Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-08
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In urging the new Home Rule
ton the Lloyd George government
returns to a hopeless task. de
clacas the New York World tDem)
The measure meets with strong fa-
vor In no quarter and bitter opposi-
ton from every side. The stand
uaaen by the government itself is
almost apologetic.
"A situation that for the sake of
all parties calls for speedy correc-
tiou,' the World continues, pre-
ssnts insoiuble difficulties. not less
through the inability of the Irish
people to come to an agreement on
a workable plan of self-government
for United Ireland than through the
conflict of opinions and interests at
Westminster.
The Albany Times Union (Dem)
gives the following summary OF the
measure:
Zach division of Ireland north
AMI SOUTH VII have it's parliament
of 81 aud 12S members respectively.
each parliament Will be charged
with the preliminary duty of nam
ing twenty persons IN any way it
desires. to form with representa-
tive of the British Crown the Coun-
Gil OF Ireland, and this Council will
have power. whenever it can agree
on the subject. to establish a Unit
ed Parliament for Ireland, fixing the
number of members, the manner of
election. and the limits of the con-
stituencies.'
But there are strict limits to the
power of such a body
Neither parliament, nor the Unit
ed Parliament Tin the improbable
event that one is obtained) may
make laws respecting the Crown, in.
ternational relations, army and
navy, extra-territorial trade. coin,
age, cables, wireless, aerial nayiga
ton. lighthouses, buoys and beacons
trade marks, patent rights, and SC
forth; acts of any Irish parliament
are void if they conflict with acts
of the parliament of the United
Kingdom: and any act of an Irish
parliament is void unless 1t receives
the Royal approval within a year
Since the British Crown is but an
other name in legislative matters
for The ruling majority in the House
OF Commons it is plain that Ireland
will have Home Rule only to the eX
tent that II is desired by the major
ity in the Commons. At the same
time Irish representation at West
minister is reduced from 1913 TO AZ
There is nothing in this Act to pre-
vent the Loldon government from
imposing martial law whenever i
deems it eXpedient."
So, comments the Nmes,U uion
"the sole resemblance 10 Hon,
Rule that this plan offers lies mere
~ in the. name" The measur,
has few warm supports in any
quarter, says the Springfield Re
publican Qnt.), which regards II a
doubtful that in it's present form
h viii ever be carried into effect,
while the New York Globe End.
holds that undoubtedly the mos
serious mistake that Mr.. I.Ioyt
George is making in pressing tn
present bill is his failure to reahz
that disconnected Ireland is p0lit
eally as wen as geographically
perpetual barrier between the tw
countries England and Amerlea,)
The British premier's resantmen
a. American propaganda for lrelan
w.s EXPRESSED in sharp languas
doing his defense of the bill in IN
Commons. He compared The Ire
land Of today TO the Southern state
in 1876, and said. We CLAN
nothing more than the United State
claimed for themselves, and we Wi
stand no less In reply 10 this III
Philadelphia Record Ind, Demo r
calls how malign and how meddl
some was England's behavior durir
those trying four years. BIRTHS
statesmen did all they could 10 wi
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