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Otago Daily Times, Issue 15578, 7 October 1912, Page 5

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GOVERNMENT AVERSE TO COERCION. Prcas Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, October 5. (Received October 6, nt> 5.5 p.m.) In the course of a speech at Edinburgh Sir Rufus Isaacs said the Government was still ready to treat the minority generously. The solution sought was; Ulslor convinced; not Ulster coei-ccd. SPEECH BY TUB PRIME MINISTER. LONDON, October 6. (Received Oct, 7, at 0.15 a.m.l In the course of a speech at Ladybank Mr Asquitli said tho House of Ijokls made a colossal tactical error by rejecting the Budget, and the Ulster, "campaign was equally as had. He had never underrated tiie importance of Ulster's opposition, but tho apprehensions were ill-founded, as the safeguards were adequate and ample. It was not a question of demanding a separate Parliament, for Ulster or part of Ulster. The Government was not going to bow to a threat which meant the negation of the root principle of democratic government. The Tories would be unablo to confino their doctrine to the present case. The reckless rodomontade at Blenheim had furnished a complete grammar of anarchy, and the new dictum would ho invoked whenever a spirit of lawlessness -was desired so ns to stop tho ordered machinery of tho Government. If the demands of four-fifths of the Irishmen were not granted they might tako tho law in their own hands. The 'and reform policy would he announced after arid not before tho Cabinet had considered it.