The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-06-11
ULSTER HOME RULE
FIGHT AMERIC4NIZED

Frederic Haskin in washington star.
When tens OF thousands OF armed vol
svowed purpose OF resistinE with fo ES
any attempt 30 make Irish home rule ef-
fectiye, II is but natural that ono would
ASK Where Is the British afmy?'
Lners Is but one apparent answer TO that
The British army Is in sullen and zkulk-
Ing revolt.
II has not openly rebefled against its
government, but many of its officers have
refused to obey orders, have attempted to
obtain promises from the government as
conditions OF their obeying, orders, and
nave allied themselves clearly and GER
tainly with the ~unionist party. According
70 unionist testimony this rebellious at
utude Is shared by. the men I'm the ranks,
who also swear that they viii mutiny
before they will draw q trigger In the co..
ercion of Ulster.
This language all too mildly states the
situation. For army officers have not
steps to uphold the DEGREES OF parliament
IN Ulster. but they have also shared in
the declaration that the government Cbe-
stores In Ulster by disposing government
troops In the provtnce) was guilty OF an
act OF outrageous treachey amounting to
q proYocation of massacre.
In order that the situation may be clear
TO the American reader In all its tragic
l~udicrousnessA let us ~transfer the circum-
stances to American soil. Suppose. for
'NNATS "AhgAA = "A9 PAOpObCu " huIul
Oklahoma to the union as q state and
chothe II with home rule, that a portion Of
the people Of, the terRitory had raised OBJ
5ecttons and had said that they preferred
20 remain under the direct control OF the
washington government. Suppose, then,
that three general elections had been held
with the Oklahoma question at Issue, and
rpat three congresses had b3en elected on
tho explicit understanding that OklahomA
should have statehood. Suppose, further.
more that the SeAatc ignored these cleo
be taken away from it in order that the
mandate of the people might be obeyed.
Suppose, then. that the bill had passed
the Heuse three times and was ready to
Now, ali this time the anti-honne rulers
IN Oklahoma have been organizing, and
arming and drilling an army, whichN they
congress may do. And as the threats be-
come moro violent. the government orders
several regiments OF regular soldiers to
mutton ana army stores from rsG seizure spg Si By
the Oklahoma volunteers.
Thereupon. the chief OF staff OF the
army and the other officers decline to
obey orders, and say that to go into Okla
home TO protect the stores. might cause
the Oklahoma volunteers to shoot and
that would mean bloodshed. Not only do
they disobey, but ask the government -
give them written guarantees that they
will not be called upon TO serve in Okla
bona. at least IN the side of home rule:
Then they go secretly to the president and
a few cabinet officers and get such q
written guarantee, without the knowledge
OF congress.
And, after all that, the army officers
furnish to- the opposition party a full ac-
count Of what went on as the basis Of q
charge against the government of a foul
plot to drench Oklahoma In blood.
That Is not really as strong as the real
situation in Ulster stands, but the anal
ogy is substantially correct. The army
has sullenly defed the parliament, and the
parliament is for the time being stunned.
1t Is forced into inaction, Because II does
not know-how far is can 90 without bring
ing the army into open rebellion.