Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-09
IRISH CAMP PAIGN
TO Be BITTER
WILLIAM 0'BRIENS POLICY Is
ON TRIAL
LEADER SENDS WARMING TO
LEAGUE MANAGERS
T. M. HeaIy's Action on the Budget
Arouses Bitter Feeling Among
the Parliamentary
NationaIists

DUBLIN, Jan. S.-Everything points
to the probability that the general
election will witness a bitter conflict
between the sections composing tho
Nationalist Parliamentary party. Inc
officials caucus in Dublin has appar-
emily decided to attempt to crush out
the so-called factionists. L. NJ. Healy
has already been marked down for
slaughter, and strenuous efforts are TO
be made to oust from their seats those
members who have identified them
selves with William O'Brien's policy.
That the O'Brienites will fail to retail
late is not to be supposed. In a mes
sage from Florence their leader mas
warned the league managers that IL
would be wise for them to drop their
campaign against his friends. The
latest report is to the effect that Mr..
O'Brien himself will stand for Cork
city in place of Mr.. Roche, who Is re-
firing In any case interesting oe-
velopments are promised.
1t is stated that in a number of dl-
visions where dissatisfaction is felt
with the Redmondite representatives
Mr. O'Brien's friends will run candl-
dates. Among the Nationallsts tne
feeling against Mr.. Healy is especially
bitter His Independent action on the
budget, which measure no one in Ire
land has more vehemently denounced,
has aroused the strongest resentment.
The Dublin Young Ireland branch or
the league has passed a resolution oe-
claring that no influence should be al
lowed to protect Mr.. Healy from tine
natural consequence of his alliance
with the Tory party and the house OF
lords" and the chairman expressed the
fervent hope that the member for
T,outh would be given "the order of
the boot" The North Louth executives
have declared '"That as T. M. Healy is
the head and front of factionism in
Ireland we pledge ourselves to turn
him out of the constituency at the
coming general election" They nave
accordingly requested the national d1-
rectorv to arrange for the selection of
a candidate.
Unionists to Force Contests
There is another factor in the sit
uation which will be very unwelcome
to Mr.. Redmond and his friends.
There are indications" says the
Freeman's Journal, "that the report
crediting Unionists with the intention
of forcing contests in numerous Ma
tionalist divisions in Ireland Is we'll
founded" The military gentlemen who
have generously undertaken to bear
the JJnionist standard have now been
Joined by Major O'Connor, who intends
to try his luck In ColleSe Green. Al
the last election the Nationalist can
didate was returned unopposed.
That William O'Briens friends are
paving the way for his expected early
return to the political arena may be
gathered from a letter which John
O'Donnell. NJ. P, has addressed to the
Claremorris district council in reply to
a resolution passed by that body. Hav-
ing declared that never was Ireland
+ a. -11 e-l,,1
has been by the present government,
Mr.. O'Donnell contrives to suggest that
Mr.. Redmond is in some measure re-
sponsible for this state of affairs What
is wanted, he says, is straightforward
ness and honesty in Irish politics. 1.-The
people Of ireland can now see the dis
astrous results of rejecting William
O'Briens advice and bounding him
from their service. If his policy had
been acted upon six years ago. land
lordlsm would now be extinct in Ire
land, and an Irish parliament would