Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1913-11-15
Carson VIII Have No Compro-
mise and still Talks
War.
His Rebellion Would BE Pu
Down In FOrty-Eight
Hours.
MUCH MUST BE DISCOUNTED


oratorial orgy without getting much
forward, cables T. p. O'Connor to
the American Press. This is
largely due of course to the fact
that everybody's attention has been
concentrated on the four bye-elec-
tions and the further fact that these
elections If they go very much to
one side or the other are bound to
have potent influence on the fate
Of parties and of measures during
the next momentous twelve months.
In these oratorical utterances we
have receded from instead of ad-
vancing toward any mutual accom-
mOdation, and this week leaves the
parties much further apart than last
week.
Sir Edward Carson is shouting
louder than ever-if that be pos
sible He says he will have no
compromise and still talks bravely
about civil war. Mr.. Balfour sur
prised everybody by making
speech which, though not openly
adopting Carson's tactics, utilized
them as an insuperable obstacle to
home rule and at the bye-elections
the smaller Tory fry follow the
leaders in still giving full encour-
agement to the Orange extremists.
Much must be discounted in all Of
this as inevitable in keen election
eering. Much will be dropped, or
continued on the same note, as the
elections turn out we'll or i'll for
each party, but for the moment un-
doubtedly things look more war
like and the Orangemen seem some
what encouraged by recent develop
ments.
The saner Tories still hope 1t. is
possible that they might get sdfAe-
concessions-even concessions be-
yond what the. Nationalists think
good for the future either of Ire
land or Ulster, such as home rule
within home rule, as suggested by
Sir Edward Grey, but either perma-
nent or temporary exclusion of the
four counties would be rejected by
the Nationalists even II there were
a risk of postponing home rule for
several years. There is no such
risk, but IL necessary the Nation
alists would face it rather than see
Ireland mutilated, even for a brief
period The Orangemen probably
will damage the chance of any big
concession by their folly and
bigotry. They now, however, begin
to realize that Mr.. Asquith and the
other Ministers are not frightened
by the threats of civil war and are
ready il occasion should arise to
meet force with force.
NTnhadu dnt,hfc fhaf 10 Cir Eduro,.d
Carson should attempt to carry out
his programme his rebellion"
would be put down in forty-eight
hours. II is also known that Car
son can not command one-tenth of
the force he boasts IL things should
core to extremes, and further that
the shopkeepers and bankers OF
Belfast and every business man out
side of some fanatical shipbuilders
and linen manufacturers would re-
fuse to join in the commercial ruin
of Belfast. On the necessity and
the determination to put down civil
war with a strong hand the feeling
among the rank and file of Liberals,
and the British masses generally, is
even sterner and more united than
among the Liberal Ministers.
AS yet | have not found during
my prolonged tour through England
and Scotland the least inclination to
yield to the Orange clamor. find,
on the contrary, that feeling is hard
ening daily against Ulster. The
situation thus remains unchanged
amid the turmoil of the bye-elec-
tions and the fervid electioneering
talk, and the prospect still Is that,
while continuing TO bluff up to the
last moment. and perhaps even
officially standing out, Sir Edward
Carson will be compelled by the
English Tory leaders to accept some
concessions which will save his neck
and his face. The shrill, shouting,
braggart defiance will be kept up
till the last moment. but negotia-
tions continue under the surface,
and though the final agreement may
be postponed until even the moment
before the home rule bill Is placed
on the statute book. II will be
placed there all the same, and with
the tacit assent Of the English Tory
leaders.
II Carson still growls he will
growl alone.
In the elections above referred to
the Liberals lost one seat. which was