New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-22


wanted. The lack Of a strong Opposi-
tion Is an inherent defect Of a Coali-
ton Ministry.
Anglo-French Troubles.
II cannot be for nothing that almost
within .the same week both the French
and English Ministries should have
been so shaken IS to be on the edge Of
disruption. Their two strongest men
have gone out Of them. II is now ad-
mitted-at first IL was denied by VI.
Viviani-that NJ. Delcass6 resigned be
cause he was not in accord with the
policy Of the Cabinet, though on what
points we are not vet told. Sir Edward
Carson resigned for the same or q sim
liar reason. Both Governments are the
weaker. And il is q moment when more
than ever before strong Government
is wanted. Does IL ever occur 10 Min
issrs that II they will not take tho
people into their confidence neither
will the people give their confidence TO
Ministers?
DD ~ des. said Bismarck, and for
the benefit Of the Frenchman to whom
he said IL he turned it into Dormant
d0nHant. In English he might we'll
have said "Give and take" But TO take
and not give Is not a policy which has
the promise Of great success.
As Ulster Leader.
Lawyer as he is, Sir Edward Carson
keeps his forensic mind for the Courts,
where he IS supreme. When 10 comes
20 realities he puts the lawyer aside:
he ia real; real man. You may Ike
or dislike what he did in Ulster, but Il
was all real. There are in all the King
dom no men more Independent or self
reliant than the FISHERMEN But they
put themselves body and soul into Car
sons hands. As did Sam Adams and
Franklin and other great Americans in
and before 1875, for grievances less CO.
gent than listers, he organized q Rev
olution. Ministers called II a Rebel
lion, but before it and him they quailed.
Mr. Churchill. with the British Fleet
at Lamlash TO back him, was no match
for the Ulster leader; still less were
Mr.. ChurchilPs colleagues who dared
not. and wisely dared not, use the
British Army against the Ulster volun-
teers. The British Army, as we all
knew after the Curragh business. would
not be used. What ! do" said Carson,
"is illegal ] am Rebel. invite you
70 prosecute me-" But the Government
dared not prosecute. When Carson
flung them his challenge they let II lie
where Il had fallen. All the odds were
against him. He faced them all and
won. What would not such man be
worth to-day If he were in power-call
him what you like, but mean really in
power.
The Religion Of Sincerity.
Sincerity was, and is, Carsons re-
ligion. Other religion he had, but in
public life, demoralized as it was in
those days, sincerity was the religion
most needed and most effectual. Have
YOU forgotten his memorable appea!
10 Mr.. Redmond in the House Of Com
mons?
"If you want Ulster, come and take
her-come and win her. But you have
never wanted our hearts; you want
our taxes"
Yet when this Coalition Government
was formed Sir Edward Carson az first
declined the invitation TO join II be-
cause Mr. Redmond had declined 1t. L.
theory the new Ministry was 20 in
ciude all parties in the House OF Com
mons Mr.. Redmond refused because, as
he afterward explained. he distrusted
the Government policy. Under pressure
Carson finally came in and rightly. Irlsk
little in saying that he is the one
Unionist who has made himself felt a.
that unwieldy and heterogeneous body
known as the Cabinet. He has known
how 20 be both loyal and Independent
he could not be anything else. lie has
put behind him all ques|ons Of party;
all those after-the-war issues which
I'm the minds Of the Radicals often
to the exclusion OF the war itself. II
is incapable Of anything but whole
souled devotion 20 the Kingdom ana
the Empire, whose fate stands at haz-
ard Whatever be the deciding reason
Of his resignation, IL Is a reason OF
patriotism and that only.
Some Personal Traits.
knew Sir Edward Carson long be-
fore the war; long before Ulster; some
time after he had been called 70 the
English Bar, 20 the top OF which ne
soon made his way. used TO meet him
al houses In the country. The eyes OF
the man were what first drew you. Out
of their luminous black depths looked a
soul on fire. lie had the simplest ana
kindliest manners; persuasive, WIN an
unconscious appeal in them; which to his
friends bee me q. .ctionate. The law
said Burke, does not tend 70 pen and
liberalize the mind. Here stood the
living contradictio 20 Burke; lawyer,
a great advocate, with range and
freedom OF thought which you followed
as you best could. A lawyer with con-
ylctions, In whose mental equipment IN
sincerities found 20 place; nor inde-
csions. What must be have been IN
Cabinet where all these are TO be
found lie talked easily In the subdued
note society expects; In finished SEN
fences such AZ Il does not expect nor
too often get: his decisions and opin-
ions 40 many expressions Of character.
what else counts 20 much IA character
There are no.'a few people who because
OF his character, and Of his proved
capacity in Ulster and elsewhere, look
20 Sir Edward Carson As the coming
Leader. q. w. S.