The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-22
anti HOME RULE
FIGHT is OPENED
1t is Hailed With Much Delight
by Ultra-Conservative
Press.
TORIES NOW WORRIED
They Are Rather Uneasy as to
Future OF This Child OF
Their Brain.
ny pInLLIp EvERETT.
tspecial cable 10 The Timos-DIspa,ch. ]


rule campaign opened in Belfast a
few weeks ago. and hailed with much
delight by the ultra Conservative
press. when Sir Edward Carson laid
the verbal foundation of II separate
home rule for Ulster. is not giving the
Tory party much pleasure. In fact. they
are beginning to feel rather uneasy
about the tendencies of this child of
their brain. In the first place they
have lost quite few supporters in all
parts OF Ulster, who drew the line at
such treacherous utterances as this:
that the Kings army and navy would
attack belfast at their peril" They
are. besides, greatly worried at the
class of men in Ulster, who so far are
the only ones who have received their
program with enthusiasm.
Tories have never had much use for
the workingmen. except as usual vot-
crs when voting the proper ticket, but
the worklngmen at Belfast have
cheered Sir Carson's plans and arc
talking gleefully about the splendid
opportunity that this rebellion OF his
will provide them for avoiding pay
mcnt of rent. taxes. gas bills. etc The
workingmcn very properly reason that
the landlords. ana the city of Belfast
itself. Will be unable to ask the pow
or of the law to enforce a decree when
they defy the authority at Dublin that
viii then be making the law
Sir Edward Carson and his fellow
founders of the proposed new govern
ment talk of passive resistance by the
Ulster people and their determination
to refuse to pay taxes levied by an
Irish Parliament The Belfast work
inEmen arc asking how they can as
sist the movement. They don't pay in
come tax, land tax, or house duty,
but they are paying indirect taxes on
tobacco and whlskcy, and they may
give up the use OF these luxuries
though 1t is somewhat unlikely. II
they do 1t will not be tho government
only that is the loser. for belfast
boasts Of some Of the largest distill-
cries and tobacco factories in the coun-
Try.
BE that II may, it is certain that
the worklnEmen of Belfast realize
that the only way they can assist tho
landlords and house owners, who
sympathise with the proposed new
government. TO fight the good fight
Will he TO make II Impossible for them
tn pay income tax II thcy have no
incomes. how can tho government col
lect the Income tax? SO there is al
ready movement afoot to refuse to
pay rent No rent for the landlords
Will mean a rise Of from 81 to 81 a
week In wages TO the Belfast working
man. and he Will not he cvicted for
his landlord refusing to recognize tho
government at Dnblin. will he unable
10 invoke tho help Of tho law No
wonder anti-homc rule is popular
among the workers at Belfast.
In very few weeks nobody will
hear any more about separate gov
ernment for Ulster. If a home rule
hill is passed the members elected to
represent Ulster at Dublin will take
their seats in the local Parliament.
where there %fll' be- Progressivcs and
Tories AS III oTery other modern poll
teal assembly. These will shade III
into kinds OF orange and green. hut
tho only fights Ireland will see will
he With words on the floor Of her To-
cal Parliament and before ten years
have passed all England will he won.
dering what objections xherc could
ever be to Irish home rule