Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-10
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Men From 18 t'pi rdst
Enrolled 10 Prevent
German Victory.

LONDON April g.--Davld La
George, the British prime miniha
today made the boireSt stroke Oh
career by coupling home rule Il
ireland with the conHcription "
lriShmen, 80
This unexpected disclosure n, All
address by the premier In the hbuSe
Of commons In presenting the nsw
cOnHcriptlOn bill To parliament sweu1
aside all interest Ia the details ,0l
the conscrlption scheme which 81,
ready been forecast by the heS -
papers. w
Ireland In tho only subject talfksvv
OF tonight The only Question g6k'
is how viii the Irish parties
their British sympathiEArs lake
the new policy,
Government Wins, First Tcst.
There via a tent OF strrngtlfa
the house Of commons when Jaet
Dcvlin, Nationalist, made mott
TO adjourn. The government
moved and carried closure on
motion afhr brief debate -
vote OF Si0 10 So and Mr. Dey) =
motion was defeated by a. vote of
TO s0 few pacifiats voted "a
the NntionalistH N
This preliminary vote means
49, tN'A lhhitk htHNuun OH thu
turc. OF the proposals. for self n
ernment for Ireland TO be adosot
as tho premier said. without
lent controversy"
The first impression was sisptief
Ism hs- To whether the war c6binef
could frame measure which would
stand that test and tina fear that tho
country might be plunged again into
| the old FURY OF the Irish quarrel
! while fighting for its life against
enemies outside its wallis. II wns
beeause Of this fear that the As-
quith government shelved the old
home rule act and tho Nationalisfu
have blamed that shelving for fhs
! failure OF more irishmen 10 enlist.
Mr. Lloyd oeorEe, however, ~
daring enough 10 attempt 10 bali
Rnce esboth debts by granting homo
rule and enforcing conscription,
Atmosphere Hostile.
The atmosphere In the house of
commons did not foreshadow sue.
cess. From his first sentence on
ireland the premier was asssiled
! with what Reuters correspondent
declares as running hostile com.
nent from Irish benches"
The new Nationalist leader, John
Dillon, who IN more typical OF the
fiery old-time Irish resisters than
his courtly predecessor, tha late
John Redmond. heartily denounced
| consoription for Ireland Nor wsre
| there amy signs OF conciliation from
tho Ulster faction. The Irish Union.
lnts met under the chairmanship of
| Sir Edward Carson and resolved TO
support conscription. but they were
merely endorsing what has been
one OF the planks OF their platform.
Winning War FEstg
II II felt generally that there II a
greater and stronger force In the
/ country than any operating In the
house OF commons That iE public
opinion which apparently demands
that Irish questions shall not stand
In the way OF winning the war,
MIR Lloyd Georges speech re-
vonled that the irish convention had
not reached an agreement and that
the construction work must be done
by the cabinet, guided somewhat by
Irish opinion, as revealed In the de-
bates OF the convention.
The most important statement In
the prsmier'B speech apart from
Ireland was that General Foqh had
been appointed supreme director OF
the strategy Of the allied armies on
the western front. which II taken
TO mean that he has superseded the
Versailles war council
Joseph Deylln warned the govern
ment that II was entering upon a
course OF madness II Il endeavored
to enforce cunscrlption In Ireland.
ireland, he said. never had been con
suited on ia Willingness TO pay this
blood tax II the government would
do Justice to the Irish people, II
would give them the free governs
ment Of free people
The corporation OF the city OF Dub
lin today adopted resolution warn
Ing the British government against
disastrous results Of any attempt 90
force conscription upon Ireland
The resolution adds that such an
insane proposal would be resisted
violently by every town and village
In Ireland
An addendum TO the resolution re.
quests the lord mayor 10 invite John
Dillon and Joseph Dcvlin. nationalist
leaders, Professor DeNnlera and
Arthur Gritfiths Sim Fein leaders.
and representatives OF the Irish
Trades Union congress TO meet him
In conference 10 plan united Irish
I opposition 10 cOnscriptiOn.
When an emergency had arisen
/ which made II necessary 10 pat men
T ~ 90 and boys of lS into the fight
for liberty, MIR. Lloyd George de-
cihred. It Wa not possible 90 exclude
ireland fESin CONSUMPTION
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