Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-05-27
HOME RULE At S

HOME RULE At LAST.
After a struggle Of forty years.
Ireland is to have home rule.
AS victory perches over the ban
ners of the home rule cohorts, We
hear rumbles Of dissention from the
unionists whose chief stronghold,
Protestant Ulster, protests against
the change.
A few years ago, home rule was
urged as the panacea which would
cure all the ills of the Irish common
wealth, now internal dissention prom
Uses to mar the Inauguration of a sys-
tenn which ought to work out we'll for
ireland.
The Tribune has no sympathy with
the U1ionists or the kind of campaign
they r waging. The day has passed
when narrow religious prejudice can
prevail. The patriots who have
fought 1reland's parliamentary bat.
ties for nearly half a century are en-.
titled to enjoy the fruits of their
labor; the institution Of home rule
under peaceable auspices.
With the passage of the home rule
bill, the enthusiasm of the Obstetrics
probably will ooze away and the good
people. the better element Of Ulster,
will realize that lord Carson's am
bition ia the fire they have been feed
ling.
Under the bill passed Monday in
the House of Commons. the imperial
parliament remains supreme, but
ireland is given real autonomy in re-
gard to purely Irish affairs, subject
70 certain reservations and safeguards.
The parliament is to sit in Dublin
and will consist OF q senate and a
house Of commons. In the senate will
be 40 members, at first nominated by
Sthe Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. They
will hold Office for a term of five
years, After the expiration of the
first term they will be elected under
proportional representation as fol-
lows. Ulster. IA; Leinster. II; Nun.
ster, 9, and Coanaught, 6.
The Irish house Of commons of 1874
members, will be elected by existing
constituencies, on a $1,000 population
unit. This will give Uluster So, Lem
ster II, Munster 81, Connaught Is ana
Universities 2.
The power of the Irish parliament
Is subject to Territorial limitation.
There is no authority to deal with
questions Of peace and war army.
navy or treason. Irish constabluary.
to be transferred to control of Irish
parliament after six years; postor-
tice savings bank after 10 years II
Irish parliament wishes; pensions
after q years notice If Ireland wishes.
Irish parliament prohibited from es.
~tablishing or endowing any religion,
from giving preference or privilege or
imposing any disability on account of
religious belief.
Lord Lieutenant, appointed by
crown. will have power to veto laws
which 90 beyond Constitutional powers
Of Irish parliament. He will exercise
this veto on instructions from i'm
perial cabinet. ...'
Validity Of laws passed by Irish
parliament subject to appeal to Irish
court Of appeal and afterward to the
judicial committee Of privy council.
Lord li%eutenant's appointments not
subject to religious disabilities, as
now. (Thus a Catholic may be an.
pointed.
Taxes to be collected by imperial
government for the present, with Ger.
tain exceptions. Imperial exchequer
VII pay into Irish exchequer every
year . fixed sum based on cost Of
Irish government when act passes.
together with Irish postal revenue
and $685. 00.0 900. to be reduced gradu.
allv tn n. 00O, OnO. (Thus ~ Iro1ond