The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-06-23
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RULE IS AGAIN
IN DANGER zone
COALITION MINISTRY ACTS
AGAINST THE IRISH: LIB
ERAL PARTY 0LlT

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coalition government forbodes nc
good. The Uuionists are naturally
exultant, and the Home Rulers are NO
| longer denying the perilous position
OF the hoIe rule act, writes the Irish
correspondent Of the powerful London
| Labor Leader. Nationalists and neu-
| tralists see in the combination Of the
two front benches the natural OUT
Icome Of war conditions and Just
| retribution for the disregard Of re-
poated promonitions.
Apart altogether from the question
tor the party pledge, the inclusion Of
lsMr. Redmond in the new cabinet was
unthinkable except upon condition
that the amending bill would be drop
ped. That Is now quite unnecessary
1t is. Of course, almost matter Of
certainty that eyeny~if the war and
the difficult cleaning up were over
the Liberals will not return TO power;
hence IN All quarters II Is recognized
that hone rule in anything like the
present form is altogether out of the
question.
Irish Recruiting Failure.
The new situation win strongly af-
feet the recruiting camIaign In
Belfast the employers are already de-
Gliding to release all men Of military
| age, and nobody misunderstands the
import of a step like this.
In Nationalist ireland the effect is
quite otherwise Conscrlption in any
shape or form is sure to be resented
upon eeona1ic. national and now pol
|stical grounds, and it is just ques-
iion whether the followers OF the late
government will net have 10 join with
the Nationalists and anti war Social |,
lists in resisting compulsory service.
1t will take more than persuasion to
convince the people that they owe any
allegiance to Tory-Whlg goyern- |
ment that has consumption and no !
home rule on its program.
A crop of prosecutions has recently
occurred mostly for '.preiudicing re- !.
cruiting by defaeing posters, etc.
under the defense OF the realm regu
latioDs. The vigorous application Of
these regulations is fast constituting
a scandal which, il Is felt, would not !
be tolerated anywhere outside of are-
land Several prominent men in the
Irish volunteer movement pave been !
imprisoned without trial apparently
~for the duration Of the war"
Leading lrishmen Jailed.
The crown failed to get ccnvic-
ton against Hegarty, prominent
Irish agitator. and he and his confre-
re, Bolger who has not yet had a
trial. have now been in prison for
several months. Councillor Walsh OF
Cork has laid in prison without trial
for over a month Sean MacDermott,
reported as eItor-he
really was business managerial the
suppressed Irish Freeman. is under
irrest and. like Walsh, has not been
.harged With a definite offense, much
ess tried.
Digmissals from government service
simply for membership in the Irish
volunteers have been frequent and
resignation from one or other is now
BY the government Espion
Ige and intimidation are the com
non lot OF all who are not thick
nd thin supporters of the war and I
he goyernment- In spite Of persist
mt hacking by Ginnell and I.ynsh in
he house Of commons Mr. Birrell wiz
leither prosecuteb openly nor give
eason dor tne nign handed acts o. the Ia
piiitarF and police. =
In short Ireland is Occupied .,
IT is not to be expected that this W
egine VII be improved under u u
oalition ministry. With the coali- n
on, conseriptiop ana the bond Of al nc
glance broken By nonhome rule ~ ~
orernment the temper Of the Irish =
sopIe is more likely to become ugly XII
ID awkward for the new administra- III
Dn -,
isll Papers Oppose Government. an
The press Is struggling manfulIy to pa
ainiain freedom OF criticism ana h.
e elementary rights of Independent wi
nee of thought and OF conscience fro
tie weekly sheet, The Spark. has a.
azoned ParnelI's motto. Keep the the
es OF the nation burning" on its IN
nner. and is keeping 10 a wen d.
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