26 MAY 1917, page 2

If We Were - To Have A Convention, Lot Us. Go

there without having laid down anything whatsoever. If we laid . it down that it was impossible to settle with the exclusion of. Ulster, Ulster people, when they came together,......

A Further Proof Of The To-operation Of The United States

with the Allies at all points is forthcoming in the generous decision of the Washington Government to assume all .financial responsibility for the work of the Commission of......

We Have Written Elsewhere On The Whole Subject Of The

engineers' strike, which is now practically ended, and need say here only that the unofficial leaders of the strike failed to persuade the Government to receive their deputation......

Speaking For The Ulster Unionists, Sir John Lonsdale Said It

was his duty to state that they could not and would not be driven into a Home Rule Parliament, and , relied absolutely on the pledges given by the Prime Minister and his......

Mr. Lloyd George Went On To State In The - Most

explicit terms that no party would be pledged beforehand to certain definite conclusions, and that no proposal from any side to better the government of Ireland could be shut......

In The House Of Commons On Monday The Prime Minister,.

before outlining the Government proposals for an Irish Con- vention to frame a Constitution,. attributed the failure of successive Ministries- to settle the Irish question to......

Mr. Redmond Disclaimed All Desire To, Discuss The...

proposal for an immediate settlement on the basis of ex- clusion. That had failed,-by the Prime Minister's Own admission. The.alteruative proposal was entirely different. For......

Mr. Asquith Appealed To .sir John Lonsdale And His...

not to disparage the Government's alternative proposal whea laying it before the Ulster Unionist Council s It offered. thaa. best. and it might be the only, chance of a......

Mr. Redmond Went On To Say That He 'agreed With

the Prime Moister that -every class, creed, and interest should her represented: - County Councils, Corporations, Chambers of Commerce, Churebecii Irish Peers, Universities,......

It Warms The Heart To Know That M. Ribot, At

his advanced age. can speak with such fire, eloquence, generosity, and justice as he displayed in a memorable speech at the reopening of- the French Chamber on Tuesday. The......

The Weekly Return Of Losses From Submarines, Issued On...

night, was satisfactory. The total of the arrivals and sailings of merchant vessels of all nationalities was higher than any yet sported. The number of British vessels over......

Mr. William O'brien, While Pronouncing Partition To Be...

condemning its revival as an intolerable insult, welcomed the alternative scheme, which if it had been adopted six or seven. years ego would have almost certainly led to a happy......