IRISH HOME RULE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 92, 18 April 1912, Page 6

IRISH HOME RULE.

A PROTEST FROM THE 'IRISH - " CHURCH. BILL READ A FIRST TIME. <By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.) i l I London, April 10. Mr Rod mould has received a congratulatory message from Mr Glee<son, of New Zealand, who states taut New •Zealand will, if necessary, subscribe a further £IO,GUO. , A special synod of the Irish Church protest against Home Rule arresting the beneficent Imperial legislation which! is producing the prosperity ot Ireland, and appeals to co-religionists to assist i'n the defeat of the Home Rule Bill. Mr W. H- 'Long defied English suppouters to say that Home Rule will confer better government on Ireland. The BUI will strike seriously ;!t Ire'Jand’s future ‘•prosperity. , Th& Government has done nothing to placate Ulster, but, on the contrary, has done everything to increase bitterness and suspicion. Mr T. O’Conner defended Catholics againist the accusation of intolerance, which, he said,,was an empty, mean, lying calumny. He declared that the Senate would be a powerful Pro-' itestant safeguard, and suggested that half the Senators should be nominated by Protestant bodies, With -power to veto every appointment where the salary was over £SOO. . In the House of Commons Mr Brinar Law said that it was impossible to regard the Bill as final, bfecause it conferred a. constitution whereto none off the self-governing colonies would eitbmlit .for a week. The power of veto Was not exercised in the colonies. One democratic government could rot control another. Tho guarantees were worthless. He would give Ireland, if possible, the same powers as Canada, because then there would be a chance of a. friendly Ireland. Under tile Bill, whenever things wont wrong all the blame would be placed on. tho Imperial The agutatJan that would thus .remain in the Irish Parliament would make it more dangerous than now. ITlster’is opposition made Borne Rule impossible. He reiterated that the Govorin newt ways-.acting against its convictions, because it was dependent on Irish voters. The Prime Minister’s VktA of •honour regarding the reform of the House of .Lords must ,wait till the debts of sham© had been paid to Mr Redmond. .The Bill could not be cartied ’without submission to the people. Sir Augustine Bin-ell said that Mr Bonar Law’s speech was violent and impudent. The Liberals were content 'with their Prime- M^bJttjr, ? and did not envy the Opposition their new leader. , Jin the House of Commons the Home Rule 'Bill was bead a first time .by 360 to 226. • The majority comprised 245 Liberals, 70 Ilaßvurites, and 8 O’Brienites. Sir O. J. Cory voted against the Bill. Mr Agar-Rob-avtes did not .vote.