Mr. Lloyd George, who was subjected to continued interruptions by
the Nationalists, went on to say that he would introduce a new Home Rule Bill, to be taken on• its merits, apart from Conscription. The Report of the Irish Convention afforded an opportunity of approaching the vexed question with more hope of niceties. He had not read the Report, hat he understood that there was no substantial agreement among the members. The Government must therefore take the responsibility of submitting proposals that were just and could be carried without violent controversy. The Irish conscripts should feel that they were not fighting abroad for rights which were denied to them at horn& In conclusion, Mr. Lloyd George asked the House to pass the llititary Service Bill this week. If we were to avoid a war lasting for years, we must win this battle, which would exhaust the German reserves but which would tax our whole resources.
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