RIFT IN THE CLOUD.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2113, 2 April 1914, Page 5

RIFT IN THE CLOUD.

ULSTER GRISTS,

DEBATES IN PARLIAMENT.

CONCILIATORY TONE Or THE LEADERS.

FORCC THE LAST RESORT.

By I'oicsranVit-l'fcss AsootiiiUoii-Copyrißte

(lta. Apvil J, 0.30 p.m.)

~ , tr Tr _ i-oridon, April I. iUr. W. H. Lbivg, m iivovidk. his wo-' :;om fer the rejißotiaii ftf tlio HStfie Mufe BiH, ; Said tjwj. eltenission had been veully a. sham, TFio I'tum ilinisler's ills were made lev Win purpose of scefflparty ii-dtairtagia and not with n msito qf Sijttleincni. )J ttio eororn-mc-nt sva-s tifaillli-iig fo sacrifice ttw' JtHits of the P;uii:vm«Ht Act, which a Ci-ftuwal I'fetioti would «ita.il, let it wtr-oduce art amending Bill. Sir Edward Grey siicf that the coerpjoii ot Ulster CQuia not arise boftms tli-o Gtsiipf-ai Election, He tiki not, think it posssble tor any to coercte I'lst&rj birt if there wtSFd sporadic owtbursts ftfrce must be-'ri-swl, If il)e«> was an attempt, tft es-tablisi-i pirevisieMaj gweritnvent tlie Anfty nnjsffe called ■Uikm. The jirbposcd cajiiversatioi-i-s bejtfofrij- the Gawj-infteftt {ind tho Opposit«m sltonld }.fe ivMii.ii.cd eij the biiS-is of establishing a federal system foi' tlie ftTiole eb-u-ntry litfofo t!»o end of tiro, six years' c-sc-lusioii. Last word still to Como, .-"Spflalujvg'af. Leader of tlio House," wffitmned Sir »i <]» jwt teireiy ttet tte last ward has absolutely been sard % tfe 'CJererajiieiiii, birt feeyJDrid the Six-y-ear limit SmwcsSioa we are Hot- prepared to gs. The country nms\ settts the (jifesiiem at tlw end of the six years period,. Wo \vijl iw't asj'eo to an* stittie..mejit. that will not- riaep 1 . tJfa Home. liYiio Bill on tho Statitte I , Book.' , Hfe Jpolced With this gravest 1 reuctiaiiee, allimsfc witli despair, lie: addefl, iipou any sol.ufei of'tlie Bister , qiiestiea %. fo-vep. The of' ;■ '>. Polity (jf actual t'OerciP]} to liiake vm&T submit to aii airtliwity \siiA sfto : ,wa.s dotefiniflted.to resist by'ifaTCG ivas a ■ : : g.rav*>, serioij-s, and oiilineiis.tfejiig. Ho. hai never eanteiifii-lated the ii& of ferae ■ ; uni-ii after tU and. eou-H iret' ceiic'oive *f ally (jbvcriidjtot ombaiflsing «p6h such a policy wtthbs.tt consult-iiig . ti ; \o