The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-30
EARLY SETTLEMENT. OF ULSTER TROUBLE.
 IS NOW FORCASTED.
Premier and Sir Edward Car son Approach Agreement
 in C0nciliatory Mood.
Party Vote Defeats Attempt to Force Inquiry into Gov
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London, April 30-9s result of last nights debate in the House of Com mons hopeful feeling prevails re- garding a settlement of the Ulster prob lem.
 MT Balfour, MT Asqufth, Bonar Law and Sir Edward Carson all referred to a desire for peace, and the general impression is that negotiations between the party leaders soon will be renew ed, probably on the basis of MT. Churchill's suggestion that Ulster be excluded until a scheme of federation is adopted in which Ireland shall form the integral unit.
 E The House of Commons wound up the two days debate on Austen Cham herlainse motion for a judicial inquiry into the governments plot, to crush the Ulster conyenanters. The motion, which was virtually a vote of censure on the Cabinet, was eventually reject ed by a party vote of 344 against 264.
 FEAR CIVIL WAR. < An atmosphere of great solemnity and restraint overhung the House throughout the debate The growing reality which cannot be escaped if the Irisff Home Rule bill becomes law as it at present stands. seems to have influenced members on both sides of the House as it has the newspapers supporting both parties. During the last week the press of both opinions has become more conci1iatory in tone than it has been at any previous stage of the discussion.
 Sir Edward Carson, whose leader ship of the Ulster rebellion makes him the dominating figure of the opposi- ton side of the House. accepted the overtures made on Tuesday by Win ston Spencer Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, who had invited Sir Edward to make an attempt to com promise the Home Rule question on federal basis.
 STR EDWARDS CONCESSION.
 Sir Edward reiterated his detestation of home rule and repeated his offer that if Ulster was excluded from the bill suntils this Parliament shall de- termine otherwise,'' instead of the six year period which MT. Asquith had of fered, he would submit the proposal to the people of Ulster.
 Sir Edward in his reply to MT. Chur- cffips invitation declared all he want ed for Ulster was such terms as would conserve the dignity Of the Ulsternen and their civil and religious freedom. He concluded that, in case the home rule bill passed, it would be his earn est prayer. that the government of the south and west of Ireland would prove so successful that it might be to U1- ster's interest to join and form a unit ed Ireland.
 Mr. Asquith concluded the debate with an eloquent speech which con- tained the Statement that slnis offer of the temporary exclusion Of the U1- ster counties. from the operation of the Home Rule bill for period of six years remained open He said he coN- sidered Sir Edward Carson's state ment a most important one and he recognized and reciprocated it's spirit. A settlement he declared, could no be successfully negotiated by bargain ing across the floor of the House of Commons and the question at issue could not be settled behind the backs of the men of Ulster or of the rest of Ireland. PEACE AT ANY COST. Andrew Bonar Law, leader of the opposition, who spoke before the Pre- mieri said the Premier must recognize that the calamity facing the country was so awful that some way to peace must be found at any cost. He con tfnued: s4f the Premier does seek for peace we on this side of the House will do anything in our power to make a Ipeaceful solution possible
 Mr. Law said personal feelings should
 no count in the matter, and if MT. IAsquith preferred to negotiate with Lord Lansdowne and Austen Chamber
 lain instead of with himself he would tgladiy welcome the suggestion. ArthuryJ J Badfour. once unionist Pre-
 rn1er. in moving peroration to his speech justified. Ulster in making civi
 war. He said his public life had been ldevoted to the cause of the union be- itween Great Britain df1d Ireland, and Econcluded:
 | "If in order to avoid the incaLculabIe horrors of civil war we must set LID 2 l separate Parliament in Dublin,S think
 1t marks the failure of my whole life,s
 work"
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