The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-12
IRELAND QUARREL
THAT Of ENGLISH
Leader of Labor Party Declares
People of Both Islands Are
Fighting Selfish Oligarchy.
LORDS NOW A PAST ISSUE
With Their Veto Power Out Of
Way George n. Barnes Looks
for Fewer Worklcss Workers.
LORDS NOW A PAST ISSUE
BY PAUL LAMBETH.

Special Cable to The Tribune.
LONDON. Feb. 1.-THE people OF Ire
land may depend upon the English Labor
members OF parliament 10 support them
in their efforts to secure the right 10
govern themselves. George n. Barnes.
leader Of the Labor delegation in parlia-
ment. has clearly defined the policy of
the party In respect to home rule for Ire
land. He says,
II heartily Join with John Redmond in
rejoicing TO know that the long standing
grievance of the sister isle is in A fair
way OF being removed, and agree with
him that Ireland's quarrel has not been
with the people of Great Britain, but with
the small and selfish oligarchy which has
ruled the roost in both countries.
.IrIshmen are entitled to home rule
and Englishmen would be better relieved
surely do no worse than has been done.
for the appalling fact stands against us
that the country has been denuded Of half
II have paced the streets of 1reland's
deserted places where half the buildings
iam0mF With afesS coars sa where
Michael Davitt was flung with his par
ents on the roadside. ] have come away
with a sense OF shame and the echo in
my ears OF the curses Of a bruised and
banIshed though home loving people.
Therefore ] am glad for Irelands sake
am sure that that is the feeling of the
great mass OF British workmen
VIII Benefit England, Too,
'Misgovernment OF Ireland is not only
an Irish question, II is British uues-
ton. 1t has been the cause of some of
our industrial trouble here.
Poor and dependent trishmen have
been thrust out from their native land.
intensified competition for work and de-
pressed the standards of life Home rule
may mean more work for Irishmen.
The election. however. has cleared the
1rro,~ f6r hpGidnS nome
rule for Ireland. l.nndlordtsm and NILS
government In Ireland are parallel with
capitalism and monopoly in Great Brit
ain. Indeed the people in both coun-
tries arc being ground down by the same
causes: the interests OF both are the
same,
I'm an industrial and social sense We
are one While wealth and trade in
crease among us. poverty turks In dark
places and workless workers stalk the
Thinks Lords Veto Must Go.
Discussing the veto power Of the house
of lords. Mrs. Barnes says: , a,..
cussed by both houses. OF parliament:
They are embodied in bill and the WAY
is clear. in constitutional sense. Tor
their adoption. To mix them + up wlSn rbn
~eople are sick OF elections as we'll AS
OF the house OF lords.
Il assume, therefore, that the govern
ment will decline to be made RESPONSE
bic for any further election AT this time
on the house of lords and that they VIII
stick TO the terms of the resolutions
The lords may again attack on the re-
form proposals: and II SO these will be
rejected by the commons. What VIII
happen then is known. SUPPOSE. only 10
the powers that be: but II, as ! have
assumed, the government is true TO It's
trust. there can he but one ending. That
will he he surrender OF the lords. With
or without addition to their number
Moderation of British People.
What SIN astonishes nc is the pa
ticnce and moderation which is being e%-
tended towards tho hereditary nest OF
noodles. For generations il has thought
only Of its own selfish interests and has
been deaf to the crying needs OF The ma
"And yet ii has been allowed to exist.
Even now. when stripped OF its last ves-
tlge OF defense. it is still to be allowed
TO exist.
THE Significance of the recent elec-
lions, however. is not only. or even ma in
y. in the settlement, Tor the time be,
@ h 1 se cs ose heyond 9t Greg c omse o lords
The elections are an indication that the
people are coming TO political maturity,
nav ne %, ,prus mas s'oou ~
The solution OF these questions has been
DELAYED because OF imaginary dangers in
which they have been cnshrouded by ig
norant or interested persons. Home rule
has been invested with the terrors OF
sectarian strife social reconstruction
common sense in arwawents with the
fear of invasion. Shadows have Struck
more terror 10 the soul ihnn could the
substance OF ten thousand soldiers and
go because of their shadows the house
or lords was allowed to shelter hoarv
wrong and standing as q bulwark for all
those has been deaf TO the crying needs
Of the nation
THE elections show that the peone
no longer afrs Id of shadows. The
night ~ darkness has gone and. i'm the
dawn of new day. the shadows have
disappeared.
The government Is eynecicd 20 go or
more fearlessly than heretofore. with
measures OF democratic freedom
Was Bulldog Anarchist?
A bulldog kept nine British policemen
at bay in Bartholomew close for toui
hours. 1t Is not stated whether inc ami
suspected OF being an alien. Two OF the
policemen tainted from fear.
Mr.. Willet. author OF the daylight saw
ing scheme. had an Interview with Wins
ton Churchill and laid resolutions b,
public bodies and letters from manufac
turers In favor Of the plan.
Mr.. Churchill assured Wl.ett that IA:
regards ihe daylight saving bill he was
converted man. and that Inc could con
ceive no argument now which woult
cause him TO doubt the wisdom OF pass
Ing the bill into law.
Still Trusts to Fleet.
In an appendix to General Hamilton:
Compulsory Service" n naval expert
euppoSeO-t De. olscuSseS tDe meet OF Ad
n1irnl Wilson and the possibility Of al
invasion Of England. He concludes in
nreezy fashion that such an invasion Il
impossible. The admiral is notable as
pen warrior. IT Is said Of him that IN
can take pen. ink paper. two braudie
and soda, and whip the combined fleet
Of the world in about twenty minutes
lie Says.
"The serious danger this country bn
TO guard against in war is not invasion
but interruption OF our trade and de
struction OF merchant shipping. Th
strengih OF oiIr ileet Is determined b