HOME RULE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16120, 8 July 1914, Page 7

HOME RULE

AMENDING BILL IN THE LORDS,

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LONDON, July 6.

In the Bouso of Lords the amending Bill (Irish. Homo Rule) was road a second time by 273 to 10.

AMENDMENTS PROPOSED,

LONDON, July 6.

Tlie amendments to the Home Rule Amending Bill provide for the exclusion of Ulster province and the abolition of the time, limit, with tho Secretary of State as the administrative authority instead of tho Lord-Lieutenant.

ANGLICAN CHURCH ATTITUDE,

SYDNEY, July 7.

The Bishops of Newcastle and Bathurst are opposed to tho Anglican Church leaders' Home Rule petition.

AMERICAN IRISHMEN'S DEMANDS. NATIONALISTS MUST BE ARMED. LONDON, July 6. Mr Redmond has received a copy of an approved resolution- from the New York Committee declaring that it is determined to arm the Nationalist volunteers, otherwise the sad story of Grattan's volunteers will be repeated. The resolution insists on Mr Redmond forcing the Government to withdraw the arms proclamation or else fo relinquish the control of the Nationalist volunteers.

MUNITIONS FOR ULSTER, VOLUNTEERS. AN ARMY SERGEANT ARRESTED. LONDON, July 7. (Received July 7, at 9.50 p.m.) The Ulster Volunteer leaders have landed 200,000 cartridges at Bangor. A sergeant of the Bedfordshires "was arrested when instructing the National Volunteers at revolver practice. AMISNDMKNT~IN THE LORDS.

LORD ROBERTS'S APPEAL. LONDON, July 7. (Received July 7, at 9.50 p.m.) Ten " die-hards " voted for Lord Willoughby de Broke's motion for the rejection oi; the Amending Bill. Lord Roberts, speaking to the amendment, said that the present crisis affected the very roots of national existence. Any attempt to use the military to coerce Ulster would break and ruin the army. He urged, in the cause of patriotism, that uiey should drop party differences and seek a national solution to avert inexpressible disaster to the army and nation.

Lord Curzon favoured a convention, but time was too precious and the tension too acuto to allow of that course. He could not advocate this solution when he heard the tramp of armed men. The amending Bill must fill the gap till a permanent settlement was devised.

Lord Crewc said that if dropping Home Rule and scrapping the Government policy were to be the preliminaries to a conference or convention tor permanent settlement, such proposals could not be entertained. Hβ asked the Opposition if the total exclusion of Ulster were included in the Bill, would they guarantee against a civil conflict? He was not ashamed to say that he heartily dreaded the idea of a civil conflict.