Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1913-09-20
Further Opposition Will Take
Government Into Serious
Trouble.
Proposal Stirs Up Sir Edward
Carson and His Ulster
Followers.
TUMULT IF The BILL FAILS

Cablegrams from London assert
that Lord Loreburn has thrown a
bomb into the political camps by his
proposal that the Irish question be
settled by consent at a conference of
the leaders of both parties. Lord
Loreburn believes that the passage of
the present home rule bill will be
followed by serious rioting and civil
disturbance, more widespread and
more violent than on any former oc-
casion during our times, in the north
CT Ireland. Order sooner or later
will be restored, by force If neces-
sary, but the spirit that prompted the
Outbreak, he argues, would remain
and the chance of bringing about
cordial partnership in self-governmen.
between Protestant and Roman Cath
olic Ireland would be seriously im-
paired" What is more, Lord Lore
burn thinks that there would be as
much and probably more tumult, II
the home rule bill failed to become a
law. The choice as he sees it is not
between two paths, one leading to
fury and bloodshed and the other to
tranquility. What the ex-Lord Chan
cellor invites the nation to consider
is that further persistence with the
home rule bill must take us into
serious trouble" This, he argues, is
a prospect injurious to the interests
of all parties, no matter what Gov
eminent is in power or whether the
home rule bill is passed or rejected.
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sole subject of discussion in political
circles. The party leaders are
naturally reticent and are likely to
take days for reflection and private
communications before expressing an
opinion on so momentous a proposal
In the meantime Lord Grey supports
Lord Loreburn in the belief that "the
best and permanent interests of the
British Isles and of the empire call
for a Joint effort by both parties" In
the Liberal press Lord Loreburn's
exposition of the dangers awaiting
the Governments policy are, on the
whole, received with the respect that
would naturally be accorded the vet
eran Liberal stalwart, but on the
feasibility of a conference and the
likelihood of any useful result there
is divergence Of opinion. The
Unionist newspapers are sympathetic
toward the proposal, but they realize
the difficulties of a conference at this
stage. Some agree that the opposi-
ton could not well refuse to join
such conference, but say that the
invitation must come from the Gov
ernment.
Sir Edward Carson, leader of the
Ulster Unionists, said in a speech at
Durham Saturday night that Ulster
would never abandon the principle
for which she had fought. that OF be-
ing governed by the Imperial Parlia-
ment with an executive responsible
to that Parliament This statement
was made with reference to the pro-
posal of Lord Loreburn, that a con-
ference be held between the great
political parties with a view to a
settlement of the Irish question by
consent. Sir Edward said that the
very proposal showed that thinking
men were beginning to realize the
gravity of the situation. But, he
added, between those he represented
and Redmond's party there was a
gulf no conference could bridge
William O'Brien, Irish Nationalist
member of Parliament for Cork City,
81 ggests that King George participate
In the scheme of Lord Loreburn, who
recently appealed to the great politi-
cal parties to confer with a view to
settling the Irish question Neither
the Liberal, the Unionist nor the Red
mondite party can or will refuse to
join, in the conference II invited by
the King" is Mr.. o'Brien's comment
on the widespread opposition to the
proposal.
Carson's utterances are received as
buncombe by press and public, they
being so ridiculous that even tha
Unionists now give them but little
notice.