THE IRISH PROBLEM.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 14051, 22 July 1916, Page 3

THE IRISH PROBLEM.

DIFFICULTIES AND DELAY. MR. REDMOND'S PROTEST. .>, (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Elec. Tel. Copyrights-United Press Assn.) - ■ ■ LONDON, € Mr. Redmond - on Thursday sent a memo to Mr. Asquith and Mr. LlovdGeorge: "I feel bound to tell ybu -that long delay in making public the text of the Irish Bill and the uncertainty ' and lmtation' caused by Lord Lahsdowne's speech have created a most serious 'situation, in Ireland. My opinion is that . further delay makes a settlement "on ihe line laid down by Mr. Lloyd-Georce quite impossible., When the. terms were originally submitted we strongly urged the^use of all possible despatch in 'eonsuiting supporters in Ireland. T told y H ™ e S reat Im Periai interest'^ at stake. Three weeks have elapsed, 'and no progress has been made,, for,, some mysterious reason. A matter which was so urgent five weeks ago hangs.. nW I therefore urge ' the Government that 'further delay will be fatal, arid recortj/my conviction that any proppj&l: to."depart from the terms agreed on, espedMltfin respect of a strictly temporary ' pro.visional .character in all sections, .oOhe JJul, will compel us to declare that agreement on the faith which.. we obtained the assent of our supporters* in Ireland has been departed from arid is at an. end." . i,.-^ t «"\ At a large meeting of " Nationalists at Derry, representing; Der#,,''T^H'oneand Fermagh, a resolution was Jja/ssed opposing the. exclusion of the-^.TjJlster counties, and deolaring that if. a..separate Government be established* 'they would resist its* authority. ,: ' : '*:"- * The Roman Catholic Bishop; of^Dfrry wrote approving of the resolutions.-