HOME RULE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15892, 11 October 1913, Page 9

HOME RULE

MB CHURCHILL'S SPEECH,

NEWSPAPER COMMENT,

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.

LONDON, October 9. The Daily Mail (U.) states that Mr Churchill's speech regarding Home Rule opens the door to negotiations, and if a settlement is reached it will bo laregly duo to hi 3 conciliatory utterances. Other Unionist papers, however, regard the speech as provocative, but the Pall Mall Gazette (U.) express surprise at their adverse criticism, and characterises the speech a 6 the turning point in the 1 controversy.

The Westminster Gazette (L.) says that while the Government should meet Ulster's grievances it cannot sacrifice Ireland's national integrity,

The Manchester Guardian (L.) contrasts the unyielding attitude of the Home Secretary (Mr M'Kenna) with Mr Churchill's placatory speech.

THE IRISH PRESS.

COMPROMISE SCOUTED,

IDEA OF MUTILATION PRE-

POSTEROUS,

LONDON, October 9,

The Belfast papers ridicule the exclusion of the north-eastern counties as affording a solution of the Home Rule difficulty, alnd scout any idea of compromise. The Nationalist papers ■ declare that the mutdation of Ireland is a preposterous idea. FURTHER STATEMENT BY MR CHURCHILL.

LONDON, October 10. (Received Oct. 10, at 10.30 p.m.) At an open-air meeting at Dundee Mr Churchill declared that the Government would not allow a measure of conciliation to defraud a great political party of victory and baulk a nation of the realisation of its birthright. If the Irish question were settled the ground would be cleared for consideration of self-governrtent in other parts. He was absolutely unrepentant of his speech made a year ago dealing with Federalism. He believed many wonld live to see the Federal system in Britain, which would be the forerunner of an Imperial Federation and the gathering together of British here and overseas.