BILL IN THE LORDS.
ULSTER WILL BE LOYAL
(Received September IC, 9.10 p.m.') London, September 15. ;
In the House, of Lords the Earl of Crewe moved the second reading of the Home Rule Bill. Lord Middleton moved the adjournment of the debate. Lord Haidane said that but for the war some adjustment would have been reached.
Lord Londonderry said that Ulster knew she had been betrayed, but she was going to be absolutely loyal to the Empire. She would send at least one division to the Continent, and possibly more. What were the Nationalists doing?
Lord Crewe said he was unable to give any figures, but he believed that the passing of the Bill would give an impetus to enlistment.
Lord Londonderry went on to say that the Nationalists required to be bribed before they would serve.
Lord Lansdowne formally moved a Bill for the suspension of legislation during the war.
Lord Crewe announced that the Government would not assent to the Bill, which passed all the stages in the House of Lords.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15716, 17 September 1914, Page 6
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