Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1913-10-25
Though Not Unusual They Set
All the London GOssips to
Talking.
Ulster PrOtestants Will Not Per-
NIT Separation of That
Province.
SEES The END OF CARSONIsM

Hon. T. p. O'Connor, NJ. p, cabled
that the three prolonged Cabinet
councils in three successive days last
week at once marked the ending of
the political vacation and set all
gcssips speculating. AS a matter of
fact, these Cabinet councils were
nothing unusual, were fixed months
laEo, and were not marked with those
| fierce differences of opinion between
Ministers which excite exultation and
hope in the Tory journals. He adds
that, according to his information
| Ireland occupied but half of one of
three sittings, and that the Cabinet
as a whole remains I'm exactly the
same position as at the end Of the
session. Churchill spoke without
consultation when he suggested the
exclusion of four Ulster counties, and
not one OF Churchill's colleagues ap-
proves either the method or pro-
posals In this breakaway of one
man from his associates though, the
exclusion of four counties can not be
regarded as decided by the debate
and vote i'm the Cabinet. 1t is certain
that it meets with no support out
side of Churchill and that every day
lessons the chance of any such dis
astrous concession.
The Cabinet still holds itself ready
o receive any genuine overtures from
the Tory leaders for any possible
concession, but the initiative must
come from them and not from the
Cabinet. On one thing above all
others the Cabinet is inflexible as
steel. 1t will not betray or even
seem to betray the Irish party and
the Irish people to any proposition
which does not meet the approval OF
both of these two great factors. It
may be, as Redmond indicated in his
Limerick speech, that the LibexaN>aoSSU
the Irish may consider. whether any
scheme can be worked. out for giving
Ulster some form of administrative
self-government, and there would be
no objection to any method of raising
b. proportiOnate representation or
otherwise the number of Unionist
members in the Irish Parliament;
but that is the utmost extent of the
concession either the Liberals or the
Irish will make.
Meantime the breakup of Carson
ism goes on steadily. The ground
which he so obstinately held and
committed the English Tories to, of
refusing home rule to even southern
ireland because Ulster blocked the
way. is now abandoned even by him,
and last week every Tory journal
was begging permission to give
southern Ireland home rule. The
truth is English Toryism's alarm
over Carsonism was conveyed to Car
son, and Carson was quite ready to
elbow the passage of home rule If he
got four counties; but he will not get
four counties even If Irishmen are
willing to betray the Ulster Nation
alists and If the Liberal Ministry is
eady to betray the Irish party. Both
are unthinkable propositions
A large majority even of Ulster
Protestants are resolutely de-
termined to permit no separation of
their province from the rest of Ire
| lend Already Asquith has received
strong remonstrances from Ulster
Protestants and an important meet
ing already has been announced In
Ballymoney in County Antrim. The
lProtestants will have only Protestant
speakers and will denounce Carson
ism. This is the beginning OF
movement of revolt against Carson
i'm by Ulster Professionalism which
Iwill soon spread and prove decisive
factor in the situation
Private accounts also from Ulster
conclusively prove that Carson's
Hast campaign showed a dismal
diminution in both number and spirit
from last year. AS this movement
ia being simultaneously attacked
both from Tories in England and
broad minded Protestants in Ireland,
Ii, is evident II has only to be left
alone to disappear and pave the way
for some reasonable concessions in
1.-The home rule bill and national ac'
lceptance by all English parties OF
home rule. Parliament never since
1.-THE beginning of the long struggle
advanced the home rule cause so
lrapidly as during the last two weeks.
Meantime the Liberals policy re-
ceiyed new and immense impetus
from Lloyd-George's land campaign.
His caution, reserve and moderation
we're deliberate and mainly intended
to rally to his side every one OF his
colleagues in the Cabinet, some OF
whom, from personal or political
reasons, would have been hostile 70
lany speech or tactics by George
which would look like rushing them