The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-07
Vote on Second Reading 273 to
10. as the Opposition
Had Promised.
ROBERTS FEARS FOR ARMY
.Bobs" Sees It's Utter Dcstruc-
ton if Original Bill Is
Enforced.
sr,c,ai cable Despatch to TpE sux

ioxpoN. July e.--Thc House OF Lords
t,ssed the home rule amending bill on
us second reading tonight by vote
% .73 TO 10
This action was expected. as 1t was
D announced by the opposition "a few days
ago that the passage OF the amending
nm on It's second reading could not he
opposed because the Government had
promised 20 consider some amendments
90 the amending bill in regard to the
Government OF Ulster during the period
for which Il Is 20 be excluded from the
operations Of home rule and tho kind
o, government which would follow this
period.
Several t'nlonists made speeches before
the passage OF the bill. Lord Miner
advocated a referendum on home rule
or general election to ascertain the
wishes ~ the people. lie said among
other things
"Thc coercion Of Ulster is horrible
da The British Empire will not for
long survive such a shock"
Lord Robcrt.'s Deep Anxiety.
Field Marshal Lord Roberts expressed
What he termed ''the deepest anxiety In
regard 20 the effect the crisis in Ireland
Is bound 10 have on the army unless a
peaceful solution of the present trouble
IL found" lie urged the necessity OF cx-
Guiding part OF Ireland from the workings
3 Of the home rule measure or otherwise, he
declared. the enforcement of the law was
c1;an to meet with armed resistance.
He continued:
ut is that contingency OF a revolt
against the threatened imposition OF
home rule government upon Ulster, fol-
lowed by an attempt to use the army to
enforce II. that fills me with dismay. /
ssm more certain than ever that such
sequence OF events would mean the utter
destruction OF the army. In plain Ian
guagc the position is this: The army has
for the first time In the memory OF any
one living indicated an unwllingness TO
obey an order under certain stated cir
cumstances."
Lord Roberts scoffed at the idea that
the army was in a political conspiracy
with the Unionsts and said: 1--WE arc
faced with u clash on principles. whi,h
raises the subject far beyond the realms
VI ordinary politics" The Field Marshal
pointed out that discipline was an artin-
cal bond. and said
IF you penetrate deep enough into the
depths of human nature you will un-
failingly reach in each of us q stratum
which IS impcryous TO discipline or any
influence from without. This is con-
science, an innate sense of right and
wrong, which neither reason nor man
made laws can affect. The army refuses
10 s1oot men whose only crime is their
uncomfortable determination to resist
ther forcible exclusion from community
which they respect and trust"
Wants Guarantee Against War.
The Marquis Of Crewe, the Lord Privy
Seal and Government leader in the House
Of Lords said the Cabinet would give
careful consideration to the amendments
suggested by the Unionists lie asked,
without any comment:
III the total exclusion OF Ulster were
included in the amending BILL would you
guarantee Ireland and this country
against the emergency OF civil conHict?"
To this there was no reply.
The official amendments handed in by
the Opposition make the exclusion OF
Ulster absolute. They transfer that prov
Ince TO the jurisdiction of a Secretary OF
State. who will sit in the Imperial Parlia-
ment He win only have the power to
deal with the administration of the prov
;nce by orders in council. which will re-
qulre the sanction of the British Parlia-