Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-01-07
Ireland Produces the Best
Fighting Material Britain
Possesses.
Military Training For the Men
Cheated of Home Rule
PerilOus.
PROBLEM GREAT BRINAIN MUST FACE.

Late dispatches from London say con-
scriptio1 is impossible in Ireland. That
is the severest crux in the military prob
lem Great Britain must face when the
war is ended, or perhaps before. By
providing military training for Irishmen
England would merely be arming against
herself a race which admittedly produces
the best fighting material her army pos.
sesses.
Military authorities, apart from the
war, are most concerned now in framing
schemes of CONSUMPTION. and all are
brought to a dead stop by the startling
fact of the almost universal Irish disaffec-
ton, the result Of the denial of home
rule. 1t is also noteworthy that Ulster.
though more thickly populated, provided
despite its large section of avowedly
loyalist inhabitants far smaller rela-
tive proportion of the soldiers for the
British army than the other three pro-
vinces.
The Ulster Orangemen who, as men,
bers of the rifle clubs sanctioned by the
Government for their special benefit,
include considerable body of trained
shots, have conspicuously refrained from
volunteering for service in South Africa.
1t is gravely questioned whether vol
unteering' correctly describes the con-
ditions under which considerable pro-
portion of the special levies is now being
raised for service in South Africa. The
Westminster Gazette relates a typical
incident where members of certain vol
unteer corps who for sufficient reasons
did not volunteer received as a Christ
mas card white feathers from their com
l=ades. ----------
A member Of the Honorable Artillery
Company, when asked why ne volun-
teered, replied There was no volun-
teering about it. 'Commandered' is more
like it," This, like the other volunteer
corps, was mustered before its Colonel,
who haranged the men and assumed they
would all offer. 1t is doubted whether if
another call is made it will be responded
to in the same manner, as already the
volunteers who joined expressly for home
defense feel that they are being victim
lied to prosecute an enterprise Of dubious
origin, predetermined advantage and un-
: certain result
: An active campaign to bring about the
eviction OF Chancellor of the Exchequer
Beach and War Secretary Lansdowne
FROM the Cabinet, on the ground of the
formers alleged refusal 10 grant timely
r supplies and the latter's failure to ade-
, quately prepare for the war, is being pur-
sued by the Daily Mail. For ten days
: back each issue has contained a column
editorial attacking these Ministers and
, columns of correspondence of the same
5 tendency. All criticism of the diplomacy
that led to the war is vigorously tabooed
In political circles it is confidently as
serted that this onslaught on Beach and
: Lansdowne is The turning of move
: ment cleverly devised by Colonial Score
S tary Chamberlain to divert criticism from
: himself, and readily enough carried
out by the Daily Mail, which bears
heavier weight of responsibility for the
origination OF the war and is more init
S mately bound up with its fortunes thar
e any other newspaper. But despite thi
i attempt to shelter Chamberlain opinion
Il Is setting dead against him. and accord
: ing to present judgment his politica
s career is ended.