| Show I Hi I II IRISH HOME RULE AT lAST ASSURED William OBrien O'Brien Explains Some Things That Will Be BeS Done S COUNCIL TO BE SELECTED BE-SELECTED Rulers ill V m Be lc G Million Pound l Pet Per Cl l Annum on Oil Which to Conduct Con Cun- I duet duct Islands Island's 1 Affairs London F Feb h. h 3 17 WillIam 7 William OBrien O'Brien M. M I P. P from Cork Corl III In an Interview on home rule matters matteas ami antl the he Irish home homO rule bill hili soon hoon I 11 o li Introduced In parliament said today that while not In Iii a a. position to speak with authority on oil time the measure he lie could predict with sonic some confidence a n. general outline of the time measure The rho bill would not be he considered Inan in an any way a settlement of the tho demand for Irish self government but as a n preliminary experiment nt It would be lie a a. provisional measure ur and amid left lell epen open to enlarge upon and c extend The Tho measure meas incas ure ml ha has been carefully careful considered by hy bythe bythe hythe the Irish council the cope of wh whose se functions m may imly y be taken talen from me LIlO kings king's speech It Is 15 proposed to assume control of Dublin ca castle or OI in lii other I words of nil all the administrative departments oln in in Ireland The possible exception m might aught be till he the Royal Irish constabulary la IY and antl tho the courts It is aimed also to control con enn- troi the thc expenditure of oC the greater part of till the Irish taxation although altho not tine the great greater r part art of the time of or raising th the money Bill May iny itt v Amended Time The bill may U be amended tl so RO as to permit hermit tine the Irl Irish h council at least one stage of ot nil all Irish Idl bills bilis Tho The up make of or the time coU council nell has not hOt been ill fully II decided de tle- le- le upon tion as yet ct i I. Several propositions are being dim dis cu cussed It Is certain cc-a-mum however that the time Irish J representation preSt In iii the English parliament nt will remain a as ai at Ie present ent and anel that the Irish members will be ipso facto members of or the council Arrangements Ar Ar- will vIli be O made to give c time the wealthier unionists minority n-minority some somo rep rep- rt TIll The new Irish council coun coun- cil however will he be overwhelmingly ly nationalist in Its ItH make up The principle that any savings sa made in the tho IHl present nt enormous cost of oC the time Imperial establishments of or th the police pollee and the judiciary cial in iii Ireland shall shah become become hocom be ho- come com exclusively I Irelands Ireland's property to tob tobe tobo b bo be disposed tl of as time the council O thinks lit Ht will willIe I I be Ie Insisted u upon The Time council will have l at nt least a million pounds R per Pr annum at its disposal disposal dis dis- if Jt il it is to tim bo be successful Should the he way 1 he be clear for COl the time establish establish- of the Irish counsel and the experiment experiment ex ex- Pel is operated in iii a spirit of moderation and antI good sense nse it will wi lead I to the establishment of an Irish parliament t. t I S 1 i I |
