THE GOVERNMENT’S PLANS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLI, Issue 9417, 2 August 1916, Page 6

THE GOVERNMENT’S PLANS

i NEW CHIEF SECRETARY SELECTED. Bj,' Telf-xraph-—Press Association—- Copyrle 1 ' 1 . Australian and N-Z. Oabl« Association LONDON, July 31. In the House of Commons, Mr JDillon urged the Government to iminrcliately disclose its plans for the fut:iro government of Ireland- Ho had entered into negotiations with Mr Lloyd George unwillingly, knowing the opportunity they would give the various factions which were assailing the power of tho Nationalist leaders. Mr ■Asquith, on July lO;h, after Mr Lloyd George had completed his negotiations;,’ had accepted written terms ol EoUlemoat, and announced that Cabinet would submit, them for .Parliament's acceptance. ■V week later the Unionists of tho Cabinet went to the Premier and announced that they resolutely and finally declined to accept a condition which would retain the full number of Irish members at Westminster. The present government of Ireland was an unlimit-'’i.-d military tyranny. Mr Asquith, who followed, announced that the Right Hon. B. L. •"■Duke, M.P., would bo tho new Chiet Secretary for Ireland. He would have .a seat in the Cabinet, but would spend ..the. bulk of his time in Ireland. VARIED VIEWS “A TRAVESTY OF , STATESMANSHIP.’’ Dy Tol.-craph—Press Association— Copyright and N.Z- Cable Association. (Received August 1, 5.2 a p.m.) LONDON, July 31Mr John Redmond, speaking on Mr Dillon’s motion, said: “Nothing has happened, and nothing could happen, Wj’ alter my vicfws about the war. ims ft 1 not only the Empire’s war, but a War on behalf of small nationalities, ih: a very special sense, it is hefind’s war. The highest interest ol Ireland requires her to do her duty to, win the war. The .. Go T er ? II ?™ 1 li must not allow a mad outbreak of 1000 men to make them forget that Irishmen are fighting on tho battlefields of France, and tens of thousands of Irishmen from the Dominions are performing tho same gallant tasks. ’ Lord Hugh Cecil insisted on the Government enforcing law and order. r: -Mr Bonar Law said that tho Union fst members of the Cabinet were prepared to adopt a settlement, but, it the Unionists were able to prevent it. Home Rule would never come into operation without an amending bill which carried out the agreement with Ulster fairly. ~ , „ ■ Mr John Devlin said tho Government seemed to think that Irishmen were good for nothing except the divi sion lobbies. If over they marched again, ho hoped it would be for the purpose of clearing the present coalition out of office. He never agteed to tho 1 permanent exclusion of Ulster. He agreed to Mr Lloyd George’s proposes because they were a temporarywar measure. Sending a Unionist Chief Secretary to prop Dublin Castle would niako things more hideous than over. It was a travesty of statesmanship.