THE HOME RULE QUESTION.
I Sir, —A recent cablegram in the Hebald said that Mr. Asquith and Mr. Bonar Law had met and failed to agreewhy? Home Rulers say we will have all Ireland. Ulster save no, we will not leave England, and we will fight for it if we must.' What will England say I hope she will say we are sorry they cannot agree, but for our own ; honour we cannot force Ulster into where she will not go. And it is doubtful if the Armv would act if it was ordered. Some time back I read in the Herald something Mr. Roosevelt said about the Hague Arbitration laws. He said there were some things a nation could not arbitrate on. for instance, Honour. Well, to my mind, that is how England is placed now. She cannot (in honour) force Ulster she ' caT give the rest of Ireland a Parliament in Dublin if they really want it, and I say again, God speed them and may they be happy with it. Old Briton. ; .—
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15513, 21 January 1914, Page 6
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