The Irish standard., 1913-04-26
IRISH BILL TO Be
REPASSED IN JUNE
Battle Will Then be Short and De-
cisive, Liberal aud Irish
Leaders Believe.
Effect of Movement to Attend All
Sessions Visible in Size
of Majority.
Cry for Larger Army and Compul-
sorry Military Service
Growing Louder.

oOAy NA1AAld1y OCIvNC
Growing Louder.
Action on the, Home Rule and
Welsh bills has been postponed until
June owing to the necessity of par
liamen, giving attention to several
smaller but more urgent matters. The
F; delay has caused no chagrin to the
Irish and Welsh lfaders who expect
| that both bills will be passed without
F! changes or prolonscd debate. Dis
cussing the outlook Tor prompt and
satisfactory action, 4. p. O'Connor in
special cable to the Chicago Trip
une of April 20, says:
THE postponement of the Home
+! Rule and Welsh bills until after Whit
suntidc holidays created no surprise.
;; There was little exaspcration in the
Irish ranks. Redmond fully rccog-
nized that several small measures.
rendered necessary by. unexpected
events, such as the hunger strike by
the suffragcttes, take UP lesitimately
every second of the time until White
! suntidc and to clear the way for Home
Rule later postponemcnt has his full
! assent
We resume the Home Rule battle
IN IN, June, but it Will sbe. short. and de-
cisive as provisions of the parliament
act do not pern,t%ny' amendment to
the bill except with the universal as
! sent of both houses.
Bills Will Pass Quickly.
There exists no necessity for
I heightened debates on the irish or
Welsh bills. IT is doubtful that more
than week will be allowed for de-
batting each bill. OF course both will
be carried with practically the same
majority as in the last session.
I'VE will then await the action of
the House of Lords with curiosity
rather than apprehension. What the
House of Lords will propose, nobody
vet knows, probably not even the
House of Lords itself, but the present
impression is that no compromise will
be suggested and that we will pass
the Home Rule bill next year in spite
of the House of Lords without scri-
GUS change and proceed Immediately
to the organization of the new Irish
government"
In the meantime the same writer
notes, there is :; noticeable increase
in the lo1dness Of the cry for a large,
army in England and conscrption ad-
vocatcs are demanding that law be
passed TO compel Young men Of 10 and
20 years OF age TO drill yearly
Would Meet Strong Opposition.
While the bulk of the liberal party
the entire labor party and nearly all
the working men. Mr.. O'Connor says,
"would revolt against compulsory
service in any shape, some powerful
liberal leaders are known to be less
hostile. Up to the present, however
conscription is not an avowcd policy
of any party and the official attitude
Of the liberals is one united and ire
concilable opposition. -.
Lloyd George shows a diminution
Of strain by rc-appearing in his old
prominence in the House of Commons
and this week exhibited once more his
| unequallcd powers of reconcilng DIFF
ferences, winning enemies and pass
! ing his bills. Next week he will rusl,
: again to the fore front of the English
political stage in Introducing the bud
get.
! The liberals efforts to defeat all
/ future attempts nj snap divisions by
| a pledge to remain in the house every
day until August has made great
progress and the minister of war gives
), official sanction by inviting the mem
bcrs Of the committee of this new or
! sanization to dine with the prime
minister Tuesday.
i The effects Of this new movement
I already are visible in a better attend
ance of the liberals and all this week
liberal majoritics reached usual,
more than hundred. The tories show
a general spread Of depression an6
y disscnsion by absenting themselves
and rarely moro than half OF thci