Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1913-11-29
Dublin Opinion Steadily Grow
ing Harder Against His
Methods.
Tories Are Beaten and Ready to
Accept Terms of Com
promise.
REDMOND'S SUCCESSFUL TOUR

Cabling the American press, the
Hon. T. P. O'Connor insists that
James Larkin's Incorporate language
and the absence of any settled or
intelligible campaign have produced
an unfavorable impression and his
attempt to force the trained and sane
trades union leaders of England into
syndicalism have failed. The situa-
ton in Dublin still remains bad.
but may rapidly improve, as Dublin
opinion outside Larkin's own or
ganization seems steadily growing
harder against his methods. The
housing and other conditions of Dub
Inns life undoubtedly have impressed
the national imagination and have
won for Larkfiin much sympathy in
England, but his speeches and the
examination into conditions on the
spot by correspondents of the London
press are producing considerable re-
action against him.
Though Larkin thus looms so
largely, home rule still continues to
create intense, even feverish interest.
Big meetings are still addressed by
all the political leaders. John Red
mond has made a tour through the
English cities which has produced an
immense impression and lifted him
almost to the position of British. as
well as Irish, leader and fayorite. The
intensity of interest is increased 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 compro-
mise; but they are not vet in a suffi-
ciently chastened state of mind 20
suggest any terms that either
Asquith or Redmond could look at.
The Tories also continue to campaign
land publicly proclaim that .thex. .ha,xc.-
10000 rifles. and even(
ready for use In Ulster.
AS the Tories are not
make anything like a rea
and as Asquith is quite de-
10 receive but not initiate offy,
there is a pause in the negotiations ;
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 Asquith had offered
the Temporary exclusion of Ulster 10
the Tories and the Pail Mall Gazette
improved on this by adding that the
exclusion would last for TWENTY-FIVE
years. This report spread alarm and
anger in equal degree. both among
English Liberals and Irish Nation
alists. The rank and file of the
British Liberals at this moment are
fercely against compromise in any
shane. for Sir Edward Carson has
hardened and exasperated the Liberal
opinion so much that any Suggestion
of retreat at, his moment might pro-
duce a serious revolt in the Liberal
ranks. Ulster Nationahsts are
shocked by the prospect of being put
under the heel of the Orange bigots
for an indefinite length of time.
These reports had not one word of
foundation. and official denial of
them was sent to the press by the
Ministry.
Meantime there is also another
and remarkable current running
through the Tory ranks for accom-
mediation on quite different lines.
significant glimpse of this new
tendency is shown in the Times
article and in Lord Lansdowne's
speech Roth threw cold water on
the idea of the exclusion of Ulster
and offered suggestions for modifying
the Irish measure SO as to make !.
fit in with the general scheme OF
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