The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-13
Would Settle
The ltsll home
Rul..ll question.
EVERY SERIOUS MINDED PER:
SON WANTS LONG BATTLE
BROUGHT TO A CLOSE,
RENEWED INTEREST TAKEN IN
WELSH ESTABLISHMENT
AT PRESENT.

LONDON, Dec. -Eyeryserious
minded politician in England@if not
the whole people, Is anxious to see;
settlementof the Home Rule question
that will end the long drawn out bait
tie between the two conflicting par
ties in Ireland, and most Of tile states
men of the Kingdom, both. those in
active service and those who have re-
tired, have been contributing some
thing at least towards that end.
The Prime Minister and the Eng
lish Unionist leaders to whom the
people are looking to find a way out
of the situation, which has become.
serious because Of the threatened
revolution of Ulster If the present
bill is passed, and a still greater rev.
olution involving the rest Of Ireland
II Home Rule Is not granted, have
therefore received lots of advice.
Present indications are that the gov
ernment will adopt. in its oYerturos
to the opposition, the course suggest
ed by Lord Mcdonnell and Sir 3D.
ward Grey, namely, Home Rule with
| in Home Rule or administrative au-
tonomy for Ulster province. There
has been q 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 patries are strongl!
opposed to settlement on those
lines.
I The Nationalist first and all tn
time are for United ireland. Thi;
lis matter of sentiment just as mucI
as It is a matter Of revenue. The UE'
ioulsts, on the other hand, feel tha'
a temporary respite from Home, Ruiz
4 woud remove none of the objections
to the ball. Furthermore, they say
10 accept such a settlement woult
amount to the desertion Of the Prot
@ stants living in the south of Ire
| land, who they contend are Just az
I much opposed to Home Rule as arr
those of Ulster.
On the government side the e%cll'
sion of the Protestant counties pre-
sents untold difficulties. In the frs
place the whole Home Rule bill woult
| have to be recast and it is just pos
siblc that in attempting to do this
| the government might entirely wreck
| the work Of the last few years I'm
der the Parliament Act which, by cur
failing the veto power Of the House
| Of Lords made Home Rule possible il
! tNc first place, the House Of Com
mons cannot amend aTbill after 1t has
been once rejected by the Lords. !
! can, however, make suggestions L
the Upper House. which the latter j
at liberty to amend, reject or ac
cept..
In this case it would be nccessar!
TO amend the financial provisions 0
| the bill: for was Ulster excluded Ma
, tionalist Ireland would require a big
ger grant from the Imperial eX
clequer. Now the House OF LORD
las no control over financial matter
land should it, on the suggestion Q
| the House of Commons, amend the il
nancial provisions Of the bill, til,
question might be raised that it wa
u breach of privilege. This, too. |
only one of the parliamentary tangle
, that might arise should the settle
uent make it necessary to amend til
bill drastically. Besides the govern
mcnt, before the bill was introduced
considered the question OF the eN
clusion of Ulster and decided agains
J | II on these and other lines.
r Interest Renewed.
+ Renewed interest is being takel
} in the question of Welsh disestablish
ment, of immense importance to tn
church and churcmmen. A stirrin!
srcech against the bill was delivered
, recently by the archbishop of Can
, terbury, and a demonstration was ar
ranged to be held in London as q pro
test against the government proceed
ing with the measure, which unde
The Parliament Act automatically be
comes law after its next passing b!
The House OF Commons, no matte
what action the House OF Lords takes
There is no doubt that much of thu
apathy which heretofore had beer
shown by the laymen OF tho Churc!
Of England in regard to the bill
-. A. inf 4hnt li,n Hmm