The New York herald., 1921-12-15
Because Ulster Is Loyal You
Think You Can Kick Her,
Says Carson.
NORTH REJECTS TREATY
Presented in Commons and i'm
Dali, but Neither Takes
Any Action.


A feature OF the debates in Westminster
was bitter attack on the Lloyd George
| Government by Lord Carson in the
House of Lords and Capt. Charles Craig,
Irish Unionist, in the House of Commons
Lord Carson dared the Government to
do anything to stir Ulster against the
Empire. and exclaimed: Because Ulster
is loyal you think you can kick her as
you like"
II promise you."' he continued. that
she will keep out of this agreement. You
have tried to make her position irnpossI-
BILE, but l believe you told the Sim Fein
| delegates to do so. Why has Sim Fen
to invade Ulster? Was it to invade
| America or the Channel Islands?'
The note OF his whole speech was one
Of unrelenting hostility to settlement.
Viscount Curzon. Foreign Minister. in
presenting the agreement to the House
| OF Lords said It brought peace with
honor and involved three essential prin-
| ciples-the supremacy of the crown, the
security of the United Kingdom and the
integrity of the Empire. He expected to
witness vindication of the agreement
not only by its contents but by its con-
sequences--a peaceful and contented Ire
land.
Lord Curzon said Ireland would enjoy
prospects superior to those enjoyed by
the greater part of the free States Of Eu-
rope set up as a consequence of the war.
The full Incorporation of Ireland in the
commonwealth of the British Empire, he
declared, could not better be illustrated
than by the fact that II foreign Power
declared war against Great Britain it
would be declaring war also against
Ireland. .-..
Lord Carson in opposing the agree
ment described the debate as "the spien-
did obsequies of the misguided Unionist
party and funeral Grafton to cover up
defeat and the humiliation suffered In
Ireland" He added: Lord Curzon
has gone the whole hog. That was al
ways the case with a man with o newly
found faith"
The former Ulster Unionist leader de-
clared that there had never been a
greater outrage attempted on constitu-
tional liberty than was now being at
tempted by the coalition government. II
Gladstone or Asquith had attempted
such a thing, what would Curzon have
said about them?"
From beginning to end, he said, there
was nothing In the agreement except
that England. beaten to her knees by
the guns of assassins. said she was will
ling to scuttle Ireland" OF all memories
In his experience the most loathsome
was that o, those willing to sell their
friends for the purpose OF conc;liating
their enemies. The Government haa be-
trayed Ulster.
viscount Morley, who as John Morley
was a pioneer under Gladstone in the
| IL D..IA A~hf Il IN
the House of Lords and took part in the
proceedings. Lord Birkenhead. the
Lord Chancellor having read the King
speech to the Lords. Viscount Morley,
leaning heavily on the table before him,
moved the address In reply.
Declaring his political conscience
could not approve of the government OF
Ireland during the past years, the aged
statesman pleaded for continuance of
the spirit (which makes to-day one OF
the most historic and spacious moments
In our history"
Seconding the motion for the reply.
the eighty year old Earl OF Ounraven
made one of his rare appearances in the
Upper Chamber.
The opening ,f Parliament to-day
was marked with a degree OF pomp and
splendor which. in the opinion or old
time spectators, outshone any in which
King George has previously ohiciated.
The capacity of the House Of Lords
was tested as never before. Many peers
and peeresses, who for years have not
attended such a ceremony. demanded to
be present. The beautiful gowns and
sparkling jewels OF the women were set
Off by the gorgeous attire OF the peers.
dressed In scarlet and ermine.
There was a full attendance OF Ann
bassadors In their SNOWY regalia,
against which the conventional evening
dress of George Harvey, Ambassador
from the United States. and OF the Ger
man and Austrian diplomats, contrasted
sharply.
Princess Mary was ushered In shortly
before the arrival OF their MaJesties.
and she took seat close TO the throne.
Then the lights. which had been low
cred were suddenly switched on as tho
King and the Queen entered and ad-
vanced 70 the throne. Both wore
crowns and upon Queen Mary's neck
glistened the famous Cullinan diamond
Princess Mary was dressed in. gray
silk. with a string OF diamonds binding
her hair. Eager eyes In the galleries
looked about for her fiance and finally
discovered Vlscount Lascelles among
this visitors.
King George read his speech slowly
| and distinctly. II was one OF the short
est speeches from the throne on record.
Col. John Gretton, Conservative men,
ber OF Parliament and leader of the
Die Hards' In Parliament. tomorrow
i'm the House of Commons will move the
| following amendment to the address In
reply TO the speech from the throne:
This House regrets that the proposed
settlement of the government OF Ireland
| Indicated In the gracious speech from
the throne would involve the surrender
oe rights of the crown I'm Ireland and
give power to establish an Independent
Irish army and navy, would require
further sacrifices from Ulster and would
not safeguard the rights Of the loyalls'
population in southern Ireland. II
would destroy what was termed the act
OF union, which was a mere technical
union, existing on paper only. The agree
ment would substitute union In
reality"
Capt. Charles Craig. who leads the
Ulstermen in the House, described the
oath In the treaty as mot worth the
paper Il Is written on" IL was, he
said. most senseless conglomeration
Of words and nothing more. under cer-
tain circumstances, than the legalization
of treason.
lie predicted that Ireland would ir
a few years declare herself n republic
and he believed that England would not
eond n single pinnce to prevent Ire
land from secedlng. SNort of the pistol
and soldiers the Government had used
very possible form OF coercion against
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