Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-13
CONSCR|PTION FOR
IRELAND ADOPTED
BY 1853 MAJORITY
Irish Members Distrust Govern
ment; a Parliament Before Draft
is Urged by Eek Postmaster
General
IRISH CREATE AN UPRQAR
By Associated Press to Every Evening

BY Associated Press 10 Every Evening
London, April - \ proposal by the
Irish Nationaisis To omit the consumption
of Ireland clause from the government
manpowcr hill was rejected by majority
of 172 IN the House OF Commons last
night The total vote shows a large sec
tion of tho House ahsiaIn"d from voting.
The debate i'm The House Yesterday and
last night was remarkable Tor the speech
of II III Asuuith. the former premier,
who. while strongly obJccting to the CON
Scription of Ireland frankly declined TO
take the responsibility at the moment the
nation is facing a grave military crisis
Of pushing that opposition Ia the extent
of forcing change in the government
Henry t. Duke, chief secretary ot
Ireland. made a brave attempt TO CON
cillatc the Irish members. The effort icd
to "A strong alteration with tho Nation
allsts at the close of the debate.
CRAVEN NOT TO ENFORCE DRAFT
The government spokesman IN the
House. Andrew Bonar Law, IN = bret
speech winding up the discussion con,
tended that the government had a moral
right in what they were dong and would
be craven not To do II
We could not tell America she had
the right 10 conscript lrishmen N the
United states while we had not the Same
right NJ home. he sand We intend At
the earliest moment 10 introduce bull
which We hope will give home rule, or
rather local government, 10 Ireland.
LAUGH AT HOME RULE PROMISE
This statement brought fresh upFoar
and laughter from, the lrISh members
Mr. Bonar Law went on
we shall try 20 carry i through
simultaneously with preparations Tor
carving ont the manpower bill. That IS
all ] can say.
His speech was interrupted constantly
hy ironical remarks from the Irish bench
Is The Irish members az the conclusion
challenged the government to 4 further
division on the conscription clause II
was carried bv the government this time
BY 2SI to l16. majority of loo
WANTS DRAFT TO WAIT on HOME RULE.
William Adamson, on behalf of the
Labor party. appealed to the government
10 give a clear assurance that conscrip-
ton would not operate until generous
measure. az home rule was on the statute
hook. Cant. l.. c. NJ :. Amerv q
I'nionist. ioined in the appeal Of Mr..
ASnuth and Arthur Henderson, Labor
leader. for the Immediate Introduction Of
q measure Of home rule.
STAND on FALL ~ HOME RULE
Sir Mark sykes, Jnionist for Hull, who
condemned the Nsnonallsts Tor attrlhut-
ing base motives to the government, SAID
tho government could only minimize the
risk they had taken in this matter by
taking further risks They must there
fore introduce an adequate home rule
bill and stand or fall hy il That was
tho only wayto stabilize the British moral
position and prove the sincerity ot Brit
i-h war aims to The United states and
the domnionS Sir M4rk WAS certain
that the English dcmocracy would not
be behind the government II L took IRISH
CONSUMPTION without Irish seli-goNern-
ment
IRISH PARLIAMENT FIKSf-
Another lpro.r arose when Herhert l.
Samuel. former postmaster-general dc
/ clared the most important statcment ot
the debate was that made By Chlet
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