The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1914-05-23
CHURCH|Ll'S PROPOSAL
HITS CARSON
Carson Does Not Know What to
Ask---Declares Protestants Will
Not be Protected.
Ulster leader Will Make No Promise
to Use Influence for Coed if
Guarantees Are Given.

Exclusion of Ulster Until Federal
Plan is Adopted Would Mean
Indefinite Exclusion.
AS anticipated, the vote of censure
moved by the opposition on April %
afforded the government spokesmen
an opportunity, not only of vindicat-
ing their action in regard to the
strengthening of the defenses of Ul-
ster against the Carsonite army"
but also of covering the opposition
and its leaders with ridicule and con-
tempt, in so far as the terms of the
censure motion were concerned. The
prime minister put the case mildly
when he said they were asked to in
quire into "a mares nest" and that
the Imaginary plot" was lone of the
absurdest stories that have ever been
recorded in the annals of mankind"
Mr.. Churchill said it was like "as
If the criminal classes were to move
vote of censure on the police"
Quite so. Coming fresh from their
gun-running exploit of the previous
Friday night. it was a piece of au-
dacity of which only the British Tory
Party could be capable. Their ar
rogance, their presumption. their
contempt for the people, and for a
liberal government. their defiance Of
law and king and constitution, when
it suits their purpose. are character
istic. But they are not doing them
any good, or bringing them any near
er to office. On the contrary. they
are arousing feeling of resentment
amongst the masses of the people
which bodies Ill for the future of the
party Of privilege and ascendancy.
The Prime Minister has pledged
his word that adequate steps will be
taken Ito vindicate the authority of
the law and protect officers and SER
wants of the king and his majesty's
subjects in the exercise of their dut-
les. and in the enjoyment of their
legal rights" in Ulster" 1t is un-
derstood that steps have already
been taken in this direction, and it is
about time. Nobody outside "Ul-
ster" can we'll realize the reign of
intimidation and boycotting which
has existed there for the past two
years. and of which Catholic Nation
alists and Protestant Home Rulers
have been the objects. Now
that the Carsonite irresponsible
boys" in the country districts have
| got arms and ammunition into their
hands, their attitude towards the
home rulers. wherever these are in
a minority. is becoming intolerable,
and unless the government sees to it,
serious consequences may ensue. The
patience of the Nationalists in "Ul-
ster" has been phenomenal; but, as
Mr.. Balfour put it, in defending the
attack on Mr.. Lloyd George at Birm-
ingham. there are limits to human
endurance; and the duty of the
government, which they fully recog-
nize, is to see that these limits are
not passed. Let there be no mistake
about this; the Nationalists in "Ul-
ster" are not in the least perturbeu
by the gun-running exploit of the
Carsonites. They want peace. but,
If they are attacked, they believe
they can defend themselves now as
heretofore. They still maintain
that Carsonism is only huge game
of bluff, kept up at immense expen-
diture of Tory money, and otherwise
by intimidation and scandalous ap-
peals to bigotry and hatred; and it
is their conviction that the reasons
why the Carsonites will not accept
peace on the basis of the Premier's
proposed concessions are:-(1) that
Unionist Ulster does not want to be
separated from the rest of ireland;
and (2) that plebiscite of Ulster on 4
the basis proposed would exclude,
at most. Antrim. Down, Armagh.
and Derry county, without Derry
City. Armagh county being a very
doubtful vote. And, when Carson
ism talks in terms of force, it ought
not to be forgotten that the Irish
National Volunteers are now stated.
to number over 100000 men-gen-
uine volunteers-30.0O Of them
trained to use arms. Amidst thes
blare of the Carsonite trumpets.
facts like these are apt to be over
looked. ls5493
To the surprise of everybody III /