The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-09-28
HOME RULE GAINS
DESPITE ATTACKS
O'Connor Says Carson's Campaign
in Ulster viii Prove to be
a Boomerang.
Approach the Autumn Session in
firm Faith hat the Liberals
Are in Earnest.
Threat to Stop Industry in Belfast
Resented by the English
Trade Unions.

Trade Unions.
T. p. O'Connor in his special cable
to the Chicago Tribune OF Sept. II. ,
makes the following observations
The approach Of the momentous
autumn session of parliament already |
begins to throw shadows before It !
but the end OF the vacation has not
been reached, and majority of the
ministers still remain absent from
London.
This pause in active political war
fare gave the Orangemen the ad!an-
tage OF being able to concentrate the
public attention OH their perform-
ances in Ulster. The Tory papers
gave considerable space to the DEM
onstrations, and Sir Edward Carsons
anti-Home Rule speeches are re-
ported in full.
In the meantime the Liberal papers
publish accounts of the additional
acts of fierce persecution by the
Orange hooligans in Belfast. and this
| rough translation OF Carson's incitc-
ments to rebellion into murderous as
saults has damaged the Orange cam
paign.
.,q,, Opposed BY Trade Unions.
The rfade unions in England ,.e
especially reyolted. as the expulsion
of Englishmen who are Liberals ftom
| all work in Belfast and the threat
ened closing of Harland & VOLTS 81
gantic shipyards may throw a crush
ing burden on their funds, which al
strikes this year.
On the whole, find that Carson's
performance has created little excite
ment in England, and Home Rule now
is regarded by the Englishman in the
street as a settled controversy, and
his threats of hypothetical future
rebellion are regarded with apathy
and scarcely even with attention.
Winston Churchills unfortunate
starting Of u new political scare by
suggesting parliaments for Yorkshire
and Lancashire has done some harm.
Fear Breaking Of Unity.
This harm results. first, because
such a breakup OF the English unity
alarms the public opinion and, SEC
ondly, because many people see Ill 1t
!, templates separate treatment for III
ster as a way out Of the present diff
Guilty in the Home Rule problem.
have reason to feel certain that
Churchill spoke only for himself, and
the Irish Nationalists certainly will
give no countenance to d breakup Of
the national unity in Ireland ana :hc
!, abandonment of the Nationalist min
ority in Belfast to such tender me"c-
les as were recently dealt out to them
oy the Belfast hoolisans with the
tact approval OF the Orange leaders
1t is also remarked that Carson WAS
, not accompanied in his campaign Dy
any of the prominent English Tory
leaders.
Fear Alliances on Continent.
In foreign politics all attention con.
centrates for the moment on the visi,
of the Russian foreign minister tt
England, as this shows an even clos.
, er tying up of the Russian and Eng
, lish governments.
The Pacifist Radicals are made
more uneasy by this gradual joining
up of England to all the contincnta
forces which are hostile to Germany
, and this misgiving Is increased by th'
announcement Of the transfer Of al
the French fleet to the Mediterranean
but the public opinion generally, ever
among the Liberals, favors any polio.
- which seems to strengthen Englan'
against the increase of Germany
big navy.
.e| The election in Midlothian. in spit
n of the misfortune of returning Tor
wi through a division between the LIB
j. erals and Labor leaders, is regarde
It not as a renewal but the end of tn
disastrous split between the Nv
u great democratic forces.
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