Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1912-04-06
Week Begun with the Darkest
Gloom Ends In Political
Sunshine.
Defeat of WOman's Bill Due
to Turnover OF the Irish
Vote.
MIGHTY GATHERING FOR DUBLIN

From London T. p. O'Connor, NJ.
p, cables the American press that
the triumphant close of the miners
| struggle, the return of the men to
work and the resumption of ma
tional activity, together with the
universal admiration of Asquith's
handling of the situation, places the
Government once more in the as
| cendant, and the way Is cleared for
a straight home rule campaign. It
was impossible to propose a home
rule measure while England was in
the throes of such a catastrophe,
but by Thursday after Easter, when
action on the home rule bill is pEoa.
posed, the men will probably be all
back to work, the factories once
more reopened, as we'll as the min
Ing pits, and England generally In
exultation over renewal of ma
tional life, and there could not be a
better atmosphere for favorable con-
sideration of the Irish problem.
The defeat of the woman suffrage
bill also helps the Government. The
passage of the bill might well have
led to Ministerial crisis, with two
or three designations, and this in the
midst of other difficulties, through
the insurance act and the loss of by
elections, might have led to such
discrediting of the Ministry as to
make the passage of the home rule
bill impossible.
The defeat of the woman's bin
was largely due to the turnover of
the Irish vote, which twice last
week has again asserted itself as
dominating factor in all English
politics. Thus a week beginning
with the darkest gloom ends In
political sunshinr and geseraI
feeling of relief and announcement
to all Liberal and Irish hopes. Dur
Ing the week the whole political
situation was Overshadowed by the
national tragedy. The only question
that continued to make quiet and
steady advance was the home rule
bill, discussions of the details of
which proceeded regularly between
the English Ministers and the Irish
leaders whenever Asquith was re-
leased from negotiations on the
strike. After being up until
o'clock Wednesday morning in the
House of Commons Asquith was
with the Irish leaders at 1880 in
his house in Downing street discuss
ing details of the home rule meas
ure. All rumors of difficulties, or
even serious division of opinions,
were wholly unfounded. Both sides
started with a firm and honest in
tention to give a generous measure
Of self-government, such as Ireland
could accept Loyalty and England
approve heartily, and each side ap-
preciated the difficulties of the
other party and all discussions were
carried on with perfect temper and
good will and good sense Meantime
the Nationalist Irish accepted the
challenge of Belfast Orangeism and
a meeting will be held in Dublin,
where Redmond and other leaders
will speak. It is expected to be one
of the mightiest gatherings since
the days of Parnell.
The miners strike las had two
curious by-products in the Irish
struggle. First, home rule has be-
gun to be considered in its truer
sense of proportion as small in COM
parison with its deadly peril to Eng
lish society OF the new syndicalism,
and many eyes turn from the
clouded future OF England with re-
lief to the prospect Of peaceful,
conservative ireland, with a popula-
ton OF prosperous and thrifty anti
sccialistie peasant proprietors. Sec
ondly, the violence OF the language
Of the syndicalists and their appeals
to the soldiers not to fire on the
mobs while compelling the Govern
ment TO prosecute and punish the
syndicalists of England, aroused
deeper. indignation against Lord
Londonderry and Carson for using
similar language and yet remaining
untouched. Such language Is not
likely to be employed in the future,
and II used will still more damage
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