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Show ' IRISH CONTINUE TO FIGHT DRAFT . Former Premier Asquith Real-i Real-i izes Nation Facing Grave Military Crisis. GOVERNMENT MAJORITY Generous Measure of Home Rule Must First Be on Statute Books. LONDON. April 13. A proposal by Irish Nationalists lo omit the conscription con-scription of Ireland clause from thr Kovcrnniont manpower hill was rejected re-jected by a majority of 172 in the house of commons last night. The total vote shows that a larpe section of th house abstained frorii voting. The debate in the house yesterday i and last night was remarkable for the speech of H. H. Asquith, the former premier, who, while strongly object -, ing to the conscription of Ireland. Frankly declined to take the respon.pl-' respon.pl-' bilily at the moment the nation is facing fac-ing a grave military crisis of pushing i hat opposition to the extent of forcing forc-ing a change in the government. Henry E. Duke, chief secretary for ' Ireland, made a brave attempt lo conciliate con-ciliate the Irish members The effort lied to a strong altercation with the Nationalists at the close of the debate. The government's spokesman in the house. Andrew Bonar Law, in a brief speech, winding up the discussion, contended that the government had i ! moral right in what they were doing and would be craven not to do it. His speech was interrupted constantly con-stantly by ironical remarks from the Irish benches. The Irish members at the conclusion challenged the government govern-ment to a further division on the conscription con-scription clause. It was carried by the government this time by 281 to 116. a majority of 165. Home Rule Must Me on Books. William Adamson. on behalf of the Labor party, appealed to the government govern-ment to give a clear assurance that conscription would not operate until a generous measure of home rule was on the statute books. Captain L C. M. S. Amen", a Unionist, Union-ist, joined in the appeal of Sir. Asquith and Arthur Henderson. Labor leader, for the immediate introduction of a measure for home rule. Another uproar arose when Herbert L. Samuel, former postmaster-general, declared that the most important statement of the debate was the one jnade by Secretary Duke that the act lor the setting up or a parliament in Ireland should be passed before any Irishman was called to the colors. Mr. Duke interjected: "I did not say that." Wild Uproar From Benches. A wild uproar came from the Irish benches. John Dillon. Nationalist leader, lead-er, exclaiming: "Another government pledge gone." Mr Samuel resumed: "I took down the words as they re spoken." "If I had said that." replied Secretary Secre-tary Duke. "I should have been con-j tradicting the prime minister. I had' authority to say that." Tim Neally. Nationalist for countv Cork, then said "It is because we understood vou to say that, that we abstained " from speaking." |