The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-13
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 tended that the government had a moral right in what they were doing and would be craven not to do it. We could not tell America she had the right to conscript Irishmen in the United States while we had not the same right at home,'' he said. we intend at the earliest moment to in troduce a bill which we hope will give home rule, or rather local gov erhment, to Ireland"
 This statement brought a fresh up- roar and laughter from the Irish members. Bonar Law went on:
 We shall try to carry it through simultaneously with preparations for carrying out the man power bill, that is all I can say"
 His speech was interrupted con- stantly by irpnical remarks from the Irish benches. The Irish members at the conclusion challenged the gov ernnent to a, further division on the conscription clause. It was carried py the government this time by zSl 10 116, a majority of 165.
 William Adamson, on behalf Of the labor party, appealed to the govern Ynent to give a clear assurance that conscription would not operate until A generous measure of home rule was on the statute books. Capt l.. C. M s. Amery, a Unionist, joined in the appeal of MT. Asquith and Arthur Henderson, Labor leader, for the inn mediate introduction of a measure or home rule.
 Sir Mark Sykes, Unionist for Hull,
 fhn attributing base motives to the gov ernment, said the government coulo only minimize the risks they had taken in this matter by taking further risks. They must therefore, introduce an adequate home rule bill and stand or fall by it
 That was the only way to stabilize the British moral position and prove the sincerity of British war aims to the United States and the dom1mons. Sir Mark was certain that the Engllsh democracy would not be behind the government if it took Irish conscrlp- tiou without Irish self-government.
 Aother uproar arose when Herbert T. Samuel, former postmaster-genera4, declared the most important state Tnent of tho debate was that made by Chief Secretary Duke that the act for setting up a parliament in Ireland should bep assed before any Ir1shman Uras called to the colors. MT. Duke interjected.
 q did not say that.
 A wild uproar came from the Irish benches, John Dillon, Nationalist leader, exclaiming. Another government pledge gone MT. Samuel resumed: 'I took down the words as they were spoken"
 'If I had said that" replied Sec retary Duke, "I should have been eontradicting the prime minister. ] had no authority to say that
 Tim Healy, Nationalist for County Cork. thereupon said: "It is because we understood you as saying that that we abstained from speaking"
 The Cork municipal council unanl- mously adopted last night a resolu' ton against conscription and appeal ing to President Wilson for "protec- tion." At the same time the Ulster council issued a statement upholdlne the governments proposal pointing ont that Ireland at present, "the most urosperous portion of the United Kingdom, is in duty bound to con- tribute her portion, be the war Ions or short, of the cost incurred; to dC less would be to surrender, whicf Ulster at any rate, would neVel willingly do, her share in the grea empire which is our common glor! and our common heritage"
 The Ulster statement says success i've elections have shown the ma iorfty of the Nationalist vote is con trolled by a party of "open ant avowed treason" The statement add after pointing out the growth of tn Sim Fein movement, that "it is pret ty obvious that a general election t' an Irish parliament would place tn balance of power in the hands of ; party which is engaged in drilling an' preparing with German assistanc and German promises of arms t strike a blow at the heart of the Brit ish empire"