Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-16
Sir Arthur BaIiouf Attacks the
Measure in Bitter Language
Charging Bad Faith to the
Ministry
.AS0UlTH VIGOROUSLY
DEFENDS GOVERNMENT
Cheering and Much Excite
ment Attend Two Of Great
est Speeches Heard in Par
Lament for Years,

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lament for Years,
~, Naminr Iaurnal -nrelai Leased Wisc.l
London. Jan lo.~fhe starting To-
day of the home rule hill on its final
stage In the house of commons WIS
the oocusion fnr tWo speeches which
scldom hnve heen excened Ia the
house. one h Prime Minister AS
.qulth and the ofher hy Mr nalfour.
former leader of the opposition. De
bate finally was adjourned until to-
morrow when division win be
taken. when the orders Of the day
were called Mr. Ralfout. az the re-
quest OF the opposition leader An
drew Bonar Law. moved the rejection
Of The measure Mr. Haliour. dealing
with the bin In "a geuern wny. laid
stress ON the ease of Ulster, charged
the government with showing a dam
eerous want of appreciation OF that
section. and. pointing his finger az the
government bench, he said
"lf blood be spilied-which God
forbid the real assassns viii be
those who never have had the cour-
age TO face the sltuntlon.'
Premier AsQuith pleaded With the
house to forget the past and give lrc-
land what the vast majority demand
ed. lie laid stress on the safeguards
introduced in the bin 20 prevent the
! prOtestanls from being oppressed by
the majority. and repeated the gov-
lernment's offer 10 introduce any 9TH
es safeguards Il the opposition Wo1i'f
outline Whnt was wanted. Tie recalled
that Mr.. Halfour had made the snme
gloomy predictions when the liberals
gave self government % south Africa
r. y. OConnor approved the bin IN
behalf of the natinnalists- Thomas
H.. e. AGAR r-Rohaftes. one Of the two
liberals opposing the measure. de-
namnced the bin na one of cacrcion.
nnd sald that unless the Ulster aues-
tion We're settled the hill was fore
doomed to failure William o'Brien,
leader OF the independent nationalists.
said that while he could not accept
the bin as a final settlement of the
natlonalists requirements. he regard
ed It a. sincere aud courageous
message 81 peace TO Ireland. The
lahorites' adhesion to homo rule WIS
declared hy James Parker. sitting for
Halifax
james Henry Campbell. serving as
leader of the ulsterItea IN the absence
of sir Edward carson, who, although
he had FOUGHT the hill. clause by
clause, WAS unable to be present at
the final stago because OF the illness
Of his wife. repeated ulstcr's objection
70 home rule and declared the bill
would produce generation of inter-
necinr strife and permanent disaster
to the progress Of the country
Every sent IN the house WIS oecu-
pied when MI 3alfonr began his adj
dress Each party has issued special
whps to members requesting attend
unec for the division tomorrow night,
when demonstrations are expected.
Mr. Balfouf said that the govern
mcnt IN the progress of the bill had
been supported hy substantial major
tiles, bat TINT support WAS utterly
worthless. It had been obtained by
method reminding him OF one OF
those comedies of Intrigue in which
the chief schemer went 10 each sub
ordinate character in turn and gave
different version of his object in or
der 10 induce them TO assist him. and
in the end left all duped.
arhe government has taken each
group Of their supporters In turn"
continued Mr.. Balfour.
"They said to the Irish, we will give
you nationality 10 the British. We
viii give YOU peace and tranquility.
TO the taxpayers we will give you
economy
"They said 70 the nome rulers, this
is a step toward tho disintegration of
the United klngdomi they said to tho
imperlalsts, this is a. step toward
closer unity Of the empire; they said
to the south and west Of Ireland. you
have an inahenable right TO be gov
crned By yourselves according to your
own ideas they said to the north and
east Of ireland, you viii never be so
happy as when governed by other
people according to their ideas.
THE greatest dupes VIII be the M
tionallsts, who think that the govern
ment is making Ireland a nation. and
the people of this nation. who think
they viii be given peace"
If they were going to cut the United
Kingdom into fragments, he declared.
there was no more necessary and IN
evitable division than that of tho
northeast of ireland from the rest OF
ireland. The government had not
comprehended united feelings; that
lack of comprehension was danger
Gus.
mo one would say" continued Mr.
that the Roman Catholics
will prosecute in the old style or de-
Iiberately persecute the minority at
all But win that reconcile the MI
nerity in the north OF Ireland 20 live
under the control of the majority.
where for generations relisinp aud.