HOME RULE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 692, 17 December 1909, Page 7

HOME RULE.

MR. ASQUITH'S ASSURANCE

TRANSVAAL PRECEDENT.

MR. REDMOND GUARANTEES EQUAL RESULTS. IBy Tclograph.—Pre«« : Association—Copyright.) • London, December 15. Referring to the acceptonce by Mr. John Kedmond, Irish' Nationalist Lcador, of Mr. Asquith's recent. declaration of attitude concerning Homo Rule, Unionist newspapers quote Mr. Redmond's articlo in the "Nineteenth Century" for November, 1804, which 'declines the policy which Mr. Redmond now accepts.

LORDS WOULD GO AND HOME RULE WOULD COME. SPIRIT OF CONCESSION AND FREEDOM. (Ecc. December 17, 1.20 a.m.) London, December 10. Speaking at Dublin, Mr. John ißodmand stated that Mr. Asquith's declaration brought Homo Uulo bad to the Gladstonian level. Tho present was the best chanco Ireland evor had of tearing up and trampling on tho infamous Act of Union which had mado Ireland impoverished, depopulated, and unhappy. He added that if tho Government were returned by a substantial majority tho Lords would speedily go and Home Rulo would come. In that event, ho would assure the British peoplo, in tho name of Ireland, that Homo Rule would be received and worked in the samo spirit of concession and f freedom as the Transvaal had received and worked it.

CONFIRMATION BY IRISH PARTY. A MIXED RECEPTION. (Eec. December 16, 10.5 p.m.) London, December IG. A meeting of G9 members of the Irish Parliamentary party, held in Dublin, unanimously confirmed the resolution passed by tho National Directory of the United Irish League most heartily advising the United Irish League in Britain to use the Irish vote in support of the Liberal and the Labour parties. The party's official newspaper defends the resolution, which (according to the Dublm correspondent of "The Times") has been received in other quarters with significant silence or" with open condemnation. Sinn Fein (which opposes all representation at Westminster) fiercely attacks the Directory's decision.

NONCONFORMIST UNIONISTS. London, December 15. Tho Nonconformist Unionist Association is circularising brunches, urging Nonconformists to sign its petition against any interference with tho legislative union of Great Britnw and: Ireland;