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Asquith
Main was to the Liberal Gov position
goalGeneral solidify
elections
after 1910
required him to grant Home Rule togainsupport of IPP
needed IPP to a majority
gain
Dueto Conservative dominance in House
of Lords he wanted house
reformed
Historians commented that Asquith had a deep desire to
resolve Home Rule Crisis
Home Rule was not majorgoal for Liberals instead it was to
ensure support
of IPP to secure position in Gov
Historiography REES
Instead
of Pre empting anychange Asquith would be knownto
wait I see
could be argued a mistake as it led to missed opportunities
the
for
comprimise such as Aga Robartes amendment
Leader of Ipp
Redmond
Achieve HR
forIreland demanded
Something 43ʳᵈof population
with Britain
wishedtomaintain trade relationships
,Aims of those against Home Rule
Conservatives Bonar Law
Nov
of Conservatives in
1911
Bonar Law appointed leader
was concerned for
primaryreason for opposing HR
Ulster Protestants
with his family hailingfrom Coleraine his father
Coleraine he seen
a
being a prespyterian minister in
sentimental value in it
included
Other strong motivations for opposing HR
Bonar law notfirst choice as leader after losing 3 GE
in a row l
party being split after reform crisis
Tariff
needed to reunite party before nextelection I
consolidate his power as leader
planned to use Ulster as a wrecking ball
in order to attempt to destroy Coalitionbetween
Libs e IPP
Historiography J Smith
I Tories manufactured HR crisis as
theywanted
a General Election I tried to force this HR
using
Conservatives also wanted to ensure Ireland remained
partof the empire
Conservatives held wealthy land estates I
Many
did not want to lose them
,Ulster Unionists James Craig
controlledby Catholic
Craig did not want to be
a
majority Gov
were
felt their economic religious I civil rights
Minister
protected if they were ruled from West
fearedfor the survival of Protestantfaith in Catholic
majority Ireland
in Ulster
Craig wanted to protectaseconomic prosperity
with rich industries such Harland Wolf threatening
HR crisis
to leave Scotland if ruled from Dublin after
for
Historiography Adelmann
Believed at all costs to resist
determined
Craig was
Ulster into a self
anyattempt to force governing Ireland
Southern Unionists EdwardCarson
Attention turned to Ulster in 1913 as it was seen as
weakest point in HR argument due to Protestant majority
Opposition was motivated
by protection
l wealth l less about religious
of power priviliger
freedom
Carson said in a meeting Ulster succeeds HR is dead
if
Lord Lansdowne Member of Houseof Lords Governor Gener
of India Canada
as if Ireland
wanted to ensure integrity of Britishempire
too
left other countries
may try
, Methods of those tryingto achieve Home Rule
Liberals
Asquith's Wait I see policy
HEEF.ESbthep
EfErgJuHgthat thetime he attempted
to resolvethecrisis in 1913 it by
was
already too late
Instead of beingproactive dealingwith Ulster Unionists he
relied on his delaying tactic to prevent violence in Ulster
thinkingbehind this was that premature concession to Ulster
would mean undermining Redmond Nationalists
no discernible tactics as Redmond remained
Ipp aloof from crisis
Reliance on Liberals
Histography KEE
Criticised Redmond
allowing himself to be completely
for
dependent on Liberals without recognising the dangers
such dependancy
of