El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-09
NOT
UNEASY OVER
HOME RULE
Says it Will Be an Accom-
plished Fact Within Ten
Months.
ULSTER WILL NOT
CARRY OUT THREAT
By THOMAS EMMETT.

N UBLINs Ireland nov o-J ON
Redmond IS not at all worried by
the talk Of compromise on the
Home RUE" bill, the suggestion that
another general election be held before
the measure passes into law, or the
threats of open rebellion in Ulster
Before another u months have
passed" said Mr.. Redmond, tine Irish
parliament viii have convened in Dub
lin. Nothing can be surer than this.
When parliament reconvenes the bill
will be introduced and pushed to a
passage as speedily as possible. Then
regardless of the house of lords it be-
comes law and home rule IS an ac-
cOmpIished fact And it may be set
down as certain that the Irish govern
ment viii include all of Ireland. Ulster
viii not be excepted
Willing to Make Concessions.
As to a compromise let me say that
there is no reasonable concession to
Ulster which we are not willing to
make within the limit that all Ireland
must be included within She scope OF
the law I have repeatedly stated that
there are practically no limits to con-
cesSiOn short of betrayal of Home
Rule which personally I would not be
willing to give to bring about an alb
SOlutely united Ireland
eff Obstetrics desire stin further
provision in the home rule bill to safe
guard them against the possibility or
oppression, persecution, or injustice;
If they have any claim to urge for the
greater control Of local administration
and remember, they say 1t IS admin
istratiOn and not legislation that they
fear-if they have any claim of that
sort to put forward. / can conceive or
no reasonable demand that would not
be considered fairly and sympathedeal-
" by my colleague and myself But we
could never assent to any proposal
which would create a sharp internal
dividing line between Irish Catholics
and PrOtestants.
9As to a general election before
Home Rule becomes fully operative,
that is within the range of possibilities,
but nothing short of a political cata-
clysm can bring about a general cleo
ton before the bill becomes a law I
see that the Tories seem to think II
they win at the next general election
they can repeal the law They imagine
a vain thing If they had the power
they would not dare to use it.
VIII Be No Revolt
"As to the Carson talk of revolt, it
IS simply talk There may be disor-
ders In some parts Of Ulster. It would
be a strange thing If there were not IN
view of the sedition which has been
preached there, but they viii not be
senates- It must not be forgotten that
there are as many strong NatiOnalists
in Ulster as there are sOcalled Union
lists, and I doubt if a majority of the
Unionists can be classed as Carsonites-
So you see the malcOntents in Ulster
are really a small fraction OF the pop
ulation. It makes up in noise what it
lacks in numbers This is known not
only to the Irish Nationalists but to
the thinking people of Great Britain
as well. aad scant attention will be
paid to the agitation If the UniOnists
who control the house Of lords are
willing to accept reasonable cOnces-
siOnS and let the measures pass both
houses in amended form. I see no OBJ
lection If they are not then it viii
pass as it stands despite their pro-
tests
Emigration Is Unchecked.
The near approach of home rule does
not seem to check Irish emigration.
Inc fetal number of emigrants who
left Ireland during the first nine COM
pleted months of 1918 was 26,406, as
compared with 24,469 in the CORES
ponding period Of 1912, an increase OF
1881 Ulster this year has suffered most
from emigration, 1869, and Leinster
least, 2174