Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-30
IRISH UNI0NISTS SEND
MESSAGE Of DEFIANCE
Mr.. 6slfour Publicly Warned While
Speaking, That II Irish Parliament
Is Set Up It's Authority viii Not be
Recosnixed-"panee to Tune Of
American Paymaster."
fny Associated Press,

80 LO4NDOi>, NOV ne pOiiticidHS I:
of ak parties are straining every |!
nerve TO crowd Into few days the |
work which in ordinary elections is
spread over weeks or months. Near |
~ all the heavy guns were in action
tonight. Arthur j. Baifour, leader of !
the opposition in the house of COM |
mons, before big meeting in Albert |
Hall. where he warmly supported the !
referendum, described the govern |
ment as puppets dancing TO the tune
of John Redmond and his American
payma5ters.
The prime minister, Mr. AsQuith,
spoke at Reading, Chancellor Lloyd (;
George at Cardiff; John f. Redmond.
leader of the Nationalist. at Dublin; /!
Winston Spencer Churchill, home sec
rotary. at Colchester; Augustine Bir-
Tell, chief secretary for Ireland. at
Bristol; John Burns, president of the !,
local government board, at Batersea,
and Austen Chamberlain. at Ashton
Issues Are Narrowing.
The issues are narrowing daily.
The Conservatives made much of
home rule. They proclaim that the
plan of the Liberals for the reform
of the house of lords means a single |
chamber government and put to the
front their new policy of referendum.
There Is great fever among the |!
Liberals, a feature being the sudden
reforming scheme on the part of the |
lords. who claim that the Landsdowne
scheme is a snare that the parties
would be unedually yoked together
under il, that Conservative measures
would always sail smoothly through
the house of lords. while the refer
endum would be invoked only for
Liberals bills which were distasteful
TO the peers. Moreover they estimate
the cost ca each appeal to the people
as $40, 900. goo
Tariff Reform.
An interesting factional cleavage
has occurred in Balfour's party over
tariff reform The Spectator which
is the spokesman of the Unionisis.
free traders. has proposed that the
tariff refcrmers pledge themselves tol
submit the question to referendum
IL the larry wins. it not being lead
ing Issue of the campaign
Mr.. BalIour tonight announced his
willingness to leave IL TO referen-
DUN. in the meantime. the leaders
are making every appeal to what in
the United States would be called the
independent vote. believing that Il
controls the issue
The Irish Unionists sent to Mr.
Balfour's meeting a message of def'-
aEce to home rulers. and populations
from the Non-conformist tnionist As
ISOLATION of England and SOC minis
tiers of non Episcopal churches in Ire
land. have addressed Mr.. Balfour in
opposition to home rule.
Home Rule Opposed
The reading of the message rom
the Irish Unionists at Albert Hall
caused much enthusiasm.
~In all solemnity.- said the mes
sage. I'VE now declare that home rule
will bring ireland not peace but the
sword. II an Irish parliament Is set
nm the Unlonists Of the south. allied
with .he men of Ulster, viii not
acknoxlcdse its authority. They VIII
neither obey its dccrecs nor pay u
taxes
Mr. BaIrour PRONOUNCED strongly in
favor Of the referendum as the best
method OF settling dezdlccks between
tho two houses without requiring tne
reform of the house OF lords and II
,s,uld be carried into effect before the
nome of lords was reformed. Tbs
he declared TO be 1ansdownes pisn-
The cost OF q referendum. he SAID.
would be nearer si.oe9,oo3 than the
estimates Of the Liberals SlV.yvV''vv-
~Americsn rsynssser-
Don't trust the puppets who are
performing their parts on the stage,
admonsshed Mr.. Baifour. ION
trust the Irish wire pulier. Don
,rrst me American paymaster VINO
ais for A tune. Trust alone the
sound Judgment and enlightened pa
,r,otism Of the people Of this ooun'
try
i n scaverns. Who was = mem-
her of rarIlannnt for The brixion Of
vfulon Of Lambeth IN 1906. and VINO
was = ioar time a resident OF Boston.
has boccmc the Liberal candidate IN
,hc sanc constituency against David
son Dzlzrn. iinionist. once resi-
dcnf NJ New York
lord Josccy. who was created
,eer ~ ne Liberals has annoancea
~. dsfccsion from hat party becsuse