South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-05-25
AS0UITH FAILS TO GIVE
OUT DETAILS OF PLAN
Premier Declares Amendments
Including Ulster Option Pro-
poSaIS Will be Incorporated
When Act Goes to House.
~ HERRERT TENIPLE.


LONDON. Nav % The home rule
bin for ireland was passed by the
house of commons on the third ana
final reading this afternoon by vote
of S51 to pa, a government majority
of II. The bill becomes law upon
its signature by King George.
Home rule is now fact. There Is
no doubt that royal assent will be
given TO the measure. In the reBu-
lar course of events the home RUE
hill goes next to the house of lords,
but the action of the peers will have
no effect upon the measure. Inc
mowers Of the upper house OF parma
ment were destroyed by the act OF pdI
lament providing that any Dill haVlns
been passed in three consecutive reso-
Iutions Of commons becomes law
by royal consent.
premier Asquith disappointed the
members by failing to give details OF
the bill which the government lnlehus
20 introduce to amend the home RUE
measure. Many protested at TINS Iaii-
ure. Speaker LOwther then Inaue d
personal statement to explain the al
iourn7nent of the session OF lasI
thursday after great disorder. Inc
sneaker appealed to the premier 10
give further information concerhlhs
the pending bill. -.
sneaker I'm Delicate Position.
croaLrar I.oyVther was placed in q
delicate position today. The unlonlsts
had vowed to force resignation ana
,,revent the election of successor
thus causing parliamentary claoS
from which the premier Wouid nave 10
escape except through an appear 70
the electorate. In the ehOtIs - Pttt
tect himself I.owther urged Asqulth
In set the governments position Iorth
fully. - M
ciac nature and he concluded by apol-
ogizing 70 A BOnar Law, the unlohlsI
leader for using an offensive expires
sion TO Law last THURSDAY.
when the speaker concluded, Pre-
,,,ier Asduith announced that the gov
ernment would amend the nome RUE
1,yI apd an agreement was reached be-
fore the bill went TO the mousse OF
lords the amending measure "ouI1
enbodv the Ulster proposals ne hdu
already outlined. There proElueu IoI
. vote bv representatives OF various
counties of Ulster to determine
whether they should participate IN
D,hlin parliament or remain under the
english government for limited pc
riod. - t,is
7nionist followers that they let the
home rule fight come TO an emu anu
take the division Immediately .,
ssTf the present situation continues,
he said 'parIiament will not be worth
11.eserving The opposition cannot
,1iecrgs the third reading of the DILL
In suggesting that division De
taken Immediately, Mr.. Law sald'
ssTbis will mark the end of the act
but not of the play. The government
has tvrannized over the minority ana
lost the peoples confidence. we
therefore appeal 10 the people
After the wild demonstration, which
Immediately followed the division mad
somewhat subsided. liberals gathered
in the lobby and sang God save Ire
land" The "O'BrieniteS' who die not
vote were eight in number Thirty-siX
other members of the government
coalition we're paired or did not vote.
premier Asqulth then stated that
when the amending bin goes to the
house OF lords the government Would
produce its proposals
UnsOnfsts DO Not Debate.
Tho division was taken as soon as
PREMIER Asduith had made his fnal
statement the unionists refralnlng
Fror, debate in accordance with the in
structions from Law. In the pallouns
the followers of William - BTleh ao-
stained from voting
In the vote by which the home rule
huI vas nassed today the government
,oa4orirv was three less than that by
which the measure was put throuSh
on second reading. The vote on the
secoDd reading which was taken on
the night Of April 9, was as folioWs'
For. 356.
Against 276.
The government majority, SO
Now that the home rule Dill mas
been passed public interest has shltteo
and concentrated on Ulster province
The big question OF the hour IS; What
will Ulster do. now that the home rule
bin has been enacted without any
bill has been enacted
Todays passage Of the home RUE
bill is a tremendous victory for Pre-
mier Herbert II Asquith, who as pilot
OF the liberal party. carried the meas
ure 10 victory after many months OF
desperate parliamentary struggle.
The Irish nationalists have won
fight which started many decades ago
and Crystallized into a clean-cut bat
tie when the first home rule bin was
introduced in parliament by Glad
stone on April s. 1SSS. THE grand
old man" OF British statecraft made a
clean fight but he was not able TO ac-
cOmplish what the perseverance and
skill OF Mr. Asquith was able 20 bSing
bout
II Sir Edward Carson. Capt James
Craig and other leaders OF the anti 4
home rule orangemen put into exc +
cutiOn the threats they hGve made |
and reiterated during the past few
montiA civil war viii follow Ia the /
north Of Ireland