Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-12-13
MOST OF UNITED KINGDOMS
STATESMEN HAVE BEEN CON
TRIBUTING SOMETHING TOW
ARDS SOLUTION IRISH PROBLEM.
MAY ADOPT COURSE
HOME RULE WITHIN HOME RULE
OR ADMINISTRATIVE AUTONOMY
FOR ULSTER PROVINCE IS SUG-
GESTED BY TWO
(Bu Associated PrCss.l

London, Dec. 13.-Eveyry serious
minded politician in England. if not the
whole people, is anxious to see settle
ment Of the Home Rule question that will
end the long drawn out battle between
the two conflicting parties in ireland, ANA
both those i'll active service and those
who have retired. have been contributing
something at least towards that end.
The Prime Minister and the English
Unionist leaders to whom the people are
looking to find a way out of the situa
ton, which has become serious because
Of the threatened revolution of Ulster if
the present bill is passed. and a still
greater revolution involving the rest Of
Ireland if Home Rule is not granted
has therefore received lots Of advice.
Present indications are that the govern
ment viii adopt. in its overtureS 10 the
opposition. the course sugges ted BY Lord
MacDnnncll and Sir Edward Grey, name
". Home Rule within Home Rule or ad-
miniStratiyC autonomy for Ulster prov
incc There has been a great deal Of talk
If the temporary exclusion Of Ulster from
the operation Of the bill but this is not
considered possible, mainly because both
Irish parties are strongly opposed to a
settlement on those lines.
The Nationalists first and all the time
are for 4 United Ireland This is mat
ter of sentiment Just as much rs 1t is
a matter Of revenue The UniOniSts. On
the other hand feel that temporary res
pit4 trom IIQmc Rule would remoEe none
Of the objections to the bill. Further
more. they say to accept such 4 settle
ment. would amount to the deSertion Of
the Pr0tcStants living in the South Of
Ireland. who they contend are Just aS
opposed to Home Rule as are those OF
Ulster.
On the government side the exclusion
Of the Protestant counties presents I'M
told difficulties III the first place the
whole Home Rule bill would have to be
recast and it is just possible that in at
tempting 10 do this the government might
entirely wreck the work Of the last few
wears Under the Parliament Act which.
bv cuItailing the veto power of the House
of Lords made Home Rule possible III the
first place. the House Of Commons can
not amend 4 bill after il has been once
rejected hy the Lords. IT can. however.
make suggestions to the Upper House.
which the latter is at liberty to amend,
reject or accept
Tn ibis case ii would bc necessary r.
amend the financial provisions Of the
bill: for was Ulster excluded Nationalist
ireland would require q bigger grant
from the Imperial cXcbcquCr. Now the
House If lords has 70 control over fin
ancial matters and should it, on the sug
ocstion Of the House Of Commons. amend
the financial provisions Of the bill. the
question might be raised that IT was 7
breach Of privilege. This. too. j. only
one of the parliamcntarv tanelcs that
might arise should the settlement make It
necessary to amend the bill draStically.
Resides the government. before the bill
was lntrnduccd considered the question
Of the exclusion Of Ulster and decided
against it on these and other lines.
n
Renewed interest IL being taken in tho
IuucSticn Of Welsh diSpStablishment, 81
Iimmcns importance to the church anf
churchmen. 4 stirring speech againS
the bill was delivered recently by thu
Archbishop Canterbury. and demon
Stration was arranged to be held in Lon
don rs \ protest against the GOvcrnmcn
proceeding with the measure. which un
der tho Parliament Act automaticallv he
GENES law after its next passing bv th'
House of Commons. no matter what &C
tiOn the House Of Lords takes
There is no doubt that much of the an
athv which heretofore had been shown
bv the lavmcn of the Church If England
u regard to the bill arises from the fac
that Ike Home Rule for Ireland il ha
been suggested that the bill should b
he subject Of compromS. On the othe
hand. there i the whole body of Wells
nonconformiSt opinion. backed by core
'ioionSts i'll every part of the Unite
Kingdom.
For forty years now the Welsh COZ
fnrmiStS l.1vc been urging the disestal
liShment of the Church i'm their prime
Dalitv. and today discStahliShment
supported by the whole Liberal Party. a
well aS the NationaliStS. and there al
manv UniORiSts who believe that it wOul
not be.a bad thing for the Church. Mos
lof the Opposition however, bitterly OF