Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-05-28
HOME RULE BILL
PASSES COMMONS
BY II MAJORITY
Redmond Hopes the Obstetrics
Will Be Conciliated--COrk
Goes Wild-LOndOn-
derry Quiet.

London, May 25.-By a vote of 35l TO
ga. a majority Of II. the House OF Com
mons this afternoon read third time
the Irish home rulc bill and passed the
hard fought measure on to the House
of Lords, where another effort will be
made by means of an amendment In the
bill to bring the act into shape which
will procure it the good will of all
classes of Irishmen.
The closing scene in the fight in the
House of Commons brought together to-
day crowd of members and spectators
which filed the lower chamber to its
utmost capacity, while outside great
crowds gathered to await the result OF
the debate on the third reading of the
bill.
BY the parliamentary act the bill be-
comes law after this date as 1t had al
ready twice passed through all its stages
in the House of Commons in two separ-
ate sessions and the veto of the House
OF Lords therefore has no further effect.
LONG FIGHT AHEAD.
There will be long hard tight, how
ever, possibly civil war in ireland, be-
fore a parliament is set up in Dublin
for tho Ulstermen are determined that
the Protestant portion OF the province
shall he excluded from the operation of
the bill.
The eyes Of England are now turning
on Ulster whore arrangements have been
made to assemble the provisional gov
eminent and mobilize the well-armed
volunteers. Arms and ammunition have
been distributed and plans have been
completed for the calling of the volun-
tecrs at a moments notice.
REDMOND SPEAKS.
John f, Redmond, the Irish Nationalist
| leader, in statement this evening say :
that the division in the House of Com
mons is equivalent to the passage of the
home rule bill into law and Expresses
the earnest hope that the Ulstorites
"who are genuinely nervous as to their
position will abandon unreasonable 1e-
mands and enter into a conCiliatory dis
cuSsion with their follow country men
with regard to the points of the bill upon
which they desire further safeguards
"To-day's division" said Mr.. Redmond
marks the death after an inglorious his
tory of the ia years of the union Of
| Pitt and Castlereag Oh. Its place l.
! to he taken by a new union founded or
mutual respect and good will between tho
| two Islands"
Proceeding, the nationalist leader de-
clared that only two eventualties. botr
| of them impossible, could prevent the
| bill from becoming a statute within q
| few weeks-the first, that the Parlia
| mentary session should come to al
abrupt end; the second, that the HOUSE
| of Commons should suddenly go mad an'
decide not to submit the bill for roya
assent-both as absurd contingencies a:
the suggestion that the King would with
| hold his assent.
ASKS COOPERATION.
| Mr.. Redmond continued:
II say on behalf of the nationalist o
ireland that we desire their cooperation
and friendship and l appeal to them {
join hands with us in making the hom
rule settlement one to insure tn
prosperity and freedom of all classes IL
the country"
THE great thing for US to rememhe
is that amending bill or no amendinl
bill, home rule is now practically an &C
of parliament"
Mr. Redmond concludes with the state
ment that he sees no likelihood of a.
early general election.