Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1911-09-09
Leaders on Both Sides Make Elk.
tensive Preparations
for Battle.
The Campaign Will Begin In Earnest
the Last of This
Month.
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In a cablegram to the American
press Philip Everett, a we'll known
correspondent, tells about the home
rule situation as 1t appears to him,
and says:
! At present even the most sturdy
Tory must admit that his party Is in
"a state of terrible discord and con-
fusion after the utter defeat on the
veto bill, but in less than three
weeks the great home rule campaign
will begin, and prominent Unionists
assert that the oepning of it will see
the forces of Unionism a solid home
geneous body once more. had a
talk few days ago with Mr.. Steel
Maitland, chief organizer OF the
Unionist party, who took a very op-
tiimstic view of the future and said: {:
"Unionists, despite their differ
ences over the last phase of the Par
lament bill, will bury the hatchet
and join forces in the great fight
against disunion. Active prepara-
tions are now being made on both
sides for the forthcoming battle, and
every effort Is being made to per-
feet both the Unionist and Radical
organizations. 1 have not the. least
hesitation in stating that the differ
ences between the Surrender and
No Surrender sections of the Union
ist party will be forgotten when the
time for action arrives.
''It must be remembered that the
difference between them was one of
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of home rule will effectively heal
the split, for that great issue comes
before party or sectional dissensions.
With regard to the campaign Itself,
1 am afraid that 1t is impossible to
give details at the moment, but you
may rest assured that the party will
not be behindhand when the time
arrives for the question to be
thrashed out before the country.
eve are not allowing the grass TO
grow under our feet, and everything
is being done to strengthen and per-
fect our forces"
The anti-home rule campaign will
be the feature of the autumn politi-
cal season, to be opened at Belfast
on September %. On that day Sir
Edward Carson, NJ. p, the Chairman
of the Irish Unionist Parliamentary
party, and Vice President of the
Unionist Council, will address a
mass meeting at Belfast. All the
Ulster members are expected to be
present.
On the following Monday, the
twenty-fifth, the council of the party
will meet to discuss the plans of the
campaign, which is to be organized
not only in Ireland but also in Eng
land. In Ireland it will of course
take the form of preparations to deal
with home rule when carried into
effect. In England it will be carried
on by political propaganda.
Even at the present time certain
amount of political work is being
undertaken by anti-home rule
speakers. Their efforts are being
specially concentrated on doubtful
constituencies. Immovable Radical
seats are to be left alone, as are also
those pronounced Conservative.
Another correspondent cables that
in England. beside the old Home
Rule League, special organization
being formed of members of the
House of Commons and candidates,
directly under the supervision of the
Master of Flibank, the chief Liberal
whip. This organization also will
specialize on furnishing free speak
ers to the various constituencies,
while the Home Rule League has anr
nounced that in addition TO its. pro-
gramme of platform exposition, II
will prepare a huge supply Of con-
Vincing home rule literature to be
spread broadcast over territory
usually dominated by Toryism