The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-05-14
EDWARD DEAD BUT +.
GEORGE RE|GNS
O'Connor Says the Fight of
Liberals Against Lords
Will Continue.
No Chance For a Compromise c
Over the Question of
the Veto Power.
The Passage of the Budget
is a Grave Disaster
to the Tories.
In his special cable to the Chicago

In his special cable to the Chicago
Tribune, T. P. O'Connor says:
The tragic suddenness of the death
of the king has paralyzed the great
force of international politics, and the
whole situation is changed. The min
listers all are rushing back from the
holiday resorts, Premier Asquith and
Reginald McKenna, first lord of the
admiralty, having already arrived.
The fight over the veto power of the
lords necessarily has been postponed.
George the Fifth is credited with Tory
tendencies, but his relations with the
Liberal politicians always have been
cordial, and his recent conferences
friendly; still he cannot have the dip
lomatic experience and wide political
insight of his father the greatest of
modern monarchs and the greatest
Englishman.
The new kings sense of RESPONSE
bility Is sure ~ prevent any rupture
with his government though con-
sciousness of his inexperience may add
to the fighting attitude of the Tories
over the veto.
In Ireland the, belief in the late
kings friendliness to home rule causes
a more sympathetic feeling than for
any other English monarch since the
conquest.
Even the death of Edward makes
no break in the activity of the parties.
The organization for the contingency
of the general election goes on, and
both sides already. have perfected their
plans. The liberals have candidates
for almost every seat, even those prac-
tically hopeless. The Tories are less
prepared owing to the depletion of
cashire, Yorkshire, Scotland and
Wales will not tolerate any protection
ist candidate. Indeed, the chances of
protection are lower at this moment
than at any time since the opening by
Chamberlain of the protectionist cam
paign, especially as the protectionists
hate bringing up an unpopular cause
in the house of lords.
The protectionists would willingly
sacrifice the house of lords, and even
the bitter Orange Tory attitude to
home rule, if they could thereby for
ward the protection plan, which alone
interests them, but Balfour, is too
bound with Orangemen to hostility to
home rule and defense of the house
of lords to tolerate such departure.
The fight will be fierce in certain
parts of Ireland. O'Brien only holds
a tiny bit of Ireland contained in
County Cork, but backed by Tory
money he may try to break down the
finances Of the Irish party in the des-
peration Of his position in Cork city
His insane attempts to prevent the
visit there of Redmond, and his even
more hated opponents, Dillon and Dew
lin, on Sunday, May 21, shows his po-
violence to prevent the meeting, and
some anxiety prevails, but in all other
parts of Ireland the people are united
and enthusiastic.
The Irish in Great. Britain are even
more furious. This section of the Irish
Is always enthusiastic for the budget
and always against a break with the
British democracy. These Irish have
signified their feelings by raising $685.
900 during this year, the largest reve-
nue. collected in one year since the
movement began.
The convention this year in Belfast
will sound keynote in favor of unity
and discipline among the Irish at home.
There will be no compromise be-
tween the Liberals and the Tories with
regard to the veto resolutions. The
signs of distress given by the Tories
are amusing to watch, especially in
view of the feeling of abounding self
confidence which they had short time
ago when they hoped to get the Irish
vote. on the budget and SO turn out
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