HOME RULE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15788, 12 June 1913, Page 7

HOME RULE

; SECOND READING'OF- THE BILL. AMENDMENT REJECTED. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.; LONDON, Juno 10. Mr Balfour's" amendment to reject the Home Rule Bill was defeated by 368 to 270. The Bill wae then read a second time and referred; to the committee of the wliole House. . ;s';: . OPPONENTS' ATTITUDE. ' SPEECH BY SIR E. CARSON. ; v . LONDON,, June 10. •. Sir E. Carson, . K.C., said that personally he hoped never again, to discuss Irish Home Rule in the House .of Commons. Mr J. E. Redmond had rightly stid that the present discussion waa automatic. He and his friends declined to be automata.; The people of Ulster were rightly preparing to resist. -,- He would take ail responsibility. The. Government might seize, their arms and send. troops," but it would never settle, the Irish-.question by its Bills.

FURTHER DISCUSSION. LONDON, Juno 11. (Received June 11, at 10.15 p.m.) Sir E. Carson was warmly cheered on re-opening the debate. There was a dramatic episode when he turned to Mr Balfour and Mr A. Bonar Law , and said tint Ulster's cause was never stronger, because in the event ot armed resistance, which God forbid, Ulster 1 now had the open . declaration of the Unionist leaders that Ulster was supported by the whole the party. /' Mr Redmond, in an eloquent. speoch, deprecated Sir IS. Carson's violence, lie said the Nationalists were willing to go'to almost any length to conciliate reasonable apprehensions. He believed that what had happened in South Africa would, happen in Ireland. That the passage of the Bill was eagerly awaited by the whole Empire was evidenced by the resolutions passed by the self-governing Parliaments and tho opinion of overseas statesmen. Rebellion was threatened in four counties, but n rebellion of three-fourths of the Irish people, distracted, outraged and betrayed, wa6 i too horrible to contemplate. . ». •

Lord Charles Beresford was loudly cheered on declaring' that he was an Ulstorman by birth. ■He added:" If the Government 6Ciids troops to Ireland I shall offer my sendees to help my fellowcountrymen, and I am prepared to be among the first to be shot down. Other Ulstermen will come from Cajiada, Australia,, and New Zealand. 1 '

Mr Bonar Law taunted the Government and the Nationalists over the bargain in connection with the 1909 Budget to prevent an appeal to the country. Mr Redmond and Mr Aequith rose and denied that there had been a bargain. . Mr Law said there would be interesting, revelations when the allies were no longer united.' (Received June 11, at 11.15 p.m.) Mr Law argued that by canying Home Rule in the present circumstances the Government was a self-con6tituted revolutionary government. Resistance would only be meeting revolution by revolution. Mr BiTrcll wound up the debate. . He said tho basis of Ulster's resistance was religious bigotry. As for civil war and bloodshed ho could not visualise it. How was it going to begin ? If the first five ckusos of the Bill were acceptod he would bo ready to confer with the Opposition and settle the question by agreement. Sir C. J. Cory and the Hon'. T. AgaiRobartes voted against tho Bill. - The majority consisted of 250 Liberals, 72 Nationalists, 10 O'Brienites, and 26 Labour members, Sir E. Carson announced that the Irish Unionists' arc abandoning Parliamentary proceedings in regard to Home Rule and, instead, are appealing to people of Britain for means. The public meetings will open to-day with a demonstration in the Midlands of Scotland.