New Britain herald., 1918-05-02
Ulster Question Again Proves
Stumbling Block to England
INTRODUCTION IS DEFERRED
Lord Mayor OF Dublin May Be Re
fused Passports to America as
President Might Object to Becom-
ing Factor in Disputes.

London, May 2-Andrew Bonar
Law, chancellor of the exchequer and
government spokesman, declared in
the house Of commons Wednesday
that he could not say when an Irish
home rule bill Will be introduced.
This, according to lobby corre-
spondents of the morning newspapers,
covers the fact that the introduction
Of the bill has been deferred and
hope of it's presentation next week
has been abandoned.
The Daily News says the govern
ment has met with serious difficult
ties in its Irish policy and cannot
find q successor to Baron Wimborne,
who has resigned the lord lieutenant
ship, while the committee appointed
to draft q bill up to this time has
settled virtually nothing except the
preamble. It's deliberations, it is
added, arc held up on the issue Of
giving the veto to Ulster.
The only way out of the difficult
ties. in the opinion of labor members
of the house of commons, is that the
government temporarily abandon
both conscription and home rule. 1t
is no wise improbable, adds the Daily
News, that this course will be adopt
ed in the near future.
A sidelight is thrown on the diff
culties involved by the meeting
Wednesday of between so and 30 per-
sons and members of the house of
commons, both unionists and labor
ties, who accepted an invitation OF
the Navy League to discuss what to
do regarding Irish coastal defense in
the event Of the passing of a home
rule bill. The meeting appointed
delegates to advise the committee
drafting the bill that the imperial
auth critics ought to retain full con-
trol OF Irish Ilarbors and ports, prob
ably also railroads.
Carsons Letter OF Opposition.
t IS reported in political circles
that tho more extreme elements of
the Unionist party have stiffcned
lately against any form of home rule
and Il letter just written by Sir Ed
southern unionist committee in Ire
land suggest the rumors are we'll
founded. Sir Edward says in part:
In the present condition of Ire
land it seems to me little short of in
the question of home rule. This in
deed is craftsmanship manufactured
out of panic and founded on broken
pledges in breach Of trust. If We
have to go down, let us do SO with the
flag flying and not in alliance with
those whose object is to gain a van
tage ground for enforcing further
separation policies.''
May BE Refused Passport.
There is reason to believe that the
lord mayor of Dublin will be refused
a passport to America by the secretary
for Ireland to whom he has decided
to apply, says a dispatch from Dublin
to the Daily News today. The cor
respondent, in alluding to the pur-
pose of tho proposed deputation to
lay the case of the Irish organizations
opposing conscriptions before Presi-
Some people are inclined to doubt
dent Wilson, says some people are
inclined to doubt whether President
Wilson will receive the deputation
and if he declines there will be some
risk OF a conflict of American and
Irish opinion. The deputaton hopes
to be allowed to lay its case anyway
before the American people in a great
speaking tour