New Britain herald., 1917-05-22
Lonsdale Declares He Cannot Be
 Driven Into Parliament

0lSIu &Qp0ISuVs AV1 oAoVSA Ss@AAO' ]. where she has always stood. Sir Johr
 Lonsdale. whip of the Irish Unionists
 predicted the same old deadlock, de
 claring that Ulster would not bt
 driven into Home Rule parliament
 and predicting that the Nationalist
 will not consent to the exclusion o1
 nix Ulster counties.
 But If the attempt fails, the failure , will deprive the ancient charge that
 John Bulls greater island is .'the op-
 pressor' of much of it's force. Ns4a
 pointed out that Ireland can hardly
 bS hailed before the European peace
 conference as another Poland. while
 America and the colonies can no
 longer reproach Great Britain with
 having neglected to set her own house
 in order.
 ''when engaged in a life and death , struggle we do not want fostering sore on our hands" said Lloyd George
 In introducing the proposal ''Evi-
 dsnce has accumulated from many
 quarters as to the importance from
 the war point of view of getting. the
 Controversy settled in ord erFto win tho
 88od-will and scp-opStAti0n 0f the Irish race stf,ro ohgiiout tit sworla. Irfshmen have passionate 1oyes 0f liberty. We want 1t ranged on the aide of the Allies in this world struggle flor freedom instead of hav- ], ing 1t torn by conflicting appeals.
 Al the light proceeded, we realized more and more that we should n0ed all our strength to win Ia triumph worthy of the sacrifices we were mak- ing. The support Of Ireland as a whole Is essential to victory. For that reason I-appeal to Irishmen of all sections. and especially to the pa triotic spirit of Ulster. to help that healing"
 Though there Is as yet no agree ments on the convention within the Irish parties. the indications are that 1t will be held. The Nationa'lists are heartily for 1t. at feast John Red lnond Is. and the Ulsterineii, though more leServed, evince a tendency to follow Sir Edward Carson, who wants . settlement of the whole question.
 Lloyd Georges speech was clever, ] adroit and sympathetic,,e expressing in l livery word ahisdahxiety tordff1ve at a l conclusion. and 1t influenced every | section of the house from the start. l His declaFation that, all English att l terhptss at a settlement having failed, l It was now incumbent upon Ireland to l trt her hand at hammering out solu. l tlon. met with an eager response.
 Aid of Government Promised.
 Laying great emphasis on the fact 1 that the convention would include rep- r11entatives of all interests. classes l and creeds. he promised. that the gov- 1 'NrRment would give legislative effect | to any agreement reached, and would l help In every direction. because ''res. | titution and reparation begin at | home" His peroration. appealing to | Irishmen of all faiths on the ground | Of patriotism. made . great impress | sion on the house.
 He said that there was one thing common to the failure of all at teMpts to arrive at settlement t-that 1 the proposals had emanated from . | British government. The present gov- l. etnment. therefore. had decided to in- | vate Irishmen themselves to put for swaEd their proposals. Hitherto Great | Britain had undertaken all the cons struction and Ireland all the criticism. Once Irishmen were confronted with | the problem they would give duo | weight to the dimculties. The con. vention method. he declared. had suc- | cNeded in Canada, Australia and South Africa, and he believed that wlat had ! 6eenf accomplished there could be achieved in Ireland.
 The parties which entered the con. v1ntion. the premier announced. | would be pledged to no conclusion. | bat every man would be pledged to | 10 his best toward a settlement. No pfoposal would be shut out and no | 1Ftcdpant would be committed to u1ny scheme.
 ENlth respect to finances, the pre- i nkHnUN thAMOht ho InA AZ. 9IoGuAr6 the treasury. IMshmen | night become unanimous and TO to | the chancellor of the exechequer when | twas . case of making |. demand on | tho imperial axechequsr. He could not l 1gtne Great Britain acting niggard lA but the DgttAaA treasury must have | aword to ny on the subject NIloyd George AoD4d sincerely. and taieved. that the yAonvention was eo- | lAg to have . reoeea41ae chance of l nuccess. There would Nbo . good deal l d discussion as e tbs tasls of repre- 4ktation with respest " the bodies NO should be notdina49d, but on t1b there would ebs no undue delay. EHe entreated the Asass to believe tHAt nothing but special war consid- 1 s6ations would have induced the gov- enment to take upt tho settlement of | s thorny . problem in the midst of osat war. M1o1n Redmond aDDerently was rAAy to make tho utmost sacrifices Achievs union. Assuming that all | ' Of . settlement byl partition was 1 n4kotysn up.. he lnsas6A on the two pqe4@ that the canvsn43eA be an abe s0l9kely free assembly where every | naehsr would be A1lo to say every lin 1is rninl. aud also that 1t be