The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 13, 1918, Page 8

IRLAND NEARER HOME RULE WITH Little Progress; Orders There Must be no Retirement. Convention Submits Plan That|\—-———@£—______ London, April 12.—Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig in a spec- Will Make Political Har- | ih ial order of the day addressed to mony Possible France and Flanders,” say: “Three weeks ago today the against us on a fifty mile front. ‘from iish army. PARLIAMENT LIKE EMPIRE Would Not Diminish Empi Authority; Executive With Powers Provided. London, April en a step nearer to home rule. The the most trying circumstances. Irish convention, which met at Dublin “We owe this to the determi ae r tr Ss. Ireland has. tak-| OUP urOop) which while not the unanimous dec f the conve! » represents i * a é fon. .of the convention, repre en no retirement. With our basis for agreement on some of the justice ee cil ae a fe ean nae ‘safety of our home ai Yonted all the parties: of re ans the conduct of es acting in harmony . ‘The plan calls for an Irish parlia- jeciions which prevented performance ment modelled after that of the em- of this shipping agreement pire, the authority of which would not “As recently March 14, 1918, af be diminished. An executive respon- | te? the Netherlands government ha¢ 4 Wipe nia aoe eee een informed that the situation he sible to it ‘and wit full powers Over yeached a point where the internal legislation, administration and eq governments could see no direct taxation, also is provided. “Every position must be held iat | L | tive but requisitioning, a note w | To meet with objections from union-| presented on behalf of the Nether: | ists, it is agreed that a forty percent lands government, expressing the | representation in the proposed par-/ hope that Germany's objections might } Hament will be guaranteed them by /still be overcome, so as to permit at the dominant nationalists. Provision|some future date complete perform- also is made for extra representation | ance of this agreement, which w from Ulster, lto have been put into operation im-| Minority reports were submitted by | mediately and completely upon its con- ; the Ulster unionists and the minority | clusion nearly two months before. faction of the nationalists. | “One year ago the Unite@ States The Irish convention failed to agree | abandoned its neutrality and pledged upon a scheme of self government for | its entire resources of life and tre: Ifeland, but laid a foundation for anjure to insure the triumph of democ-| agreement “unprecedented in history”, racy over autocracy and to assist to Sir Horace Plunkett, chairman of the|saye the world from the blight of mil-| convention, says in a leter to thejitarism. As a result of a species of prime minister, transmiting & report | naval warfare directed against bellig- of the proceedings of that body. “Ajerents and neutrals alike which the! larger measure of agreements have} Netherlands government have them- been reached upon the principle and! selves declared to be illegal, there has details of Irish self government” hej during this period existed a shortage declares, ‘than has ever yet been at-|of shipping which threatens to post- tained.” pone at frightful cost the ultimate vi It. was not found possible, Sir Hor-} tory, This has, created an emergency ace explains, to overcome the objec-|which in magnitude and significan ‘tions of the Ulsterites. The majority | has seldom if ever before been equal- ofthe nationalists, all southern union-| led. ists and five out of seven labor rep-| Forebore Many Months resentatives, however, agreed that the; “During this period there have! scheme set out in the report should; been lying in ports of the United be immediately enacted into law.” {States and subject to its jurisdiction Ulster, Commons, Difficulties {and control approximately 590,000 tons The difficulties of the convention,|of ships of Netherlands registry. At says the chairman may be summed up/any time within a year the United | in two words, “ulster and customs”) States might have ed its right: —the latter referring to demand of; to put these ships into a service use- the nationalisits for unrestricted fis- ful to it. Yet it forebore and tor many cal powers. To this demand the cou-| months patiently negotiated, first in thern unionists as well as the ulster) Washington and then in London, until unionists would not agree, but the! finally the tempora agreement of southern unionists and the national-) January 25 was entered into. No soon- ists were willing. in order that anjer was this agreement concluded thaa Irish parliament be