HOME RULE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15938, 4 December 1913, Page 7

HOME RULE

MOVEMENT IN UNITED STATES.

ENLISTMENT OF VOLUNTEERS

Piwi AesocUtion—By Telegraph—Copyright.

LONDON, December 2.

The secret enlistment of volunteers to fight on behalf of Ulster is general throughout the cities of the United States, where Orangemen are numerous.

SPEECH BY MR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN.

UNIONISTS' ATTITUDE,

Times-Sydney . Sun Special Cables.)

LONDON, December 2,

Speaking at Birmingham, Mr Austen Chamberlain said that Mr Asquith'. was wandering in a circle, tethered to a rope that was held by Mr Redmond and Mr John Dillon. The Unionists would never agree to' the creation of another AlsaceLorraine within Britain.

PLEA FOR A CONFERENCE.

SPEECH BY LORD HALDANE,

LONDON, December 2. •Lord Haldane, speaking at Birmingham, denied that the Premier had hardened his tone at Leeds. He pleaded for a private conference to consider Home Rule.

MR ASQUITH'S SPEECH.

ULSTERMEN FORCED TO ACCEPT

WAR.

SIR E. CARSON'S OPINION.

LONDON, December 3. (Received Dec. 3, at 10.35 p.m.) Sir E. Carson, speaking at Sheffield, said that the Leeds speech left the Ulstermen no hope except in themselves. Mr Asquith had declared war, and they were driven to accept the declaration.