Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1913-06-28
Frankness and Tact of Lloyd
George and Rufus Isaacs
Win Day.
Astounding Receptions Given
Redmond and Devlin i'm
Scotland.
CARSON TOUR PROVES FAILURE

We are out of the woods, but we
had bad time before we got
through the shadow, cables Hon. T.
P O'Conncr, NJ. P, from Edinburgh,
Scotland. This was caused by the
Marconi scandal that for months has
haunted the Liberals and threatened
the Government 1t looked several
times as though we might see the fall
OF the Asquith Ministry through alb
stentions from divisions, the loss of
home rule, and a general election
fought under such unfavorable con-
ditions as to secure a huge Tory
majority and Tory rule for five or
ten years at least. The specter has
passed. 1t still may be brought up
by more malignant stories, but it mas
ceased to be dangerous. This es-
cape from our chief trouble was due
In the first place TO the clear proof,
admitted in even the bitter Tory
report of Lord Robert Cecil, that
neither Chancellor Lloyd-George nor
Sir Rufus Isaacs had been guilty
even of an approach to corruption.
But 1t also largely was due to the
consummate tact with which both
Ministers met their opponents.
1t was evident for several days
preceding the debate that unless
Sir Rufus Isaacs and Chancellor
Lloyd-George made a handsome con-
fession of grave error of Judgment
in entering these transactions, many
Liberals and also many labor men
would find themselves unable to
support them, and the keenest anx-
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proud spirit might refuse to make
any such apology. But both Sir
Rufus and Lloyd-George rose to the
demands of the occasion and dis
armed even their opponents by tffe
frankness OF their confessions OF
errors Of Judgment.
But with the characteristic
changeability of this whole drama
the second days debate soon re-
vealed again the threatened fissures
in the Liberal party, and still more
in the labor ranks.
Lloyd-George's Liberal critics
again began to demand such a reso-
luton as would imply regret at the
action of the Chancellor and Sir
Rufus in joining in stock exchange
speculatons. Hurried and feverish
consultations took place between this
section and Premier Asquith's fol-
lowing, with the result that Asquith
consented TO a form of words which
met their views. II was hoped this
might secure the withdrawal of the
Tory vote of censure, but A. Bonar
Law would not abandon this ground,
hoping probably that he could secure
the downfall of Lloyd-George or that
in any case his party could continue
to make party capital against Lloyd
George, even after the debate in the
House of Commons. This compelled
division, which rallied every Lib
eral bui three notorious cranks,
most Laborites and all Nationalists,
except followers of O'Brien, who alb
stained from voting, and gave a fine
ejority of seventy-eight votes.
Meantime the Ministry has had
splendid series of successes through
out the entire week. The majority
of ninety-nine votes in favor of the
Welsh bill was unexpectedly large
and due to the adhesion of the Lib
eral churchmen. who had been
hostile to the bill and were driven
into supporting 1t by the absence of
all approach to a compromise with
the Tory churchmen.
Home rule had even bigger tri-
umph. Carson's Orange tour
through Scotland and England was
miserable failure, winding up in
an approach to a riot at Norwich.
where 10000 people hooted and in
suited him. refusing to allow him or
other Orangemen to utter one word,
and ultimately compelled the whole
travelling circus 10 take TO flight.
This tragic failure was made more
conspicuous by the astounding sue
cess Of the counter tour of Redmond
and his colleagues. Two hundred
thousand people gave Redmond and
Devlin royal reception through the
streets of Glasgow. The reception
in Leeds was equally good, and
send this cable from Edinburgh.
where We have addressed a meeting
In the largest hall In the city and
also an overflow gathering of several
thousands who were unable to gain
admittance to the principal meeting.
Thus this great week has been a
triumphant vindication OF Chancellor
Lloyd-George and Sir Rufus Isaacs,
the practical end of the Marconi
scandal the further advance of the
Welsh bill, and the long delayed but
inevitable uprising of the English
and scotch democracy against Car
sons campaign OF religious bigotry