Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1913-07-19
majority For Home Rule Bill
More Than Irishmen
Expected.
Orangemen Realize Their Game
Is Up and Emigrate to
Ulster.
IRISH PARTY TOASTS PREMIER

This week, cables T. p. o'connor
from London, has been SO remarkable
tnat the people feel almost stunned
ana ask themselves whether n ;s ~.
all TOO good to be true.
Inree OF the greatest measures of
Asqulth Ministry have passed the
seconu milestone in the road to tbe
statute Dook, and on Monday aftar-
noon bne plural voting bill. the fourtb
sredt measure, will have reached tba
same position. The breakdown -
tEe ola omnipotent veto of the Housa
OF Lords has come at las+ 80
.uough known for a long time IN be
lnevitaDie, its actual arrival. and ali
Wnhln the space of one week malras
its realization as startling as if ~
uad been unexpected.
10 add to this enormous triumnb
oI the policy of the Asquith Ministrv
ana OF the Irish party, all these hills
n;Ve gathered strength as thev went
aIong until all are carried bv mo
Jorltles above the normal tn
nome rule bill had a majority of
IVs' ana the Welsh disestablisbment
IVf' The Irishmen did not exnact
more than ninety-eight majority. es-
peclally as two of their members arc
lying In sick beds and the annonnce.
menl on such a majority as 1O9 was
an intoxicating surprise.
Even the Orangemen at last bepin
10 realize that the game is I'M and
nave again absented themselves
trom the House of Commons ana
emlgrated to Ulster in homes of cre-
atlng such riots and disturbances as
VIII int1midate English opinion p1.a<
even this last desperate card ,s-6oy
piayed ont. Tor British opinios ha1
pfainly announced to Carson ana his
travelling troupe that such threats
excite either anger or contempt and
private information from Ulster ra-
veals that even in Unionist circles
reaction has begun against Carson's
tall talk and the dangers to business
ana business men in Belfast of any
attempt to produce anarchy. The
House of Lords, as Anticipated. will
reject all the bills and will thereby
heip them by getting up that bitter
resentment against the House Of
Lords interfering with the verdict of
the popular chamber which has been
growing for years and which made
tGe Parliament act possible.
This succession of triumphs found
a fitting elimination in the dinner
given by Redmond to Asquith Thurs
uay night. This occasion marks an
epoch in English history, as 1t is the
first time the English Premier ever
was entertained by the Irish party
am not free to give details that
happened at the banqfiuet, as the
proceedings were strictly private
but | can say this much. that AS
quith's speech expressed his conf
dence In the home rule bill reaching
the statute book in terms so strong
and unqualified as to arouse his
Irish hosts. to the highest pitch of
enthusiasm. This speech, COM
pressed within ten minutes and
spoken in quiet, conversational tones.
Is regarded as marking the biggest
milestone yet reached in the home
rule fight. Equal enthusiasm was
created by Asquiths declaration that
at last there was going to be a real
and not sham union between Eng
land and Ireland.
Except this speech of Asquith's and
few words from Redmond propos-
Ing Asquith's health the whole
evening was given to song, and AS
quith and several otJler English Cab
met Ministers listened with delight
to the Irish ballads recounting Ire
lends struggles for the freedom
which is at last so close at hand.
Both hosts and guests spoke with the
same delight at the evening SO sue
cessful and so charming, and Asquith
endeared himself to all by his sim
plicity, geniality and modesty.
The Tories now speak OF only one
last desperate hope-namely that
the King will refuse to sanction home
rule next year without having an
other general election. but nobody
really believes, outside their ranks,
that the King. brought up in strict
principles by his
father and grandmother, will even
contemplate such an unconstitutional
affnn