Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1911-10-28
Prophets See Parliament and
Home Rule Prosper On
Emerald Isle.
Secretary Birrell Promises Introduce
tion Of Measure Early
in. March.
BOGIES WILL CUT NO ice

ldleSI lrlSn pOllJlcai news 1S
the anti-home rule campaign,
bd In Belfast a few weeks ago,
hailed with much delight by the
conservative press, when Sir
ard Carson laid the verbal
dalton of a separate home rule
Ulster, is not giving the Tory
y much pleasure. In fact they
beginning to feel rather uneasy
ut the tendencies of this child of
brain. In the first place they
3 lost quite few supporters in
parts of Ulster, who drew the
at such treacherous utterances
this, that the Kings army and
Fy would attack Belfast at their
ILL.," They are greatly worried at
class of men in Ulster who so
are the only ones who have re-
we'd their programme with en-
nsiasm.
Sir Edward Carson and his fellow
unders of the proposed new gov
nment talk of passive resistance by
e Ulster people and their determin-
ion to refuse to pay taxes levied by
e Irish Parliament. The Belfast
orkingmen are asking how they can
Bsist the movement. They don't
by income tax, or land tax, or house
|uty, but they are paying indirect
Rxes on tobacco and whisky, and
hey may give up the use of these
|lxuries, though 1t Is somewhat un-
|kely. If they do it will not be the
Government only that is the loser,
pr Belfast boasts of some of the
hrgest distilleries and tobacco fac
ories in the country. Be that as It
nay, it is certain that the working
nen of Belfast realize that the only
7ay they can assist the landlords
nd house owners, who sympathize
With the proposed new government.
0 fight the good fight will be to
make 1t impossible for them to pay
ncome tax. If they have no in
ONES, how can the Government coll
ect the tax? SO there is already a
movement afoot to refuse to pay
ent. No rent for the landlords will
mean a rise of from 81 to 50 week
n wages to the Belfast working
nan, and he will not be evicted, for.
lis landlord refusing to recognize
he Government at Dublin viii be
lnable to invoke the help OF the
aw.-No wonder anti-home rule is
popular among the workers at Bel
asst.
In a very few weeks nobody will
lear any more about a separate
for Ulster. II a home
ule bill is passed the members
elected to represent Ulster at Dublin
will take their seats in the local
where there will be Pro-
,ressives and Tories, as in every
,ther modern political assembly.
These will shade off into many kinds
If orange and green, but the only
lights Ireland will see will be with
words on the floor of her local Par
lament, and before ten years have
passed all England will be wonder
ng what objections there could ever
)e to Irish home rule.
T. p. O'Connor cables that Secre-
AIRY Birrell has jumped "to the
'front.' with some striking announce
nents with regard to the home rule
pill. For the first time the general
public knows there will be two
chambers, and believe most OF the
irish members will assent to the
of a safeguard against
nasty, rash legislation. Birren
speaks with great hopefulness of the
prospects of the measure and mem
ions next March as the date OF the
of the bill-that is to
say, the first movement after the
new session of Parliament has set
led down to business.
"I have Just returned from an ex-
.ensive home rule tour In England.
Everywhere the meetings were
The Liberals are more
United now than they were in Glad
stones day. The Tories are working
ike demons, sending Ulster mission
lries all over their constituencies
md drawing the usual rawbones,
pictures of the terrors to civil and
religious liberty in Ireland under
home rule. The Liberals reply with
EQUAL vigor. Wallace Carter, who
conducted a splendid free trade
campaign, is now Secretary OF the
lone Rule Council and is covering
III England with a network OF meet
ngs. My strong impression Is that
he old bogies of separation and re-
igious persecution will no longer
mt any ice and that England is
eadIer TO accept home rule than at
nv perIod since the opening OF the