Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-29


They know that Ulster has home
rule majority in the House of Com
mons, and they know that five of nine
Ulster counties are with the rest OF
ireland.
They know there is no serious III
ster question only as they have cre-
ated it by lighting sectional fires. 1t
is a war signal to blind religious
prejudices.
Tory Conspiracy Seen.
The real motive of the Tories is the
destruction of the Parliament act
which shackIed the House of Lords.
They are fighting the last battle for
aristocracy, social influence and new
found wealth. The victory would inn
pair if not destroy, the influence of
Lloyd George and Winston Church
ILL., It would save the great landed
proprietors from the taxing schemes
Of the radicals, 1t would stop the
rising tide Of Democracy.
Ulster Is the shield behind which
the conflict is forming, and on this
made to-order issue the future of
England, for a time, at least, will be
framed at the ballot box.
The conflict is now nationwide.
officers who are opposed to Parlia-
ment and the Radicals have brought
up the question threatened by Cham
berlain and Dixie twenty years ago as
to whether monarchy and it's attend
ant powers shall survive to halt the
progress of people. The Ulster VOL
unteers We're organized two years
ago, not to shoot anybody, but to de-
ter the coalition Government from
going on with its progressive pro-
gram.
Liberals Not Deferred.
If home rule could be sidetracked
by threats, the coalition would dis
solve and Lloyd GEORGES ambitious
schemes to reduce the aristocracy
would go -giimmering. The volun-
teers were laughed at then as they
are now. The Government went on
with its program. Then arms were
sent to Ulster and threats OF rebel
lion were made the answer.
AS the Stacking of the Lords went
on, the formation and the drilling of
volunteer regiments followed, but this
did not stop the Liberals, Laborites
and Nationalist from forcing along
the coalition policy
The money of the Conservatives
poured into Ulster to keep the new
covenanters alive and active 1t
wouldn't do to fight the Radicals in
an electoral contest on plural voting,
on the naked issue of home rule or on
the powers of the Lords. So Ulster,
as Protestant province, must be
abandoned. 1t was kept to the front
until the highest point of political
conflict was reached week ago.
II 1r,.n fn ma
eminent ten months ago that the
army officers in Northeast Ulster had
been won from their normal allegi-
ance. 1t was known last December
that the influence of Tory nobility
had spread disaffection among the
men who had won their appointments
through the distinction of family and
had no sympathy with radical Eng
land.
Redmond and the home rulers
stopped the threatened and retalia-
tory boycott Of Ulster made goods,
and they frowned upon meetings and
upon any violent expressions of opin-
| ion in any section Of Ireland They
successfully bent to their desires the
most radical of their followers, as
thew were determined to deprive the
Unionists of any real grievance IN
ireland.
But all this time the great game Of
empire control was being played by
Bonar Law, Bslfour, the Marquis Of
Lansdowne, Lord Charles Beresford
and their allies.
Their hand was partly exposed last
week when, failing to incite any riots
| in Ulster, they were forced to show
their control of certain important
military officers. Now the coalition
has cIeverly turned the issue from
Ulster to the integrity of the empire.
II Is now whether the people shall
rule through Parliament or whether
the officers mess shall have veto
1 power.