The Irish standard., 1913-11-29
METHODS
HAMPER LARK|N
Incorporate Speech of Dublin Strike
Leader and His Failure
To Outline Any Plan of Campaign
Prove His Undoing


eye of England, but though he has
had immense audiences, mainly of
the more violent and syndicalist Sec
ton of the workingmen, he has not
improved his position, says T. p.
O'Connor, MP, in his London cable
letter to the Chicago Tribune of Nov,
%.
His Incorporate language and the
absence of any settled or Ineligible
campaign have produced an unfavor-
able impression and his attempt to
force the trained and sane trades
union leaders of England into syndi-
calism have failed.
Politely, yet effectively, he is re.
proved by the postponement of any
English decision for three weeks.
Dublin Situation Still 10 Bad.
The situation In Dublin still re-
mains bad, but may rapidly improve,
as Dublin opinion outside Larkin's
own organization seems steadily
growing harder against his methods.
The housing and other conditions
of Dublin's life undoubtedly have i'm
pressed the national imagination and
have won for Larkin much sympathy
in England, but his speeches and the
examination into conditions on the
spot by correspondents Of the Lon
don press are producing considerable
reaction against him.
If the masters could only abandon
their impossible position - for they
also are led by an obstinate man in
William Murphy matters might
soon begin to return to normal.
John Redmond's Successful Tour.
Though Larkin thus looms so
.argely, home rule still continues to
-reate intense, even feverish, inter-
EST. Big meetings still are addressed
~ all the political leaders. John Red
nond has made tour through the
English cities which has produced
an immense impression and lifted
him almost to the position Of British,
as we'll as Irish, leader and favorite.
The intensity of interest is in
creased by the knowledge that we
have reached a moment when the
Tories realize that they are beaten
and show some readiness to accept
terms of compromise; but they are
not yet in sufficiently chastened
state of mind to suggest any terms
hat either Mr.. Asquith or Mr.. Red.
nond could look at.
The Tories also continue to cam
;aign and publicly proclaim that they
ave $4,000 rifles, and even Maxims,
.eady for use in Ulster.
Real Kernel Of the Question.
These statements probably are
grossly exaggerated, but even If true
10 not affect the real kernel of the
question, for the chief difficulty with
the Tories is that they have taken
the responsibility of entering on civil
war and that responsibility probably
even in their own party would not
permit them to risk especially in
view of the present disturbed con.
ditions in England, with violent
breaches Of law practised by the
suffragists and meditated by others.
AS the Tories are not yet ready to
make anything like real surrender
and as Mr. Asquith is quite deter
mined to revise, but not initiate
offers, there is pause in the nego-
tiations and both sides continue to
play for vantage ground.
Desperate attempts on the part of
the Tories to force the hands of the
government by wire pulling in the
press are continuous. For example,
the Times this week announced that
Mr.. Asquith had offered the tempo
rary exclusion of Ulster to the Tories
and the Pail Mall Gazette improved
on this by adding that the exclusion
would last for twenty-five years.
Spreads Alarm and Anger.
This report. spread alarm and an
ger in equal degree, both among Eng
lish Liberals and Irish Nationalist.
The rank and file Of the British LIB.
erals at this moment are fiercely
against compromise in any shape, for
Sir Edward Carson has hardened and
exasperated the Liberal opinion 80
much that any suggestion of retreat
Of this moment might produce a
serious revolt In the Liberal ranks.
Ss Ulster Nationalists are shocked ~
the prospect Of being put under the
heel Ss the Orange kiaots for An Ii.