Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-09
MAJORITY Of 30
KILLS AMENDMENT
Home Rule Bill Given Third Sec
Ond Reading without
Division.
RESULT WILDLY CHEEREO
Speeches Are More COnciliatory
in TOne--Redmond Still In
sists upon a United
Ireland.
RESULT WILDLY CHEEREO

amendment for the rejection Of the home
rule bill was defeated in the House Of
Commons tonight, and without division
the bill was given for the third time it's
second reading in the House.
Mr.. Asquith took no part in the voting.
as he recently resigned his seat to stand
for reelection on his appointment as sec
rotary for war
The announcement OF the figures evoked
louder cheers from the opposition than
from the ministerialists. the opposition IN
terpreting them as gratifying proof of a
dwindling government majority. But the
diminution Is accounted for to some ex-
tent by the abstention from voting Of the
O'Brlenites.
The speeches to-day were generally
much more concilatory in tone than
those which marked the blll's earlier
passages. John e. Redmond. the Ma
tionaist leader, who opened the debate,
again held out the olive branch to Ulster
in speech of great eloqucnce. but in
sisted that II was impossible for him and
his colleagues to agree TO the permanent
exclusion of Ulster and to abandon the
principle OF ireland a nation
LAW PREDICTS CIVIL WAR.
Andrew Bonar Law. the opposition
leader, though protesting in certain
passages Of his speech to see hardly any
hope of n peaceful settlement and pre-
dieting that civil war was certain if the
government persisted in pushing the bill
through, declared that he and his col
leagues would gladly accept a proposal
for the renewal OF the conversation with
the government leaders, but feared that
nothing would come of it.
Augustine BlrreIl chief secretary fol
Ireland, was most optimistic Despite
| all adverse criticism, he was certain that
great progress had been made towards a
peaceful settlement, and civil war, he de-
| clared, was impossible.
Sir Edward Grey's departure from Lon
don has no political significance. He Is
merely taking a holiday. which he ar
ranged some time ago.
Andrew Bonar Law said that the gov.
eminent was pushing the bill through
under system which was virtually a
one-chamber government. He recalled
the phrase o. Sir Edward Grey's tina,
"a single chamber government meant
damnation and disaster" and said thai
the prophecy was being filled. He him
self had done his best to make it com.
true.
TNIONISTS WILL SACRIFICE.
At the same time, continued Mr.. Law
the unionists We're ready to make every
reasonable sacrifice to avoid the calamity
OF civil strife. There were only two ways
whereby that could be averted; one was
the exclusion of Ulster from the bill, the
other an appeal to the people. II the pro-
posal were made for a renewal of the con-
versation between the leaders of the two
parties as Sir Edward Grey had suggest
ed, the opposition would accept it, but he
feared that nothing would come of /,
while Mr.. Redmond exercised the power
to veto any proposals put forward py the
opposition.
In the opinion Of the speaker, the situa
ton was never more replete with danger
than at present. II the government chose
it had the power to ruin Ulster and it.
own country, but it would never succeed
in compelling Ulster by force. and aga'ns
It's will to go outside the protection Of
tho British Parliament.
Augustine Birrell chief secretary 70
Ireland. wound up the debate He ar
gued that civil war was impossible Fl
was amazed at the patience displayed b,
the Catholics and nationalists in Ulste
under great provocation.
GREEN FLAGS AND CHEERS.
II showed. he said, that there was n,
need Of civil war to effect settlemen
Of the question. Ulster must be won
her opposition must be overcome, but /
could not be by force; hence the gov
eminent proposals
Mr. Birrell made pointed references t.
the strong objections in Ireland to tn
permanent exclusion of Ulster and ap
pealed to the unlonists not to press tn
government too hard in the matter o
time limit. The government was shut
ting no door TO settlement, and wa
keeping open every proposal which ha'
been made.
Closure was carried by vote OF IS
to c72. and the amendment for the re
lection Of the bill was defeated 1856 t,
276. The announcement of the figures
showing "A reduced government majority
was received with loud Opposition cheer
majority"
A large gathering OF Irishmen. al
carrying green flags, assembled outsid
Parliament tonight to celebrate tn
passage of the bill They cheered Wild,
when the result of the vote was an
nounced. and gave ovations to the mem
bers of the government and the Ma