Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1913-10-04
Ulster Provisional Plan a Gigan-
tic and Preposterous
Absurdity.
The Home Rule Ship Is Under
Orders of Full Steam
Ahead.
LAW ABIDING and ORDERLY

Sir Edward Carson and his friends
have supplied the newspapers with
amusing, silly season copy which has
made the sea serpent pale into insig-
lnificance," said John Il. Redmond
Irish Nationalist leader, replying to
an address of welcome at Cahircfveen
last Sunday.
The Ulster Provisional Government,
be declared, would require many
millions of capital; would cut itself
of from the Imperial Government and
the Irish Government; from old age
pensions and the benefits of the in
surance act; from Imperial grants for
education, agriculture and for public
works; from the operations of the
housing and land purchase acts, and
from the Post-office. No merchant
could draw legal dheck, give legal
receipt or recover a debt outside of
Clster.
THE whole thing is a gigantic and
tieposterous absurdity." he exclaimed
II is meant merely for English con-
sumption. But the English people
L
Non't he humbugged by talk about
provisional governments, nor intim-
dated by the wooden muskets of
,lster"
In second speech Chairman Red
mond declared that the home rulers
had been silent, law abiding and or
derly, while their opponents had been
shrieking and boasting of illegality
and melting to rict and bloodshed
knowing that the destruction of the
home rule bill would mean the break
down OF the Governments other pro-
rosed reforms. the abolition of plural
voting, and would mean also the res
tcration of the veto In the House of
Lords and the defeat of British
democracy for generation, he said
Il was no wonder that Ireland main
tanned an attitude of self-restraint
and confidence. Speaking of Earl
Loreburn's conference proposal. he
said:
81 have remained silent up to the
( resent on this matter, and my silence
has been adversely commented upon
IN some quarters. wished 10 say no
word thai might injure the prospects.
however vague, of the bill passing by
agreement. If Earl Loreburn's sus-
eestion has had no other effect, II
must have convinced everyone of the
tue character of the miscalled Ulster
It is implacable and ir-
reconcilable. and is based on no
reason or argument. Its root Is the
old spirit of ascendency,
THE home rulers would not throw
the work of thirty years into the
Melting pot" he continued. 'The
only argument OF the opposition was
a brutal nonpossumus TO the demands
OF the British nation. We will es-
tahllsh the freedom of Ireland with
out them" he declared, ''and If nee
essary. in spite of them. Our ship
Is at the harbor mouth, the glass is
set fair and the orders are full steam
ahead.
Mr.. Redmond made an offer to Sir
Edward Carson 10 discuss with him
el cry provision OF the home rule act,
and to meet the needs and desires os
Ulster, II the Ulster leader would con-
cede the principle of a local Parlia-
men. for Ireland. Answering this
offer, Sir Edward Carson has tele-
graphed to the Daily Express an
bouncing his willingness TO discuss
any measure for the improvement o.
the existing Government of Ireland.
provided she retains her position un-
Aar tho Tnanarfal paFliamanf