The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-05-14
EXCLUSION OF ULSTER
NOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY
Neither Nationalist Nor Ulster Union
lists viii Recede, But Former Are
Willing to "Save listers Face
Separation of Island Would Hurt
Business.
OBJ Associated PreSS.)

(By Associated PreSS.)
London, May 14-This month prob
ably will see the passage through the
House of Commons of three great con-
troversial measures, Home Rule for
Ireland; Disestablishment of the |
Welsh Church and the abolition of
plural voting The first two will have
passed for the third time under the ,
Parliament Act, and no matter what
the House of Lords do with them they !,
will become law. The plural voting
bill still has another time to pass
through the House of Commons.
Of course, the greatest interest is
taken in the Home Rule Bill. There
has been much talk of compromise and
settlement by consent but the best in
formed opinion of the country is that
nothing in this direction will be done
in the House of Commons, and any
settlement must be reached when the
bill is before the Lords.
Ht oiiu NioSSi ohioAA
lists have stated their demands quite
plainly and there seems no room for
compromise between them. The Ma
tonalists have agreed to the temper
airy exclusion of Ulster from the opera
ton of the bill, while the Ulstermen
demand permanent exclusion. Neither
side apparently will recede, although
Nationalsts have been heard to say
that perhaps there will be a little
more concession to Save the face Of
the Ulster leaders; but no exclusion"
It was thought Mr.. Balfour who knows
his ireland we'll, would be the man to
find common ground in which the OPP
posing leaders could meet but his
speech at the Hyde Park demonstra-
ton, in which he spoke against COM
promise has ruled him out, and now
it is for the Lords to find the way out,
if the question is to be settled by con-
sent.
Federal System For United Kingdom
There has been talk of federal
system for the whole of the United
Kingdom, and it has been suggested
that Ulster should be excluded from
the Home Rule Bill until this system
is inaugurated, when she could choose
the state which she would join. The
federal system, however, has many in
Huential opponents, and as for Ulster
it raises another difficulty. Many o
the great Belfast merchants do thu
bulk of their business with the people
of the south and west of ireland
These merchants are opposed to Hom
Rule but say If Home Rule must com
thew do not want their province eS
cluded. The bankers of Belfast TAX
the same view.
Here is the opinion of wealth
Belfast business man:
"Sir Edward Carson's demand 10
the complete and unconditional e.
clusion of Ulster need not be take
sariously. We all know that the M
tionalists would never think Of accep
ing such a proposal. We know quit
As we'll that it would be impracticapl
if 1t possibly could be accepted. N
one can tell better than myself no
closely the interests of this PROVING
ire bound up with those of the rest
ireland. Four commercial traveiel
from my house are almost constant
in the South and West. Within u
mast week we have received orde'
for new seasons goods from Cor
limerick. Clonmel, Roscrea, and Sig
reaching $4,000. A very slight Gu
tailment of such trade would mes
oil the difference between a go'
il nrofit and a loss, leading to ban
Z mntcy The people of the South al
I West are great consumers, l shou
= think that the volume of business
Y tween the Nationalist parts OF I
II country and Belfast alone has que
\ rupled within the last fifteen yea
n Quite apart from politics, the Oit'
Y ness that would inevitably ar