established, to! it broke down under German thr postpone legislative decision on the}of violence which overruled the will question. of the Netherlands government ex- “{ recognize,” writes Sir Horace. pressed therein. ‘that action in parliament on thé re-; ‘Then and then only did the United sult of our deliberations must largely States (take steps to accomplis depend upon public opinion,’ adding through the exer of its own right “that the work of an Irish settlement: that which it was hoped could have is now felt to admit of no further, been accomplished by agreement, and postponement. In the dominions and the United States as well as the other allied countries, the unsettled Irish question is a disturbing factor both as regards to war efforts and peace aims.” Scheme of Majority. The scheme of the majority scribed in the chairman's letter pro- vides for establishment of a parlia- ment for the whole of Ireland with an executive responsible to it and with full powers over all internal legisla- tion, administration and direct taxa-! tion, Pending decision of the fiscal: , question, it is provided that impr tion of duties and excise shall remain with the imperial parliament, but that the whole of the proceeds of thes? taxes shall be paid to the Irish ex- chequer. A joint exchequer board would be.set up to determine the Irish true revenue and Ireland would be re. presented upon the board of customs and excise of the united kingdom Jrish representatives in the imperial parliament would be elected by the Irish parliament instead of directly by constituencies. Parliament and Commons. The Irish parliament would consist | of a'senate of 64 members and a house | of commons of 200. The principle! tnderlying the composition of the! senate is representation of interests. sigle for us to facilitate, and the ships} of this maritime nation accordingly lay idle for many months and unit! the conclusion on January 25, 1918 of the temporary shipping agreement which “was proposed by the Netherlands con missioners at London and accepted by! the United States as a measure to re | store to immediate activity that por-| tion of the Netherlands mercantile; fleet lying within our waters. | German Threats Cited ‘The statement .says Netherland government seems to imply that this agreement was in fact lived up to by the Netherlands government, yet evi dence to the contrary is found in the statement itself which refers to Ger man objections as having prevented performance by that government of what is erroneously referred to as Am erica’s demand, but what was in real- ity’ a Netherlands undertaking, that when a Dutch ship left the Unitec States for the Netherlands a corres ponding Dutch vessels should simul taneously leave the Netherlands fo the United States. Why Were Steamers Held? ‘Had not the Netherlands govern ment, under German threats of vio which were a matter of common knowledge, felt unable to carry out “the temporary shipping agreement, it Je ogre that the S. S. Sam ir ‘and Adonis would not have sm for a Dutch port with their car we of foodstuffs which under the greement the Netherlands was to re ef Wid which a owas: Conte d ere: | néed. In: e Pb sect ANethe! fever Bor: airs] Filament on March 12, 1918, ij s de. This Sign|, ‘Goodrich Tiresare Stocked “= 1y fromGoedrich Dealers Located Everywhere rom Re Peet LE LU re ee gh Si correctly reportéd to us, sets ou onsiderable detail Germany's ob- “RVBRY POSITION MUST BE HBLD” | Haig Writes Troops Enemy Has as Yet Made the French, to take the channel ports, and to destroy the Brit- “In spite of throwing already, ‘to the battle and enduring the most reckless sacrifice of human life, he has yet made little progress toward his goals. Words fail me to express the admiration which I feel ‘for the splendid resistance offered by all ranks of our ‘ ham “Many amongst us are now tired. To th for eight months considering the prob- victory will belong to the side which holds out the longest. lems besetting the island, have submit- French army is moving rapidly and in great force to our support. ted to the British parliament, @ plan’ pHeye js no other course open to us but to fight it out. of our cause, each one of 1 nd the freedom of mankind depends alike upon | one of us at this critical moment.” {by ' ships. mm ECURE certainty of sczvice in Testo sure service because it is proven sczvic: ance and mileage have bec assure mileage to the motorist, ou the car on the road.” | Hearken to that 1918 messago, tho roads of America American motorists. Fleets in six widely difrerent rogions of our country, too!: Tires, and with light and heavy cars and rock roads of picias, deserts