The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-11-09
Leader of Opposition to the Bill
Makes Fatal Admission in an
Incorporate Speech.
Orangemen Cease Fight After Loud
Beating of Drums and Noisy
Talk at Belfast.
John Dillon Has Returned to the
House after Severe Accident of
Some Weeks Ago.

In a special cable to the Chicago
Tribune of Sunday, Nov. 3, Mr.. T. P.
O'Connor says:
The English public opinion and the
sympathies in England follow, though
not quite completely, the general par
ty lines. All Of the Liberals are
breasthigh for the Balkan states.
while the Tories have sneeking lik-
ing for Turkey.
The extraordinary difference of the
whole English attitude now from the
epoch when Gladstone and Disraeli
fought their mighty battle was that
the interests Of Turkey seemed to
many Englishmen to be identical with
England's safety.
Not a single Englishman today ac-
cepts that exploded superstition and
If any division of opinion comes be-
tween the Englishmen it will be be-
tween the cautious policy of Sir Ed
ward Grey, the foreign secretary, and
the fierce determination of all the
advanced radicals that every possible
inch Of territory shall be snatched
from Turkeys devastating. hand. ,s,-,
Grey May Accept "Grab."
There is q strong movement now
among Englishmen for the liberation
from Turkish rule of all the Greek
isles in addition to the territory in
the Balkans, but speaking as an old
Gladstonian and one Of advanced
Radical opinions, my anticipation and
apprehension Is that Europe will di-
rect it's energies to circumscribe rath-
er than to enlarge the bounds of the
Christian emancipation.
In the present condition of the Eng
lish parties, however, with everybody
set on either winning or beating the
Home Rule bill, even the false steps
by Grey will lead to private heart
burning rather than to party compli-
cations.
Steady Homo Rule Gains.
Turning to home affairs, the Home
Rule bill is making it's way over the
Unionists as steadily and triumphant
ly as are the Balkan armies over the
Turks. All that can be said about
each week Is that it marks an i'm
provement on the previous week.
bringing more consolidation to the
Home. Rule forces and more demoral-
ization to the Unionist ranks.
The big and constant attendance of
all the Liberal and Labor members
marks out this struggle from any for
several years. The majorities vary
from 30 to as high as lis, and in spite
of the tremendous strain of this
steady sitting from day to day and
sometimes till in the morning, and
in spite Of the fact that several of
the Home Rule members have broken
down, the Liberal battalians sit night
ly, silent, determined and united, and
vote the Tories steadily down.
Even in this almost monotonous
record of victory on one side and OF
disaster on the other this week rushes
into bold relief as the best week OF
oil. .,
Carson Trapped in Error.
Sir Edward Carson's error gives
this week this position of supreme
Importance and victory. In a speech
denouncing the whole Home Rule bill
Carson stumbled into the disastrous
admission that he never anticipated
that the Irish parliament would pass
any legislation which would persecute
the Irish Protestants.
Sir Rufus Isaacs, the greatest ad-
vocate today at the English bar and
the attorney general. pounced on this
admission and with deadly and
prompt effect iterated and reiterated
It till Carson had to be followed by
even the Orangemen in the disclaim-
Or of ever having attributed any such
wicked folly to the Irish parliament
All of the Home Rulers almost
stood aghast at this tremendous with
drawal by the Orangemen and saw
almost with incredulity, though with
unbounded delight, the whole Of the