The Auckland Star: WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News, Morning News and The Echo. FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1912. HOME RULE ALL ROUND.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 100, 26 April 1912, Page 4

The Auckland Star: WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News, Morning News and The Echo.

FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1912. HOME RULE ALL ROUND.

For the cause, that JUehs assistaaiM, &or the -toAtag that needs resistance, i For the future *» the dittaaoc, A.md the -good that toe cam do. :

I In th? general excitement, that the Irish Home Hull Bill has aroused, most j people arc likely to lose -~ig-ht of the i ; fact that Ireland is cot the only section; of the nitpd Kingdom that is no^ - tip!B-indinj: full powers of lai*:i! .-pLi'jov- \. ernmpnt. T:ip (»:rr to manaere onr'.- ; own affairs i- i.-. natural in the t-ta-te j a- in thp individual!, and tbr demands | . of the Xatinmii.-u lhn;jc;h thpy harp | hern <■■.".:; bd-:-■ 1 .-•■ .■">■ iii historical! ciruiiEMdii' '".-. .' ■(• .1 j■ r .;11 no morp than: 3ii .r:rp:, ..-/:]■• .■■ .<U.'.■ •- .;' ihe far- i j reaching mo. rat'C fnilfncip* of th» a,-p. * ■•• mil' , in Ireland, but in Wales! and S/otlanil.. th" • ry for local autonomy, is .;;•'")■.-. in < on.-i<ir!tlv InudT and more • , itiai.-tont. lor i>. 1.- ,i.!mi':--i hv oven ; . Uip air.-- if. rmiiio .-p.: iou r>: Parliampnt that tiip Hoil-i ■■; r'nrumon.-; i.v no longer capaKir oi licj'.in.' with t'.ir mu'ti-j, fariouo local qu»-tinu* -.\hto.h. unu'-r the 1 . rv'-tir.? ,-' j-.rui. it i- L-onjpclieJ to liundlp i . a.' v.ell ■•$ ' hp Tifini'.p!'.- vaiiou.- i. N.i ' . importaut lmpi;:jl probl' m.- whirl *bnu!rt nial.e iip ■•- «.pi=e?.il -nhprf of ■ duty.. Thp machinery of Parliamfnt i≤ .-onstantly break '.swn under l"'v accumulated 6treij of location and ', • a-dzninistratian f 0! - ' h<= '-hole 0; the j ( Three Kingdom ,', and the only way out of the. difficulty appears to be along the line already taken by th? Irish Xational- , iit?. Already in Scotland the movement in -favour of Home Rnlp has passed beyond the. limits of theoretical pro-pajraadi-rn. and two months ago a resolutionespecially interesting 'o this country. hp<-Ausp i' was movpj by an es-Npw Z«a.!ander. Dr. i""aipp!e— -was I in the House r-' [ amnions by a! majority <*' ; ; early .-> hundred votes in favour of Home Rule :>r Scotland. For many years past the idea of secur- [ ■< ing for Scotland the rlgb: to control : : her 01m local affairs ha= bean actively i discussed north, of the Tweed: .but it 11 was not till June last that tie -Scot-Js

