The Irish standard., 1914-04-25

position which thinks it can kill a bill
that it hates, but when the bill be.
comes the law of the land l believe,
and hope, that change will come
over the situation. (Cheers.) There
probably will be disturbances, but
this House Of Commons owes duty
to itself, it owes a duty to Ireland,
and it owes a duty to the people of
this country. CMinisterial cheers fol-
lowed by prolonged opposition cheers)
to pass this bill, and not allow itself
to be deferred by armed threats of
resistance to the law. l believe that
this bill will pass into law, and am
perfectly confident that once it is
passed into law it will never be re-
voked."
carson's Answer.
Sir Edward Carson's reply to Mr..
Redmond's conciliatory speech was.
in effect, that if the time limit were
removed from the proposed conces.
sions, he would submit them to "his
people" in ULSTER" but, otherwise, he
would not consider it.
Il would far prefer to advise the
people of Ulster to go in and be in
cluded in the Dublin Parliament, and
let you commence your coercion to-
morrow. believe it would be short
er in the long run. l know gentlemen
in the North of Ireland who differ
from me both in politics and in re-
ligion who have said, and l fully con-
cur with them, that to adopt this six
years. limit in relation to the exclu-
sion of Ulster would be to make a
hell of Ulster for six years. That
scheme is absolutely impossible"
The Acknowledgement (Sir ]. Simon)
who followed Sir E. Carson, was put
ting an Interpretation on Sir Edwards
speech which certainly it did not bear,
when Sir Edward Carson rose, and
said:
Il never said that if Ulster was ex-
cluded I would cooperate in putting
the bill on the statute-book. What
said was that I would willingly well
come the proposals about Ulster with
a view to preventing bloodshed, and
so far as was concerned would ad-
wise the Ulster people to put an end
to all ideas Of force of any kind"
The Acknowledgement: Even 80. IL
is great and significant advance
made by the right hon. gentleman in
the name of those whom he leads"
The o'Brienttes.
The eight O'Brienites present in the
House of Commons last night kept
their seats and refused to vote for the
Home Rule Bill. Already some OF
them have voted against the bill upon
occasion. Mr.. T. M. Healy was put
up to speak for his party, and he gave
huge delight to the Tories, and to Mr.
Balfour-"Bloody Balfour" of United
Ireland"-by his vulgar attack upon
the Irish party. When VIM. O'Brier
drove Healy from the party as "a
poisoned bullet" he foretold that
Healy's role in future in the House o
Commons would be Glowing it fol
the benefit of the Tories" Certainly
Tim delighted the Tories last night
Here is what the very impartial par
liamentary correspondent of the
DAILY Chronicle says of his perform
ance:
"A thoroughly pernicious utteranct
was that of Mr.. Healy. He poured
forth his vitriolic eloquence in a copi
GUS stream. He is brilliant and witty
as we'll as malicious and mischievous
and he frequently sent the house into
roars of laughter. When it was moi
laughing it was thoroughly disguised
with this unedifying exhibition of bit
terness, perversity, and anti-patriot
ism. Mr.. Healy's hatred for the Ma
tionalists has got the better of his
love for Home Rule