The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-01
HAVE HELPED
HOME RULE
"Carsonite Methods" Have
Alarmed the I'm
ionists
ULSTER MUST GIVE
WAY, SAYS GREY
Viscount Morley Tells House
of Lords Does Not In
tend to Resign

London, April 1.-The debate on Home
Rule was resumed in an atmosphere of
unexpected calm yesterday with appar-
emily better prospects Of the measure
being carried by consent than ever be-
fore. The U'nionists were clearly
alarmed at the spectre which Carsonite
methods have raised of an election
fought on the platform cry of "Parla-
ment Versus the Army
| The proposal of Sir Edward Grey to
the Commons of federal system of
government for the British Isles as
solution was received with sympathy.
| Sir Edward Grey, representing Pre-
mier Asquith, declared yesterday after
noon before the house that the govern
ment had been greatly disappointed at
the manner in which Mr.. Asquith's con-
cessions to Ulster in the home rule me-
gotiations had been received. He said
that the provision by which it might be
exempt from the Dublin parliament for
six years was the final limit to which
the government would go, He explained
that within the six years general cleo
ton would be held and that the people
at large would have an opportunity to
either indorse or disapprove home rule.
But of course" said Grey, "if pro-
visional government is established the
army must be employed"
He said that federal system for the
United Kingdom. might very probably
be established before the expiration of
the six-year time limit allowed by the
Ulster county-opinion concession.
In the House of Lords, Viscount More
ley, lord president OF the council, yes
terday announced that he had no inten-
ton of resigning from the cabinet. Al
though he had no direct responsibility
for the signing of the Cough memoran-
dunn by Col Seely, Lord Merely saw fit
10 connect himself with the incident
and stated yesterday that the war sec
rotary showed the two repudiated para
graphs to him. In response to the ques
ton put to him yesterday, Lord Merely
replied that he had no intention of re-
signing from the cabinet as he saw no
necessity for il.
81 would have resigned" said Lord
Morley, had Col Seely's first resigna-
ton been accepted. But the final resig-
nation, prompted by desire to support
Gen. Sir John French in the stand he
took as to the instructions which were
understood to have been issued, does not
affect me-"
When parliament convened Sir Ed
ward Grey, foreign secretary, assumed
the leadership of the Liberals in the alb
senee of Premier Asquith. The writ for
the elections in East Fife, in which As.
quith will 90 before his constituents for
Endorsement, was formally ordered yes
terday.
Larkin to Oppose Asquith.
Jim Larkn, noted Dublin strike lead
err, who attracted particular attention
in the dockworkers' strike, announced
yesterday his candidacy to oppose As
quith in the East Fife elections
News from Belfast this morning says
that while the entire kingdom is in
terested in the cabinet crisis which has
arisen over the home rule bill, Ulster
ties are taking advantage of the situa-
ton to import firearms and be prepared |
for any emergency that may arise. AL |
though the importation of arms into |
Ireland is prohibited by law it is learned |
that a large number of Maxim guns |
have reached Belfast packed in tea
chests.
Government officials are making an
effort TO trail the guns, but they have
been taken from Belfast and are secreted |
somewhere in Ulster, it is said. The |
guns were shipped from London and |
readily passed the customs officers. 1t |
is said that there were twenty large |
chests of guns, surrounded by tea.