The sun., 1912-08-04
ULSTER BLOW TO |
UN|0N|ST CAUSE.
Bouar Law and Others Con-
denim BlOodshed but
Shout "To Armsw
TORY PRESS WORRIED
Must Fight Home Rule and
p Yet Attack Its Opponents
in Belfast.
LONDON SEASON ENDED
Americans Took Leading Part
in Entertaining-Many
Leaving London.
0NDON SEASON ENDED
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los JOS, Aug. The Ulster people
.sen to have gone "A step too far
md rlaced Ronar Law, Carson and
rrloniet leaders generally in the ridicu-
,bus POSITION of condemning bloodshed
in Hcirast while trying to keep up the
scouting about armed resistance and
home rule. The whole subject was
reshed out in the House of Commons
Wednesday night in "A debate in which
,he Unionsts were decidedly worsted.
The situation was cleverly summed UP
" Ramsay Macdonald at the close when
esaid: "Herc is Ronar Law proclaiming
that Ulster will he justiii ed in fighting.
but pending tho rebellion the Government
must oueil disorder in Ulster. even by
means u soldiers Il need be"
This reductio ad absurdum doesn't
exactly silence the Tory press but has
cbliced 1t to do soma lively side
.,eoring in the last couple of days. The
.itiation is made all the worse for the
rnonists because they have been de-
.ognc.ng Asouith ard company for their
failure to put down the dock strike and
r.1ting in London by military force.
Il is undeniable that however serious
Ard lanentable in their sequences the
| dock strike riots may be- they are only
snl,modc exh bi,ions Of the fury OF
defeated and desperate men without
plan or purpose and are in the main
deprecated by labor leaders. On the
other hand the attacks on the home rule
workinen. both Protestant and Catholic.
N the Harland and Wolf and other ship
rard. of Belfast display painful signs
| ,of delberation and organization ihey
are prompted bv no Immediate crisis and
are not provoked by any act on the part
q, the home rule element, 80 they appear
ss the direct product OF the reckless
doctrines of violence and disorder
reached by Unionist leaders. In point
81 atrocity their outrages have seldom
cen equalled In this country. In one case
d;ed In the House OF Commons group OF
Oranpemen actually held a home rule
workman who had been divested OF his
clothing above q blazing furnace until
a group Of more sensible workmen armed
With sledge hammers rescued him. One
group Of home rulers who were at work
on a vessel were found by mob that
va. clamoring for their lives and the
Aome rulers had to Jump into tie water
and swim away to save themselves
Another man was plunged into a barrel
{ tar and was saved from an unspeakable
'ate only after desperate fight.
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lar sort were cited by tho speakers.
no. from the newspapers Of their party.
but from Tory organs such as tho Morn
Ing Post and the Daily Telegraph.
Armed n resistance to Law.
The debate arose over a speech
ny Bonar Law. made July 81 at the Duke
# Marlboroug CHS Unionist rally. in which
ns leader of the British Conservative
parry unblushingly proclaimed the doc
,rine, of armed resistance to the opera.
ion Of all act OF Parliament. MIR. Dew
u. home ruler. goaded him into repe-
'i,i0n of the declaration on the floor OF
We House and then to adding that he
would resign the leadership OF the Con-
@ryatives If he did not believe that the
MEMBERS behind him did not believe
AID agree with him. This attitude causes
he most painful impression. especially
among his own allies. The idea Of the titu-
'ar head Of great English party. above
al Il Conservative party, preaching
aT,acd rebellion, not against the act Of
,atTannical Stuart. but against decree
=! pu Lament itseli-that body which
aN.ord.ng To sacred traditions voices
ne viii o. tho British people-is OBJ
rolsy repuenant to every tradition OF
brl'.,h history and every conception Of
TIE iT,.ss Constitution.
'r.i"i with iiTefragable proofs OF
vaa,o- ,.oeuce and cruelty in Belfast.
'aes" f1naT Law outbreaks Gnquestion-
.'r 't.o injured the causS ot CIionisp
'evc'd repair Whatever wavering there
w. =, '3c prospects ~ home rule weeks
a. - seems a foregone conclusion
'''' ',' ~! WI. pass tho Commons
''t'I- tl, at the earliest moment
'.' .r lroteSt that 1t was not ap-
I..'r. IL" people al the last election
VIZ "1 led n tho CoImons debate
" ,rlArose N. p who pointeo out
..a' .''i Lgnsdowne on the eve oi tie
t,"eni sac .leJ u the electors the mean
,, ~ ''suo' Haineiy' 1AIAs Tee ET!Hhs
"'"'i'r A4d made II perfectly plain thst
,'' ~" ao' had been passed b- Par-
's''"'' = immediately would use it te,
''..r" .'l" rIla
Nr. A+y.fh in his speech once again
"" t.r S,lI' o: courage in British
'ie "mphaticall! declared that
'F '-' in.,"" EiHgdom must accept
'' h'"-.t 81 the King. the Lords
pl' r. .'r'nous that to citizen must
w. .. . Inv tnG' wa: G.stastefui.
~ ..' '.,' whole foroee OF the Crown
."'' Do ""''"'- lra!:a; -. Orange
s.o' 49, present is;aeni.
WV g.. raaht- ~ tM tone o.
fp'Hi with obvious logo.
nGsiy the tnioa.st tone