Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-10

gorge the bil''N pa
.,day made the holdest stroke OF ms
IGOR bv coupling home rule Tor
,t,apd with the CONSUMPTION Of Irish
zen.
rb,. uuexpected disclosure IN an
.,a,ess by the Premier in the House
Commons in prcsenting the new
.,,crirtjon bill to Parliament set
.s,e all tho interests in the detail
,,bs CONSUMPTION which already has
,,., forecas. by TIE newspapers.
r-e,ord il the only subject talked
:. ,orlsbt The only question asked
n,w will the Irish parties and their
Irish sympathizers take the new pol
h.
|lssrbeye was test Of strength IN
Ns'Ho;.sc OF Commons when Joseph
Dsvliu Nationalist, made a motion
10 adjourn. The government then
moved and carried closure on MS
,,nat,o, after q brief debate by a vote
~ no TO IS. and Mr. Devlin's mo-
rim was defeated by vote OF 323
4 to 80 Few Pacifists voted with the
Naticnalists.
This preliminary vote means but
little but everything depends upon
the nature of proposals for self-gov-
eminent for Ireland to he adopted.
as The Premier said. without violent
controversy" The first impression
was skepticism as to whether the war
cabinet could frame n measure winch
would stand that test and the fear
that the country might he plunged
into the old fury of the Irish quar-
rel while fighting for its life against
enemies outside its walls. 1t was be-
cause of this fear that the Asquith
government shelved the old home rule
'act and the Nati2naists have blamed
at shelving for their failure Of more
irishmen to enlist.
.li!. lAItyu ''fJ4 SO lt"SNSi' 10 iiihS
enough to attempt to balance both debts
by guaranteeing horne rule and enforc-
ing CONSUMPTION
The atmosphere in the House OF Com
mons did not foreshadow success. For
his first sentence on Ireland the pre-
mer was assailed with what Renters
correspondent described as running
hostile comment from the Irish
benches
The new Nationalist leader, John Dill
ION. denounced CONSUMPTION for Ireland
heartily. Nor We're there am signs o.
Cancellation from the Ulster faction.
The Irish Uniosists met under The
Craftsmanship of Sir Edward Carson ana
resolved to support conscrip.,on. Tut
they were merely endorsing VIVA. mas
been one of the planks in their pla.-
form.
1t is felt generally that there Ia
greater and stronger force in he ,o,n-
try than any operating in the Honsa of
commons. That IS public opinion which
apparently demands that Irish ap.s-
IONS shall not stand in the way If win
ming the war.
Mr.. Lloyd Georges speech revealed
mat 'he irish convention had no. TO, ,,-
Ell any agreement and that tae COW
SuuctiVe work must be done by tia c,h-
met, guided somewhat h,, rr;,. :.-
as revealed in the debates of IT,, con.
yention. VII
ne most important statement i, ,h.,
i'eh'iefs speech. apart f-or, r-e,o,
was mat Gen, Foch had been .,n,,n,-
ep supreme director of the stratey, If
100 ""'ed armies on the western fro,t
""'cn IS taken to mean that hs no. g.,
9'ue' the Versailles War Council.
i.u rr'h'eF LLOYD George said.
c,,.,a., nave now entered the most
MA IA Phase Of this terrible war
.ne'e is lull in the storm but ~,
rna .''d"c IS not over. Doubtless wc
,,I '"Peft more fierce outbreaks.
Nv ere II Is finally exhausted there
WI DC many more
,"e LATE Of the Empire. the fate
ls,nh ana TIE fate of liberty
as"oo' the world may depend on
Z .s1 'eSS with which the very last
9lntered '''eo ana
me government. therefore ,-,-
rs,,a 10 submit to Parliament TODAY
as.i "." Eecommendations IN order 10
rs.., INNS country and the allies to
I'ler the storm. They will inyo,ve
,a,. .' extreme sacrifices on thu
INN y, large classes of the popula-
IN, an, ana nothing would justify thera
r. most extreme necessity am,
IA, ~ mat We are fighting for all
On, -. essential and most sacred in
:. national life"
nsso.. Hu George reviewed the
avna =, 'i'''ary situation in detail.
terru;s ''''' whiie the Germans at the
FnnaD OF the present battle in
ma az, were inferior in numbers 10
visions 'Fu -. loroes' they had more d.
taxi us r or units available for the At
IN e,, me speaker Went into detail
+ a.a s,alh'ns the exact situation as
and ' ~ 10 the allied commanders
mace, we obstacles to be oyercn,,o j.,
The c Toy .he attack and driving back
,sal ps onis The fact that tho en-
vas an WIS s had a united command
He po,r, asse' to them. he declared
enp,r out that tho alta
Sadrantaso nave been at 2 great
ssnans we: not knowing where the
With rer ere going to strike next
vi take so mu to the battle itself, 1t
t.. sumo time ia .scar..; 49,