The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-27
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H0ME RULE WITH A Stirring
PARLIAMENT. THE CROWN AND PsIvY COUNCIL HOLD STRINGS
ATTACHED TO TIE CHURCHILL PLAN

thinery to make it even consider
whether the string ought to he pulled
or not. is a fair conclusion from the
mixed composition and happy-eo-
lucky organization of that body.
These powers of impcrial suucryi-
sion over subordinate branches OF the
British empire already exist. moro
over, and they are covered with the
dust of disuse. The London Telegraph
reminds Mr.. Churchill how they have
not worked in his w hands, II in
other cases. in these words:
MIR. Churchill himself surely cam
not have forgotten his own expert
enccs at the colonia Office when he
took upon himself to interfere with
the free action of the colonial gov
eminent of Natal. Still less can lie
have forgotten tn what Il derisory fig
ure the supremacy of the imperial
parliament was reduced at the time of
the establishment of the new union of
South Africa. when, though every
cabinet minister in this country con-
demned the articles in the constitu-
ton dealing with the colored franchise
in South Africa. they one and all ac-
eePtod what they all believed tt be
unwise and unjust. The supremacy
OF the imperial parliament might. had
it been exercised. have rescued the
indian subjects nf the crown from
many gross indignities in more than
one British colony. Blu the plain
tact is that it simply could not be ex-
erclscd except at the cost of straining
very dangerously the allegiance of
certain British communities. or, again.
what would this supremacy bc worth
IN relation, say. to the Dominion of
canada. ii ii We're employed to over
ride the Will of the Dominion on some
matter which caused feeling to run
nigh: Tho truth is that such a blum
der is nnthinkhble; the days of such
interference are past and gone. Yet
the suzcrainty which was found so
shadowy and so cnuous in the case
of the old South African republic. and
TN" Very existence of which WAS so
~strcnuously denied by President kru-
ger. was not a moro fruitful source of
discord than would he this supremacy
subordinate parliament nf lrcland."
1T is VIGOROUSLY difficult To do a
thing and not to do 1t at the same
time. The s~light-of-hanh men ac-
romplish this feat on the stag. hut
this is only because they are doing Il
thing while they appear not tn he
doing it. In legislation the trick is
impossible. Mr.. Asquith has always
made his plan for Ireland Subject to
TIL" supremacy Of the imperial parlia-
mrnt." IL it is a real supremacy
that he intends to establish, the kind
of home rule that Ireland will get
will not be real rome rule. If it is
"a sham supremacy that he means to
establish. then the guarantees so
volubly paradcd by Mr.. Churchill
leave the men and industries of IL
sfer so opc to injury as they believe
that they arc. Whatever ones feel
ings may be in regard to what Ire
land ought to have in this case, all
will agree that the actual British cv-
crcisr of supervisory power ovcr sub
ordinate communities is very shad-
owN and very uncertain. AS to peace
hetween ireland and England. in ease
england actually controls Irish lesis-
lation. thai is q dream.