The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08
REBELS AGAINST THE /
IRISH GOVERNMENT.
Woman Leads Movement
Against Insurance Act

Dublin, March i.-(SpeclaL)-A loVely
woman-a lady of title at that-is direct
ing an open rebellion against the Irish
government. Ard so far, the lady has
got away with all the tricks. Owing to
the recent excitement over home rule lit
tie time or attention was given in Ireland
to the passage of the state insurance
law. Now people having leisure to think
about this and other things, some who
are directly affected are out of patience
with the ministers and parliament which
placed it on the statute book. Among
these cities of state insurance as repre-
sented by the new law of the land is
Ellen, the beautiful and captivating
not content with speaking and writing
against the law (Which compels masters
and mistresses to make deductions from
the wages of their servants and generally
see to the proper record and payment of
the insurance premiums). She decided to
be up and doing in deed as we'll as in
word She refused obedience.
The insurance commissioners of Dublin
Castle summoned her to appear before
them. The countess drove to the castle
in her favorite car. stood before the
quaking commissioners dream of lowell
ness, dressed ito the times"
Il decline compliance she declared
in a clear, tuneful voice. Il will not be
a tax collector for any one-so there! Nor
will l. rich woman take money from
the poor who do not wish to be insured. y
The commissioners We're driven dumb
with surprise They thought it over with
the pretty young countess. After con-
sulting one with the other the president
appealed to her ladyship to relieve them
from an embarrassing situation by re-
tracing her words. I'VE should have
to fine or imprison you as misdemean-
ant" pleaded Lord Mcdonnell 'lmpris-
on me- then, retorted Lady Desart, 81
shall not submit" She is still in rebel
lion, gaining fresh adherents every day,
and the poor men commissioners are still
in quandary.
Troops are being quietly mustered in
Ulster to prevent any rebellious manifes'
tations on the part of the Orange breth-
rem And in the meantime. in Derry (the
Maiden CITY," which King James and
Sir Patrick Sarsheld stoImed in vain) q
committee of inquiry into the recent cleo
tion of D. C. Hogg, Nj. p. over the un-
ionist candidate, Colonel Parkenham, Is
providing us with material richer anc
rarer than anything written by Charles
Lever and William Carleton.
One of the best stories of the great cleo
ton day, which smothered in ridicule
Bonar Law and Sir Edward Carson, is
that of working man who risked arrest
in his anxiety to vote A warrant was
out for the individual for minor Of
Tense and he left Derry before an cleo
ton was in prospect. Unionists knew he
was not home ruler and they tried to
find him. At last he was run to earth in
Glasgow and letters sent to him Were
carried by messenger to Belfast and post
ed there lest by some nischance the ma
tionalists should hear Of what was te
happen. The man said he would take
the risk and he left Glasgow, caught the
mail steamer at Adrosson and was mel
at Belfast He was out of the train al
Clinton, eight miles from Derry, and, I'M
der cover of darkness, was taken by mo-
tor to the city and accompanied to pri-
yate house Next morning a heavy
wrapped up figure was assisted from the
house to brougham; the blinds were
drawn 1t was somewhat early for al
invalid to be about in Derry There are
invalids who are nervous of postponine
attendance at the polling booths, in case
there ailments SnOulu suddenly DecOine
serious. So the invalid early bird ere
ated no surprise. He was got into the
brougham with some difficulty. and did
not arrive at the booth till 8.20 AT the
moment there was a pressure of business
inside At $50 voting became less ac-
tive and the carriage door opened ano
the invalid was found to have made re-
markable recovery, for he dashed be.
tween two files of constabuary and en-
tered the station. There his vote was
safe. The nationalists agent Immediately
recognized him when he had unwrappet
his face, and turning to the unionists
agent said. by heaven, You have done
MS. The fact was the nationalsts hac
picked the stations to watch for him;
Nationalists had challenged the vote,
and he was sworn and afterwards markct
his ballot paper. In the meantime thC
nationalists had sent to inform the polio,
of the mans presence, but he departed
before a warrant could be produced ant
was motored away into remote district
in Donegal. He is credited to having
vowed to surrender II the unionists wa:
returned. The story of the sacrifice.
made by voters in this election would
take columns to tell.
There were scores of cases of men wht
,ame out at the risk of their lives t.
.ote for one or other of the candidates
-dward Semple, SO. voted early among
he veterans Three supporters of Col
snel Parkenllam were bedridden and hat
-ot had their clothes on, since December
,e1c--the date or the last election. One o
them was a Crimean veteran nane'