The daily banner., 1918-04-13
ULSTER REJECTS
HOME RULE
Plan Gives UniOnistS 40 Per
Cent. in House.
POSTPONE CUSTOMS ISSUE
Irish Convention Adopts Self-Govern-
ment PIan-But Fail to Make Har-
mony Agreement


mony Agreement.
London, April 13-The Irish con
vention, just concluded. laid the f"un-
dation for an agreement on the Irish
question which is unprecedented in
history.
Sir Horace Plunkett, chairman of
the convention, makes this statement
in letter 10 David Lloyd George, the
premier, accompanying the report of
that body.
The convention did not find il pos
Sible to overcome the objections of
the Ulster tniomiStS. said SIR Horace
A majority of the convention. in
Guiding most of the National Sis, all
the southern UniOniSlS, and tiN" of
the seven labor repre>en Il 'cS,
adopted IL series of resolutions form
ing u complete plan of self govern
ment under which the Irish pariia
ment would have full powers over aIl
internal legislation.
The Ulster delegates remained III
the convention only in the Ii 4" some
form of home rule would be proposed
which might modify the de rl1n nation
of those whom they represented Ia
have no part in an Irish parliament.
The NationHliStS Strove To win them
by concessions, but they were unable
10 accept any scheme discussed. The
only plan they presented WAS con-
fined to the exclusion of their whole
province.
The ditticulMes of the convention.
Sir Horace remarks. may be summed
I'D in two words Ulster and the Gus
toms
I'VE had every reason to believe the
government contemplated Immediate
execution upon the results Of 0ur la
hor," says Sir Horace. The work of
IN Irish settlement, it is now felt, al
mits of no further pOStponement. In
the dominions and the United States,
as well as the allied countries. the
unsettled Irish question is disturb
ing factor, both as regards war effort
and peace aims"
The issue of minority reports by
the Ulster UnionistS and minority
of NatiOnaliSts has minimiZed the
agreement reached and emphasizes
the disagreement.
The geographical position of Ire
land imposed restrictions regarding
naval and military affairs and the
claim for home rule was concentrated
on the demand for unrestricted fiscal
powers.
The report shows that almost every
speech made by the NatiOnalists out
lined a form or home rule far in adj
vance of any previous claim. Finally
a plan was brought forward on be
half of the Nationalists which includ-
ed the following demands:
A sovereign independent parliament
for Ireland co-equal in power and au-
thority with the impe Narliament.
oc6mpfefe hfscai adt's q. ). for Ire
land, including the poEA ot imposing
tariffs and the control of excise
The right of making commercial
treaties with foreign countries.
The right to raise and maintain a
military territorial force.
Reputation of liability for the ma
tional debt, on the plea of over-taX-
alton of Ireland in the past, although
the principle of small annual contribu-
tion to the imperial expenditures was
admitted.
Denial of the right of the imperial
parliament to impose military service
on ireland except with the consent of
the Irish parliament.
The report declared that the body
voted, "a to II, that any conscription
measure must be submitted to the
Irish parliament before it can be en-
forced