Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1913-06-14
Carson and Londonderry Will
Not Take Any Personal
Risk.
Home Rule the Great Iron Bond
That Keeps Liberals i'm
Power.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY IN QUESTION

| Following a week of thrills and
another narrowly averted defeat for
the Government, the political situa-
tion is thus stated by London cor
respondent:
Ever since Sir Edward Carson and
the Duke of Abercorn returned to
London from their visit to Belfast, a
couple of weeks ago, we have been
told by the Tory press that Ulster
ie more determined than ever to
prove her loyalty to the King and
the British constitution by refusing
to obey the home rule law il it be
| passed by Parliament and signed by
the King. Sir Edward Carson has
submitted to daily interviews in
which he, however, has been very
careful to avoid giving a direct an
swer to the question If he has been
and is advising the Orangemen to
resist the Government arms in hand.
The arrested suffragettes have too
often called attention to his former
incendiary speeches, and Sir Edward
does not believe in taking any per-
sonal risks which might land him in
prison cell, from which not even
hunger striking might release him.
II can not say anything about the
probability of armed resistance in
Ulster" he said few days ago. ~
do not think the people have formed
any definite opinion as to that. They
still hope something may happen to
defeat the bill, to defeat the Gov
ernment."
At the same time the whole anti
home rule press of the country is
emphasizing in varying ways that the
democrats of Ulster and Belfast are
determined to fight to the last drop
of blood, but that this impulse comes
entirely from the masses, and that
the leaders, Sir Edward Carson and
the Marquis Of Londonderry, are do
ling their -nt1uQst tQ- lm- hem and
persuade them to abstain from from
Illegal acts, though with scant hopes
that their passionate followers will
listen to their advise. By these new
press tactics two things are accom-
plished: The leaders, who first kim
died the fires of passion by their
iEcendiary speeches, are relieved of
all responsibility in case the worst
should happen. They will no longer
be in danger of an indictment for
high treason, and at the same time
the English voters are told that the
'Loyalists" of Ulster are as de-
termined to resist force by force.
Among statesmen who are in favor
of home rule for Ireland there is no
doubt that before long the Orange
men will discover that the new course
of their leaders is dictated by mere
cowardice; that they are now doing
everything to evade responsibility
and when this is realized in Ulster
il will not be very safe for either Sir |
Carson or the noble Marquis of
Londonderry to show their faces in
Belfast again, for Orangemen are at
least Irish enough not to enjoy play
ing the parts of dupes.
Hon. T. p. O'Connor, M. p, cabled
last Saturday that it is with enormous
relief that all sections of the coali-
tion foresee the resumption of the |
home rule fight next Monday. Home
rule remains the one great iron bond |
that keeps them all together, that
also secures a full attendance of all
supporters of the Government, and |
finally that helps the Government
raise to a passionate fight for great
principles out of the slough of de-
spond into which the miserable |
Marconi business has thrown 1t. In
deed even the appfoach of the re-
newal of the home rule struggle has
already proved as effective to the
Liberals as tonic. Carson and other
Orange leaders having proclaimed
their intention to address five great
demonstrations in England and
Scotland, the Liberals and the Irish
have Immediately taken up the
challenge and will hold meetings i'm
mediately afterward in the self-same
towns.
Redmond, Dillon, Devlin and my
self have been invited to address
these gatherings, in company with
Cabinet Ministers and leading Lib
erals, and we feel certain that in each
citw we shall have bigger meetings
and greater enthusiasm than our
Orange opponents. We shall also be
able to show that orangeism, while
calling for religious liberty. permits
no such liberty TO the unfortunate
Catholics. and the Liberals of Belfast,
5000 of whom were driven by force
out OF the Belfast shipyards last
year.
The present prospect is that the
supporters of the Government, who
we're worn out by the incessant de-
mand upon them, will be given six
months OF complete Parliamentary
rest. and that in the autumn Wig
orous land and home rule campaign
will undo some OF the evil effects OF
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