The Irish standard., 1913-05-24
HOME RULE BEYOND
UNCERTAIN STAGE
Restoration of Old Parliament Build
ing Now Subject of Active
Speculation.
Orangeism Given Tip From England
That it is Destroying Tory
Chances.
Leaders Confess That There is Little
Hope of Defeating Home
Rule.

So generally is it recognized in Ire
,, land that Home Rule is past the stage
Of doubt and uncertainty the people
! have begun to turn their thoughts to
the details of the reconstruction Of the
| country. In q special cable to the
Chicago Tribune under London date
of May II, II. p. OConnor says the
! matter OF the cost OF restoring the
building OH College Green that was in
better days the Irish Parliament house
/ is occupying the attention of the lead
ers. The Orangcmcn are in the mean
| time trying to revive their spirits TO
| the extent OF attracting attention to
! the north or ireland, but even in that
| they are succeeding but poorly.
! Nationalists Hold Convention.
| In Ireland the nationalists OF Great
Britain held at the end OF last week.
says II. J.. OConnor. the most sue
ccssfu convention in their history.
They were given generous hospital
| ity by the lord mayor of Dublin and
all glowed with enthusiastic hope Of
seeing the accomplishment Of their
unsctish work for ireland. In Eng
land for the last fifty years, presiding
as | have done for thirty years over
their conventions. ] have noted the
| same extraordinary differences in man
ner, language and even in dress that
is also shown among the Irish people
at home. In Ireland itself tho people
are quietly confident and everywhere
are demonstrating their faith in Red
mond and his party by enthusiastic
meetings and large subscriptions 10
the national war chest.
Already speculation is active as to
the price The new Irish government
will have to pay to the Bank Of Ire
land for restoring the beautiful build
ing in College Green to the new Irish
parliament. Great schemes already
! haunt the minds OF the men who will
| SOHStiLulC lilC IcN IIISu government, |,
OF new housing TO abolish the hideous
slums in Dublin and Belfast. and, in
| short, tho triumph of Home Rule and
the opening Of parliament are now
discussed as events which have passed
! beyond all chance. doubt or disaster.
Absurdity Of Orange Campaign.
Orangcism. meantime" has got II
straight tip from England that its
! uuiescrncc Tor several months is do
land and once more I'LL the Old para
phcrnalia has been set in motion to
stir up strife and disturbance in ul-
stcr. Now Il newspaper has sent out
d special correspondent, whose ar
! ticlcs, however. are conspicuously or
j uncOnsciously IL revelation OF the all
campaign. Sir Edward Carson starts
IL new campaign this week and may
perhaps Indicate what arc the pract-
ical steps by which he proposes to
carry out the program Of armed re-
sis,nncc 10 Home Rule. 1t is now con-
ccdcd by him ANA other orange lead
ers that no hope Of defeating Home
Rule in England is possible. All the
Irish tories bitterly complain that, in
England, they cannot get audiences
even to listen to their imaginary ter
rors for their religious liberties under
Home Rule.
1t now is becoming plain that the
Ulster tories and the House of Lords
are getting ready to abandon, in the
next stage of the struggle. the old.
I irrcconcilablc attitude and that they
will offer to compromise on the cxclu-
sion of four Ulster counties from con-
troll by the Irish parliament.
Two bye elections in England are
helping to make events lively during
vacation. 1t is a remarkable fact that
in neither contest does either side
dwell especially on the Home Rule
struggle. In the Newmarket division
Of Cambridgeshirc which outside of
Newmarket, the capital of English
sporting events, consists Of great
agricultural population, the insurance
acl. wages Of lab0rcrs and land re-
form exclude all other subjects. In