Arizona republican., 1918-04-10
Test of Strenath Made

tonight. The only question asked is how will the Irish parties and their British sympathizers take to the new policy
 There was a test of strength in the house of commons when Joseph Devlin, nationalist, made a motion to adjourn. The government then moved and car ried closure on his motion after a. brief debate by vote of BIO to S5. and Mr. Devlin's motion was defeated by a vote or 323 to so. A few pacifists voted with the nationalists.
 Skeptical As to Measure
 This preliminary vote means little. Everything depends on the nature of the proposals for self government for Ireland to be adopted, as the premier said, without violent controversy" The first impression was skepticism as to whether the war cabinet could frame measure which would stand that test and the fear that the country might be plunged again into the old fury of the irish quarrel while fighting for it's life against enemies outside it's walls. It was because of this fear that the As qulth government shelved the old home rule act and the nationalists have blamed that shelving for the failuH of more Irishmen to enlist
 MT. Lloyd George, however. is dagng enough to attempt to balance both debts by granting home rule and en- forcing conscription.
 Irish Benches Ares Hostile
 The atmosphere in the house of com mons did not foreshadow success. Prom his first sentence on Ireland, the prem fer was assailed with what Reuters correspondent describes as running hostile comment from the Irish benches"
 The new nationalist leader, John Dillon, who is more typical of the fiery. old time Irish resisters, than his court ly predecessor, the late John Redmond. heartily denounced conscription for Ireland. Nor were there any signs of conciliation from the Ulster faction. l The Irish unionists met under the chairmanship of Sir Edward Carson and resolved to support conscription, but they were merely endorsing what has been one of the blanks in their platform.
 Public Opinion Is Supreme
 II IS felt generally that there is a greater and stronger force in the coun try operating in the house of commons That is public opinion, which appar- ently demands that Irish questions shall not stand in the way of winning the war.
 MT. Lloyd Georges speech revealed that the Irish convention had moi reached anys agreement and that tho constructive work must be done by the cabinet, guided somewhat by Irisl opinion as revealed in the debates o the convention.
 The most important statement in tht premier's speech apart from Ireland was that General Foch had been ap. pointed supreme director of the strat egy of the allied armies on the westerr front, which is taken to mean that h, has superseded the Versailles wa council.
 Will Involve Sacrifice
 ''The government, therefore, propos to submit to parliament today certail recommendations in order to assist thi country and the allies to weather tn storm. They will involve, I regret, ex treme sacrifices on the part of larg classes of population, and nothin would justify them but the most ex treme necessity and the fact that W are fighting for all that is essentia and most sacred in our national life
 Before I come to the circumstance which led up to our submitting thes proposals to parliament. ought to sa one word as 10 why parliament was no immediately summoned. Since the bat tie began the government has been en gagged almost every hour in conversin ! with the allies concerning the neces sary measures to assist the armies t g deal with the emergency. Not Considered In Panic "The proposals which we intend sub . hitting to parliament required yer r close and careful examination and r think there is this advantage in ou e meeting today, rather than immediatel Q after the impact of the German attacl
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