eouttry. Hf a prbvisioj-iftl gb-veru-meriit were estaWiahed in lilst.c-r, or a : aistor'hanee ecwwrtd hereto the Irisli rartromailt- wore established, Ihe kms . nmst Ti-piioM ' t&o a-irtltority of flic i ■ Crown, If ev'er iho Arriiy, er a section tf .the Ai-hiy, imli activd sides . , botirecn. ili.6 pfllitical parties., tll6 cetiir- '- ' *JT *'5uM be faced wkli a ttwre sei-wiis ' fthfl .grayer flires.titiii than tfie coufltry • had ki!«sij for three centuries, ' '■■ Let tlig Decide. 'Mr. Bppat. Lafr, rcfertiiig io In* nedifcfl assuht to 3VIf. quc«tiGni on March 10—ttiat if a rtferciitlnm ifj' vftirred. the. Govcsnrnim'tt, wbtfli it earrv α-utikarity for tlm GdVQniuv&t : fe : tei-ee Ulster—esplabwd that what b in- !■; tertded to say was th,a.t if the clcckira-ti? ■ euppoTM the he i&iidf tte : Unionists jyoftld Moi:bc., ju^iijieclin.en^ i coura-giiig Ulster' rii resjstMMe. ' Ho ■aadel Mint fifefe or ivot tlie. Govorn*-' :ttic)it \vas jUfititcd in teeielng lil'stcr t ;was a mftttO-r for its own cpHscieilce, i :' . Tlie • AttornfeyiGtoeril' <Sif' 3. A;' Sifflon) .declared t-lVat tlier-o wa-S jjo ■ icHgtfl-fte Suvernmont w-anM jM go ,' te avoid, elvfl iwir. kt.it ifamghlit ugh* a«l- necessary to lot -fchta ftster . v<a : nhtej.-s know tliijl ■ ilia Ministers' a , iniefttion was to- ipe the forces of tll'Q OfijTO if ileoesiary previnl tlifc \isui!patiofii/«f. tlio few % fee?, • E|ril .Hugh Cecfj -(tjtfbiiist)" said that if; tli-o GoVeTJirneni definitely ah.d pje , - ciscly put to : rwi«i a -pioposal lri-tli fqgard to the ejectosfon of Ulster by cofi- : sont, tl>6 di%ii%- •migji.t be s-olvei t BoM} fjsdes Wfer : o agfood m principle, OTd Hrfferc;d oiily as-tij.tlfti fji'e. WijioWsts iveip cis jiwcli opposed, as t ; ever, they had feii io Home. Riilo, tot ahythißg woftld to better tliaii a disSflItitiatt by rAti] fat. , The Phief Becsetery fox i'reMd (Sir. s : A. Birr<% r-iepfyiijg to a question jri i tliß- Uouse, , sMcd Wit ntioj- to the • fr'oyeittiSttt «f irdops ahd 'thV flrdevs clis■patelied to t!ie : jiftval, jii.ffej I-syiid. he ijifoirinatioil Irad bcoi.i received regiwdi-n-g. tho provaleiwe o.f dfegrcior i.ii : Ulster iiceeksitatiiife j»:eeai!tibn^ s;i:im; Was.. ft revest reeeiydd from- ile! E fcivsil ■ i»r assjs-'taiice, -

