El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-13
REV0LUTI0NN0
MATTER HOW
It ENDS
Ulster Will Revolt If Pre-
sent Home Rule Bill
Passes.
IRELAND PROMISES
TO CEASE TROUBLE
NDoN. Eng Dec 18.-Eevery Sc

NDON, Eng Dec. 13.-Eevery Sc
rious minded politician in England
IL If not the whole people is anxious
to see a settlement of the Home Rule
question that will end the long draWA
out battle between the two conflicting
parties in ireland. and most OF the
statesmen of the kingdom, both those
in active service and those who nave
retired, have been contributing some
thing at least towards that end.
The prime minister and the English
Unionist leaders to whom the people
are looking to find way out or the
situation. which has become serious
because of the threatened revolution
Of Ulster If the present bill passed
and a still greater revolution 1nvoly-
ing the rest of Ireland If Home Rule
is not granted. have therefore received
lots of advice Present indications are
that the government will adopt in
its overtures to the opposition, the
course suggested by Lord MacDonnell
and Sir Edward Grey, Home RuIe
within Home Rule or administrative
autonomy for Ulster province. There
has been great deal of talk OF the
temporary exclusion of Ulster from
the operation Of the bill, but this IS
not considered possible, mainly be
cause both Irish parties are strongly
opposed TO a settlement on those lines
For a United Ireland.
The NatiOnalists first and all the
time are for a United Ireland This
is q matter of sentiment just as much
as it is a matter of revenue. The
UniOnists, on the other hand, feel that
a temporary respite from Home Rule"
would remove none Of the objections
to the bill Furthermore, they say to
accept such a settlement would amount
to the desertion of the PrOtestants
living in the South of Ireland, who
they contend are just as much opposed
to Home Rule as are those Of Ulster
On the government side the eX-
clusiOn of the PrOtestants counties
presents untold difficulties. In the
first place the whole Home Rule bill
would have to be recast and it is Just
possible that in attempting to do this
the Government might entirely wreck
the work of the last few years. Under
the Parliament Act which, by curtailing
the veto power Of the House Of Lords
made Home Rule possible in the first
place, the House of Commons cannot
amend a bill after it has been once
rejected by the Lords. It can, however,
make suggestions to the Upper House,
which the latter is at liberty to amend,
reject OF accept.
Would Need Amendment.
In this case it would be necessary
to amend the financial provisions of
the bill; for was Ulster excluded Ma
tiOnalist Ireland would require a big
ger grant from the Imperial exchequer.
Now the House of Lords has no con-
troll over financial matters and should
1t. on the suggestion OF the House OF
Commons, amend the financial provi-
sions Of the bill, the question might
be raised that it was a breach of
privilege. This, too, is only one of
the parliamentary tangles that might
arise should the settlement make #
necessary to amend the bill drastically.
Besides the Government before the
bill was introduced, considered the
question Of the exclusion of Ulster and
decided against it on these and other
lines.