SPEECH BY MR. BIRRELL
BUSINESS OF THE SESSION,
THE MAIN DOMINANT ITEM,
By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Roc. February.s, 5,5..p.m.) London, February J. Mr. Birrell, Chief Secretary for Ireland, speaking at ■ Bristol, said the country's financo' could not wait, but subject to (hat tho Government's business would bo to mako tho Parliament Bill law. It would bo the main, dominant, and if necessary, tho only business of tho session. There were all sorts of things which must bo talked over hereafter, such as' Welsh disestablishment and Homo. Rule for Ireland. They wero pledged to theso measures and they wero essential to secure tho goodwill and peaco of these islands. It was Britain's business, ho said, to wish Canada well in her enterprises. Let her malco the best bargain sho could. They could say to Canada: "Do tho best you can for yourself and your glorious country. We will do the best wo can for our old crowded country, requiring wheat from wherever we can get it."
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1044, 6 February 1911, Page 5
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