The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-07

p0rtionnl sy,,tom and ended IN such n
aatisnctnry allotment OF seats accord
Ing 10 the proportionntc atrrtlgth Of nll
pnrtlon. Slim Fcin. Conatituti"naliat and
Conservative that proportional r"pr"-
r,-ntntion nj once jumped from the
hxrruicr, craze OF rnddlatn into IL now
rr,r,rngr OF prot cotton md emancipation
for rnlnorlti"n everywhere. crpcclnlly in
ireland. Tho nnuthcrn UnionIstn arc
even more cnEor FOR Ita adoption thnn
the Nntionnlirta, though under proper
'tionnl representation tn" NGionnllstS
inatcnd OF hcinE six might have bc"n
thirty In tho present House OF Com
mons. Tho Catholic Natlonnlists in
North ireland. the only really opprcsycd
minority In Ireland. also demanded 1t.
But Carson and his friends. true to
their Instinct OF maintaining their bigot-
cd domination over their Catholic coun-
trymcn Joined in vehement resistance
to the proportional measure. Carson
going to tho length OF saying that such
proceedings on the part OF the ndmlnis-
tration almost persuaded him to Be
home ruler SrTcral other Orangc1ne on
supporter CarSon's fiCrc" hostility. but
the southern UnioniSt. Colonel Guinness.
the great brewery proprietor. supported
the bill. ind when tn" division came
Carson could only muster twenty-Snree
out Of the whole House Of ComnoRs
consisting entirely Of his own n1o
group and three or four OF che'uao9S re
act ionary English Tories.
This crushing reputation by Tory
House OF Commons Of the once curfpo-
tent dictator Of tho whole Tory party
Is a most Significant event. and Coz
firms the View 1 held since tho opening
Of this now Parliament that Curson-and
the Carsonlsts IRE now 30 repudated
and so isolated AZ to make 1t quito pos
siblc for Lloyd George to ignore him In
any scheme he may Contemplate fpr]the
settlement OF the Irish question
An equally remarkable sign Of fhe
times was an article In the TuIes -~uap-
lcntly critcizing CarsoTs whole pcsn-
ton in irish politics. This article H1ay
b. described justly as epoch-Ina8nag- dnr
this newspaper during nearly all ED-c1-
istcnce the ficrccst opponent OF hoShe
rule and inc1haustfblo In the HerceSt IN
yrctive Of ovcry irish National leader
from OConncIl. whom 1t always called
''The Big Beggermn," to ParneH whom
il sought to Kill with the PfSpt forgery.
comes out with the natfooted statement
I'VE are all homo rulers now.
This astounding declaration from such
n quarter is followed by the vehement
demand that the Irish question be
promptly settled and q government. poi-
icy imposed on ireland without expect
ing Irishmen entirely TO agree among
| themselves. The Times meantime COD
tinues to admit to It's columns daily
| long letters from all parties discussing
! home rule. I have had experience my
self with the unexpected openness OF
| mind OF the present Parliament. espsc-
kaJly among the young Tory members.
who did not participate in the hot con-
! troRrsy of previous years and who
EcDauty declare their eager anxiety to
j-eee Ireland rcconcned.
dnd not discover in Paris any hint
S-cxsn whether President Wilson has yet
i4poaeH on Ireland. but I do not wish
tthat TO De interpreted that he has said
sor Done nothing. He can keep his own
-zrursel and choose his own moment