Show THAT GRAND OLD MAN gladstone moves the third Readi beading nir of the home bill unexceptionally large crowds listen to the chaudion Cham Chani Dion tilon of the home rule bill others speak LONDON aug 30 the bouse house of 0 commons met inet at noon to consider the home rule b bill ill in the last stage there wag was an unexceptionally large attendance Olad gladstone stone and modey were enthusiastically cheered as they entered after the new amendments had been beta disposed of without debate gladstone rose amid a storm of cheers to move the third reading he ile began his speech with reference to the tile criticisms made by the unionist leaders on the historical precedents lie had cited on former occasions for homo home rule in in ireland the opposition he said contended that in in no other countries count nea could analogies bo be found for changing the union between great britain and ireland their contention could not be supported by historical facts in austria hun gary norway and sweden in the united states and said in in the british colonies were to be found abundant proof roo f altogether desirable to separate U local and imperial affairs throughout the european and american literature it was not nol possible to find a writer entitled to consideration who approved ampro ed of the conduct of england towards ireland or attempted to apology apologize ize i I 1 for or the gre previous vius shameful history which since the union they hid had felt compelled to deplore gladstone continuing said he had regarded the closure closure as an evil that ought to be tolerated only for the avoidance of a much greater evil those opposed to the bill had adopted a course never before atel 0 re ad adopted 0 ed pa partly arty to attempt deliberately y to destroy etroy e troy the measure by a mass of amendments me d in e ts and partly to try to take back in morsels the boon confronted in principle it was not the complexity of the trio bill dill but dul the complexity of the amendments which had consumed time it was contended the bill would separate parate ee the islands destroy tho tile constitution break up tho the empire and malo make irishmen supreme in british affairs suppose adreme t these so falsehoods are true have they not then a terrible hold upon ourselves must wo we admit bur our seven hundred yeara years ot of british connection with ireland the tile result of our treatment have brought her to such a state sho she cannot without danger of ruin ruin undertake responsibilities which in every other country are found to be within the capacity of the people and with tho the richest benedita benei ita prolonged national cheers we deny that the brand of incapacity has been laid by the almighty upon any particular particular branch of our race we nave ave faith in in a national liberty faith in in its efficacy as an instrument of national education finally we feel that the tile passing of this great measure after more than eighty days of debate will and mud must constitute the greatest among all steps hitherto provided towards the attainment tain ment of a certain and early tri um h prolonged Pro loDged cheers foll followed awed from irist irish and nd ministerial minister idl benches lord courtney unionist then moved the rejection of of the bill he spoke briefly john redmond Eed mond leader for the par kellites nel lites who followed courtney defined his attitude toward the bill the bill was defective in some respects ts and disappointing in ill others nobody in hia his senses could regard the bill as a final and satisfactory settlement of the great question st stion at issue |