Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1911-05-27
Inclusion of France Puts Damp
er On Anglo-American
Peace Treaty.
LlOyd-GeOrge's Reform Bill
Will Work Revolution in
England.
CHANCES FOR HOME RULE

Lord Lansdowne's bill for the re-
construction of the British House of
Lords passed it's second reading in
the house last Monday. 1t was
passed without division after War
Secretary Haldane announced that
the Government would not divide
against 1t. The Secretary said he
welcomed the evidence the bill af-
forded that the Conservatives were
convinced of the need of reforming
the House of Lords, but the Govern
ment held that the passage of the
veto bill was essential before steps
were taken in that direction.
The second reading of the veto
bill was passed to the House of Lords
on Tuesday. The Lords will
eventually capitulate and pass the
bill with the expectation that It will
be repealed when the Unionists re-
turn to power.
Cold chills ran down the backs of
the supporters of the Anglo-Ameri-
can peace pact in London when 1t
was announced that advices from
Washington made it perfectly plain
that the proposals were less broad
than was anticipated. Frances in
clusion, while not disapproved,
would seem to reduce the general
scope of the arbitration. The Eng
lish would like to have a working
agreement win the United States.
but they sadly oppose America ex-
tending like hand of fellowship
across the sea to either France or
Germany.
Few developments are expected in
Parliament until after the corona
ton ceremonies. Then the Lords
will make a final attempt to ex-
clude home rule from the veto bill.
Any such attempt to limit the scope
of the veto bill will be rejected by
Premier Asquith and Minister
Churchill. The Premier will not
have TO suggest the creation of new
Peers, and 1t is expected that the
veto bill in its present shape will
become law before July 1. The
Tories are hoping against hope that
discussion of the details of home
rule will bring about a break be-
tween the Irish Nationalists and
Liberals. The Tories in their hearts
are not so violently against home
rule as formerly, but they are tied
hand and foot for the time being by
the Irish Orange faction.
Meanwhile Irishmen everywhere
are fun OF hope. The Irish organi-
cation OF Great Britain, which will
meet in Cork this year as an answer
to the O'Brien faction, has had
record year in it's history. Sub
scriptions are coming in almost en-
tirely from poor Scotch and English
workingmen, and have already
reached the splendid total of
$4,000.
Besides the Lords veto bill and
the home rule bill the Britishers are
ali agog concerning Lloyd-George's
bill for reforming conditions among
the poor and aged of Great Britain.
If IL becomes a law ii will affect
ireland as we'll as England. Ac-
cording to Lloyd-George's bill sys-
tem of sanitariums are to be created
and many other steps taken to pre-
vent the spread of tuberculosis. Mo-
mentous as this scheme is, the great
est feature of his bill is the absolute
ancient English habits and customs.
II asks FOR nothing less than an alb
solute transformation of all their
habits, ideas and temperament.
Under the new bill the Britisher
is asked to place himself under COM
pulsion In almost every hour and
step of his life. He is not asked but
forced to contribute to the protec-
tion OF old age and against the perils
OF sickness and unemployment while
1 he is still in his prime. If his bill
becomes a law Lloyd-George will go
down in history as the greatest re-
former England has ever known.