British Government Defeated on Home Rule by Editor

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Nov 26, 1912

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 39, No. 46.

British Government Defeated on Home Rule

By Editor

November 11 the British government was defeated by a parliamentary vote of 228 to 206 over an amendment to the Irish “home rule” bill. It does not, however, mean that there will be an appeal to the voters of the kingdom, or that the present cabinet will resign under present conditions in Europe. The Unionists took advantage of a light attendance on the part of the Liberals, and forced the matter through at a time when the government was not prepared for it. It will, however, put off the settlement of the home rule question.