The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-05
HOME RULE BILL
 GAINING FRIENDS Pr0testants of Ireland Are
 Being Won Over EMIGRATION PLANS New Scheme Is to Appeal to Gentle men-Memorial Service for the
 Windsor Castle Is
 Being Altered
EMIGRATION PLANS
By pHILLIP EVERETT

the unionists have said the very worst they could say against the home rule bill of the government. very few unbiased people deny that it is by far the best measure ever suggested for bringing about a friendly understanding between England and Ireland, giving, as it does, the imperial parliament power to work and thrive and the Irish state a chance to live. Naturally the Protestatants in Ireland have been opposed to home rule, fearing the influence of the Catholic church, but I have it on the very best authority that a very large Protestant section in Ulster, having carefully studied the present bill, will soon openly declare In it's favor in spite of the desperate eff forts of Sir Edward Carson to prevent them. The excitement in Belfast indeed has to a very large extent been artificial
 It was hoped that the Bonar law meet iEg would stir up passions to last for many months, but the result has been d very sad failure. Only in the press you still see the worn out phrase, Ulster will not have home rule" The people them selves are heartily tired of 1t.
 From all parts of the country well known Protestants are proclaiming their approval of the bill, and this fact is sig nihcant of the growth of independent thought since 1893, the year of the last home rule bill, when many in favor of liberal sentiment in regard to the Irish question kept silence in view of the pre- yaiing intimidation.
 There were practically no home rulers | in Belfast 30 years ago, but today there | is a very different tale to tell. Liberals arc to be found amongst all classes, from l the artisan to the merchant prince. The opinions of men like R. J. Glendinning. l head of one of the largest linen firms in | Ulster; A. M. Carlisle, brother-in-law of | Lord Pirrie, and until very recently man. aging director of the shipbuilding firm of Harland x Wolff, cannot be ignored even l by Orange orators.
 MT. Carlisle, giving his opinion on the measure, says he has always been in favor of self-government for his country, and expresses the opinion that the pro- posed bill will not only be for the benefit Of Ireland, but of Great Britain as well. This Is the opinion of a gentleman who was in practical control for over a quar- ter of a century of a world-famed firm employing 14,O00 hands
 R. c. Glendinning says he is well pleased with the bill. believing that with the safeguards, it will work well. He would, however, prefer a senate elected in much larger areas than by the lower house after the first term.
 Sir Samuel Keighley, who has carried the banner of liberalism in more than one stiff fight in Ulster, also approves the bill, and thinks that the safeguards, al though unnecessary, should satisfy all reasonable Ulstermen.
 The unwashed school child will soon be numbered amongst the curiosities of Lon don. According to a report of the edu- cation officer of the London county coun- ci much attention has been paid during recent years to personal hygiene in the schools. The council. anxious to secure due cleanliness amongst the scholars, made move In the direction of provid- ing shower baths at the Putney school, Strand and here the boys are bathed every morning before commencing les sons. few years ago the council con- sidered the question of providing all the schools with shower baths. but abandoned the idea when the huge cost came to be realized Nevertheless, since then slip per baths have been provided at the Han bury Street school, Whitechapel, where such provision was greatly needed At this school the bathing is undertaken by the schookeeper's wife, who deals with about 100 children in the course of week The success of the baths here led the council to provide a bath in the neigh boring school in Old Montague street, where the children are bathed before les sons.
 Subsequently, the council went to parla ment to secure powers to enable it's off cers to examine the clothing of the scho- ars and as a consequence the council has now been compelled to make arrange ments with the borough councils for the cleansing of clothing where such is nee essary. In certain cases, too, very dirty scholars have to be sent to these local washed, and the ratepayers have to pay washed, an dthe ratepayers have to pay about shillings for each child so made clean and fit for school attendance.
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 A new emigration scheme, which, when il becomes firmly established, will merit the title of "emigration de luxe" is now being arranged by party of retired army officers The scheme Is based on the fact that there are a large number of potential emigrants in the British Isles apart from agricultural laborers, mechan- ics. and the working classes generally. During the emigration boom of the past quarter of a century the object of the va rious domnions has been to recruit for the most part, laborers, and the resident farming population has grown prosperous al the result of this large and growing influx The new plan will be to recruit gentlemen. and the class to which the scheme is intended to appeal is retired officers of the army and navy and civil service.
 The managers of this new form of emi- grafton who are arranging their scheme on a cooperative basis have secured about 13,OO0 acres freehold on Nicola lake British Columbia which is to be settled entirely by emigrants drawn from re- tired officers of the army, navy and civil service At present they are calling for volunteers to do the first, and. naturally. toughest work of the settlement, and the rewards they offer these volunteers, apart from the free experience they will gain, are permanent positions on the adminis-