| Show STATE ON IRISH AFFAIRS IPREMIER PREMIER ASQUITH APPEALS TO I 1 LEADERS FORSETTI FOR settlement EMENT OF controversy announces in house of commons commena tit david lloyd george has baider aaben task of bringing hos HOB tile factions factions together london the house of 0 commons commora has rarely seen a demonstration of greater tilty than was displayed thursday afternoon when wh en the leaders of all factions flocked to the standard of the prime min minister liter in an effort to achieve a casting settlement of the irish question mr speech took an unexpected turn for instead of giving do ao tails lie he made an earnest plea tor for the settlement of the irish question by agreement demerit among the contending parties in ireland and announced that david lloyd george had undertaken the delicate task of bringing the hos tile factions together the premier concluded with an appeal that for a time all debate on oa the question both la in the house of commons and outside be suspended in view of the adverse effect such argument might have in the difficult u undertaking n der taking facing the goV government emment the premiers speech was heard with intense interest by the members and lie he had scarcely resumed his bla seat boat when john redmond tho the nationalist leader arose and acquis acquiesced ced in the pre alers request add ingIn a boico filled with emotion his ardent d desire for a solution of the difficulties of his bis country mr redmond was quickly followed by his political arch enemy sir edward carson who tendered ahls support to the proposition and by the independent irish leader william obrien len who did likewise the speeches effectively obliterated party lines tor for the moment and those members member who had come prepared to attack the government tell fell in with the leaders and the question was dropped |
