, 1916-07-29

peglIllDR OF the war. ms Will DflnR the
total voted this year 10 & 100000, 900 and
the total since the beginning of the war to
6 1882, 100000. Mr. David Lloyd George
in his speech said the British are going 10
snatch victory away and i'll q few months
from what appeared at one moment to be
something that WAS inviucible. There is no
doubt at all that the lesson of this battle is
that we have simply to press on with all our
resources and with the material at our COM
mand victory will be ours.
New York, July 25th.-The Emperor dar-
ing a trip to the Somme front made Il speech
to the wounded German soldiers and is
quoted as saying. at is my earnest desire
TO take my place in the trenches aud
to deal such blows at our enemies as my age
ard strength would permit. | could take
my place with the youngest of you and
promise hat I would leave my marx on The
enemy, but the inscrutable Almighty has
willed otherwise. My life must be conserved
carefully for the welfare OF Germany III older
to carry out the duties assigned me by
Divine appointment. Emperor William has
moved from the western to the eastern thea
tire of the war.
London. July 24th.-Mr Asquith to-day
told MI. John Redmond in the House of
Commons that the British Government did
not propose to introduce all Irish Bill in
regard TO which there did not appear to be
the prospect of q substantial agreement by
all political parties. Mr.. Redmond moved
Oh adjournment of the house 10 discuss the
Premier's reply, The proposals Mr.. Lloyd
George put before Sir Edward Carson and
himself Mr.. Redmond said were in no sense
their proposals, but after considerable pegot-
iations and many changes they agreed to
recommend them to their friends. Dir. Red
mond said the agreement was for the pro-
visional settlement OF the question until the
war was over, or until a final or permanent
settlement was arrived at within q reasona
BILE time after the war. But on entirely new
proposal from the Marquis of LansdOWne who
in a speech in the House Of Lords declared the
Bill would contain certain structural altera-
tions of the act of 1914 which would be per-
manent and enduring and he Immediately pro-
tested. Saturday last Mr.. Lloyd George and
the Home Secretary informed him the cab
met had decided to insert in the Bill wo
provisions, one for the permanent exception of
the Ulster counties and another cutting out
of the Bill the agreement for the retention
of the Irish members at Westminster during
the tIansitory period. The decision was de-
clared to be absolute and final. l stand by
every word in the agreement we came to. L
will not agree to any new proposals which
would mean an absolute and disgraceful
breach of faith on my part toward my sup
p~orters in Ireland. I warn the Government
If they introduce q bill on the lines indicated
we will oppose it at every stage. MIR. Lloyd
George confessed that q departure had been
made in the matter of Irish representation
in the House of Commons because the I'm
ionist members of the Cabinet found it I'M
possible to secure the assent of their follow
ers to the maintenance of an undiminished
Irish representation. His proposal therefore
was modified as follows. Until dissolution
Irish members of parliament remained un-
diminished, afterwards the provisions of the
Home Rule act should become operative, but
the Irish members should be summoned in
undiminished NUMBER whenever parliament
considers the final settlement, Sir Edward
Carson said that he would never have touch
ed the negotiations except as a war measure,
and had made it perfectly clear from the be-
ginning that the six Ulster Counties must
be struck definitely out of the Home RuleAct.
He was not asking however for permanent
exclusion. No settlement made by this Par
lament would be permanent. Mr.. William
Obrien said. Fortunately for England and
for ireland the partition plot is dead and
damned. Millions of the Irish r0ce will re-
ioice with all their hearts over its death.