Irish Reform Association

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1105, 28 September 1904, Page 2

Irish Reform Association

Its Programme

Press Association-Copyright, London, September '27 Louu Du.nhaven's Irish Reform Association urgos entrusting tho contrjl of tho expenditure of six millions for purely Irish services to a Financial Council presided ovor by tho Viceroy, and consisting of twolvo nominal moinbers, including tho Chief Socrctary for Irolund. Tho Council's duty would bo to submit tho estimates to I'arliuwont, Tho Association also roi oinmends outrustiiig iho Irish rep eseutative Peers and Commoners ami members of tho Financial Council with tho promotion ol Bills for Irish purposes, the Council to deal with other business dolcgmed thereto; and it dually asks for a Royal Commission of inquiry.

The Irish Unionists ask for a guarantoo that iho Council will not bo used as a lover for tliu attainment of Home Rulo,

Mr Wyudham, in a letter to tho Times, referring to Lord Dimravou's piqjtcl, says that t'io Government tiro oppoicd to a tmtltiplication of legislative bodio" within tho Unito.l Kingdom, whether in pursuance of Ilomo Rulo for Ireland or Homo Rule all round,

London, Sept, 27,

Tho Executive Committee of the Irish Unionist Allianco has unanimously resolved that Lord Dnnravon's Associnlion is self-eonslilutod and in|no wiso representative, and that ils programme is contrary to the principles consistently animating tho great body of Irish Unionists.