DlVlSlOfo ON MONDAY

SITFATIOX LO'OKS BRIGHTER

(Bee. April li H.flSp.iij.) • .. tdrjdQtii ipdl 1. Tito Hmnq Rttle dftisioti lias tfgjii a.rfajiged is ta%e.placo on Jfoittlay nlglji ■ Sγ Ecl\V!\.rd Gfrby's W a" fed-, cralsoltttioii t>l tim ffiffieillty'is vegSrdCd ill tiifr lobbies as M iiidieatioii hf tha iffl;proved prospects of a scttkfcait i»y ..ffOßSent.

. Tlie tJnionist paip«m Jibfo this cljafiged ; temperattlro . indfcated iii Sir Edward Greys speech. A meetmg qf fihy tJnionist jftcml).«rs of the HOUSO of CbrtiTOofls a, setaemettt on fetlo-ial liiies. It is ivndwst'ood that an iinendroent on ilio stdajfect will bo tabled nn the second reatHiig of tfro Homo Eulo Bill.

fN THE HOUSE OF LORDS

LORD "UORL.EY A\ILL XOT RESIGN (Hoc Apui 1. 930 rm)

Londori) March .31. Lord Morlcy, sposfcing iii 'iho House of LofdSj aniwuuecol thai 1)6 ii-gitltl Hot resign. 'If Cdfenel Sebly's first resigH-atikai Iwd hosaii accented, lie said, bis weuM havt» foMWsd. As Cfttone'l Seely's seooiid r<isignatieii was duo to a teife that it should not ttppeal - that- a Minister of a Ci'owii ?ia;d iriikte a bar'g.lin.. and as Colonsl Seely had absolved him (the Spealvei:), i'i-eni being <t party to compJyiiifj .with Briga.«ißr-Geiwral Gwah's rche d.kl not liltusclf eiwsjdej , that ho.weuM.bc jtistified in resigni-w^-Lorcl. iialdjwo emphasised tlin point that a»y Attempt to doinocratis.o .t-lii?. A'rttiy. Would tta attended by ftjrßTrdtWo ■ dUßoullies. It wmikl tike .probably fifteen! years, besides wta-iliiig onorrnoiis ' oxjicHaititTe, a Mel then it wonlrl no! b.c : f;li,o equal of tho pres<iut Bi>kiidid ser- , vice. 1 Lord Curzcm said tiiai; Mt. Astjuith's (isSHiiiptton &f the Vf.ir. Otlcc was rt : paibli c*S-pi f J ted Set. Ho hoped that one ' rositli would Ijo.tjio dissipation rtf tho mystery afld Siitrigiic iliere. and eiwl ttw ceV.irdly cani-pnigH against, tire A-n-iiy.. Lord Lomburn appealed- w a- fifjiniiWiniifio. Hβ did lint belief(.'„ lre,«ii'i<.i, in t.)ip osis-teneo ftlthei- n! a military, ■plot, or a fiwf'l'iiiWfit ..plot- te provelfe iHster. .Both suhs had si coii-di-isioH t'h kavo to ,n ftitnre PaHla-iiwmt l!(p sc'tilbi-Hotii, of t-lio fl,iif?»t-imi,wbptiW tiistpv shfuild remain iii m out, hut it was a.witp. iin.possiflilp. to fetfei. , any (u.iiii'fi PaV'lihiiM'iJ.t with a SKkWice tlia-t; il.ittatcii.ofl ciV'i.l Vvfti- and the djuigw o.f a fs.vc'ign war, .Lore! LauwJowne. flTniojlisfc Ijewiicr in ttio IT-ausr *if Tiflfcts) mid that it was. lint the llMi-os-ii-sts wliti hif-t} tampered ivillt Uift AriJiy, tmi Wo Gavi>rti(jn?nt, whn a)s|.»i'f)ai. v !i(irl ilie offic<?i'« ivrtli iivjj'j-t-liPtfetl csrtfsticlii^. Lord C*reff6 (?K.|faihed tlitit at ii Gak ittet Bieetina whieli was told on llaieh

10 a proposal from the military aiitliorities to j'cinfovp.o tli-o Mii.ni-1 garrisons raised Urn ijuostioii as to wbctTier sneh a m-oyeimmt smglit bo icganM -as iprovocative. Military typiljiaii thought then thill it might, lri.it thaso responsible ■ for tlw iftaintwianep. of order thought otherwise. Tfe latter view was correct, tecnnse Ulster did not regard the movement as a provocative one. The G;<wrm»»t. rightly or vvongly, Isad al)st«ioe*| from any interference with the- (lister veknttcf movement, bejsovi«S that any sucli action woiikl destroy •mi hope ef aft agreement, but no 'Government -could iksglct* jieeessary precautions, or look tamely oft-.3 when «.ii tu»RH.tlir).ris.wl furco might seize part of tno KiuJTitem ami. create an Administration or to .own, Sir. Asijurth ii-a<3 iio«- sfimtnfluefl Sir Ai-Uwjr Paget to London in order to obtain froin that ft/flew a full account of what had oeciUTfitl. Lard Crowe condutied kv ox* pressing his belief in tjje possibility (if a jjcrmiiucat settlement of tike Irisfi plication without anything that cmiU , lie called a surrender by tlie Guvfrriiirwiit.

JIM" LARKIN AND MR AS.QUITH

. TRB.IUST FIFE liY^LECfrcySf. lamisht March. 31, .Mr. ' 'Jim" Lafkiji, tjie Dtibjiii Labonr leader, frill can-test tho East Fife §cat against Mn Asojiitli, ■. . .Tho Cotjs-arvfttives are doubtful; whether they / will opiifoet the seat.

