El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-13

minion, had headed the list of Canadian
subscriptions When setting I'D their
argument for a protective tariff with
colonial preference the Conservative
orators had referred to the Canadians
as their loyal kith and kin Now they
were, by inference, denouncing them
as corrupt enemies of the constitution
and the king.
Lloyd-George Wants to Know
That was not all. Mr.. Lloyd-George,
with some impertinence and a great
deal more pertinence, asked to know"
since when the noble families of Eng
land had learned to despise American
dollars He pointed out that many a
noble house of the ancient realm was
prOpped and buttresSed by American
dollars-dollars from the vaults Of
American millionaires carried across
the water when an American heiress
married an English noble. One noble
duke whose divorced wife was the
daughter of great New York million
afre, and whose money is still the
dukes. complained that Mr.. Lloyd
George had insulted the nobility Of
England by asking that question
Winston Churchill whose mother was
an American. and whose father was of
the house of Marlborough, asked what
about Waldorf Aston, the son of an
expatriated American millionaire whose
revenues are daily and hourly enhanc-
ed from the profitable operation Of New
York hotels and restaurants Wal
dorf Aston at that time was a candi-
date Of the Conservative party for par
lament
Radical newSpa pers printed lists of
eminent Conservatists and mobiles who
had married American heiresses. show
ing that not less than quarter of bill
lion dollars had bene absorbed by the
English nobility from American bank
accounts by the expedient Of matrimo-
n.y. The largest estimate placed upon
Mr.. Redmond's American cole :tion
was aout s25O.00O.
Irish Dictatorship Bogie.
The Irish dictatorship also was work
ed overtime as a campaign boyle. The
result of the January election left the
Asquith government in power as the
beneficiary of a coalition majority in
the house of commons. The Irish Ma
tionalists possessed the balance Of
power, and at any time had the means
of overthrowing the government Thus
John Redmond. the Irish leader,
became the dictator Of the commons.
In view of the fact that such a con-
dftion of affairs always is possibls IS
long as Ireland has representation in
the united parliament. it seems odd
that those Englishmen who most re-
sent and fear Irish dornIna zion should
so strenuously Oppose the efforts Of
the Irish TO get out II T.. British ar
Lament and to set no their own legisla-
IRE in Dublin.
All was not peaceful in Ireland All
never has been peaceful in Ireland, and
probably never will be- The passage
Of the veto bill would make possible
Irish home rule, and that would mean
the domination OF Ireland by the Ro-
man Catholic element. The men OF
Ulster, and Orangemen all over Ireland,
were stricken with fear and held meet
ings to declare they would resist with
armed force the DEGREES of any Dublin
government They swore never to pay
taxes imposed by a home rule regime
and sent over TO England pitifu1ly
worded appeals to be saved from their
reighbors who sang the Wearing of
the Green"
On the other side, although not so
prominently. the demagog piled his
trade. Kier Hardie, leader of the
cal-Socialist-Labcr party. demand
ed that the government Immediately
procure the reversal Of the Osborne
Judgment so that labor members in par
lament might be paid from the funds
of the trades unions. He repudiated the
promises of the government to get