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Show IRISH QUESTION IN PARLIAMENT Even Andrew Bonar Law Wants to Have a Settlement of Perplexing Contest. LONDON, March 22. 8 40 p. m. In the course of a debate In the house of commons tonight on a resolution offered b Sir James Henry Dalziel, Liberal, urging the government to make another attempt to settle the lr ish difficulty, Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of th exchequer, announc ed that the government already had decided to make such an attempt. The Dalziel motion accordingly was voted down The Nationalists, considering that they already had slated their position, did not participate in the debate, which revealed a strong desire for a settlement settle-ment on the part of all the Unionist and Liberal speakers, with one exception. excep-tion. The exception was Lord Hugh Cecil, who declined to believe that war time was favorable to such an attempt. U rge Settlement. The Dalziel resolution urged the government to take Immediate steps to bring about a settlement of the Irish question. Sir James argued that Ireland was a weak spot in the great task before the country and said he thought the government ought to appoint ap-point a commission to endeavor to reach a settlement of the home rule controversy. Great Britain had entered enter-ed the war for a scrap of paper, he added, but ho was unable to forget the existence of an Irish scrap of pa per, which was indorsed by the will of the British people. It would be impossible for the go-ernment go-ernment to persevere with its motion to extend the life of the present parliament, par-liament, Sir James continued, if there was a solid body of opinion in the house of commons against them and every day's delay was recruiting a supporter sup-porter to the physical force party in Ireland Konaici .Modern, i nionist memoer for Kent, Ulster county, protested against the suggestion of John Dillon, one of the Nationalist leaders. In the house Tuesday night; that there had been negotiations between the Ulster leaders and Baron Kuhlmann He de clared this was a trumped up charge and that it would prove a great ob stncle to a settlement of the home rule question. He expressed the belief that the statesmen of the dominions "would refuse to touch this Irish com mission with a barge pole." Mr. Bonar Law welcomed the tone of the debate. He declared that far from desiring a general election on the Irish question, as has been sug-g sug-g -ted, he would detest such an idea. The present situation, however, was B blemish on British statesmanship besides being a handicap in carrying carry-ing on the war. All parties agreed that it was impossible to impose a settlement on Ulster by force. The government, the chancellor continued, contin-ued, was anxious for a settlement but sacrifices must be made on all sides He hoped Ulster would prove less adamant and, if the Nationalists would openly avow their readiness to act with the same spirit of the British Brit-ish parties, their task would prove a much easier one. "If we make another attempt and fail," said Mr. Bonar Law, "the position posi-tion will be worse But we have decided, de-cided, In spite of the risk, it is worth while for us who are responsible to make that attempt." Mr. Bonar Law's announcement was received with loud cheering "The house knows the difficulties and therefore, we hope It will not press us for particulars, but will give us time for consideration " Former Premier Asquith. having expressed profound gratification at the announcement of the chancellor, said : "I think it better to make the at tempt and fail than not to make it at all and 1 am certain the government will have not only the sympathy but the active co-operation of the whole house." In ibe lobbies Mr. Bonar Law's announcement was warmly welcomed. wel-comed. The general idea was that the government would appoint a commission on which the colonial representatives now in England would Bit, oo |