Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-01-10
Tactics Designed to Rush Prime
Minister Are without
Result.
Tory Compromise For Home
Rule Has Failed of Its
Purpose.
Liberals Hail the Attitude q
Premier Asquith With
Delight.
NO ANTI.AMERICAN ENTENTE

Winter has descended as suddenly
on English politics as on English
soil. Both are snowbound, cables
7. p. O'Connor, M. p. This fact
must discount the belligerent mes
sages which the Tory leaders send
to Tory organs for the New Year
and their renewed announcement to
Ulster Orangemen to continue their
fantastic drillings and other mock
heroic war preparations. These mes
sages simply mean that for the mo-
ment the Liberal leaders have given
no indication of readiness to accept
any extravagant proposal such as the
perpetual exclusion of Ulster, which
is all that Bonar Law can yet be
induced to name as the price of
peace, and which no Liberal Minister
could even look at without breaking
up the Liberal and the Irish ranks.
In other words, neither side has yet
come to close quarters, and this de-
lay exasperates the Tories and weak
ems the Tory position, while Premier
Asquith can afford to wait.
Bonar Law, on the other hand, is
surrounded by eager and nervous
friends who have to choose between
compromise or risking their precious
necks in civil war. This is the ex-
PLANTATION as to why the Tories are
trying every plan to rush the Lib
erals into some disastrous deal, but
Asquith stands by his declaration
that he will not be hustled. As to
the temper of the Liberal party, this
attitude of Asquith is hailed with
Transportation, suspicion
and detestation of all Compromise
being their almost universal mood
On the other hand, that sectioxuSenN
Fesented by the Manchester. q ,Sardian
Is pressing for rapid p.xgotiatfons 30
as to-prevent an orfburst of vio-
lence by the Toriesin the early DAYS
of the coming session, but these
apprehensions consider exagger-
ated. Christmastide produced sig
aificant proof of the universal Eng
fish feeling against pushing things
to extremes. Bishops and parsons
prayed and preached in favor of
peace, which is an indication of such
general sentiment in favor of set
tlement as to make accommodation
Inevitable.
The controversy in American pa
pers over suggestions of an anti
American entente between England
and Germany has found its way
across the Atlantic. So far as we
know in London, this plea is entirely
unfounded. 1t certainly has moth
ing to do with the Panama Pacific
Exposition. l have made searching
inquiries as to the whole story about
the exposition and this is exactly
how II stands: Some minor officials
of the Board of Trade reported un-
favorably against participation
purely on business grounds. 1t was
reported simultaneously that while
England was asked to spend
$1,000,000, the American Congress
had consented to spend only
$500, 900. Only a few English busi-
ness men were at first consulted and
their answers were unfavorable.
All this took place while the
question of Panama canal tolls was
at an acute stage. Another phase
came later, when a powerful COM
mittee of English business men, or
ganized by William Goode, a keen,
tactful and alert young man from
Newfoundland, took things in hand
and the Government relaxed its frs.
attitude and seemed willing to con-
tribute under gentle pressure from
Its Parliamentary supporters and
the business world. Although Lloyd
George may be able, owing to the
splendid prosperity of England, to
meet even the enormous additions
to expenditure, he could not spend
another dollar without resorting to
new taxation, and new taxation al
ways is a dangerous experiment, and
especially at moment when the Gov
ernment is attempting to rush
through the final stages such con-
troversial measures as the Irish and
Welsh bills.
Meantime the action OF the Gov
ernment meets with universal con-
demnation in the Liberal as well as
the Tory press, and Goode Is pre-
pairing new memorandum to
Asquith which will receive. l be-
lieve. the signature OF a majority Of
the members Of Parliament In all
parties. and thus the last word Is
not yet said and can not be said
until Parliament meets and the mem
bers have further opportunity Of
impressing their views nearer at
hand on the Ministers.
| INT nnanh a flOo1 thaua d -.
anti-American entente. The only
trace can find is a soreness of feel
ing regarding the extension of the
Monroe doctrine. apparently exclud-
ing all English participation In the
employment Of capital In Central or
South American countries, but this
feeling finds little expression In
British journals and does not AFFECT
the overwhelming sentiment Of the
masses of English people for cordial