Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-17
Man Power Bill Passed to
Third Reading by
Large Majority.
MUST , ,.PT HOME
Sc AS OFFERED
4 nment to Introduce Measurs
Regardless Of Opposition Of Faction
OF lr'shmen and Proposes TO Stand
Or Fall in Effort to Force It's Ad-
opt'on-eest Chance For Self Gov.
ernmsnt Ireland Ever Had.

London, April iT..-The goverumen.
man power bill, with til, Irish CON
scription clause included. passed the
.''i'is" Housc oI cuI!irious On tliT1
reading by a majority OF 1873 votes
An Irish home rule Iii. soon win be
introduced by the government
In discussing the man power bill in
the house OF commons. Premier Lloyd
George asked IL conscription in Ire-
land vas to be the governments only
answer to the most rema rkable con-
vention ever held In Ireland. said. IF
there was trouble in Ireland arising
from refusal to legishte and only con-
scription was offered. any resistance in
Ireland would meet with sympathy
hcre.'
The premier referred especially to
the attitude of the labor party. add
ing: 1T is useless to put this bill on
the statute books unless we Intend to
enforce it and 1t Is useless TO Try to
enforce 1t unless behind the govern
ment there is a feeling that Ireland
taS been justly treated.
"As to America the opinion reach
ing the government is that sentiment
in America supports the bill provided
self-governhent Is offered Ireland.
I am certain that nothing wili help
more to secure full measure OF Amer
lean assistance than determination OF
the British parliament to tender to
Ireland her own parliament
War Sole Consideration.
The premier's use Of the words of
fer and tender provoked cries from
the Irish benches The premier con-
tinued: The honorable members are
seeking quarrels where none are in
tended"
He said the government had consid
cred nothing but the bes; means OF
prosecuting the war. He said the Ger
mans have just summoned to the coll
ors another $4,000 men for training.
Great Britain must make ready for
them, and therefore the government
had to introduce a measure of drastic
character. The government included
Ireland reluctantly and only because
they believed there would be resent
ment In carrying out this measure un-
less Ireland were included.
Homo Rule Bill to Be Forced.
While nationalist ireland is making
plans for resistance to the enforcement
OF conscription in their country, the
rest OF the United Kingdom is more
interested In the home rule bill which
George Nichol Barnes, labor member
of the war cabinet without portfolio.
announced in the house Of commons
Yesterday the government would intro
ducc and pass or fall in the attempt
The bill II Is understood. will take
the form of a measure amending the
government OF Ireland act which
PASSED lust before the outbreak OF the
war, but the operation OF which vas
suspended for the period OF the war.
Never on the surface has Ireland
had such good chance OF getting
form OF self government.
At a meeting OF the unionist war
committee, called to consider the mat
ter but which adjourned until today.
several speakers urged that every pos
slh,e effort should be made to secure
home rule measure.
With all the liberals. laborites. na-
tionalists and a large part OF the
unionists supporting the bill, IL
should have an easy passage In the
house Of commons.
In the house OF lords. with two for
mer anti home rulers. Earl Curzon
and yiscount Milner. as members OF
the government supporting 1t. the OPP
position will be less strenuous thanFon
former occasions.