Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1912-02-03
Ulster Now the Political storm
Center of tho United
Kingdom.
Renegades Who Are Stirring
UP Feeling Against the
King.
BELFAST NATIONALIST MEETING

But a little over a week now re-
mains until the King will open Parlia-
ment with speech from the throne.
which undoubtedly will reveal the
Government home rule plans, and a
session will begin which will proba-
0ly be rich in sensations. At pres
ent some of the men who are most
loyal subjects of the King are busiIv
engaged stirring up feeling against
the Kings Government in Ulster. and
tnelr speakers are every day telling
the people of North Ireland that II
the King should send over English
troops TO enforce Irish home rule IL
granted according to the British con-
stitution by the British Parliament
and ratified by the signature of the
King, their duty to this same King
would be to receive his troops. arms
IN hand, and fight them to the last
ditch.
1t is rather strange that two of the
hardest worked campaign slogans of
the Conservative press-the German
peril and the calamity of Irish home
ru!e-are both championed by Jour
nalist Tenegades. No man has writ
ten more furious articles against Ger
many tGan ore of the editors of the
Daily Express, J. Ellis Barker. who
before he changed his nationality was
known under his real German name.
Herr j. Elsbacher, and no man foams
more about the mouth when Irish
home rule is mentioned than the for
mer Fenian and present editor OF the
DDERrVprs Mr. Carvfn
There Is not much doing In The
German scare line at present, espe-
cially since Lord Lonsdale has told
the Kaiser would rather suffer the
worst kind of indignities than shed a
single drop of English blood. SO the
on f7cTf FTsyasrsrs-
pen. but Mr.. Garvin Is all afire against
houe rule. If that dreaded measure
shall pass both Houses and be signed
by the King 1t is the duty of all the
men OF Ulster loyal to the King, he
says, to prove their loyalty and show
themselves as peaceful and lawabid-
ing citizens by making revolution.
Ulster Is now the political storm
center of the United Kingdom. Home
rule has been discussed in England
and Scotland by Nationalists and Un-
lonists, but no great enthusiasm has
been aroused either for or against.
In Ireland, outside OF Ulster, the peo-
pie are firmly convinced they are to
have home rule. but the Ulsterites
are rumored up to their eyes in fight.
Every voter in Ulster, however, Is not
a Unionist. There is, in fact, a fairly
large sprinkling of Nationalists. In
many cases the Unionist members
were only returned in the last e1ec-,.
tions by narrow majorities, the Mar
quis OF Hamilton. for instance, win
ming by only 100 votes in London
derry. One division OF Belfast it.
self is represented by John Devlin,
one of the Nationalist leaders.
Into this district the battle ground
of home rule. for the present at least,
the Government and Nationalists soon
are TO carry their banner and hold
meeting. Winston Spencer Churchill,
First Lord of the Admiralty, Is to be
the spokesman of the Government for
home rule, and he is to be accompan-
led by John Redmond, the Irish Ma
tionalist leader, and other Irish pol
tticians. The date selected for the
meeting is February 8 and Unionists
and Nationalists OF Belfast are pre-
dieting a lively night, no matter
where the meeting is held Elaborate
police precautions will be taken for
the protection OF Mr.. Churchill
Should he be Joined by John Red
mond in the drive from the residence
of Lord Pirre. where he is to be a
guest, to the place of meeting with
Redmond's usual escort OF National
lists, there is almost certain to be riot
ing.