The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1914-10-03
The Further Adjournment.


Prime Minister expressed the hope
that. on resumption, the government
would be in position to end the ses-
sion when proposals that might
lead to general acquiescence." On
August 31st, in moving a further
adjournment until Sept. 9th. the
Premier said, and the words are
worth quoting in full and worth re-
Numbering:
II renew what l said three weeks
ago-that it is our desire that no
party in any quarter of the House
should gain advantage or should SUI
fer prejudice from the suspension for
the moment of our domestic contro-
versies.
"But, sir. perhaps may, and it is
right that I should, recall to the
House, in view of suspicious and ap-
prehensions which I am told exist,
what was the Parliamentary situa-
ton at the time when, with general
consent. these controversies were
suspended.
ION the one hand, it was the
avowed intention of the government
to put on the Statute Book before
the close of the session the two bills
which complied, or were about to
comply, with the conditions and re-
quirements of the Parliamentary
Act. ministerial cheers.) That in
tention, it is hardly necessary to say.
remains unaltered. ministerial
cheers.)
ION the other hand, the House was
on the eve of embarking at the in
stance of the Government, for reas-
ons upon which I need not dwell, be-
cause they are fresh in everybody's
memory, on the considering of an
Irish Amending Bill. and hope it is
not necessary for me to say again
here that we should regard it as most
unfair to resort to what has been de-
scribed as snap propagation, as If
no such Bill had ever been intro
duced.
"It is, when we resume after this
very short interval-it is still our
hope that it may be possible, at any
rate, without any revival of acute
controversy, by means of negotiations
and agreement, to arrive at some
thing in the nature of settlement"
Mr.. Redmond's Interpretation.
Mr.. John Redmond, M. p, the Irish
leader, following the Premier, said:
II desire, if can, to say what l
understand the Prime Minister has
just said. He states that when the
unfortunate circumstances of the war
arose it was the intention of the
Government to put these two Bills
on the Statute Book, they have been
passed through all their stages in
the House. 1 understand him to say,
equally definitely, that that was still
the intention of the Government.
But he went on to say that with
regard to the Irish Bill the Govern
ment had proposed an Amending
Bill, the consideration of which had
been for the moment postponed. He
intended when the House met again
after the adjournment to make the
same proposals; but whether those
proposals were accepted or not it was
the intention of the Government to
place the Home Rule Bill on the
Statute Book. Opposition cries of
"No," and Nationalist cheers.) If
these proposals fail to command gen.
eral consent it remains the intention
of the Government to place these two
Bills on the Statute Book, according
to their original proposals. That,
understand, was the meaning of the
statement of the right hon. gentle
man. Opposition cries of NO." and
Nationalist cheers).
IT also take it from his statement
that he is determined that after the
adjournment the condition of uncer-
tainty and anxiety and suspense shall
be brought to an end" Nationalist
cheers.)
The premier did not, by word or
by act. dissent from Mr.. Redmond's
Interpretation of his speech, and.
therefore, it is reasonable to conclude
that the Session will speedily be
brought to close, and the Home
Rule Bill, consequently. be placed
upon the Statute Book before. or con-
currently with, the Propagation.
The Irish Spirit.
Mr.. Redmond went on to speak of
the situation in Ireland in words
which it would be supreme folly for
responsible statesmen to disregard.
He said:
II can assure him that so far as
my colleagues and I are concerned
we will give the Government In any
nronosal thew make for the purpose