Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1913-05-31
Their Big Majority i'm Newman.
ket Did Not Surprise the
Liberals.
Carson and His Orange Follow
lowers to Take Foolish
stand.
RUMORED ASQUITH WILL RESIGN

The cable news touching Irish af-
fairs and the home rule bill this
week is somewhat conflicting, but
does not give cause for alarm. From
London the Hon. T. p. O'Connor
sends word that though the Parlia-
mentary vacation still lasts in Eng
land, the week showed some politi-
cal excitement. The Tories have
recovered their spirits for the first
time in many months on account of
their big majority in the Newmarket
election, and they now talk of the
result as a death blow to the Gov
ernment This is ridiculous exag-
geration, for no Liberal was sur
prised at the result. Sir Charles
Rose, the former Liberal member,
now a Tory, as a sportsman, million
aire and father of two sons who died
in the Boer war and who besides is
of great personal popularity every
where, was the only Tory who could
win seat in the heart of the sport
ing country of England. One un-
pleasant fact only stands out from
the election. Most of the Liberals
thought the tide against the insur-
ance act had finally turned, but the
Newmarket election was partly lost
by the dislike of this act, and in
Cheshire, where another by-election
will be decided next week, the in
surance act will act as a great handi-
cap against the Liberals. Chancellor
Lloyd-George remains calmly golfing
in the country while all this storm
{, Oh n, L. t.. ~.
ming his next big campaign against
landlordism.
Another, correspondent, who ev-
identity favors the Tories, cables the
story that Sin Edward Carson is
back in Ulster once more and is go
ing to devote himself exclusively to
organizing his Orangemen support
ers for the great final fight. against
home rule. As a matter of fact
there does not seem to be much
work left for him to do il we are to
believe the reports of the Con-
servative press, which state that
Ulster has everything in order to
prove its loyalty by violently oppos-
ing the law passed by Parliament
and signed by the King. According
to the Times Ulster is even now
nation in arms. A correspondent
recently described the military sig
nal service which has been formed in
Ulster, and says:
signaling and dispatch conveying
are parts of listers military organi-
cation, which have been very highly
developed indeed. Every signalman
in the service can show first-class
army certificate. Stations have been
established all over Ulster. and If
the telegraph wires were cut tomor-
row Belfast and the other important
centers of organization in the north
eastern counties could communicate
Immediately by Morse code with the
Unionist outposts at Londonderry
and Enniskillen The Ulster Signal
ing and Dispatch Riding Corps pos
sesses a hundred fully equipped sig
nalers, the most modern equipment
and wireless telegraph apparatus,
with skilled operators.
The correspondent states that the
Unionist clubs now number 1872,
with a membership of 10000.
Friends of home rule will read
with regret that Premier Asquith is
looking forward with pleasure to the
not distant time when he shall be
able to leave politics forever, prob
ably to occupy the high office OF
Lord Chief Justice. Everybody ire
spective of party will feel sorry to
see a man with Mr.. Asquith's rare
political gifts and unblemished
reputation leaving the political
arena