inc nrmAL miiMVL

(Rec. April 1, 11.55 p,jn.) ! . . • Uriabn, April 1. Bands of ni-iUtant .and: ,non-iii:iliiint Bflffragett-cs .hate .iiivaded Sir, Asqiutit's 'coßStttncriey prßiiaMrt&ry to the election i cftfljpiiign. NAfIOWA-t ÜBIERAL CLUB. ATTACK O>fiHi"OTiiONISTS, •■ffi-mes" and Signet "Siut" -SersWcf ' fcomfojj, March St. ■ : Tiro Natioijal Liberal Gtob. lior-d Ltm-' eashii'o presidiag.,, earned a *e§.qlßtioii spying -that it viewed with- irfigniigon tlto unpatridifij attempts of the Tory I'ttrt-j- to c&rhil?t the. Avrhj ap4 use- i'fc As an jnstennehi; i'oj: i]ie- defeaji -of ■gover.nrne.nt, ... ■ Mr. , As-quith's natn.e . ff-iis ibu'dij! cheered, and at tlie cud bi tho meeting; *).friius'ia ; st}e- clteers were given for tlio King; . ■ ■, " "Tifaes" -fed S'rddcjr "S«ii" Sstvicos. ■' ■~, '■ . Uftivtliir),, Jdiascli Lord I'dberte, ferki-jj dc>: bafe k v th:e Souse of' L6#fej insist? 3 ; passigiia'tely t-littt ii.es iftaii aiiv-s eoii : i4: ■SttUiee tljfe Ariiij: iiitp fedomMig Hits : : thai df any political jpaxtj. -dßafeCfs." "OTErMEAGER: i , ]PUBSBIT. !i " \ ''B-nics*' ibid Sydjiffisr "Sim" Sipricce. ■ ■ip'Hdfpiu STa-reh .31 i>. Beyim, a» $L Ejujl'l Catliedra-l, -said ttiii tlie lmtiou sv4js menaced hy dis.iiifcg;ratao).i., TljiSiigli -Ilio , ■ oyer-.(?a,ge.r pursuit o.f pirtiisaiA Mi*} sectMiiSl objcqte it- oivas tlrfesterjeii liy the gravest JjtiJillb di&Vst'ct-S ebncoivjible, A sfeAMIR. 300 tOM Of ffIW3S®U BOARD, . • April. I* Il;30. p.'fti.) ■ ... CbfietiKageji, Ajsi-il 1, Tlicre k rnijch speflu.ltitvon &r£ p> gai-ffiug ttfo -'stddsln Jepaftviris ' fit i\%JJffnvexfau st#n%i- Fanfty. froji kiwi. wiCh -BSO-toHs «i xiflbs eft. iwa'riV wliicli were transferffed feom a : Gerwp,n lipjftter*.. ' ft is. ■supposed- that' lior 'dest'hialib'h is li'efftnd-

I'R VCTICAL «!LPPOIIT TOR THE TI.SILRMIN

■ (He©. AjMl 3i, -8,10 'pjn.). "•■..'■■. . v/^-pertliiApni't:" , A' : cab'l? message-has lie'fii dispiiitc-hed to Sir-JSlwaritl fforii a jimitlier of tJistef s'ympq.ttfisors %etf, #}io, IJDso i ojTtting- jiji tjlstej , AiSspojalMji for Wost: .guhr'ate tee JBiD,OO(), aflft iiwrb if. reQiufisd., U enpport j-QVi. in igetstiiy* jjptf& ItiVlo.; also prepared to soiVd tl coiitiivgdi.it pi v.Qtoiefts.j Eyaiiiatlxy tiitli Ulster ineieaStiig.,', .

INDIAN GFFBSISRS ,SHJIMTE:N TO ;, ; woniion, $fi:& Si,.' jlmh Jfo, -riVm'owrs ill; iMp to tte effect, yjat Sfc AMfljtS, Mi received ~af message fibin itf India (EotS HiWrtl»ii|e) thai majiy offfcgfs in ihi? Jiii draft ortof will Tssign toilless |fe pOV' eraineiii toflcld jjeate wfth tlie ASmy in*. stcM its MiiiisteivS to dlirc it ii KBcil.lioili

(E«c Ajiiil 1,. lft-55 .ji-tiiO ■ ■ . Delhi* Affrii 1, 'An afficM Cbifijiiaiiiauti .denies M» liojttioi} ranoiifs of . liqrtl Safdhigo's teejjsajje T.ogarriiaig the tiiJSatejecL/rO' sijfnatiori.s of /jfifeiis hi &i> liidjait ■fontf. ' .... ' ' - ; ;

