The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-05
" hat stands IN tho WAY af Home
Rule.

'dlloh W. aSeuil" that our COrrespOn.
dent wishes Ia get az Tn. roo, of IN,
matter r"gardlcss OF sentiment on ON,
si" or the other and wholly apart from
the PRESENT conditions Otherwise vol.
um'- would h. needed TO propound
even summary Of the arguments Tor
and against
J." INK fnirnR ~ IHs >r> So, Wha' &,
ne chief reason for the refusal -, home ru,,
=" ireland nv the Rrtu,r O",rrumru' have
asked this question of MANY Whorr rur,. .,r,ri
/ '"nNcrant with the subject Some OF 'r, 40
sHeTs we're chldish. all were n,au,iartnr, rni
:" iurn tn rHR SrN TO dt.prI some -, the mist.
| that surround this much L,Iscl ~ question
+ VI
! LiNkHrooL, Nova Scotia Noyrrnh-r
Tn" Irish side of the problem has me-
part IN this. tho oppression of centuries
the wrongs nf IN" present. tho feeling
of nationality the craving for ini"p-n-
d"nce; neither can past history be- con-
sIdered. Tn" reason must b. sought IN
the manner the idea of home rule on ers
itself la tn" British mind. and in parttr-
ular To the understanding of the mon
who govern the empire, whether they
belong 10 the Conservative. or tn, III
eral party. Tho vague term home
rule too must be- defined not as prar-
teal Independence. like that If Cana,ln
or Australia. but as the restricted right
In lcglslate for local affairs. which We
may compare 20 that Of the individ-
ual States IN the lniiad States. Why
should not England grant that maasur"
81 >eli-governm"nr To Ireland
That British statesmen Of both parties
would like IN eliminate the peculiarly
Irish difficulties which have harasscd
Parliament sine. the Union is undenl-
able. II seems probable now that Mr.
REDMOND with his contract following
could make a. good terms with Mr.. BAL
FOUR as with Mr.. AsQUITH The prelu-
does among the English TOO against the
Irish ar" the same, whether they vote
for tnionlst or Liberal candidates. and
they must b" taken into cnnsidrrati ion
by IN" men whom they elect % office
They are based among tn. ignorant on
difference of facH and .: religion. among
those who read on the arguments OF
politicians All suffer from that slow
ness to understand new things and that
reluctance 10 change from the old order
that charact.rlzes the English. particu-
larry in political matters. Unreasonable
though these preiudices NAV be. they
exist, they influence voters and 1t takes
time 10 remove them
For the men in power who are irving
Ia solve the problems the chief STUN
bling blocks ara the constitution and
functions of the British Parliament and
tn" European unfamIliaritv with IN.
federal system Parliament NAV be
compared to State Legislature. which
also handles municipal business and on
which The management of national az
fairs has been thrust Though 10 ha. too
much 10 do, il can find no means of dele
eating It's duties formally. asreclallv
those Of lesser Importance For 'ne
management OF great matters OF STATE.
the foreign affairs. the colonies. INDIA.
the army, The navy. il trusts 70 small
bodies OF experts who exchange places
with III. changes OF administrator II
has tried to get rid OF some OF It's minor
parochIal business by the establishment
Of County Councils. whose work Ings
are not very satisfactory The present
contest between the TWO houses and
the evident need OF bringing the grrnr
self governing colonies closer to the
mother country may BRING about
reformation Of Parliament. but th.
idea OF a complete s"pai alton Of i'm
perIal OF national, what We may call
State or local, and purely municlpal
business, has not been worked out vet
When It IL the plan of subordinate lcgI.-
Iatures for particular districts England
Scotland. Ireland, and perhaps Wa.-.
MAJ he considered seriously
Few Englshmen. even among rho-r
who read history. understand tho r.la-
ton between the national and the STATE
governments IN III" nItei states Tho.
hav" not graspei m" ld"a that a,'or-
onv IN many matters Of IN" states o.
combined with ,ovalfv 20 III" nation
though il has been forced upon them n
recent wears hv che examples % :nrInr..
alton in the scli-Gos"rring ,olon,.. :
Canada. Australia and Nop'H AFRICA
Wh"r" II Is understood IN" dpub' arises
IN SON" wh"thcr such mobilization %,
IN" British state could Holt - own
against ~" Powers OF tIrop+. IN ,a-" of
war, whether IN th" -Jc"ifIc instance nf
Ireland - world b" SAT" Not that any
san" FnGll-hman think. that 'f.. lrl,n
under HON" rII" would b" los, hk"Iy
20 fight IN IA" Brit ranks than ,hay
have IN IN" past. or that th"v would
feel tempted 10 sd" with foreign foe. .
bur from past history h" must consider
the possibility If an ireland divided
against itself when treat Britain IS Il, .
war To'ake an immediate example. no,
merely - Gls,"- against III" National.
ISIS. but NJ tim" when victory se.rr-
possible Mr. OBEIFN opposes Mr Rrr-
NioSD.
Ii"S" seem ~" r"4l reasons WI. q
British t'ov"rum"r. r.f'l-e, - grant
nom" rI." 20 ireland. rca-oi.- which