The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-26
HOME RULE BILL
PASSES COMMONS.
FOR THIRD TIME.
Twenty eight Year Struggle
for Irish Parliament
Almost Ended.
HAS MAJORITY OF u
Interest Now Centres i'm the
Governments Bill of
Amendment.
ALL QUIET IN IRELAND
Dublin and Belfast Both Calm.
hut the Attitude Is
what Next?
ALL QUIET IN IRELAND
sp,7a' 'obi, Despatch 10 rHr suv.

sB,7a' 'obie Despatch TO The Sun
LoSpoS, May 95.--The floor and gail
l.rlts OF the House OF Commons were
filed 10 the limit to-day for the third
reading and final passage OF the home
rule bill The members overlooked into
the side galleries and the peers were glad
% find standing room.
There Vas at first a feeling OF expec-
tancy-a feeling that something might
happen, but nothing did. The Opposition
refused to discuss what Bonar Law. the
leader Of the Cnionists. called u farce"
md the bill passed with a majority OF
-, Of which "a votes were cast by irish
NatoHaists Two Liberal members and
eight followers OF William O'Brien alb
stained from voting.
In the chamber itself the result was
received with wonderful calm. There WAS
cheering, but no great demonstration.
Outside IN the central hail tho enthusiasm
Of the waiting Nationalist was more un-
restrained.
As Sir Courtenay Ilbert. clerk OF the
House ~ Commons. passed through the
crowd with the bill on his way TO the
House Of Lords, where It passed It's
formal first reading In few minutes.
o number OF Nationalist members and
few Liberals formed triumphan:
procession. The crowd cheered and sang
"God save Ireland" and "a Nation once
Again"
Within the chamber itself the chief
!n;erest lay in the preliminaries. The
SPEAKER, the Right Hon. James Lowther,
liter making a full eXplanati. and a
q .gnii-d apology to Bonar Law for his
mistahe of Thursday In asking the latter
=. p" VAS responsible FOR the disturbance
caused by some of the extremist Unionst
ac!ubers appealed To Premier Asquith
lr some enl ghtenment In regard to the
amending bill.
Little Hope of Arrangement.
Mr. Aspl.ths reply was listened to with
ne most acute attention. II did nothing
20 help the situation. 1t simply amounted
% saying that II during the Whitsuntide
recess an arrangement can he made II will
Je embodied in the bill; otherwise his
original offer OF six years exclusion OF
Ulster from the provisions of the home
rule bill will be repeai ed.
No one now hopes for an arrangement
between the various parties. although Mr..
Asqui,h declared that he had not vet
abandoned hope
John Redmond. the Irish Nationalist
'esuer' Issued manifesto Tonight in
which he says.
Inc union as we have known IL is
oead' There are only two eventualities,
ooth or which are impossible which can
POSSIBLY prevent the home rule bill from
ueooning statute In a few weeks time.
The first is that the present session
VI Parliament will come to an abrupt end
N'thih month, which is utterly unthink-
able.
ihe other Is that the House of Com
mons viii suddenly go mad and pass a
'Ssoiut'oh 10 the effect that the bill should
"o' De presented for the royal assent.
IN the absence Of these absurd contln-
Fencles the bill must automatically he
'o"e law The Lords have no power to
SOP H. and even the Government has no
power to prevent 1t from going TO the
"ihe Tor the royal assent.
M Redmond declares that he sees mo
HAe'hood whatever Of an early general
e'ectlon.' but whether there Is such an
eecuon or not the assembling OF an
''Sh Parliament under the provisions of
"e OIL Is as certain as the rising to-
morrow Of tho sun"
Nepofts received up 10 a late hour were
!" ue eject that everything was quiet in
-eIahd' There IL no excitement In Dublin.
NA'e Belfast Is perfectly calm. In fact,
s'though home rule has won at last. for
h"hln few weeks from now II will 90
'1'omateally on the statute book. both
]" me House OF Commons tonight and
~ lar as can yet be seen in Ireland also
'ae Impression created is not one of final
az out rather of what next?"
h"Noush this morning every one knew
"''' t'e Dill must be passed by evening, II
,Vfh'H strange to read in the Manchester
'I4'0rn, "a very authoritative Liberal
,'-'N'.' tho following words from its
'""a'n correspondent, who has often
"''rd true prophet:
As "A matter OF fact 1t has never been
'-l'lra ny those closely in touch with
'o"ua that in the last two months
'''"a nave been moving irresistibly. to-
N''2 AN carly general election. for which
''- 'r August seem to be the most likely
...' Every Indication seems TO point
'"S way Nor Is there any use In deny
nag 'Ae prevalence OF the impression tina,
trough the policy OF the Government and
~s attitude OF the Opposition the home
'.e question has now reached the posi-.
.oH OF a deadlock, from which a general
'sSuon alone can release It,"
Amending Bill Possible.
Inc bill is sure OF becoming a law now
q" many OF It's points. 1t Is still possible
'H' House OF Lords to introduce an
,,lendlng bin which will try to conciliate
..t AnEL. of lE.la 4 L.. 4 ~.