Arizona republican., 1918-04-13

;of two houses. senate of 64 members :and a house of commons of 200. The sprinciple underlying the composition Of tthe senate is representation of inter sests. This would be effected by giving Representation to commerce, industry sand labor, county councils, churches, Iearned institutions and peerage. 1 Sir Horace remarks that in consti- 5tuting the house of commons the na- Itionalists offered to guarantee 40 per rent of it's membership to the union- 5Sts He adds that it was agreed that in the south of Ireland adequate rep presentation for unionists could only be Sccured by nomination. but as Listers Representatives had informed the con- Nention that those for whom they spoke Hould not accept the principle of nomi nation was made in the scheme for ex- ara representation of Ulster by direct election"
 Ulster Opposes Plan Made
 The Ulster unionist delegates to the Irish convention have issued report signed by 19 delegates, including the .Marquis of Londonderry, the dDuke of fAbercorn. Colonel Robert Gordon sherman Crawford and James John ston. lord mayor of Belfast.
 Tue delegation finds itself unable to concur in the chairman's draft report and protests against the latter's impli- cation that q measure of agreement re- garding the measure of Irish self gov ernment was attained It states that upon the fundamental issues no agree ment was at any time visible. On many important questions the nationalists were sharply divided
 After reviewing the reasons for the calling of the convention, the report sNys:
 Sincerity is Denied
 We expected that the real work of the convention would have been di- rected toward a sincere and patriotic endeavor to find common ground somewhere between the act of 1914, on the one hand, and the views of Ulster on the other. From the first week we urged this course and repeatedly eX- pressed our disappointment that almost every nationalist's speech outlined a form of home rule far in advance of any previous claim. The scheme finally brought forward by the Bishop of S>p- hoein behalf of the nationalists, k- cluded the following demands:
 First a sovereign independent parli- ament for Ireland, CO., equal in power and authority with the imperial parlia- ment.
 "SecondA complete fiscal autonomy Tor Ireland, including the power of inn posing tariffs and control of the excise involving, as it would. the risk of hos tile tariffs against Great Britain; the right of making commercial treaties with foreign countries and full powers of direct taxation.
 Third, the right to raise and main tain a military territorial force ir Ireland.
 Not Liable for War Debt
 Fourth, repudiation of any liability for national debt, on the plea of over taxation in Ireland in the past, but fd- hitting the principal of q small annua contribution to the imperial eXpendi- ture.
 Fifth, denial of the right of the i'm. perial parliament to impose military service in Ireland. unless with the con sent Of the Irish parliament.
 over the fiscal question" the repor continues, mo approach to an agree ment was possible, and the real objec or the proposals was clearly apparen Tn the official reply to questions by tn, chairman, signed by Mr. Redmond tn, Bishop of Raphoe, Mr. Devlin an, George Russell, in which they emphati cally insisted upon their demand fo fiscal independence and crystallizeC tnelr arguments in the followin, terms: We regard Ireland as a natior on economic unity. Self governmen does not exist where those nominall, entrusted with the affairs of govern ment have no control of the fiscal ant economic policy.''