Imperial Valley press., 1913-10-03
Too Late to Classify

course of a century that spelled pro-
gress and improvement for every 9TH
err nation of the world.
A home rule bill has twice passed
the house of commons and though
voted down each time in the house OF
lords will only have to be passed
once more before May 9, 1914, to over
come the lords veto and become the
law of the empire without the aristo-
Gratis consent.
The parliament act OF 1911, which
forever destroyed the power of the
lords to hold up measures OF feform
of house of commons, provides that
any bill passing the house three times
in two years becomes a law. This
made it possible to get home rule
bill.
The situation today is this:
The Nationalists party Of Ireland
is unit for home rule. The National
ist party has "a of the 103 Irish mem
bers of parliament. The other 19
members from Ireland are Unionists
and are opposed to home rule. They
represent the constituencies of prec-
tically one province and of six of the
10 counties of that province-Ulster.
These have population OF. about l.
4OO, 900.
Outside Ulster, Ireland has about
100000 people. The voting in Ulster
has found the Unionists and the
Nationalists fighting neck and neck
for the majority, first one, then an
other securing the upper hand. At
present the Nationalists have ma
jority of one in the Ulster representa-
tion in the house of commons.
Now, what are these two parties
and what do they represent?
The Nationalists are the party OF
Parnell, John Dillon, John Redmond
and the Irishmen who have been fight
ing for two generations for home rule.
It's membership includes men Of every
class and every calling. 1t has no re-
ligious leanings, expect that a vast
majority of the people of Ireland, out
side of Ulster, are Catholics. 1t is
largely dominated by an inner or
ganization known as the United Irish
league. This organization, Prof. Ket-
tie, a well known Nationalist scholar,
characterized in the following signifi-
cant statement:
"On its rolls of membership there
are no landlords or ex-landlords, few
er merchants, fewer Irish manufac-
turers. Bankers who regulate our fl
nances, the railway or transit men
who control our trade, even the lead
ing cattlemen, who handle most Of
our produce, are not to be found II
its ranks"
The United Irish League is made up
Of The People of Ireland and not from
the privileged classes. 1t is because
Of this situation that most of the mon
ey for carrying on the home rule cam
paigns in Ireland has had to come
from the outside And while this par
ty has been vast majority in Ireland
ever since the union with England,
Scotland and Wales, it has always
/ been a minority in parliament and has
never been able TO get the will Of the
people enacted into law.
The Unionist party, which is really
al English party and a great power
IN English politics, has never had =
majority in Ireland. And yet, be-
cause it was an English party, though
minority in Ireland, it has been able
10 dictate legislation for that great
island.
The Unionist party is made up Of
practically all the people in Ireland
Y no do not belong to the Nationalists.
! Sir Edward Carson is the leader Of
the Unionists in parliament, and Bel
fast is the stronghold of the party.
Belfast ranks fourth among the cities
Of England, Scotland and Ireland in
imports and exports and carries on I
| tremendous business.
Situated in the north of Ireland,
Ulster is the section that was settled
by King James with men from Scot