Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-03-31
THE COUNTRY MAY 60 UNDER
HE SAYS SUCH ACTION rs NEED
60 IN oRpEl1 TO SAVE
THE NATION
AN ELECTION MAY Be CALLED
VOTERS MAY az ASKED TO DE
eide UPON QUESTION OF
PLURAL VOTING

London, March 81. The establish
ment Of a federal system OF govern
ment for the British Isles was sug-
gested to the house Of commons to
day by Sir Edward Grey as a solution
of the home rule difficulty. The sug-
gestion was received with great at
tention by the house, which was en-.
gagged in debate on the second read
ing Of the home rule biis
Il believe" said sir Edward, that
if our present difficulty Is not solved
by the Introduction Of the federal sys-
tenn, the country viii 80 under
through the sheer inability Of parlia-
ment to transact its business,
Sir Edward Grey put forward a
hint that the government was ready
to 20 to the country for a general cleo
ton If parliament. enacts its bill abol-
ishfng the system of plural voting, civ
Ing home rule and the Welsh disestab-
Fishing the Welsh church.
H an election could be assured. \
he said, on the tewns of sssurinsS the
abolition Of plural voting aus of plae-
Eine home rule and ne lselsh gigstab
lishment on the statute books slse
method would be worthy Of coIfsidera-
ton.
After hearing a whole week oi
sensational developments IN the VI
ster situation, the house q commons
today started the debate OH the sec
ond readiag Of the home rule for Ire
Ifand b5l. 1t is expected the measure
will occupy the house for at east
three days.
The absence Of Mr.. Asquith, who
was in charge Of the bill, was bitterly
complained of2by the unionists.
1t is reported from Dub4fn that Pre-
mier Asquith is to be opposed in the
Ibye-eIection for East Fife by James
lI.arlSin, who, as head Of the transport
workers, was leader Of the strike in
Dublin last autumn In connection
with the strike, Mr.. Larkin was SEN
tenced to seven months imprisonment
in october for melting to riot, but
was later released.
viscount Morley Of blackburn, lord
president Of the council, today aBan-
doned his intention Of Ssigning from
the cabinet, intirnated in the hoilse Of
Lords yesterday.
H. The cabinet met today and Che
/ strongest pressure was brought 70
lbear ON Lord Morley not to add t.
the difficulties Of his colleagues BY
giving up his ofhice. When the house
Of lords met later in the day, Lord
Morley announced to the members
I that he had not quit the cabinet.
viacount Morley said;
II Colonel Seeley's first resigna-
i ton had been accepted by Premier
Asquith mine would have followed
as | have been a party to his irregu
llarity in adding the two offending
paraesapns TO the cabinet document
Lord Morley contended that Colonel
I seeaeys second resignation was IN
dependent Of what had occurred be
tween himself and the fhen secretary
for wal, and was made for the p'lr'
pose Of disposing Of all appearance
of bargain with the military og1
GERS.
In the house Of common Str Ia
ward Grey, the foreign seoretaFg
spoke Oh behalf of the government
| He said that the ministers were moi
prepared to make any concession be
yond the years exclusion Of the VI
star counties from the operation o.
i the bill offered by Prenaier AHauith.
The country he said must set
| lie the question at the end oE thai
time Meanwhile the question q tb'
coercion Of Ulster cannot arise nati
after general election bit j hafi
ga sporadic oatbuTss is that PROV
y farce must he used and If 81