MR ASQUITH’S OFFER

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8679, 12 March 1914, Page 5

MR ASQUITH’S OFFER

Alt parties unfavourable INSURANCE AGAINST RIOT LOSSES IN IRELAND. tty Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright ■'Times” and Sydney “Sun" Services. (Received March 11, 5.40 p.m.) LONDON, March 11. All parties in Ireland are distinctly unfavourable to Dir Asquith’s offer. The Ulstermen condemn the proposal to give Ulster only a limited period of exclusion from the operation of the .bill., , , .. .The,.Nationalists consider that Mr Redmond exceeded the limits of reasonable concession. The underwriters arc charging 10s per cent, for policies of insurance against loss due to riots in Ireland. “THIS MOCKERY'OI'AAN OFFER.” “GROSSLY OBJECTIONABLE.” “Times” and Sydney “Sun” Services. , LONDON, March 10. “The Times,”, in a-.loader, snyei—• >» “Mr Asquith’s proposals shows a profound miscalculation of the situation. This mockery of an offer at the eleventh hour can make no favourable impression.” The “Standard” describes the proposal as grossly objectionable^ The “Evening News” says it is the final attempt at a peaceful settlpinenW-'u by the Liberals. , ~, ... “NO ELECTION UNTIL BILL PASSES.” ~ By Teloferaph— Press Association—Copy rlem LONDON, March'lo. In the Home Rule debate in the. • House of Commons, Mr Ram./iy MaoJDonald said that there should he no general election until the bill had passed. ■ * " ■ FORMIDABLE ADMINISTRATIVE ... CONFUSIONS. THREE OUTSTANDING DIFFICUL-: ’ TIES. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received March 11, 11.20 pun.) LONDON, March 11. The debate on the second reading of t/lie Home Rule Bill will bo probably resumed on March 30bh. An influential section of-tho«. Nation-c * alists in Ireland dislike the conces- *" sions, and believe tlbat they would involve formidable administrative confusions. ■ * Many prominent Orangemen are of opinion that Sir Edward Carson has gone too far in promising to accept tlie Government offer if the time limit wore eliminated. ■ - :

Lord Dunraven opines that the' Of-' fer of partial exclusion is meaningless "* unless it as qstablished with a certainty that the scheme will bo workable. He declares that the representation of Ulster in the Imperial Parliament, the position of the Lord Lieutenant, andi the possibility of the Irish Parliament placing Customs harriers around the excluded counties, aro three outstanding difficulties. The “Daily News and Loader” says that the Nationalists and the greater number of the Liberals' are’ against a compromise. They declare that it is impossible to accede to Sir Edward Carson's request that Ulster bo excluded until a fresh Act has been- passed, as that would, allow the habit of local government to grow up in Ulster. With vested interests established, it would become dinioalt ■ for the Imperial ‘ Parliament to ■ resist the ■ claim for special treatment 1 . * ■ The anti-Russian press "campaign'ln Germany and Austria continues, • • ■Commenting thereon Lord Cromer _ urges the settlement, of the ’■'lrish*'' question, thereby averting the calamity of civil war. He adds that the war scare engaging the attention of the German press renders it highly 1 undesirable that anything should occur to prevent the Government speaking in the councils of Europe in the name of a united people. • ■ - ,