THREE ROADS OPEN

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 10 March 1914, Page 5

THREE ROADS OPEN

HOW THE GOVERNAIENT OHOSE,

(Received March 10, 11 a.m.) ; LONDON,' March 9. Air Asquith, continuing, said that''the Government had considered three roads. First Home Rule within Home Rule, which did not commend itself to, any lof the parties. Second, the inclusion' of the whole of Ireland, with the option of the Ulster counties to recede after a period. This also possessed fatal drawbacks. Third, the inclusion of Ulster. The Government decided that Ulster be allowed to say whether it desired exclusion by a poll of electors to be taken > before the Bill was operative. If ex- '. elusion, was adopted., the - six-yearly ' period will date from the first meeting of Parliament. The term will" afford ample time to test the new Parliament, and the electors of the United Kingdom 1 will be able to say whether exclusion should continue; meanwhile Ulster would continue 'representation' in the Imperial v Parliament. 1 ,' "Air Redmond said that the ( Premier had "gone to the very limit of concession. Long.'before "the expiry of six years .they would be able, to make ,an exnibitiop-'of . tolerant government^-which would* aisi arm .suspicion. • . • < / , >_•■ '•<