Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-02-28
Orange Threats Have Produced
Little Results on British
Electorate.
Feeling I'm All Quart. Rum
High Against Ulster
Exclusion.
IRELAND PROVES STEADINFSS

Hon. T. p. O'Connor's review indi
Gates that the Government passed
through another hard week. Success
of the Liberal candidate in Poplar
coming at the close of the week
Offset the loss of Bethnal Green anC
put resolution and confidence into
the Ministerial ranks. The politica
situation undoubtedly will be af
fected, for the Orangemen, overlook
ing or denying the obvious facts, will
make more extreme demands, but a!
matter of fact II is plain that
Orange threats have produced little
results on the British electorate
and it is certainly proved that nc
tidal wave against the Ministry and
home rule has as yet begun to show
itself. England remains quite calm
and the elections proceed after the
we'll known fashion of success alter
mating with defeat to both sides
Further proof is given that the
Orange cry produces little result in
the fact that Bethnal Green and
Poplar were both fought on the in
surance act as the supreme ques-
ton.
Every day continues to bring
forth a new plan as to the form OF
home rule amendments, but every
day also reveals extraordinary diff.
Guilty in forming any plan which
will not meet with more disapproval
than approval. Not only is there
serious. anxiety and some possible
division between the Nationalist
and the O'Brienite and Healyite fac
tionists, but there are much fiercer
and even more outspoken differences
between Ulster and Southern Irish
Unionists. Apparently Balfour and
Carson, by their last speeches, will
be satisfied with nothing less than
the permanent separation of all
Ulster from the Irish Parliament
but every Southern Unionist is up in
arms against any scheme which
leaves them without the protection
they declare necessary against a
Catholic majority.
The Irish Tins, which is the chief
and ablest organ of Southern Union
ism, comes out with an article
declaring that the exclusion of Ulster
would condemn ireland to an eter-
nity of national weakness, industrial
impotence and sectarian strife. This
journal even goes the length OF
declaring that the betrayal by Ulster
of loyal friends is worse than civil
war. William O'Brien and the
Daily Independent, organ of Will
lam Murphy, thunder equally
against exclusion partly, doubtless
in the hope of embarrassing Red
mond in this most critical hour. But
on the other hand, home rule within
home rule, which O'Brien still hotly
advocates, coupled with a veto on
the Irish Parliament by the Orange
members, fills Ulster Nationalist
with even bitterer apprehensions
for they see in such scheme, espe-
cially if extended TO education
police and patronage, a further
extension of subsection to the
Orange terrorist and persecution
which they have endured for cen
turtles and hoped at last to have
the opportunity of throwing off
forever.
Meantime immense pressure is
being exercised on Asquith, espe-
cially in those strong Tory circles
which surround the King, to offer
some compromise which, whatever
its injustice to Ireland, will save
the King from the perils, mostly
imaginary, of civil war in Ulster.
For the moment feeling runs high
in all quarters friendly to Ireland
against exclusion in any shape or
form. English, Scotch and Welsh
radicals oppose it as vehemently as
Irish Nationalist, and the only plan
which attracts any support in either
quarter is that of Horace Plunkett-
namely. immediate conclusion with
the right after a certain number OF
years to vote for exclusion. 1t is
impossible at this moment, and In
the face of such innumerable compli-
cations, to forecast what form final
settlement will take, though il re-
mains equally certain that settle
ment ultimately will come.
Meantime the Tories give other
proof of their fierce determination
to destroy this Ministry by any and
every means, for they poured Lies
about the Insurance act recklessly
into the ear of Bethnal Green
electors and the House Of Lords has
made daring attempt to revive the
Marconi scandals. but the public Is
sick of that scandal and this attempt
will probably be boomerang
against the House OF Lords and in
crease If possible their discredit in
the eyes of the public. II is a con-
ISOLATION amid this welter OF
INSCRIPTIONS factions that Ireland
proves her steadiness as a whole to
continuing to send in subscriptions
although the subscription list II
closed. and is bringing higher every
week the already record subscription
- n. 4.