o-d raorntains, GOODRICH TESTED What those tircs cndu-ed doubled Goodrich’s pride in iis tires. They fought America’s roads through 4,178,744 tire miles, . The, con the roads of Arncrica in that phenomenal mileage, ‘hose , BLACK SAFETY TREADS cad SILVERTOWN CORDS. . Let American motorists listen to this message from America’s roads. It means time and moncy saved them. They gct lasting service with the tircs that have won the title, “America’s Tested’ Tires.” _ THE B, F. GOODRICH RUBBER : Deanehind-it Roberts RO Oa tae oT OF VOUOOSICH FLOOR Tm RNS Bee NEE BLT a we BRL 3 = . Dneten — Weeks 800 Germans Fail Completely, “all ranks of the Britisharmy in ‘ enemy began his terrifi¢ attacks His objects are to seperate us BIG GAINS WERE. PLANNED Penetration of Third Line Posi- tions. Was Aim;.Sammies Warned one hundred and six divisions in- ned fighting and self sacrifice of wbeiee With the American Army in France, Aprail 12—(By the Associated Press) ~In the raid carried out by the Ger- nans on Wednesday against the Ain- sricans northwest of Toul, the enemy atended to peneirate to the third line positions, according-to information obtained from a prisoner, This is cor- ‘oberated by material found on dead jermans. The enemy carried wire, army under ose I would say that The to the last man. There must be backs to the wall and believing in the] tynamite, entrenching tools. and othe The | ‘mplements for organizing the posi ions. The American knew in advance 0: he proposed attack through informa ion obtained a day or two previously rom prisoners captured by the French | on an adjacent sector. Re earsed Operat'on The attack was made by a special lion of £°0 shock troops, who had us must fight to the end. ~ ment which the Netherlands gov ad willing in part so to accomplish. Enough Ships Remain “The action taken leav to the Netherlands government ‘ehearsed far the greater part of their merchar | jyee weeks behind the lines. As soon marine and tonage, which accordin: |< the German barrage began, the Am- to estimates of their own officials it | opican batter without waiting for a ample for the domestic and colonia | pe¢ket signal, laid down a counter bar- needs of the Netherland: hIPPIAE | pee, required for these needs will be free/ sag of the enemy suceceded in climb- trom detention on our part and Will] ing out of their trenches and advane- be facilitated by the sipplying 0! ing toward the American lines. | bunker The balance is being pr The German officers sent the men into a highly lucrative service, ch right through the barrage but only two} owners receiving the remunerat succeeded in reacheing the front line. and the a ated governments a+! Roth of these were taken prisoners, suming the risks involved. | one of them dying a short time after- “In order to insure to the Nether | ward from wounds. lands the future enjoyment of he Await Attackers merchant marine in 1, not only w When the German barrage started, | ships be returned the termination | the American outposts moved into the of the existing war emergency, but the | frst line, where with other infantry. associated government have offere: men and machine guners they await- to replace in kind rather than in/ + for the advaneing enemy. The Am- money any vessels which may be los | erjcans poured a deadly fire into the whether by war or marine risk, one! raiders, then climbed out of the; hundred thousand tons of bread cer | renches and engaged with grenades | eals which the German government: .n] in band to hand. figthing the few! when appealed to refused to supply! teramns who were ablé to cross Nu have been offered to the Netherlands | Van’s and. The American infantry- the associated governments, out 0’ | neq drave'the enémy back to. his own their own inadequate supplies, an’ ° lines, and, protected by machine gun arrangements are being perfected. to and automatic fire, dragged the Ger. | tender to the Netherlands government | man dead back. to..tHe, American | other commodities which they. desire | trenches. tor ident{ficatich, wo: f to promote their national welfare, and! The German losses Were extremel: | for which they may frecly send thei: | heavy, as'No Man’s Land was strewn Ww | AMERICANS MAKE APPEAR FOOLISH . After Rehear: ng Attack Three the operation: for two ‘or} with the result that less than} e | War Exists; Wants Com- mission Freed. Montevideo, April 12.—The govern ment of Uruguay has asked xists with siders that a state of war lof a submarine who captured a Uru | Suayan military “ commjssion bound for France, If the r mative Uruguay will declare of war. 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