THE IRISH CRISIS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9742, 6 March 1914, Page 3

THE IRISH CRISIS.

VARIOUS VJEWS.

SOUTH AFRICA QUOTED. (By Eljcctkic Telegraph—Copybight.) (Peh Peess Association.) LONDON, March 5

There is little doubt that Mr Asquith's proposals tor the settlement of the Home Rule crisis will have Mr Redmond's concurrence, though eome Ministerialists have tears of the attitude of the Nationalist Convention if called to sanction the changes. Lord Duuraveu, in a letter to the press, says a fair chance of a eettlcment is obtainable only by referring Mr Asquint 5 s proposals to a conference on the lines proposed.by Lord Loreburn. Coercion is impossible, exclu&ion iAinthinkable and a general election useless as a solution. Lord Hugh Cecil, in a letter, goys the difficulties in the way of a conference are insuperable. He draws an analogy between Mr Botha's action in South Africa and the possible happenings in Ireland as creating two centres of sovereignty. Nobody can deny that the deportations were altogether indefensible, and nobody can be blind to the outrage and scandal of the infliction-of perpetual exile by retrospective enactment. True sovereignty lies with the South African Parliament and Mr Botha, not with the British Crown. Such are the consequence* Of Home Rule. BILL INTRODUCED AGAIN. AMU) MINISTERIAL ANT) NATIONALIST CHEERS. Received March 6. 8.55 a.m. LONDON, March 5. Hon. Augustine Birrell introduced the Home Rule Bill, amid Ministerial and Nationalist cheers. Mr Asquith informed Mr Bonar Law that the Government's proposed amendments to the BiJ! would be ready for circulation by Tuesday.