The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-03-31
Premier to be Opposed in Bye
Election by Notorious La
Dor Leader Recently Releas-
ed from Prison
READING OF HOME RULE =
BILL Is UNDER WAY
Viscount Morley Announces
That lie has Determined to
Reconsider Proposed Retire.
ment from Cabinet
rms Leased wire to Evening Herald. I

FMS Leased Wire To Evening Hcraid.l
London. March ai.--AfSer q week
of sensational Developments In the
Ulster situation. the house OF COM
mons today started the debate on the
second re1dinE Of the home rule for
ireland bill. II was expected tho
measure viii occupy the house for
al least three days
II ls reported from Dublin that
Premier Asqulth IN TO he opposed
In the bye-eloction Tor East Fife by
James Larkin, who, as head Of the
Transport Workers union, was the
leader OF the strike In Dublin las.
autumn. In cOnnrcton with the
strike. MIR I.arkin was sentenced 10
seven months imprisonment In Oc-
tober for melting a riot, but was
later released.
Visoount Morley OF blackburn.
lord president OF the council. today
abandoned his intention OF Tesisnlng
from the cabinet, intimated In the
house of lords yesterday.
The cabinet met today and the
strongest pressure was prought 70
bear on Lord Morley not 10 add 10
the difficulties Of his colleagues by
giving up his office.
when the house Of lords met later
in the day, Lord Morley announced
20 the members that he had moe
quit the cabinet
NiscOunt Morley said:
"ff Colonel Scely's first resignation
had been accepted By Premier AS
auth mine would have followed, as
had been party TO his irregularity
in adding the two offending par
agraphs to the cabinet document"
Lord Morley contended that Col
oud sooly's second resignation WIS
independent OF what had occurred
between himself and the then seers-
tnry for war ana Was for tho purpose
OF dlsposing OF all appearance OF a
barsain with tho military officers.
IN the house Of commons Sir hd-
ward Grey. the foreign secretary.
spoke on behalf OF the government.
lie said that the ministers were NOT
prepared 10 make any concession be-
yond the six years exclusion Of the
Ulster counties from the operation
Of the bill offered By Premier As
"The country" he said must set
! a., the question az the end OF that
time. Meanwhile the question OF tho
coercion Of Ulster cannot arise unul
after "a general election, but " there
are sporadic outbursts IN thhi fo-
vince, force must be used. and II au
attempt h made TO set up q provis-
| ional government and defy the inn
perial parliament. the army must 20
| used.
"ff there had been a general cleo
tion last week, Il would have been
on much graycr issue than home
| rule. n the army had tnken active
/ sides IN politics. the country would
have faced "a gtaVer problem than it
/ had faced in three centuries.
| "ff there rs any question raised OK
/ government 0y parliament without IN
torirrencs. I myself take stand ts
| nrm as that of any labor member.
sir Edward suggested the rcsnmp-
uon ut conference between party
leaders ia order 10 see whether "A
| settlement could NOS bc reached on
the basis ~ establishing federal
system for thc whole country before
the end of the six years named ns
the government la he oner 10 Ulster