... which would be acceptable to the majority the Irish people. If such an agreement has not been arrived at and if the Government does not give assurance that a majority report, however constituted, would acted oil without delay, continued discussions in the ...

... will be dealt with in separate measure, which it proposed will submitted for the Royal assent at the ‘same time the Representation the People Bill*. Tn view the recent decisive majority in the House of Lords for the enfranchisement women there is small p ...

... pledge all. There was obligation under tho Act Union to continue the over-representation of Ireland because the spirit the Act of Union had been broken again and again. very large proportion of the Irish people were not friendly this country the Empire ...

... to into ■committee the Representation of. the People Bill in the Houec Lords yesterday* Lord BALFOUR of BURLEIGH gave notice that tho report stage amendments would be put down providing soon practicable after the passing of the Act for the appointment of ...

... Speaker’s House, 5.W.1., January 19,1918. Dear Prim© Minister,—On the December, 1917, in the course the debate Representation of .tho People Bill- the Chancellor of the announced in tho Housd of Common* that agreement had been arrived ielating proposal ...

... Convention was never entitled to speak for Ireland—to perform true act of self-dcterramation. The majority tho Irish people out from it. At best it was a special minority representation—an. assembly notables qualified nonodies; and could not attain unity ...

... idea that the most fundamental condition safe development and healthy functioning a self-governing people is that it must educated and onlightcued people. None may say confidently what will jse the character of the new world in which men will lie living ...

... proportional representation was dealt with in the House Commons there has arisen an over* whelming demand for proportional representation from agricultural organisations all over the country. They demand the protection which proportional representation will give ...

... AND WOMAN SUFFRAGE ' HOSTILE AMENDMENT REJECTED. LARGE MAJORITY. Tii« House Lords again went into com. mittoe on Representation of tie People Bill yesterday—the Earl Kin to re in the cliair—and resumed di»ocssiou Earl Lore(•urn’s proposed amendment clause ...

... measure of local option for Ulster. An Influential deputation of reformers from Armagh affid district, the Archdeacon Armagh acting president, also waited Mr. Lonsdale, and they, too, were perfectly satisfied with the attitude adopted by the new member the ...

... might necessary to further. Alter Tuesday the manufacture* of ico-cream would be an offence under the Defence of the Realm Act, and if this regulation was enforced it would simply spell ruin for those engaged in the. business. He (the Chairman) was certain ...

... ORDS DEBATE. Earl Loreburn’s Opposi- , tion. FEMININE INFLUENCE AND IMPERIAL POLICY. Uou.-o 01 again went into Representation of the People Bill. clause Earl omissiou ibe sub-ROction which the Parliamcntiiry iranebifee women. .said lie moved the ia spirit ...