MANPOWER BILL

Evening Star, Issue 16710, 17 April 1918, Page 3

MANPOWER BILL

JOINT ATTACK ON GOVERNMENT BY ULSTERITES AND NATIONALISTS OVER CONSCRIPTION IN IRELAND. CARSON IRONICAL* DEVLIN IN EARNEST. Press Assoeiai-imy-Sy Telegraph ■Copyright. Australian and "LZ. Cable AstoOiation. LONDON, April 15. In the House of Commons Sir F. Carson strongly criticised the machinery of the Man-power Bill as applied to Ireland. While strongly in favor of compulsion in Ireland, he asked how tnc Government wore going to apply it—whether by establishing military tribunals or local tribunals similar to those in England? The Government seemed ashamed of the measure. lie gravely doubted whether the Government really meant to put tho Bill info force, and urged the Government to tel! Ireland everything. At the present moment the Government were playing with Ulstermen and Nationalists alike. Mr Devlin declared that tho Government. were in a state of panic. In order to cover their own misdeeds they were raising an anti-Irish cry to create civil war in Ireland. Sir G. Cave (Homo Secretary) warmly repudiated Mr Deviiu’s suggestion. The Government’s only purpose was to call up tho manhood of the whole country to participate in the war. They were asking Irishmen to make tho same sacrifices as Englishmen and Scotsmen. The Government intended the Act to he applied in Ireland in a similar fashion to that in which it was applied in England. Bir G, Cave announced that in view of the importance of tho continuance of religions ministrations and the fact that the calling up of ministers would not yield much military man-power, the Government were willing to continue their exemption. IRISH VOLUNTARY ENLISTMENTS TOTAL GTE 11 123,000 MEN. Reuter’s Telegrams. LONDON, April 15. In tho House of Commons Sir Auckland Gcddes stared that LTster had contributed over 58.000 and tho rest of Ireland over 65,000 recruits, “AGIN’ THF GOYFRNMENT.” TYPICAL IRISH BOND. LONDON, April 16. (Received April 17, at 8.40 a.rn.) The ‘Daily Telegraph’s’ parliamentary correspondent says; “The dramatic episode of Sir F. Carson’s intervention has created a pew parliamentary situation. He struck ihe Government a true blow from behind, amid the rapturous applause of ihe Nationalists, who rallied to Carson ns to a brother Irishman against the Government. It is true that their ulterior objects nre different, hut, their paths yesterday lay together." J-A BO IBS A TTT T1 1 D E. HOME RULE BEFORE COMPULSION. LLOYD GFORGE AGREES. LONDON, April 15. Labor members of the Government will meet Mr Lloyd George to-night to discus-, the position of Labor as regards Home Rule. The Parliamentary Labor party consider that a Home Tlule .Hill on the linos of the Irish Convention, with adequate safeguards for LTster. should precede Irish compulsion. It is believed that the Labor members' meeting with Mr Lloyd George will clarify the position, and remove any antagonism of the Labor party on lids question. April 16. (Received April 17, at 8.-10 a.rn.) Tho ‘ Daily Chrc-nic'c ’ slates that it is understood that Mr Lloyd George gave Labor Ministers an emphatic assurance that tlie Government would press the Home Rule Bill. It is expected Hint Mr Barnes will speak on the third reading of the National Service Bill to-day. A congress of Irish trade unionists will meet on Saturday to discuss Conscription in ■ Ireland. The majority of them are Ulstermen, but is believed that the congress will prove overwhelmingly against the proposal. [The Ln’nr Ministors in tho Government are Messrs G. N. Barnes (without portfolio!. G. 11. I’oh-U'Ls (Labor). ami .1. Hodge iPensions), while Messrs W. Brae-.-. Stephen Walsh. G. .). Wurdle, and .1. R. Clynes link! parliamentary Under-Secre-tary ships.] PASSIVE RESISTANCE AGAINST CONSCRIPTION BEGINS IN IRELAND. LONDON, April 16. (Received -April 17, at 8.40 a.m.) The Rev. Mr Bradley. Catholic administrator of Armagh parish, .stale;; that a. solemn league ami covenant will be founded to passively resist Conscription. A number of meetings in Ireland passed resolutions in favor of resistance. Several Cork Magistrates hive resigned as a protest. The Court Council yesterday refused to transact any business.