Evening star., 1914-07-22
HOME RULE CRISIS
GRIPS ALL ENGLAND
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ways welcomed me ith warm-hearted
affection.
Gentlemen, you represent in one form
or another the vast majority Of my sub
jects at home You also have deep in
terest in my dominions oversee which
are scarcely less concerned in the prompt
and friendly settlement of this question.
Il regard you then in this matter as
trustees for the honor and peace of all.
Your responsibilities are indeed great.
The time is short. You WILL I know, en-
ploy it to the fullest advantage and be
patient. earnest and conciliatory.
'In view Of the magnitude Of the in
| terests at stake. I pray God in His in
finite wisdom may guide you and your
deliberations SO that they may result in
| the joy of peace and an honorable settle
ment.'
King Greatly Annoyed.
The Standard publishes this morning
an important statement at the re-
quest of a high authority in close
touch with court circles" declaring that
the king is greatly annoyed at the
action of certain newspapers in bring
| ing his name into the home rule con-
troversy and especially at the asser-
tion that he would refuse to give the
royal assent to the home rule bill un
less it was accompanied by the amend
ing !on bill, The con,,.rvr ,,,u .,o ....
ment. his majesty in conversation
with his minister and personal friends
has been careful never to disclose his
own opinions on the home rule ques-
ton and 1t is particularly unwarrant-
able that it should be assumed or sug-
gested that his majesty stated that
he would withhold consent to the home
rule bill under any conditions what
ever.
His majesty is keenly alive to the
danger of preparations in Ireland for
armed conflict and to the peril that
hasty action or a slight departure from
discipline on either side might plunge
ireland into the horrors Of civil war
He was also impelled by the receipt of
a petition sent to him personally, a
course never before adopted since he
has been king. and more numerously
signed, he believes. than any other Pc
| tltion Tor any purpose ever has been.
His Majesty Wants Peace.
His majesty was Influenced wholly by
desire to maintain peace in Ireland, and
| II Is greatly to be regretted that any
section of the press has either willfully
or without understanding made it ap-
pear that he had any intention to inter-
| fere with the proper course of action on
| the part Of his minister or with the pro-
| cedure of parliament. or that he was
seeking to exert his influence either for
or against the home rule BILL
| The kings speech yesterday has pro-
voked bitter press polemics and seems
| destined to revive the old controversy
about royal interference in political af-
fairs. The immediate question is whether
| the king prepared and delivered the
speech of his own initiative, whether 1t
| VI aff with
| uuieScence. of responsible ministers, or
whether. as the extremists do not hesi-
| tate to suggest, under the direct influence
| of the Carsonites.
All morting newspapers in their ed-
| torial comment seize on the phrase the
| talk Of civil war is on the lips Of the most
responsible and sober-minded of my peo-
ple" While the unionist journals describe
which will rally the nation behind the
throne, the liberal organs accuse the
king Of exceeding his prerogatfve.
Called Ill Inspired.
| The Daily Chronicle characterizes 1t
as an amazing speech. extraordinarily
i'll inspired. This newspaper contends
| that the talk of civil war" is nothing
but the invention and party cry OF the
followers of Sir Edward Carson.
| On the liberals. the Chronicle says,
the kings speech can leave only the
impression that the king spoke of the
unionist party as I'VE" and of the lib
eral party as "they"-'a departure
which carries US, right back to
| George III
| Other liberal and radical organs
similarly express their irritation and
| suggest 1t was impossible that Premier
Asauith could have approved such a
| speech.
| View Of Irish Paper.
pendent in an editorial deprecates the
kings speech at the buckingham
Palace conference as "a misguided ef-
fort for the welfare of Ireland
The paper says his majesty has laid
himself open to the suspicion OF allow
ci4sive1y by tory views, whereas he
| ought to have made it clear that he
was acting without shred of party
| in