The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-03-26
TIE TROtBEEs1N IRELAND


Sssss e q HOtyBEEs1N IRELAND.
For several years a bill has been
pending in the British parliament
which, # il becomes a law, will give
to Ireland home rule. something
similar to. the Canadian government,
only more restricted. On two pre-
vious occasions, under the Gladstone
premiership, home rule bill for
Ireland had passed the house Of COM
mons but was defeated in. the house
OF lords. The power of the lords to
| throw out q bill that has passed the
commons has been curtailed "a bill
can now become law without the
consent Of the lords after it has
twice passed through. the house. Of
commons. .
4 The present government of Eng
land which is coalition of
liberals, laborites and, Irish home
rule MEMBERSHIPS a majority of
about 100 in the house of commons
and can, of course, pass the Irish
home rule bill, and it would become
law despite the opposition Of the
house Of lords. H.. ~:
Outside of the northern province
OF Ulster the great majority of the
Irish people are Roman Catholics and
are in favor of home rule. Several of
the Ulster counties are strongly
Protestant, and in the entire prov
ince the Professionals are slightly in
the majority. The Professionals of
Ulster are intensely British in their
lsympathies and are fanatically op-
posed to home rule in any form,
claiming that they would be at the
mercy Of the Catholic majority in
an Irish parliament. Probably 80 per
cent of the Professionals of Ireland
are opposed to home rule. In the
province of Ulster the great majority
of the Professionals have entered into
solemn covenant to oppose home
rule to the bitter end. A volunteer
military organization, said to num-
Der 100, 900, has been in existence for
| over a year. In case the home rule
| bill becomes a law these volunteers
will resort to arms to prevent it's en-
forcement in the province of Ulster.
Another reason adduced why the
Obstetrics are SO strenuously opposed
to home rule is on account of taxa
tion. Nearly all the large manufac-
turing Industries of Ireland are
located in the northern province.
especially in and around Belfast. 1t
is claimed that an Irish parliament
would impose grievous burdens of
taxation upon the northern indus
tries, which are mainly owned by
Protestants
We believe the fears of the Profess
tants OF Ulster are ground]ess. An
Irish parliament would be compelled
to treat them fairly. This is the
twentieth and not the seventeenth
century, -
The excitement in Ireland last
week was caused by the government
Strengthening the garrisons in
Ulster in order to be prepared for
emergencies. Scores of army officers
resigned their commissions rather
than lead their troops against the
Professionals of Ulster. A large pro-
portion of the officers of the British
army are natives of Ulster and their
sympathies are with the Ulster
people. >-.-
The present government of Eng
land has promised to give Ireland
home rule and that promise must be
fulfilled or the government will be
forced to resign, and an appeal will
be made to The country. Home rule
for Ireland may be delayed for a
time but it is bound to come sooner
or later, not only for Ireland but for
Scotland and Wales as we'll: =
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