The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-04-01
In the Irish Home Rule
Contention.
OTHER QUESTIONS
Difference In Citizenship Of
Eastern Ulster and Rest
Of ireland.
MATTER OF LONG CONTENTION

Dublip. March 2s.--Ireland has
striven for home rule without a mo
rnent's cessation ever since Irish
Parliament was abolished and the
Legislative Union of Great Britain
and ireland was proclaimed Janu'
AIRY ], 1901. In the 113 years that
nave passed since that date, the agi-
-ation has gone on under various
forms, pacific and violent, led by
such patriots as Daniel O'Connell
William Smith O'Brien, Charles
Stewart Parnell. O'Donovan Rosa
Michael Davitt, to mention only a
rev of the more prominent. These
we're succeeded by the Redmonds
End the Healys, who are in the fore
front of the movement to-day.
The patriotic movement was sup
pressed time after time by coercion
acts passed by the British Parlia-
nent only to take another form.
The Molly Maguires, the Young Ire
land party. the Land League and the
National League were all Irish po-
litical societies which had their
To- Gay. Thousands of I rish National
lists served terms of Imprisonment
for their participation in the fight
for legislative independence from
Great Britain. Hundreds have been
exiled, many of them proceeding to
the United States.
The agitation sometimes took on
the aspect of extreme violence, as
when Lord Frederick Cavendish, the
Chief Secretary for Ireland, and I.
II. Burke, Permanent Secretary,
we're assassinated by "lnvincibles
ON May 6, 1882, in Phoenix Park,
Dublin.
The parliamentary fight for home
rule was staged for many decades
8nd gave rise to extraordinary
scenes in the usually staid British
Parliament. often bringing about
= he expulsion of members and the
--toppage of business.
The first effort of the British Gov
eminent TO meet the demand for
Irish home rule was made by the
late William Ewart Gladstone. when
Premier, in 1886. The bill was re-
iected after its introduction had
brought about great split in the
Liberal party, which caused the Sc
'cession of Joseph Chamberlain and
other leading Liberals, who since on
Irish questions have acted with the
Conservative party. Since then sew
saral Irish home rule bills have been
introduced by Liberal Governments,
and the last one passed the House
of Commons. but was rejected by
the House of Lords. This led to
fhe passage three years ago of the
Parliament act, under the provis-
IONS of which any bill not an APP
,propriation bill rejected by the
honse of Lords, because automati-
.Cally "a law on passing the House of
Commons in three successive ses-
sions.
The present agitation has been
mainly brought about by the prac-
fical certainty of Premier Asquith' S
Irish home rule bill becoming law
without the consent of the House of
Lords. Sir Edward Carson is at the
head of the agitation against home
lie and several other leading men
took the initiative in organizing AN
army of Ulster volunteers to resist
the introduction OF home rule for
ireland in its entirety. They insist
I'd that Ulster should be left out OF
its operation.
The chief point at issue In Ireland
is the religious one. Out of total
population of about 100000. ap-
iproNimately 100000 are Protestants
.of various denominations Most OF
these are found in the four Ulster
counties of Londonderry, Antrim,
Armagh and Down. The other five
counties of Ulster are predominant
~ Catholic. As a matter OF fact III
ster returns II Nationalists and only
10 Unionists 10 Parliament.
There is considerable difference
between the people of the eastern
part of Ulster and those of the rest
Of Ireland Many of the Obstetrics
are descendants of English settlers
sent there by Cromwell. to foster
the agriculture and industries OF