IRISH HOME RULE.

Evening Star, Issue 15479, 29 April 1914, Page 6

IRISH HOME RULE.

DRAGGING OUT THE FACTS. - GUILTY OF MISSTATEMENTS. Press Association—-By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, April 28. (Received April 29, at 12.15 p.m.) Mr Chamberlain, continuing hia speech, said that Colonel Seely was made the tool of more astute and unscrupulous men. The Government showed a lamentable want of candor and frankness, and were guilty of material misstatements in order to conceal their plans; Mr Asquith, in his letter to ‘ The Times ’ of the 23rd inst., suppressed the more important part of the movements, and the truth had been wrung from him bit by bit. The White Paper professed to give the full facts of the business, yet subsequently 55 other letters bad been published, some of them of prime importance. MR CHURCHILL’S ANSWER. STARTS WITH AN UPROAR. SIR E. CARSON CALLS HIM “ A CAD.” NOT ASKED TO WITHDRAW 7 THE, OFFENSIVE REMARK. LONDON, April 28. (Received April 29, at 12.15 p.m. ) Mr Churchill described the motion as audacious and impudent. This aroused an uproar. He then referred to Sir E. Carson’s share in the gun-running episode, whereupon disorderly taimts were exchanged across the floor of the House. Sir E. Carson shouted : “ You behave like a cad!” The Speaker did not call on Sir Edward to withdraw the words, as Sir Edward had himself been taunted by offensive expressions. AN APPEAL TO SIR E. CARSON.

MR CHURCHILL WANTS PEACE

LONDON, April 28. (Received April 29, at 12.5 p.m.)

Mr Churchill, continuing, said that it ■was a cool request on the part of those ■who were organising a force to males war to ask for information of the movements of British troops. If General Pa got asked for reinforcements he would have them, and if the rebels fired on the troops he (Mr Churchill) would take all steps in his power to secure their condign punishment. But there would be no civil war unless the Opposition made it. He appealed to Sir Ik Carson for peace, as any day an event might happen to condemn them all to a continuance of this struggle on the lines of its present hatefulnese If Sir E. Carson accepted the Government’s proposed safeguards, he (Mr Churchill) promised to use his influence to make Ireland an integral unit of a Federal system. Such a course would transform the political situation.