IRELAND.

Timaru Herald, Volume CVII, Issue 16524, 20 April 1918, Page 7

IRELAND.

LORDS DEBATE CONSCRIPTION

i Australian.'and N.Z. Cable Assn. LONDON, April 18. In tho House of 'Lords, when debating tho Man Power Bill, Lord Lansdownq expressed liis doubt as. to the wisdom of applying conscription, to Ireland.

Lord Crowe, supporting tho Bill, thouglit tho wiser courso would have been to pass the Homo Rule Bill as an urgent measure and then appeal to Irish public opinion for voluntary enlistment.

Lord Derby said that minimising I'ho gravity of the situation would be disastrous, but he was still confident of the result, whiicli was only obtainable by fighting day and night. Thj country's duty was to help the army by filling tho gaps. Regarding Ireland ho remained a Unionist, though without tho bitterness he felt in the old days. , • NATIONALISTS' THREAT. The Nationalists threaten to absent, themselves from "Westminster until the Government produce a. measure creating an Irish Parliament on a colomal "basis. It is undertood that tho Unionist War Committee agree that-the Home Rule scheme should be federal in character and applicable to the whole of tho United Kingdom, Ulster having tho option of being a separate unit. DISTURBANCES IN BELFAST. "The Times." Belfast shipyard workers and discliarge'd' soldiers broke "up an Irish Labour Party's anti-conscription meeting outside the City Hall. The chairman was struck on the head with a board. The leaders wore compelled to take refuge in tho shops. The interrupters started cheering, singing and waving Union Jacks. Subsequently street disturbances occurred with stonethrowing and revolver firing. Tlie police quickly quelled the outbreak.

ANTI-CONSCJRIPTIONISTS. CONFER WITH THE CHURCH. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.)' Received 7.20 p.m., April 19th. \ LONDON, April 18. 1 The Dublin Conference of NationaJists, Sinn Feiners and Labourites for organising resistance to conscription appointed a deputation consisting of Messrs Do Valera, Dillon, Healy and William O'Brien, with the Lord Mayor, to confer with, the Heirarchy at Mayiiooth. I ~~~~ ' ~~ PRESSURE FROM AMERICA'. : NEW YORK, April 18. A largely attended meeting of Irish Americans passed tho following resolution:—"We deeply deplore the attitude of those Irish who are iinwiliing to submit to conscription. We urge Ireland to accept the draft,.and condemn as disloyal to the cause of freedom thoco who refuse to give the Allies prompt and unqualified supI _ A. )> The resolution has been cabled to Mr J. Dillon.