New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-02
REBELLION IN IRELAND
Not an Ulster Revolt. but Fight
Started by Lone Woman.
AGAINST INSURANCE ACT
Ellen Countess of Desart Re.
fuses To Be a Tax Collector
for the Government.
From The Tribune correspondent

Dublin Feb. IA prominent woman NJ
rank and beauty is directing an open 20
bellion against the irish government. and
80 far has been successful. owing 20 the
recent excitement over Home Rul" little
time OF attention was given in Irela NJ
Ia the passage of the state insurance
law. Sow. people having leisure To think
about this and other things. some who
are directly affected. are ont of patience
with the ministers and with the Parla-
ment which placed it on the statute
book. Among these IS Ellen Countess %
Desart. Her ladyshp was not content
with speaking and writing against the
law (which compels masters and mis-
tresses to make deductions from tho
wages Of their servants and generally
see 10 the proper record and payment N
the insurance premiums. but decided u
be up and doing I'm deed as well as In
word. She refused obedience
The Insurance Commissioners of Dub
lin Castle summoned her TO appear be-
fore them The countess drove 10 thc
Castle in her favorite car stood before
the auaking commissioners 4 dream Of
loneliness dressed TO the times.
Il decline compliance" she declared In
a clear. tuneful voice Il will not be
tax collector for any one-so there. Nor
will /. rich woman. take money from
the poor who do not wish 10 he insured.
! The commissioners were stricken dumb
with surprise. They thought to overcome
| the pretty countess. After consulting one
/ with the other the president appealed 20
her lady snip to relieve them from an en'-
harrassing situation by retracting hor
words. we should have TO fine or I'M
prison YOU as misdemeanant.' pleaded
Lord Mcdonnell
"Impriscn me then" - retorted Law
Desart II shall not submit She is stu
! in rebellion. gaining fresh adherents ever
dav and the poor men commissioners arc
still I'm a quandary.
Troops arc bling quietly mustered IN
! lister 10 prevent any rebellious mani
| festations on the part of the oranG
brethren In the mean time In Derry
uhe Maiden CITY. which King James am
Sir Patrick Sarsfeld stOrmed in VAIN .
committee of inquiry into the recent cleo
, tiou of -. 9. Hoeg. NJ p. over ~"
B Tnionist candidate. Colonel Pakcnham. s.
/ providing ~ with material richer au1
! rarer than anything written by Charlie
/ Lever ur William Carleton.
The widely reported case of IN" woi T.
/ ingman who risk"d arrest in his anXct
! a. VOTE left Derry before an election va
! in prospect t'nionsts knew he wss not
a Home Ruler and they tried - find him
/ At last he was run 10 earth in Glasgo' .
anu letters sent 10 him Wee carried p'
messenger To- Belfast ard posted there
! lest by some miSchanCe the Nationals.
! should hear of what was 10 happen. Tro
! man said ne would take rhe risk. and .'
left Glasgow. caught tn" mail s'eam'i
| At ArdrosSan. and was met At Belfast ~.
got out of IA. tram AT E2linton. oiSh'
miles from Derry. and under cover u
darkness was taken by motor into thr
,city. He voted the l'nionst ticket. and
| i'm his enthusiasm for tn" caus" vowel
| that If his candidate were defeated h0
would give himself ny. The Home Ruler,
a. All the world knows. won the seat. hbl
th. voter is yet 10 be heard from.