's most ferocious opponents.
This victory was hailed with enthusi-
esm by the Liberals and Irish.
The situation was further accentu-
ated by a series of friendly speeches
all around, Arthur Birrell, secretary
for ireland. Campbell, and John Red
mond, the Home Rule leader, all
agreeing for once.
Join to Cheer Asquith.
When Immediately after this re-
markable and unprecedented begin
ming of the burying Of the hatchct by
all Irishmen was followed by the tre-
mendous majority of 1873 the enthusi-
asm could no longer be restrained and
Premier Asquith left the House Of
Commons with all the Liberals and
irish standing and waving their hats
and handkerchiefs.
The conviction is growing daily that
the battle for Home Rule is virtually
over and that the ministry will cer-
tainly last for the next two years and
perhaps even come back after the
next general election with a big ma
tority.
But on the very next day after this
triumphant scene the ministry came
full tilt against it's only remaining
difficulty. One section of the Liberals
has worked for several weeks past for
the defeat Of the disendowment por-
tion of the Welsh church disestab-
lishment bill and on Friday the men,
bers of this section proposed an
amendment which would seriously
modify that part Of the bill.
Majority Of Barely Fifty.
The government became anxious
during the sittings, while the dimen-
sions Of this dissatisfied section grew
larger, and the division on the ques-
tion was awaited with the gravest
anxiety. Some of the Liberals ex-
pected defeat, while others. more san
guine. expected a disastrously small
majority. Neither of these things
happened. for the ministerial major
aty, although it was only fifty less
than half Of the majority recorded for
the Home Rule bill, was still sufficient.
It is clear that the government will
have to modify the disendowment
clause. as several of the Liberals who
abstained in the last vote, now threat
en- to vote against the government the
next time and negotiations will be
had next week to find some compro-
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