Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1913-08-09
Foil Scheme in House of Com
mons For Another Snap
Division.
Majority Ready When OppO-
nents Rush In and Attack
Miscarries.
ORANGE HOES AGAIN BLASTED

Il Il .
O'Connor, NJ. p, from London, has
been full of exciting and dramatic
incidents. The most exciting ana
dramatic of these incidents of course
was the tremendous preparation Of
the Tories for a snap division and tho
triumphant defeat of this perilous
and skillful maneuver by the COM
bined forces of the Liberals and the
Irish. Never in the history of this
Parliament have the Tories shown
such resource, such party loyalty and
party skill. They accounted for
every member of their party except
five, and they conducted the debate
which was to end in snap division
with laborious dullness. Their
benches remained empty, and their
men did not make an appearance in
the House of Commons until a few
seconds before the fateful division.
Even after their arrival in the house
the ambuscade was concealed by
their men hiding themselves in por-
tions of the Parliament buildings
where they could not be seen, five
taking refuge in one of the bath
rooms of the House of Commons.
But somehow or other information
of the coming coup reached the Irish
some hours before, and assured of
the coming victory, the Irish men,
bers could not refrain from publicly
exulting. Many of them left the
House of Commons, watched the
long streams of motor cabs which
brought up the Tories and received
them with jeering cheers. 1t was an
irish member also who discovered
the five Tories who had concealed
themselves in the bathroom.
The division took place amid a
scene of tenest excitement and when
the majority of the home rulers was
announced there was cyclone Of
cheers from the Liberal and the Irish
benches, and there was lively ex-
change of epithets not always COM
plimentary between the Irish and
Tories, which at one time threatened
trouble. Nearly all the Orangemen
returned from Ulster to take Part in
what was hoped to be a defeat of the
Ministry and home rule and 1t is
rumored that Carson had remained
awake'in a hotel in Belfast to receive
the news of this joyful relief and to
announce it to the Orangemen. Mad
dened by such victory the London
Tory papers attribute the victory to
irish vigilance to an exaggerated de-
gree and publish fantastic stories
such as that the Irish party employs
a large number of detectives to trace
all the movements of the Tory mem
bers. Some Irishmen fooled these
gullible English Tories to the top Of
their bent and gravely declared they
are now employing female as well as
made detectives. Needless to say
there is no truth to these wild
stories, but it is true that the Irish
men are attending Parliament with
extraordinary fidelity and serve as q
splendid example to all other sec
toins of Ministerial supporters by
their loyalty, determination and self
sacrifice.
Meantime that broadening of the
political issue which came with Lord
Lansdowne's and Lord Curzon's ar
rogant speeches in the House Of
Lords when it was rejecting the Irish
bill is broadening more every day.
Englishmen now realize that at this
moment English and Irish liberties
equally are imperiled by those in
solent claims of the still untaught
and unteachable House of Lords.
Already it Is evident that an im-
pulse was given by these events for
fierce campaign against any fur
ther toleration of existence Of the
House of Lords. This growing
movement only required one potent
voice to give IL direction and force.
Lloyd-George gave this direction and
force by visiting his constituency and
delivering the greatest speech Of his
life. The speech has put the fuse to
the powder magazine. It's recogni-
ton as epochmalzing is universal, and
was indicated by loud cheers when
Lloyd-George came back TO the
House of Commons the next day.
Since its delivery the Liberals and
the Irish are holding their heads
higher than at any moment for
years. The struggle now has def
lnltely moved from a simple fight to
carry home rule into one great line
of battle. the English as we'll as the
irish against the House Of Lords. In
addition to the advantage OF uniting
the two great democracies for cen-
mon obejct, this new movement
means united and fierce reply to
the House Of Lords rejection OF
home rule next year and TO Carson's
campaign Of bluff. religious blgotry
and civil war. II has been a splendid
week.