11 OCTOBER 1924, Page 2

In the House of Commons on Thursday, October 2nd, the

amendment which might have made peace possible in Ireland was defeated—the amendment making it a condition that the Boundary Commission should adjust the Boundary "without substantially altering" the area of Northern Ireland. Mr. Cassels, who moved the amendment, very rightly said that to expect the Commission to be able to remove the prejudices and passions of the rival parties was to expect the impossible. If the amendment, were carried the task of the Com- mission would be reduced to reasonable proportions. The third reading of the Bill was then carried by 251 votes to 99—a majority of 152.

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