Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-07
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
LONDON, March 1T is almost
definitely decided that Prince Ar
thur of Connaught is to be the first
Home Rule Viceroy of Ireland. There
was some talk of his succeeding his
father, the Duke of Connaught, as
governor general of Canada, but this
will not now take place, unless the
Unionists are successful in prevent
ing the government from establishing
a parliament in Ireland.
Like all members of the Connaught
family Prince Arthur is extremely
popular, and besides it is considered
that he would make an able and re-
sponsible viceroy. While his nearness
to the throne ana his personal init
macy with the king would have a
great effect in soothing Unionist sus-
capabilities in Ireland. 1t would be
difficult for Irish society to boycott a
Viceregal Court held by the first
cousin and the niece of the sovereign.
especially after the latter had visited
Dublin in person to open the first
Irish Parliament. which he viii do il
There is a little prospect. however.
of the home rule bill becoming law
early the coming summer, as Nation
alists and Liberals have often de-
clared would be the case. 1t is now
predicted that Ireland's fight for self
government will not be over before
next fall.
Must Reframe Bill.
At best nothing can be done with
the home rule bill until April for
financial affairs will take up all of
March and now that Premier AS
quith has promised to make liberal
concessions to overcome the objec
tions of Ulster. it will probably take
most of the summer to reframe the
bill. No one is seriously displeased
at the delay. for it Is believed it VIII
work to a better understanding. The
government will have time to con-
slider thoroughly its proposed amend
ments and to determine whether they
will have the desired effect of pro-
noting peace.
The alterations involved in the
present bill would be enormous, and
some portions would have to be re-
drafted if any of the amendments
are adopted. The exclusion of Ulster
would require a complete modifica-
ton of the financial clauses, and
home rule within home rule would be
quite as complicated.
Premier Asquith will be very sure
of his ground before placing any OF
his suggestions on paper, but during
the next few weeks various sugges-
lions will be submitted to the Union
list leaders. If no, agreement results
the government will simply introduce
it's notifications and let the House
and public opinion judge.
Lord Derby is being picked by
many political observers as likely to
prove a "darkshorse" in the contest
for the premiership when the Union
lists return to power.
Those who most ardently supported
Bonar Law are now believing that
his leadership has proved a failure
He is over seventy years of age, and
he is a Liberal-Unionist, a party as
sociation which has never helped a
man to the leadership of the Union
lists.
Lord Derby, on the other hand, who
has been Unionist leader in Ian
cashire for many years, has never
associated himself with the tariff re-
form which has helped to defeat the
JInionists at three successive general
elections He is free trader ike
most Laneastrians. and has further
strengthened his position by taking
a strong stand against those who
threatened civil war il the home rule
bill is passed.
While a staunch anti-home ruler,
Lord Derby spoke strongly against
the Ulster men, should they. rise
against law and order. Again, he
denounced attempts to revive the
royal Veto when a section of his
party suggested that the king should
be petitioned to withhold his sigma
ture from the home rule bill. He
therefore gained the reputation OF
being strong constitutionalist
Mystery in Al Disaster.
According TO testimony of members
of the crew of the destroyer Pigmy,
which was on the spot when the sub
marine Al disappeared off Devon
port in January, the occupants of the
i'll fated vessel must have lived for at
least an hour after the submarine
sank and during the greater part OF
that time were engaged in the hope
less task of trying to bring her to the
surface. The crew of the Pigmy saw
during that time periodical cone
shaped upheavals of water, growing
gradually less until they ceased. This,
say the experts, proves that an effort
was being made to restore buoyancy
by blowing out the trimming tanks
until the last ounce of compressed air
was exhausted. How the surplus
buoyancy, which every submersible
retains when diving. was lost is a.