New Britain herald., 1916-07-24
ASQU|7H DEMANDS
 IRISH AGREEMENT
Says No Bill Will Be Presented
 Until Harmony Prevails

London, July 24, 2:O6 p. m.-Pre- mier Asquith today told John Red mond, leader of the Irish nationalists in the house of commons that the British government did not propose to introduce an Irish bill in regard to which there did not appear to be the prospect of a substantial agreement by all political parties.
 MT. Redmond obtained leave to move the adjournment of the house in or der Ito call attention to the rapidly growing unrest in Ireland owing to the fact that the government did not purpose to carry out in entirety the terms submitted for the temporary settlement"
 MT. Asquith later made a similar announcement in the house of com l mons. The premier said the govern | ment had no intention of introducing any home rule with regard to which | there was no substantial agreement among all parties.
 MT. Redmond asked, amid loud na t1onalist cheers, whether government 1 had decided to depart from the terms 1 of the agreement arrived at by the Irish party and based upon the pro- ] David Lloyd George; whether the government had determined to in sert in the bill new proposals at variance with the agreement with out consulting the nationalists, and whether the premier had received any l intimation that a bill so framed would be vigorously opposed by the | nationalists.
 1 Premier Asquith, in reply pointed out that the agreement was subject 1 to the approval of and revision by l the cabinet. Two main points, he | said, had emerged from the agree ment and these had been accepted by both sections of the cabinet, union- i ists and home rulers. The unionists, the premier said, influenced very largely by the attitude of MT. Rcd mond and his friends during the war, had agreed that home rule should be brought into immediate ap- 1 plication, while the home rule sec ton had agreed that the six Ulster counties should not be brought in without their consent.
 MT. Redmond repudiated the in depreciation placed upon the agree 1 ment by Premier Asquith and asked whether it was not a fact that on | Saturday last war secretary LlOS George and Herbert L. Samuel, the | home secretary, had sent him a mes | sage saying that a decision had been | reached by the government on the l two points mentioned.
 Premier Asquith repeated that the | government would not introduce any 1 bill until it was satisfied that it met l substantially with the assent of all l parties.
 Situation Is Acute.
 An acute stage has been reached ir the Irish question. Unless the situa'
 tion suddenly changes doubt is ex
 pressed whether the government vii
 be able to introduce an amending Til
 this week as had been promised.
 The nationalist members of parlia
 ment are holding another meeting to- l day and unless a satisfactory answer is received from Premier Asquith John Redmond, leader of the Irisf nationalists, will be asked to press him for a further statement regarding the intentions of the government. The nationalists insist that the bill shall conform to the terms agreed upon on the settlement, and they say they will have nothing to do with the pro- posals to make the exclusion of the province of Ulster permanent or to re- duce the Irish representation in the imperial parliament pending the final settlement.
 In addition to the Irish subject, the government will have many cueS- tions to engage it's attention during