New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-31
Irish Party Likely to Split
on Lines Familiar in
England.
REDMOND,
CONSERVATIVE
Head of Advance Movement Is a
Member for Ulster and Friend
of Cancellation.
[By Cable to The Tribune. ]

London, May 0.-In the irish Parna-
ment that the Nationalists and Minis
terialists expect to see installed in Dub
lin within another year, now that Home
Rule has passed the House OF Com
mons for a third time. Joseph Devlin.
Member Of Parliament for West Belfast
and Nationalist leader in Ulster, is ex-
pected to be the leader of the radical
element, while John Redmond will head
the Conservatives.
Mr.. Devln Is the leader OF a powerful
faction among the Irish Nationalists and
has been credited with a large part in
the forcing OF MIR. Redmond to insist on
the passage OF the Home Rule bill as
drafted and without concessions. He is
also credited with being one of the prime
movers in organizing the Nationalist
volunteer force organized as the reply
OF the Nationalist to Sir Edward Car
sons Ulster volunteers.
puted to be 10000 strong and. gun-run-
ming reckoned have armed 1000 Of them
with modern rifles and ammunition, the
NatIonalists also have no small force.
They are now estimated at from 5000 to
5000, while gun-running on the west
coast is reputed u have supplied them
with between 10000 and $4,000 rifles and
the necessary ammunition.
Future Of Homo Rule.
Mr.. Devlin made a statement to The
Tribune yesterday on the future OF Ire
land and Home Rule. in which he gives
the Nationalist volunteers an important
place. He says
What | want to make entirely clear
to our American sympathizers is that
Home Rule Is now to all intents and pur-
poses an accomplished fact. An irish
Parliament will sit in Dublin regardless OF
what Sir Edward Carson or anybody else
may say or do. II those misguided but
good hearted fellows the Ulster volun-
teers are so unwise as to resist the act
after II receives the royal assent their
bullets will be met by our bullets, their
Maxim guns by our enforcement OF the
law OF the land. The men who war
against the King are traitors and we are
quite ready to deal with traitors The
Nationalist volunteers do not possess so
good a press agent as the Ulster volun-
teers, but they are a force to be reckoned
with. even though they may have un-
aristocratic commanders to do homage TO.
There will be no tampering with the
bill enacted last Monday night. II our OPP
ponents are INSCRIPTIONS enough or fool
hardy enough TO bring about civil turmoil,
why. then, on their heads be the blame.
But 1t will never go that length. because
they know there is no united Ulster at
their backs. as they have so long pre-
tended. No Nationalist believes that what
Sir Edward Carson and others have
threatened will come 10 pass
"In the first place. we hope and pray
that Irishmen Of all parties will become
reconciled to the inevitable Irish govern
ment to make Irish laws; secondly. we
desire most earnestly to gain the approval
OF the Unionist party. Whatever conces-
sions are found feasible we will embody
In the amending bill. Thirdly, we do not
credit the Tory assertions relative TO
Ulster Of unanimous opposition to the
principles for which We have been fight
ing so long.
Animosity Only Skin Deep.
II think | know as much about Ulster
as any politician of to-day, and | am
convinced that such animosty as has
been stirred up by the Tory gun-runners
Is largely on the surface. There is no
depth to it, and man must have very
deep convictions before taking up arms
against the government of his country.
The Nationalist party reserves to itself
full freedom as to any amending bill in
troduced in the House Of Lords The Ma
tionalists are as anxious for peace as
their Unonist fellow countrymen. out
they will not purchase it at the price OF
a betrayal of Irish nationality.
THE future is bright with hope. We
look forward TO the inauguration Of Home
Rule under conditions OF good will among
all sections OF Irishmen. The Union, as
It has existed hitherto. is dead. and we
are about 10 enter upon a period OF true
union with the masses OF the people Of
Great Britain, whose fidelity to the Home
Rule idea we Irish will never forget. In
our struggles for justice we have always
had the powerful support of all sections
Of Americans. and the debt we owe to
them and especially to those Of Irish birth
or descent cannot be too highly esti-
mated. II the good will Of all free peo-
pie be an augury Of success the Irish
Parliament will enter upon its labors
with every prospect OF a great and fruit
ful career OF service for Ireland and for
humanity"