Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18
HOUSE EOFLORDS SURE
10 PASS HOME RULE
Opponent of Irish Measure
Yields as Duty to Gallant
Army"
MAN-PowER PUSHED
Nationalist Continue Fight on
Conscription and Leader At
taeks Government

That the House Of Lords Will pass the
home rule for ireland bill stood out
today as a virtual certainty This was
shown by the speech Of the Marquis Of
Lsnsdowne in which he said
"our duty is to help encourage the gal.
liant army TO the utmost Of our ability.
feel so strongly on this point that am
quite ready to throw to the winds many
old notions and antagonisms and be-
lieve that this can be done without harm
to consistency or the pledges of the Gov
eminent"
Lord Lansdowue had been regarded as
one Of the chief opponents to Irish Home
Rule in the upper house
The Government already has pledged
Itself to put through both the mau-powcr
bill, extending conscription 20 Ireland,
and the home rule hill In fact the
cabinet has threatened to resign If the
House Of Lords rejected the home rule
act
An exciting debate originated by John
Dillon. the Irish Nationalist leader
preceded the final passage Of the bill
In the House Of Commons
Mr. Dillon again strongly attacked the
Government policy and moved omls-
zion Of the clause applying conscrip-
tion to Ireland,
NatiOnslists Oppose COnscription
The Nationalist members again
showed themselves unrelentinglH op-
posed to conscription while Sir Edward
Carson. the Ulster leader. also made
warm attack on the Government meth
DDS
Premier Lloyd George delivered
scription in Ireland was to he the Cow
ernments only answer to the report Of
the most remarkable convention ever
held in Ireland. Such an answer would
be regarded as unsatisfactory, not only
In Ireland. but in England, he said
1T is useless to put this bill on the
statute book unless we intend to enforce
II. he said. and II is useless 10 try 10
enforce It unless behind the Government
there is a feeling that Ireland has been
justly treated. Moreover Ireland is not
the only country TO be considered
AS 10 America. the opinion reaching
the Government is that sentiment in
America supports the bill provided self
government is offered Ireland. II Is vital
10 us at the moment that America is
coming TO our aid through the most re-
naarkable decision ever taken by an ex-
ecutive
entitled to expect from the British Gov
ernment-though they could not ask anv
Government to carry out domestic leg
islation--that they would smooth these
dificulties and, at any rate not increase
them. l am certain nothing would befn
more at the present iuncture TO secure
the fun measure Of American assist e.
snce than the determination of the Brit.
hn Parliament to tender to Ireland her
own Parliament"
The Premiers use of the terms "osfouu
and tender evoked irritated cries mon,
the Irish benches. The Premier con-
tinued:
The honorable members are seeking
quarrels where none are intended"
$4,000 More Germans Called
In introducing the man-power hin ba
SAID the Government had considcred
nothing but the best means for nrogo
cutting the war. They were confrontoa
with need for more men because tbe
= Germans had Just summoned 10 the
colors another $50 600 men for training
Great Britain must make ready for tbap,
and. therefore, the Government had had
% introduce 4 measure of the most
drastic character
1T is impossible" he said. TO secure
unity unless every section feels that
Justice has been done not merely b,,
compelling Irishmen 10 take full share
IN the wars burden. but by securing IN
them the principle Of self-determination.
for which we are fighting in every thea
tire" he continued.
I'VE entered the war for that nrinci-
pie We have never departed from, II
and hope we shall be able to enforce n
at the peace conference" He added that
II the Irish members were TO reject the
bill It would be their responsibility.
Joseph Devlin exclaimed: Now the
cat is out of the bag"
Sir Edward Carson. the Ulster leader
said he would continue to support the
man-power bill adding:
Even II you put Ulster IN a subordi-
nate position to the rest OF Ireland. with
which she is now threatened. and n vou
put me under Government of Nation-
alists or Sim Feiners. I support II. he
cause no more detestable domination
could be put over the world than that Of
the Germans"
Finally. under application Of the
eloture, Mr.. Dillon's motion was lost by
e96 TO 1913, and the clause carried The
bill was passed on third reading and
tabled. the Nationalists remaining in
opposition 10 the last. Mr. Dillon ex-
claiming:
The worst days work done for Ire
land since the war began"
HOms-RuIe Bill Plans
The home rule bin, II is understood.
viii take the form of measure amend
inE the Government OF Ireland and which
passed just before the outbreak of the
war, but the operation Of which was
suspended for the period Of the war
General opinion favors a Federal meas
ure which could be made applicable To
Scotland, Wales and England Several
notions suggesting the introduction OF
Federal system already have appeared
IN the House Of Commons. while a large
majority Of those Unionists who have
become converts to home rule also favor
that Rystem. Never, on the surface al
any rate, has Ireland had such good
chance Of getting form Of self-govern-
ment
What the House OF Lords. those old
enemies Of home rule will do is uncer-
tain. but with two former anti-home
rulers. Earl CuTzon and Viscomt Miner
as members Of the Government support.
ing u. the opposition is likely TO be less
strenuous than on former occasions
when the Commons sent such a measure
70 tho upper house.
The Irish Nationalist members Of Par.
lament having fought eonscription e
the last In the House OF Commons, arr
leaving for Dublin 10 formulate plans foi
resisting Ia
Dublin. April - In letter just pub
iished. the Most Rev. william j. Walsh
Archbishop and Priulate Of Dublin
refers 20 the many vague declaration
now flooding the coCntry regarding con
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