New-York tribune., 1913-06-15

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iceland. / once more dedicate
Nv ;, . her cause. We welcome and
mY''s every 1rishman. Our quarrel Is
,,s lo,, the Government
WI" w, are the words Of Sir Edward
nv Ne has recently lost his wife.
CaI has taken Ulster to be his bride
ne ~ ,ofore this domestic calamity
Lone .n him he had pledged himself to
O'i'" nee He had taken the lead.
'D'' well enough surprise those
il -,oons if any there still be. wao
"" ,neir conceptions Of Irish politics
iO., n the teachings Of Mr.. Patrick
n',5 .y TO find the leader of Ulster do
10 he elcomes and loves al
''a'.r 'I,raer But those are his words,
wbstever else his enemies may
' So of him. no man ever doubted his
sincerity ..... -
.r.,or contains many natural leaders,
-, industrial captains, great noble
Great citizens in whom citizenship
rs devotion without limit To the
Du.sdoro ,l., of their country under the lew.
&c 1oval. now more loyal than ever
croUn ard Constitution, but re-
.,..od ~ resist unto death their en-
',ovsmen, to their enemies. the Irish
,..,;oralists. Then what manner Of
an is Sir Edward Carson that he by
.r,,,on consent should he acclaimed
~ inevitable leader of great con-
rnnjty which sees its liberties and III
4. dearest interests in life menaeei
with destruction
Il. belongs to class Of men %
,,om YOU do not ordinarily look Tor
,..5ersbip in civil strife. He is a law
= great advocate; the greatest at
bs English bar. Irishman as he Is.
r-rs there have been great lawyers
| -,o we're champions Of great causes,
r,,lisb and American. but ii is none
1 ,bs less essentially a Conservative pro-
.,siop Sir Edward Carson is Con-
,srvatiye. high in the councils Of nc
Conservative party I do not know
| b.t the purposes of Ulster are, in
| ,rict law. more defensible than were
| ,be proceedings Of Massachusetts IN
| tho days Of the stamp Act and Inc
| Tea Tax. But are Americans to re-
/ hike them for that They have kept
inside the law thus far. But II Dub
lin Parliament is established by proc
,sses which now England pass for
an. Ulster does not propose to submit
PEACEFULLY to legalized oppression.
You could not meet Sir Edward Car
son for five minutes without seeing
hat he is in deadly earnest. I knew
lin long before this new Home Rule
an. the worst Of the three, had been
heard Of. and long before Ulster had
made up her mind TO pledge her lives,
her fortune. and her sacred honor, IN
1 itfence Of her liberties. ] met him in
! house in the country. in days Of
peace. a Conservative Government in
4 power the realm still ruled under its
. ancient institutions Of law and Gus
/ tom and constitution. 1t was far in
1 the North. remote from the strife of
4 London amid a company Of guests TO
vhOm nothing at that moment was so
4 Urgent as sport and the pleasures Of
social life. He was then a famous
sEyer: NJ. =. for Dublin University
Snce 1892, and had been Solicitor Gen
sfal for Ireland
man Of "A quiet manner, lrishman
though he was, nor among the best
rshmen is a qIiet manner unusual a
slight figure, a face in which there was
q hint Of delicate health; sallow, and
Unchecked. But the eyes shone out
spOn you n flashes Of light and fame,
ott piercing, all envelSping, irresisti-
De Like Froude's, they had a beauty
prrowed from a woman, probably his
mother; the beauty OF a woman's eyes
an0 not Of a mans; but with the
strength Of mans; arresting, COM
*liing, subduing. ! believe / knew
sno he was from the first, but it did
hol matter who he was. He could be
10 ordinary man. The voice had the
nsh charm the university stamp, the
'al'ure Of Trinity College, Dublin; the
'ul'ure Of society. He was an intel
eetual who drew all sympathies TO
hin.
II Loyalty breathes in every note Of Sir
Au'ard's voice, and his one recent mis-
axe has been made from loyalty. l
Ie@h MS appearance as counsel for Sir
A1iVs lsaacs, the Attorney General. in
sS action against lie Matin," Of Paris,
w lne Marconi libel There was no
1''ehee 10 the libel There is. | sup
"Se nobody now who believes that
VIC Attorney General was guilty Of
-! corrupt act in his transactions
''n Marconi shares, or that he used
80 position as a member Of this Gov
'hnent to the detriment Of the public
'N'ee or his own advantage. But ru-
"Ols Oh many sorts had been afiOat
sAu Sir Rufus rightly sought to free
-''uset from suspicion by proceedings
'saihst the French paper.
ns asked Sir Edward Carson and Mr..
L. smith to act as his counsel They
e'eeo 10 and did In an ordinary case
ng could be more natural But
'' was case in which grave political
"s are certain sooner or later to be
s'eo Sir Rufus is a Liberal. Sir