The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27
AMERICAN Cash
and Home rule
WORRY TORIES
English Election Campaign Char
aCterized by Violent Attacks
by Party Speakers
Liberals Seem Assured of Re-
turn to Power While Red
mOnd Retains Control
By T. P. O'CONNOR
Especial Gable 10 The Call

Especial Gable 10 The CoIIl
Copyright. 1910. by Tribune Company. Chicago)
LONDON. Nov. 2s.-The election cam
paign is marked not merely by the
rapidity of action, but also by the
violence of language used. AS one
tory journal remarks. one speech by
Lloyd-George alone would in the olden
time have involved a dozen duels. and
y ne days go on this intemperance
Increases
American dollars still hold the stage
as.-the. chief point in the controversy
The tories watch every transmission
ffom Fitzpatrick. treasurer Of the
Irish-Ameficsn league. with feverish
Curiosity and record 1t with scare head
articles Every American paper is
searched for any reference to the Irish
cause. and Patrick Ford of the Irish
World has taken. for the moment. the
place Of the German emperor the
chief bogie man i'm British politics.
The liberals retort ia kind and the
duke Of Marlborough and other hus-
bands Of American heiresses are yelled
Ct as pOcketing the American dollars.
CANADIAN PREMIER QUoTED
Similarly Canada has entered into the
FRAY. and the subscriptions and speeches
of Sir Wilfrid Laurier and other Cana
dams during my Canadian tour are
quoted by the liberals against the cry
of American dictatiou and American
dollars"
All this shows that although the
vote Of the house Of lords really is the
chief. battle-ground in this election,
home rule occupies the first place in the
minds Of most people
The tories. who were flirting with
federal home rule three weeks ago,
nave turned = double soraerSault and
now dsnounce il with the old ferocity.
The liberals reply by once more pledg-
ing themselves 10 home rule. and the
Irish leaders in their manifesto base
their support 10 the liberals on the
certainty of home rule following the
destruction Of the house Of lords veto.
LORDS PROPOSALS FUTILE
The flank move of the house of lords
Ia proposing their own reformation has
aEor produced much effect. All the lib
erals clearly see that the so called
reforrns tfon is merely p dodge ano
means the perpetual ascendancy Of the
house of lords under q new name and
a Bew disguise
The proposal TO give the house OF
lords the right TO send all such big
questions as home rule to referendum
f1s an Indefinite postponement Of
home rule and thus it Would be with
cry other great liberal reform.
As the election campaign proceeds
the leaders are more uncertain as TO
the result but on the whole the liberal
party is in high spirits London
presents the chief danger largely be-
cause. as the election will take place
under the old register. it will be i'm
possible 10 trace many of the voters,
but even in London the liberals
are jubilant, and the meetings are
crowded and enthusiastic and the feel
ing ia inst the peers runs high No un-
certainty IS felt about the other parts
Of The country.
LIBERAL VICTORY CERTAIN
Lancashire. Yorkshire. Scotland and
Wales show no sign whatever Of
changing the complexion of the last
election. At the worst the tories can
not do more than reduce the liberal
forces by 10 or Is votes, and that
would stfll leave an adequate ma iority
10 destroy the house Of lords veto and
pass the home rule bill, but IT is pos
sible rilat the liberals may add small
number TO their majority
ON the whole the safest prophecy I
can make IS that the election will
leaNe the parties pretty much as they
stand now. and that means a liberal
victory and a liberal power TO carry
through faeir whole policy in Ireland
The same prophecy applies TO Red
mond. who viii not lose any seat, and
o Brien probably viii retain most Of
his seats in the small corner OF ire
land occupied by Cork All O'Briens
attacks on other constituencies outside
OF this small region will fail. The
ustionalists may gain one or two seats
in Ulster with - votes and Redmond
VI remain master of the situation.