I tish members of ParSsonfiiifc fnrrmw? a Committee pledged to -promote the. cause of Home Rule for Scotland. In the northern half of the United Kingi dom this project has naturally receired a large amount of support. For it is I recognised, even in "England, that it is ! now practically impossible for the j imperial Parliament to attend to a } very laigp proportion of tbe local i administrative -work now constantly ' forced upon i ; - noticp. An:' all the I expedient? .■■'• : ir d°vi=pd to grapple' /with this difficulty havp utterly iailed J Jto meet it. A for Gotland j ■ wn.- appointed. Private Bills Commis-] ! sior.er.= were Iclfi off in hfar ra>cs «nd the partip? •:on<*' , rr.cd i n f-potland, i instead o: -livccinr principal and |T.e.---e* to 1/iQclon »t--frr«i: f-vn-T-f. ind\ ! a rvftPiD of firand '.'ommitipp? was >t | .up wui'-h should havp pnablpd trip ?>-otti;h mrnii'Pi". .-;'-'..r.; h;. i iPtn." , !".' -. *.o I rensidrr :- ■-,■.■,-'•< a.d:nini.-:r«.tivp affa.r? j -v.thout oon.-uJUns F?r!.jnien: »a a< whole. Nonr of these attempts a; satisfy-j • ir.:j thr. ijationa.l '.'•;■ .^plf-rorrm- i i mem has hepn surf.ps.-fi;!. Ir , r>arti> ular. I the Grand Ponimittcp was rciodifirvi in ! constitution by tho addition of a numlx.r of "English members, and this change was accepted a.- a proof of the British Parliament's determination to retain its direct control over Scotch affair.?. Therefore, the Xational Committee has promnlgated <"• complete scheme of Home Rule for Scotland, and it is now endeavouring to take advantajre of Parliament's adoption o; Dr. Chappie's resolution to prepare for the introduction of a Bill approximately on -the lines laid down -by Mr. Aiqaith in the Home Rule ! Bill he has just offered to Ireland. I The XauonaJ Committee .» anxious tc J make it clear that it ha;. R.i <ies:rp "> i .-cc the old t'coti J'a.r!i.napa: •■ ■ r-:a >• , I iinhei In lie eatirPty. 1; proposrs to i I leave to liiP Imperial I'arliE.nier.-. '■.. j question? of γ^j..>■ ivA war, i '■•- fontro; •if army and navy, i-.p t.pjty-ni^kir. o - powrr, tiir niar.icr' , mriu < : dip.. ni--.tr , afla.r.*. Ail t:ul i- -:•-j.it ;■/; >..ol,::i Ham.' Ku!p i- thi". « r-in r. ; i rcpre*entdiivpi -anil d?: ..if 1.-:- ounj DLaner.l rxtx-utivp shall he ri.rp ■ i'y luijpr , that i-nntro!. '1 hp new >"iuh I'j: .. . ir.er.t wniilrl -'.".A only with io .il ..1T...: -. [ such a.i the ar-puintnjpir. and payment, "I I pohlic offivu!.-. 10-m! £o\ern-j.'.rr.. ivih::.: ! health, law and justice. ni2UTia.."r. ir'.T ■■. • and e.ducation, rai><vay=. har&oiii.-, am , , canals. liee.nsin;r. ;ndiLst ruJ l«;ai:ai.:cr.. and jHp EscstabiLshed Church. Naturally i ix, ivouM have power to levy taxes v j defray its o-»-n expenditure and to nay I a fair share of Imperial rnarjres. based upon the average Imperial pxpenditiire in >.rotland for :.onw year? prenoua to xh<- concession of Home Rap. Th«rp i.- | nothing unrparoiahlp or rpvnlutioniry | afcout aH this, a.nd tcoir ■•:' v* who :yni i I paihdze wita tar ; iri.-h NaUoaaiii.es ar ' | hardly likely :o deny "> ">.oCa.nd iso ! right now claimed by iJa. Rp<ini and i la= followers for their ovm "cun:ry. A , to the ScotaTnen. many <•■; th».r mpra I bftrs havp itlrftady a-i:.-J-. I :r '.j; v , rote for Tr.-Ji Hr.cp H'i> i .-•■ ■.••'! ! pe»x thf. Nationalist* ,isi I'm , i .■p-. , '.. '■ ■ -,;;ppori theiD ,i '•.'.:" r f • n d'-rinni ! : ; [local autcnom.'. And »hr Ln.0n..,-" . } who. l>.-? than I'll yr.ir. a:c v.err <)p i ipla'idicj: C>voii-.on and rais.m? t'.ir '--- i jof Hoar Ru> all round, on hiMly cL.r* tj reia« t-ootl.in-i ':v r:^:."; , wbi-r^, with thp pa th" 11' - i.-'-u'. oi :.-" whole . Empire. ii nvT rr.a; accorded to IrtLc I.