The Irish standard., 1912-03-09

into position by Il small group of min
ers and coal owners in South Wales
but the English miners, although quite
reasonable to negotiations, and ready
to come to terms. never hcsitated
about throwing their lot with the
South Wales miners even though the
South Wales miners have no funds left.
All of the expenses as we'll as their
share of suffering must fall exclusively
on the great and wealthy English
miner unions.
Tremendous Force Realized.
Similarly the transport workers,
who by handling the foreign coal
might check the miners strike, un-
hesitatingly resolved to throw their lot
with the miners, and at last and for
the first time. both society in Eng
land, as we'll as the miners. realize the
tremendous now force which has ell
tered English life in the present solid
ment.
This national rcgrouping of social
and political forces proceeds simultan-
! cously with similar developments in
the other countries of Europe. In Ger
many the socialists are forming the
largest party In the rcichstag. AL
though unable to produce n sympa-
thetic strike among the coal workers
in their own country, they undoubted-
ly will give all possible assistance to
their English brethren and this marks
a big advance in that intcrnntionalisln
which has been the dream of all the
socialist leaders, from Karl Marx
| downwards. Thus the socialist vision
of an international strike against mill
tarism and a great war now passes
from the realm of dreams to the realm
| Of near possibilities.
Homo Rule Gains Ground.
The uncertain prospects and the
mahy evil possibilities of this trcmen-
dous struggle for the moment darker
the prospects of Irish Home Rule, yet
the Homo Rule idea, especially Home
Rule all round, has made n big step
In advance this very weei. Tho reso.
luton in favor of Home Rule for Scot.
land was carried by the big majority
of 9S in the House OF Commons anG
the opposition to 1t from the tories
was, half-hearted.
| The by-elections, however, show a
diminution OF the liberal strength and
the reduction OF the liberal majority
in the st. RolloX constituency in Glas-
cow by Is per cent adds to the liberia
| depression. These mishaps are almost
entirely to the temporary unpopular
| ity Of the insurance act and the reck
less misstatements of the effects OF
that measure by the tory speakers.
| In Manchester, where another by
election now is proceeding. slmila,
tactics probably will produce a reduc.
ton in the liberal ma jority as the con
stituency consists largely of clerk:
who dread the loss of the allowance
| during Illness. hitherto given by a Ger.
tain section of good hearted employers
| Otherwise the liberals and Irish re.
main in the highest spirits for cortla
| corporation between the liberals ant
Irish on the new Home Rule bill nov
| is assured and the Irish leaders hav,
no doubt of the acceptance of the bill
and their policy at the Irish convcn
tion. The date of the introduction o.
| the bill is not settled as 1t is inlpos
sible to approach the ministers on thi!
or any other subject while the Goa
Berlin occupy their whole attention.
Y The Irish leaders will press strOngl,
the introduction of the measure before
Easter so as to have the Irish cnnven
ton during the Easter vacation ant
they probably will have their way un
less the mine strike upsets everything
1 housing Home RulG meetings SUI
take place all over England. Irclant
shows signs OF fcvcrish hope and it i
expected, in spite OF the payment @
members, to send the biggest sub
scription to the national movemcn
since the greatest days of ParnclI
Irtch Cehnalc n $o Sta Ia
In speaking OF the conditions of tn