Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1912-07-27
Liberals Victories Give Extra
ordinary Impetus to irish
Cause.
insurance Bill and other Issues
Adding to Their
Power.
The ORANGE REVOLT FAILING


ception in Dublin overshadows all
other events of the week, cables n. p
v Connor. Even the attempts to at
tack him by the suffragettes only
serve to bring into greater relief the
extraordinary enthusiasm of the well
come by ireland, and these outrages
would have been much worse If Il
had not been for the sleepless Wig
lance and great organizing genius of
Joseph Devlin. The enthusiasm of
the gathering, with the desire of the
people to approach Asquith and shake
his hand in an affectionate welcome.
exposed MIN and John Redmond TO
greater peril, as the police escort was
unable to protect adequately these
precious lives. If anything serious
had happend, prompt lynching on
the spot probably would have added
another tragedy, for Ireland has no
federation for virago methods. But
everything passed off without any
hitch, except for these two futile at
tempts, and everybody is relieved.
The visit marks the elimination of
a week triumphant for the future.
The crushing victory of the Liber-
ais in the three concerned election
light in Hanley has given an extra
ordinary impetus to the home rule
cause. The haunting danger of an
unbroken succession of bad by-elec-
ton defeats now is laid forever, and
the course is clear for the passage
of the bill by the end of November
in the House of Commons, and quick
er and more certain passage the sec
ond and third time If the House of
Lords persists in the rejection of the
bill. Even the Ulster threats are
beginning to pail, although the un-
scrupulous appeals to religious bigo-
try and civil war continue. The com
parative traHdui1TrcQ -
celebrations on the tweSrn OF july
was a hopeful sign, although 1000
workingmen, Catholics and Liberal
Protestants. still are excluded from
work in the Belfast shipyards.
The Liberals now hope to follow
the victory at Hanley by a similar
victory at Crewe, were a second three
cornered fight still goes on. This
week has seen also the beginning
of the great new epoch brought about
by the insurance act and all signs
point to the immediate and almost
universal success of the measure. A
small labor dispute on the docks in
Liverpool, which was hailed by the
Tories as a great defeat for the meas
ure, collapsed after twenty-four
hours, and the rebellious duchesses,
with their threats of passive resis-
lance and the dismissal of the SER
wants, only aggravate and amuse the
masses Of the people. 1t is plain now
that the high tide against the in
suranee bill has spent itself, and
though the dispute with the doctors
still is unsettled, the act promises to
work smoothly. The success Of this
act will bring a great accession to the
voting strength of the Liberal party
when the benefits begin, in a few
months, to flow.
Some croakings from one or two
of the prominent radical journalists
break the general harmony in the
Liberal ranks. These chiefly are due
to the alarmist reports as TO further
gigantic demands for millions by
Winston Churchill for the navy. Some
even went the length of prophecy
ing that Lloyd-George's resignation
was imminent and that there were
threats Of a big radical revolt.
These apprehensions are grossly
exaggerated, though all of the Liber-
ais look with certain anxiety toward
Winston Churchill's speech on the
naval programme, but the present
impression is that Churchills de-
mands, although showing renewed
anxiety with regard to the latest in
crease in the German navy, will not
make too great a strain on Lloyd
Georges loyalty to the ministry or
the loyalty OF the bulk of the Liberals
to their party