The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-31
PREDICTS BIG VOTE
FOR HOME RULE ACT
John Redmond Predicts Ma.
jority of 100 in House
of Commons.
TORY LEADERS BLUNDER
Rounded Up With Short Turn
by Lloyd-George; Irish In
duStries Revive.
TORY LEADERS BLUNDER
BY AUSTIN F. MAGUIRE.
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DUBLIN. Marcn 3O.-All friends Of
home rule for Ireland are ferventlv hop
Ing that the Industrial unheaval which
is now perilously near shaking our whole
business fabric may be speedily ad-
justed and peace restored so that the
country may he once more in tranQillty
before the second week OF April. when
the bill for home rule Is to be Intro
duced.
Supporters OF the cause of Justice for
ireland are highly pleased at Mr.. AS
qu!th's DECISION personally to take cnaree
OF the bill during Its passage through
the house OF commons.
In so deciding the prime minister
takes upon his shoulders task Of tre-
nothing of the mental strain which will
attend every hour OF the big debates
In electinG to be himself the minister
IN charge OF the bill. Mr.. Asouith gives
one more significant proof of his earnest
ness and devotion 10 the cause with
which his name seems TO be destined to
bo liuked In history with that of Glad
premiership.
John Redmond made the confident pre-
diction at the st. Patricks day banquet
OF London lrishmen That home rule would
be law within two years and that the
coming bill would pass the house OF
commons bv a majority in all the stages
Of at least 100. This is ten TO fifteen
votes below what the government ma
iority will actually prove 10 be. But
Mr.. Redmond lops off the odd numbers
as a margin for unforeseen emergencies.
sickness or death of members. and he
places the majority at fve score.
Premier Has Strength.
With 100 majority. Premier Asuuith
can carry every bin in the ministerial
programme. including. Of course. home
rule. before he is again Obliged b. STINT
ute 10 dissolve parliament,
There was some danger that the min
ers strike and the other serious labor
troubles all over Great Britain might
camp by the Labor members OF Great
Britain. II there was at anv time any
such ton on the part OF the Labor
able or intelligent body in all parlia-
ment. II was wiped off the slate COM
Dletely few nights ago by the brilliant
tactics of Bonar Law. the Tory leader
In the house OF commons.
To use an expressive and popular
phrase, Leader Bonar Law put both feet
into the. tureen by an. extraordinary
last Tuesday night. Backed by that
other arrogant Tory bunderer, Lord
Hugh Cecil Mr. Law actually hinted in
his speech. going almost 10 the point OF
direct suggestion. that the best way TO
settle the coal strike would be 70 con-
iiscate The funds OF the trade unions
ana tllcU pass q ldW duulHS SlIlhSs 10 tle
list OF criminal offcnses. punishable with
fine and Imprisonment.
The manner in which Chancellor Lord
George castigated the Tory leader FOR mis-
callous and reactionary speech was one
OF the finest pieces of parliamentary per-
formance witnessed from the press gal
lery In many months. There was simply
nothing left OF Bonar Law when the
eloquent and scath!ng chancellor had
finished his speech. amid the grateful
cheers OF the Labor members. whose cause
LLOYD George had so magnihcently de-
fende ed.