Iteteirii).* tt W(4ilt ; frvrwfe Jls fiOiiiiecfi.Q.n with ihss i&igpftMmi.'ol . (jrey, wljft wag IhitcivTCwejl. in <iii tos• '.' ii&i Kew S&M Hiift tt is WjU kno-WM. that jiiOt oifly iti ■efex csffi^e-K , riiess;, Ijtt| ia, <n¥it, "spl> jeanfs Hi'ess, and iii.'every ca'ri.teep, ffi.ei* iittd far soiii.o.tiihf li.ee.ii. most iiJisiqUstiilK -as to wlj-jit wffiijd: he- .fleme .te tt:?. flvpnt bJ ait tri tester. . "feto B3ivAfS CJaiSwh a:iu,, Ji? . •»{- rwst." sivW Ea'rl .Greji.. "to SiiJspresS, ;M!:i?s faak Br felifng' a«j wife, offered "to resign ttieif epmtiirssioKg fKfi;t Wet liM a ]ftst KiilSe £* Jvlncli to feM, Biwis.e r iy, fey Iftortics; tjvat tfep. *% m liKt ■satirtfipft ¥]iicli tjigy wore riot ■■prefi:are(i..tQ jivate tei , itat Ciftsfl. but ■flirf W% *Ss one sacrifice thpy wete not. p Kike, and ilmt frns -tq e.nepiiiwse tte offers ami. weft tft ■xlt&uss tue eipcdwiwr nf flKflbeyiHsf the OT<tes <iif the , Cwsm, far they tteiA! *pri <!Motasinft.«eHi" Man, of wliioii lift wq«M. not tafea . tte rtSpwsilMlity. H» cp:jM..i«Ul. ftftorct lp etreilm mli = rcK..iis life wclj feftw ttynt rio Gjoveirinneirt co« M.. live which eWpmycfl tiie &r«ps of. tiVe 'Crown for the liujnssii of cwetwji? tlls.tei-m*\l in ftUesswiwi! fem Jm^n . |p 8a8iui......, . gjs terdsMp qitofed .ivn, Irfst»nj;,,l!»ee* drob ill «oriiiee*ti! with Mie resignation cii \M jterrt OliatlVgjii eciiVipelled life fenn, UtA fi%ha rtsign Ms j?oroji»ssten iii tti'o Army fttt' few fhrtit lie iiHjht fc cnH<!(l lipmitt i)fiiW Kis -SJ»fl mmusl his felloiv-cauiitryiijeu ni H.-.6 Narth Ainerienn cbl"tUos. "T!>b ninhiree \p Hrc litortfe o{ TOsWiiienj" Snrf .GrPV; ■» mSciv suffietea &.ffiake ilv preat JoV« eiintham t«vn in )ito &m■■ I«wl Gmw vn« fl t«.*4 flvat te ' imijves«ed witlt tlve fCftlriS* tliat, existed J?Ali*. JTfi ivss asswrcd % n. member, the Leffl-fettve. A*%niW)r, ami a very roo(). rtJtttierity, i:Wt frtercas a shorli time «jf;o Hipie wotiW iwA* ten it two-tliirils ijj.a?ority Mi i?lie fcv y wsotahon in nf trish HfliJvp B«lei jj wiodU imw bis aijfi'cult tt oMaift a majority .at all. ' ' ...... .

Sfy S ft. Prior, Otti of ttjjß pfppricir iefs oi tire Syfesy '•BttiletttV," taicitf Bfe *Vf tlmfc Mffff, arrived 'in ihiirinVivi ton SAtntnny las* aftc* n, tfiiiv of ttro nortiV- He will Sjwnd iv few tla*s ip Biifasft> and. then, so nn t,> liio'StwtiiftiD TiiiteS. Sir, Priftr. is wrempanib(M;w-Mre.. Trfev ami Mrs, Kirirtht <«t Broken Hill).

M'ivtdviß Moitte Hotttciiftr.—Ttii?. ITii'e-lhitclwSi System , brings spiehdid pianos " i.tito the ?sa<?h of ovwybmly. IMio. ep-mßa-ny's -sto6)c.,is fery witls: ybrt- iff* bWrwil , -t.liß c-Roioe of fn.iJios far a'il" Hip liiSkers of ttc ivwH.— the DfeSdcA 3'iaiift Cofltila.nr, Ltd.. "Re-1-Vi:nqt-:o)V. Iff. I. B*eokra ( Sorth JStetl snaiiiviitt.

Wo taatllwj Hμ AusWlsafl S-s*l<if.s' fegfeagr. antf its nuuwgfrr A'Htes hs for our nU-rtitieil. "Sot « peck-age was 1^5 , !; <sf mislaid, t'.inu-te-ua is'n boon." Trr cfeecßinft sylieji wjtl: y-tiij Iravtrl. Wβ toited-, 8 , y...ra!] i «..f ft&. flfliver oh jirrivai, K.K. EsjhKiss Co'S 'lii., Si-91 Ctts-tomhijKse Quay.«*dtt,