Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-25
REACH NO DECISION
ON IRISH QUESTION
Parties Unable to Arrive at Sub
stantial Agreement Regard
ing Home Rule.
MEANS DELAY OF ACTION
Subject Dropped for Time Being,
u 10
MEANS DELAY OF ACTION
Subject Dropped for Time Being,
and Recommendations of Lloyd
George Come to Naught.

ihcre X no substantial agreement
on tho question among all the parties.
Premier AsGuith announced In the
House Of Commons to-day. His state
men; confirms suspicion which has
been entertained by the public several
days that the Cabinet had not been
able TO reach a decision In regard TO
the subject. Tho home rule question,
Il is believed, has been dropped for the
time being. and the recommendations
of David Lloyd George have come 10
naught.
The stunbltngblock appears to have
been tho retention in the imperial
Parliament Of national representation
in undiminishcd numbers
Tho discussion Of Mr. Rcdmonds mo-
,ion 70 adjourn the House of Com
mons I'm order "a call attention to the
rapidly growing feeling of unrest in Ire
land and the dapiors Bile effect on the
Irish situation which must result from
the government not proposing to carry
out in entirety the terms offered by II
for q settlement OF the Irish difficulty
as accepted by the Irish parties, began
with speech b. Mr. Redmond
REDMOND DECLARES FACTS
SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES
The Irish Nationalist leader declared
he did not wish TO attack anybody, but
merely to state the facts which. he
said. spoke for themselves. He said
that when. two months ago. Premier
.Asquith had returned from Ireland and
announced that tho present system OF
government had broken down. and said
the Cabinet had unani nously requested
Lloyd George TO bring about. If possi-
bic. provisional settlement OF the
Irish question by the consent OF every
one concerned he was thrilled by the
hope that. in the interest. not only OF
Ireland. but OF the empire. the Irish
question might he put on, Of the way
until the war had ended.
The proposals LLOYD George put he
fore Sir Edward Carson and himself
Mr.. Redmond said. were in no sense
their proposals. but, after considera bic
negotiations and many changes, they
agreed to recommend them TO their
friends.
Mr.. Redmond said the agreement was
for the provisional settlement OF the
question until the war was over, or
until a nnal and permanent settlement
was arrived at within a limited time
after the war.
Mr.. Redmond declared that. while the
attitude Of himself and his friends to-
ward the war was unaltered and un-
al'erahle. the Nationalists hold them
selves free 10 exercise their individual
judgment in criticizinc the govern
ments vacillatiou, not only in tho con-
duct of domestic affairs. hut III the
conduct OF the war
STATEMENT TRUE. ENCEPT
~ on: or TWO POINTS
Secretary Lloyd George frankly ad-
mttcd that wha, MIR Redmond said
was true, except in one or two points
One OF these. he said. was the phrase
ology concerning the exclusion OF
Ulster Mr.. Redmond interrupted by
saying that the form of the words had
been carefully considered and had been
drafted hv skilled lawyers and ap-
proved by Sir Edward Carson.
Secretary Lloyd George empha sized
the difficulty Of embody!nG heads Of
agreement in a bill. and insisted it was
only a question OF nhra seology.
The government. declared Secretary
Lloyd George was faced with the fact
that an agreement could not he put
through without notifications. He un-
derstood Irish members would resist
any attempt 10 force the hill with these
notifications This remark called
members
Continuing. Lloyd George said that
If that was the Irish view. II would he
idle for the government TO introduce a
bill bringing home rule into Immediate
operation under any conditions and lie
regretted II deeply and thought that il
was disaster
AsaUITH THREATENS TO TAKE
nIrEsSrInN nIsEnyI, pI,fuT
at the conclusion OF the debate on
motion for adjournment made by
John Redmond, the Nationalist leader,
Premier Asquith made the significant
remark that he would take the Irish
question before tho people, If ncccs-
sary. Mr.. Redmond's motion was lost.
Mr.. Asquith appealed to the Nation
alsis not TO lose the opportunity OF
bringing home rule into immediate on
Grafton and said:
Il ask the house. and will ask the
country If necessary, IL the govern
ments proposals are not fair"
MIR. Asquith declared that the ex-
cluson of the six Ulster counties from
the operation of the home rule ~act,
was. IN his mind. the greatest give
and take agreement ever made In the
history OF O political controversy, ano
he asked the Nationalists not TO break
off the negotiations.
Sir Edward Carson appealed to the
Nationalists and said:
1T would not be bad day for this
country. for Ireland. and for the war, if
Mr.. Redmond and myself should shake
hands on the floor OF this house. cloud
cheering) But If that is to be done.
there can he no idea of coercion of
Ulster. Let Ulster be struck from the
bill. Then go on and win her IL you
can; she can be won by good govern
ment. If the hopes OF n settlement In
Ulster and the rest Of Ireland arc shat
tered now, 1t would be a calamity.
AT the end OF the war we will have
had enough lighting. We will have
other great questions to deal with, and
1t is inconceivable that we should re-
sumo our old auarrels."
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