11 JULY 1914, page 2

Lord Roberts Associated Himself With The Criticisms Of...

while Lord Sydenham, speaking from the cross- benches, condemned the Bill as vicious in principle and dangerous in practice. The proposed method of election would be peculiarly......

One Can Say Is That Most People, When They Are

told that they can only get delivery of three-quarters of the goods they have ordered, and know that these goods can be obtained nowhere else, accept the three-quarters, though......

Finally, Lord Midleton Proposed A Series Of Amendments...

executive power in the excluded area not to the Lord-Lieutenant, but to " a Secretary of State." These con- sequential and administrative alterations were agreed to without a......

Lord Crewe's Retort Was A Somewhat Feeble To Quoque. Lord

Lansdowne had said they must consider what the Unionists of Ulster would accept. They were also bound to ask what the Irish Nationalists would accept. The answer is easy. If......

The Debate On The Council Of India Bill Was Resumed

on Tuesday by Lord Ampthill, who supported the rejection on the ground that it would not seriously displease anybody, least of all the organs of Indian opinion. Lord Morley,......

As To The Area To Be Excluded, Lord Lansdowne Pointed

out that there must be formidable difficulties. It was no use putting forward proposals which the Unionist Party in Ulster would not accept. The whole object of the Bill was to......

On Thursday, When Lord Macdonnell's Proposal To With-...

Purchase Acts from the control of the Irish Parlia- ment was under discussion, Lord Lansdowne announced a most wise and statesmanlike determination which had been come to by the......

Lord Lansdowne Moved The Essential Motion—namely, That...

Ireland Bill, 1914, should not apply to the excluded area as hereinafter defined "—the excluded area being " the province of Ulster." His amendment was designed to provide an......

Next Lord Macdonnell Moved A Series Of Amendments...

establish "Home Rule within Home Rule." The discussion included a speech from the Lord Chancellor, in which he tried to show what difficulties the Opposition would be in if they......

In Our Opinion, The Prospects Of The Essential Amendments To

the Amending Bill being accepted by the Government have improved greatly during the week. As the Times points out in Friday's issue, there is a large and very important body of......