Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-26
BRITISH PEOPLE ARE
ANXIOUS TO END
LOAG-DRAWA
BATTLE
Statesmen Working Hard to
Effect Settlement Of Red
Hot Home Rule Question in
ireland.
TWO REVOLUTIONS
THREATEN IN ERIN

(ASocinicd Press Correspondents.
London Dec. 16.-Eyory acriou
minded politician Ia, england, X mol
ihp whole people. iN anxi0us 10 see a
seitiement 81 iilr Home Rule question
that VIII end the long drawn out bat.
tiu between the two conflicting par.
tics Ia Ireland and most of thc states
men of the Kingdom. both those lu
iactiNc service and those who have ro.
gree. hafe been contributing some.
lhih8 ~ least towards that end.
ine prime minister and tue Eng
i'sa 1nioniat leaders 20 whom tao
people are iouglng 10 lind a way uul
iui me situation, which mas become
SERIOUS pccausc 81 the Threatened rev.
olution OK USHER IA the present bill Is
passtd, anu still Greater revoIutson
involving the rest Oi Ireland Il Husn,.
ltnie is not granted, have therefore
received lots 81 advice. Present IN
uicutlons are that the government
wiii adopt in rs Overtures 10 the
opposition, the course suggested by
Lord MacDOnnell and SIR Edward
Grey. namely, Home Rule within
Home Rule or administrative AUTO
nomy for Ulster province. There has
been a great deal OF talk Of the tenn
porars exclusion Of Ulster from the
operation Of the bill but this is not
considered possible. mainly because
both irish parties are strongly Oh.
posed 20 a settlement on those lines.
The Nationalist first and an the
time are for q United ireland This
~ a matter OF sentiment just a. much
a. Il u q matter Of revenue. Tho
Unionists, on the other hand feel that
a temporary respite from Home Rule
would remove none OF tho objections
20 the bill. Furthermore, they say
20 accept such a settlement would
amount TO the desertlon OF the Pro-
testants living Ia the south Of Ire
land, who they contend are Just as
much opposed TO Home Rule as are
those OF Ulster
On the government side the exclu-
sion OF the Protestant counties pre-
sents untold difficulties In the first
place the whole Home Rule bill would
have 10 be recast and Il Is just possi-
bic that In attempting 20 do this the
government might entirely wreck the
Work OF the last few years. Under
the parliament act which. by curtaii-
ing the veto power OF the House OF
Lords made Home Rule possible In /
the first place. the House OF Commons |
can not amend a bill after IL has been /
once rejected by the Lords Il can, |
how make Suggest ions 20 the up |
per house, which the latter Is az lib- /
ariy TO amend, reject or accept
In this case Il would be necessary /
70 amend the financial provisions OF 4
The Bill; for was Ulster excluded Ma |
'lonalist ireland would require "a big- !
ger grant from the Imperial exchn- /
lucr. Now tho House OF Lords has /
no control over financial matters ana !
should H. on the suggestion OF the |
House OF Commons amend the finan- /
'ill provisions 81 the bill, the question /
might Dc raised that ID WAS a breach |
'i privilege. This, too. Is only one
lt the parliamentary tangles that
might arise should the settlement
make u necessary 20 amend tho hin
Unsteady. Besides tho government. 1
rriOre the bin was introduced. con /
'idered the question Of the exclusion
n Ulster and decided against il ON
hese and other lines.
Renewed interest Is being taken in
he question OF Welsh disestabligh-
nent, OF Immense importance o. the |
'nurch ana churchmnn. A stirring
petch against the bin was delivered
ecentlY by the Archbishop Of Can
erbury, and demonstration was arr
nngcd To be held IN London as "a pro-
est aBainSt the government proceed
he win the measure. which under
he Parliament Act automatically be-
ONES law after as next passing by
ne House Of Commons. no matter
nat action the House OF Lords takes
There b. no doubt that much OF the
phthy which heretofore had been
hown by the laymon of the church
u England IN regard 10 the bin arises
rom the fact that. like Home Rule
or ireland, Il has been suggested that
he bin should De the subject OF com
'romise. on the other hand there
) the whole body or Welsh noncop-
ormist opinion. backed b co-religioh-
.ts Ia every part OF the United King.
Om.
For forty years now the Welsh nom
oniormisis have been urging the dis
establishment OF the church in their / q
and today disestablish- I
leni is supported by the whole Lib
rag party as well as the Nationalist
ud There arD many rnlonists who bee
eve that 10 would not be- "a bad thluu |
lr the church. Most of the opposi
on. however, bitterly oppose IT,
The bill among other things pro- =
'des that so far as Wales and Mon. D
iouth are concerned, he Church of I :
uEland VIII cease 90 be- established
y law an cuthedrals and ecciesius-
car corporations will ne dissolved.
sscs viii cease tU be members az tho q
"use 81 Lords. the present coolies
stical court VIII have any coercive D
irisdlciiuni the bishops aud cierg, ~
ill not be- members Of or hc repre- A.
'nied in the houses of convocation ~
the Province Of Canterbury
After disosiablishment the bishops
vrgy and laiy viii be free 10 hold
mods and 90 frame regulations for
~ government of the church. and in y
~ event Of "a representative body be- p
~ appointed the gov eminent wan y
charter Incorporate 10 So that the 4,
iurch property may be- vested la ii !,
that The CLERGY may suffer NO loss
ey VIII continue to receive their y
eseni salaries So long as they hold ~
lice aud VIII continue 60 enjoy ne d
e of their palaces and residences
lnuld amy, however, ufior five years n
sire 90 retire life compensation n
ID be- granted them. a
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