The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-28
HOME RULE SURE .PLUNKETT SAYS,
 AT END OF WAR
Unfriendliness Toward Meas ure Caused PostpOnement,
 He Declares. F

London, July 27.-"Home Rule for Ireland at the end>of the war is per- ,fectly secure" Sir Horace Plunkett de- clares, 'and the large measure of agreement reached between Carson and Redmond will doubtless be utiliz- ed to improve the terms of the ulti- mate settlement"
 There stands now among the Brit ish statutes the Home Rule Act, which. after passing both houses of Parliament, received the royal as sent Sept. IS. 1914, and which would have taken effect May 4, 1915, but for the war; government bill being pass ed in September. 1914, to suspend the going into force of the Home Rule and other acts for a year or, longer if the war continued. That act pro- vides for an Irish Parliament. reduces the Irish representation in the Imper- ial Parliament from 103 members to AZ. .and prescribes the rights, powers and finances of the Irish administra- ton. / Plunkett represented South Dublin in the House of Commons for eight years previous to 1900 as Conserva- tive, but he has summed politias lat terly and has devoted himself to the agricultural, industrial and social de- velopment of Ireland. being member of important government commits sions.
 Bitterness In Cup of Freedom. r "Talk about dashing the cup of freedom from the lips of Erin is sheer nonsense" Sir Horace continued. But it Is true that some of the contents of the cup were not to her rAtaste and she very sensibly prefers to wait-
 The government was anxious to seize the opportunity for an agree meft between Sir Edward Carson and John Redmond to put the Home Rule act into immediate effect, but before. doing so it felt bound to ascertain the real sentiment sof the Irish people, which proved more unfriendly toward the scheme than either the govern ment or it's Irish advisers had expect, ed. K
 John Redmond had the greatest difficulty in securing the support of those of his followers whom he had time to consult, and 1t soon became clear that he could not cArry with him the general assent of Nationalist Ireland
 "Sir Edward. Carson also severely strained his authority in securing the limited approval of the Ulster Union ists.
 willing to impose on the Irish people a settlement unacceptable to them, and it was found that the scheme tentatively offered to the two Irish leaders would meet with strong oppo- sition both in England and Ireland. Hence considerable delay took place, but in the result great blunder has been avoided. Opinion in Ireland is obviously relieved by the withdrawal of the too hastily constructed scheme"
 Irish Motion to Be Discussed.
 Premier Asquith announced in the Common this afternoon that he will give Monday next for discussion of this motion on Ireland, to be moved by John Dillon. f@
 '4n view of the announcement of the government that they do not in tend to produce the long promised bill to, settle the government of Ireland, It IS Vibdliy u0CcSSdTy dIlO uTS0HL tndI the government should immediately disclose their plans for the future government of Ireland during the con- tinuance of. the war; ~
 An exciting scene, indicative of the strong feeling which prevails among the. Irish members. took place in the Ho1se5 of Commons tonight when Timothy Healy charged the govern ment with arresting 1000 innocent persons during the Irish rebellion and treating them with "a cruelty and ferocity which evep~ Germany has not shown in Belgium" The Home Sec- retary, he added, by his administra- ton, started the Sim Fein organiza- ton in Ireland and therefore is father of the movement. se
 At this point the Speaker called MT. Hea1y to order for irreve1ance,s but did not refuse the request of Home Secretary Samuel for permis- sion to reply to Healy.
 MT. Samuel pronounced MT. Healy's charges utterly unfounded and. denied vigorously that prisoners have been ill-treated or placed, in solitary con- fipounenf The Horne Secrptarv coid