New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-10

death with q stay Of execution for six
years.
William OCrien and Tim" IleaN, to
show the Independence OF Mr. Redmond
denounced Mr.. Asquith's prorc sails in even
stronger terms than Andrew Bonar Law
and Sir Edward Carson.
Altogether the outlook seems very black.
Belfasts opinion. as voiced by to-day S
Northern Whc is as follows:
IF Premier AsQuth las spoken the
last word. then there is nothing between
Ulster and ciyil war. and. instead OF vast
ins time considering proposals the Prot
cstants would be better employed
strengthening their defencos"
Mr.. Asquith prefGccd MS speech with
tho declaration that the government made
these suggestions to-day. not because It
was running away from the original bill.
but merely TO allow the bill TO start with
tho greatest prospect of success.
While there was possibility Of acute
dissatisfaction and civil strife in Ulster.
SAID the Premier. if the bill should be
Shipwrecked or postponed the outlook vas
equally formidable.
mo Injustice in Plan"
supporters of the bill were as convinced
to-day as ever they had been Of the
soundness OF its principles and machinery.
continued the Premier. He said they re-
garded it as a sincere and considerate at
tempt TO place the Irish government on
solid foundation. without injustice or
hardship to any class.
lie informed the House that the nego-
tiations for compromise last autumn
had failed to result even in an approach
to an agreement, but had made all re
alize more than ever the difficulties Of
the situation. TO meet listers difficulties
they had tried to devise Home Rule with
in Home Rule. but that proposition did
not commend itself either to the Nation
alists or the UniOnists in Ireland
BY such a scheme Ulster would have
been exempted from the administrative
and executive authority of the Dublin
government, while legislation to which
Ulster objected could not come into force
until it had been sanctioned by the Brit
ish Parliament.
Another suggestion considered was the
i4iNAHSiDIi VI tiit NHpit VI lltItiu Ut tiN
bill for legislative and executive purposes,
but giving TO the Ulster counties the OPP
ton Of removing themselves for a time.
Any sort of exclusion, said the Premier,
would tend TO keep the controversy alive
and would involve serious administrative
and financial difficulties. lie said, how
ever. he believed the Unionists themselves
would find in some form of provisional
exclusion a medium between the surren-
der of their principles and the application
of force.
The excluded counties, the Premier de-
clared. would continue their representa-
ton in the imperial Parliament, and the
Irish executive would have no control
over them.
Other details involved in this plan, con-
Guided the Premier are to be announced
later in a state paper
The four days vigil of Ulster women
on Sir Edward Carsons doorstep ended
to-day in an interview with the deputa-
ton. II is not regarded that Sir Edward
-arson's reply is satisfactory, for Mrs
Dacre Fox said:
"Sir Edward Carson declared war Ola
he liberty Of women. and the women de-
,lared war on him. Until this situation
arose there was no militancy in Ulster
out from this moment the Women's So
,ial and Political Union will pursue IT'S
.actics wherever Sir Edward goes.