The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03
TORY PARTYIS IN
STATE OF DISCORD
Utter Defeat on Veto Bill
Sends 1t Into Con-
fusion.
BUT OUTLOOK is BRIGHT
Home Rule Campaign Expected
to Set 1t Right
Again.
BUT OUTLOOK is BRIGHT
ny PHILIP EVERETT.
,ecial caslo to Tho r4mes-Dspa,cS. +,

'''' ''i"t His party Is In Il state of ter
riolc discord and confusion after the
utter defeat on the veto bill. but in
less than three weeks the great homo
rule campaign Will begin, and promi-
neht Cnionists assert that the opening
OF II VIII set the forces of Unin,s,n
so!id' homogeneous body once moro.
mao talk few days ago with
Mr Steel Maitland. chief organizer OF
the Unionist party. who took a very
optimistic view of the future. and said.
Unionists despite their differenccs
over the last phase OF the Parliament
bill. VIII bury the Ratchet and iotn
forces in the great fight against dis-
union. Active preparations are now
being made on both sides for tho
forthcoming battle. and ever effort ia
being made to perfect both the Union
list and Radical organizations.
Il have not the least hesitation in
stating that the differences between
tho surrender and no surrender.
sections OF the Unionist party will h,
arrives
II must be remembered that tho
difference between them was one or
method. no. principles. Tho menace
OF homo rule Will effectively heal tho
spit Tor that great issue comes before
party or sectional dissensions.
with regard 10 the campaign Itself,
am afraid that 1t Is impossible to
give details at the moment but you
may rest assured that the party viii
not be behindhand when the time ar
riVes Tor the question TO be threshed
out before the country.
we are not allowing the grass 10
grow under our feet. and everything
Is being done to strengthen and per
feet our forces"
The anti-home rule campaign win
be the feature or the autumn political
season. TO be opened at Belfast on
September IS.
On that day Sir Edward Carson. NJ
A.. the chairman OF the Irish Unionist
parliamentary party, and vice. presi-
dent OF the Unioni5t Council. will ad-
dress a mass meeting at Belfast All
the Ulster members are expected 10
be present.
On the following Monday, the 25th.
the council of the party Will meet to
diAcuss the plans OF campaign. which
is to be organized not only in Ire
land. but also in England.
In Ireland It Will. OF course. taka
home rule when carried into effect
In England IL will be carried on
by political propaganda.
Even at the present time a certain
amount OF political work is being un.
dertaken by anu-home rule speakers.
Their efforts are being specially con-
centrated on doubtful" constituencies.
lnmobable Radical seats are to be
loft alone. as are also those pro,
nouncedly Conservative
There is good reason to believe tina.
the Prince OF Wales will not remain
after Christmas on board H. NJ s.
Hindustan. or whichever ship he ia
then serving. and that in the early
part of next year ne Will be attached
TO one OF tho cavalry regiments sta
TONED at Aldershot. in order that he
may commence hts military training.
The heir apparent's future is still
undetermined. and the King Is not
likely to come to any decision until
after his return from India Tho
prince. II his own desires were fol-
lowed. would probably like to con-
tlnue In the navy, as he loves the sea
and everything connected with It.
There are many weighty reasons. how
ever. why the heir apparent should
not serve in the navy, not the least
being the comparatively long periods
he would be compelled to be away
from home, SO that ultimately he will
DE identified more closely with the
army than with the navy
Now that Princess Louise OF Bat
tenberG and Princess Henry of Prussia
have had their baptism of the air.
by being taken up in aeroplanes at
Eastchurch the possibility of a prince
ha
King himself having Il flight is being
discussed In aviation circles. With a
good pilot on n calm day there would
be no risk at all The pilot, OF course
would make an ordinary flight, and
would not attempt trick flying: and
there is not the slightest doubt that
under these conditions flying is as
safe IS is motoring. 1t cannot be
too widely known that although some
dying accidents have been ineXplica-
Bile. none of them has occurred to
experienced pilots making ordinary
simple excursions into tho air
The scarcity of ore in Furness
which has been felt for some time, has
became n serious problem to mine
owners and iron shelters, and tho lat
ter have had to import largely from
abroad to help out local supplies
With view TO nndinG If new sup
plies existed Mr.. Lincoln Tootlll, a
water diviner OF Harwood, near Boil
ton. has been carrying out a series
OF interesting tests
He used a steel rod in place of tina
usual hazel twig. and stated that ha'
found ores in various parts OF the dis~
trict near to Barrow, In one place
he found beds varying in width from
ten feet to seventy-hve feet.
He was. however, unable to tell the
depth of the metal from the surface.
He tested over ground where ore was
known to exist. at Newton-in- Furness
and his findings agreed with the known
facts, his steel rod being violently
agitated wherever the ore lay under