THE HOME RULE CRISIS

Greymouth Evening Star, 11 October 1913, Page 5

THE HOME RULE CRISIS

LATEST CABLES

THE BASIS OF A CONFERENCE

THE “TIMES” ON THE OUTLOOK,

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(Received this day at 8.30 a.nr.) LONDON, Qctober . 10,

The “Times,” in the course of a leader, says that Ulster might be excluded entirely from the Home Rule Bill, but to make any settlement possible, an agreement must take a wider range. The essential point for the Unionists is tna’t the Imperial Parliament should give away no power which it does not- precisely define and cannot of its own initiative, without appeal to a court, modify, expand or recall. On these terms, the Unionists might agree to the concession of even greater powers than the present Bill concedes.

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LONDON, October 10

In the course of a spech at Dundee last evening, the Hon. Winston Churchill (First Lord of the Admiralty) declared that the Government would not allow measures of conciliation to defraud the great political party of its victory and baulk the nation of the realisation of its birthright. If the Irish question were settled the ground would be cleared for the consideration of the self-government of other parts. • He absolutely did not repent of the speech he made a year ago advocating federalism. He believed that many would live to sec the federal system in Britain, tvhich would be the forerunner of Imperial Federation and the gathering together of the British here'and overseas.

The newspapers are discussing Mr Churchill’s sneech.

The “Daily ''Mail” says that the spirit of the speech is misunderstood. His words of wisdom and appeasement mean that the Cabinet is prepared to accept separate treatment for the Northern, recognising that Ulster cannot be dragooned.

Tfie “Daily News” denies that the. Go, vernmerit- is willing to compromise on the basis of Ulster’s exclusion. The attempt to dismember Ireland on religions lines must be dismissed.

The “Chronicle” says that the Irish Unionists are proclaiming Mr Church ill’s references as a victory for Sir Edward ( arson. It is evidently impossible for the Government to make further approaches to Ulster. The Nationalist and Unionist newspapers inn Ireland are awaiting declarations by their leaders.

Mr John Dillon, in the course of an in. t-rview, said that the proposal to exclude part of Ulster was suggested solelv as a means of wrecking Home Rule. The idea, of looping off part was unworkable and grotesque.