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Show I SOVIET EXECUTIONERS PICK VICTIMS AT MlDNIGj I HOME RULE ACT I INJECTS NEW I CdPLEXITf Northern Ireland Busy on Work of Setting Up Its Parliament (The AsoMrtri Press I DUBLIN. Fob. 19. British dolor-; mtnatlon to nnplv the newly enacted Homo Rule bill has injected new com-1, plexltlcs into the Irish Imbroglio. j The bijr Questions of the hour sre whether condition! In southern Ire-land Ire-land aro to chaotic to permit the ex-perlment ex-perlment of an elo tlOtl and whether j the electors in that section will refuse , to oe. VTSTKIVS PROBIiE&l i An important problem Jn Ulslei whether tho .Nationalist mlnorlt) will ' refuse to accept tho Home Rul and thus give full SWay to QnlOl of whom Sir Edward i 'arson hM Ions j been leader tslnce succeeded by Sir J James Craig). These aro the dominant Issues on which ths whole country Is speculat- Preparations for the application of H'j the net in northern Ireland are In an advanced stage. There it la to come i into force at the earliest possible con-1 venlent date The splendid Belfast . ! city hall will ho placed at the disposal! i of tho new northern parliament, elim- mating any delay for erection of a1 ; parliament house-. U is nssured that' the Carson adherents will have n working majorltx. The result will fie-1 pend on the extent to Which the Na-i tlonalists in northeast Ulster, dissat- isfled with Its severance from the j rest of Ireland, go to the polls. If tbev vote in proportion to thi numbers, they will form somewhat less than half of the membership of the new body. Tho Carsonltes will he M given virtual cart'- blanche if the Nationalists boycott the election. Re - ; , ' fusal of the Nationalists to vote will j not prevent the parliament from I- I functioning. FEKLIM. IN SOCTH 1 ! In the South, there are two main l currents of opinion in official and j) Unionist circles. The one which ep- pears to predominate la in favor of ', letting the south make a trial of tho! .j aot at the same time as the north, hi The Otbsr .v Is that In the south' !j! the time for attempted application f of the act Is Inopportune. : From several sources, "feelers" are being put forth in the endeavor to 1 bring out the candidates for the south ern legislature. Men of moderate opinion Ar being asked to offer them-I ;j selves. The leetr of Lord Dedes, an- l nounclng his candidature, is considered j likely to stimulate willingness among moderate Home Rulers to accept: office. The farmers' union has announced that it does not intend to put forward 1 any candidates But Individual farm- : ers have, repudiated Its claim to speak for the general body, and contend i farmers should take advantage of the opportunity offered them. H The old Irish Parliament party has j mads no move, and Its members seem ! imposed to run counter to Sinn Fein! sentiment. 1 Mi: i l i PI K TI The Home Rule act provides that it shall come Into operation on "the appointed day' which is defined as "the first Tuesday In th eight month J after the month In which the act Is J passed, or such day. not more than J seen months c-urllcr or later, be fixed by Order of hla Majesty in Council." This leaves a wide margin, varying from about the present time to 15 months hence. The main principle of the act is the establishment of two eriual parliaments one in Dublin for southern Ireland, m and one in Belfast for the six north- !i eastern counties, with a central con- I ncctlng council. i The act even provides that local parliaments may, if they choose, abo-llsh abo-llsh themselves altogether and turn II ihe central council into one parliament J for all Ireland. This single parliament H If it is ever constituted, would exceed in importance and functions the Home Rule parliament contcmpla ti .1 h- i'r. H nell and Redmond. Meanwhile many. If not most, of the powers they eon-, eon-, templnteel will be exerclseable by each of tho local parliaments in Its own |