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Union Mads Cigars.
VOLUME XXXVIIL NO. 16.
LOUISVILLE, SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1917.
PRICE FWE CENTO.
3
WATTERSON
Writes Striking Editorial on the
Conditions Prevailing in
Treland.
No American Agreement Until
England Does Her Duty
By Erin.
Brands Carson as Deliberate,
Cold Blooded Villain and '
Traitor.
TIME FOR KINDLY INTERPOSITION
Friends of Ireland and the Irish
everywhere will tojoIco ovor the fol
lowing editorial In Tuesday's
Courier-Journal, written by the
Dean of American journalism,
Henry Watterson, under the head
ing, "England's Interest Ireland's
Hope:"
Truthfully says William -Marlon
Reedy: "Tho withdrawal of homo
rule after granting It and the plac
ing of Carson in the Cabinet after
he had organized robellion against
home rule havo maddened tho Irish
who have listened to English cant
about the rights of smaller na
tions," and with impressive
relevancy he adds:
"For $hiB country's help to Eng
land we should demand one thing
surely. That is tho granting of
home rule to Ireland. Tho United
States can do this consistently with
Its declaration in favor of the,
rights of small nations. United
States sentiment may 'oven overcome
the stubborn opposition of Ulster,
for there are many Ulstermen In
this country who disagree with tho
ultra-Ulsterites on the homo rule
Issue. Action that will pacify Ire-
land is a necessary step, to guaran
tee the pcaco and solidarity of the
British Empire. The Irish havo
done much for the United States;
now is tho .time for tho United
States to do something for Ire
land." There is suggestion here. There
Is wisdom likewise. It should ad
dress dtself to thinking Americana.
But it should esppclally address it
self to those hot-headed Irishmen,
who, because of their just sense of
resentment against England, would
condono the crimes of Germany.
Tho case aa stated by tho" St.
Louis philosopher is unanswerable
oven stronger than ho puts it
and it ought to Teach, and equally
to reach, both English and Ameri
can minds. If Sir Roger Casement
deserved to be hanged Edward Car
son deserves 'to bo drawn and Quar
tered. Casement was a poor, de
mented creature. Ho should have
been sent to a lunatic asylum. Car
son has all his wits about him. Ho
Is a conscious, deliberate, cold
blooded villain and traitor. Yet ho
ts made First Lord of the Ad
miralty. That spells politics, not
statesmanship, and a poor sample
of politics.
Ireland is the single grief which
thinking Americans have against
England. Let England do justice to
Ireland keep her promise to Ire
land and the new alliance between
Great Britain and the United States
will 'bo complete, tho heart of
America as woll as the hand of
America broadly and firmly to it,
and everybody satisfied. It is of
good augury that, lying alongside,
without a redout between, we havo
had peaco for a hundred years. Let
England but dojho right thing by
Ireland and it "will continue for a
thousand!
There is not a sane, sensible
Englishman, conversant with his
tory, who does not know that the
treatment of tho Irish by tho Eng
lish for three hundred years lias
Involved a succession of ruthless op
pressions and shameful scandals. It
has (mado a blot upon tho British
escutcheon which is seen of aN
men and deplored by fair and free
men. Thero can never bo perfect
understanding and agreement bo
twen Jonathan and John until Eng
land does hor duty by Ireland.
Happily this Is beginning to pene
trate the thick and tough hide of
those extremists wlho "would per
pptuate a religious quarrel, the
flrgs of -which have long ago gone
out and which had no practical
bearing outsldo a narrow. Ignorant
and vengeful partisan circle.
Against a bona fldo Irish rebellion
England could not carry on the
war against Germany. Without
the help of the Irish troops her
armies in the field would be badly
crippled. Tho hour has como for
the people of Great Britain to real
ise this and wo may help forward
tSe realization by timely and kindly
but earnest interposition.
It -will not be necessary to Bay
to Mr. Bull "not a dollar of credit
without home rulo for Ireland."
Tbat would be neither friendly nor
urteoas. We want -to treat John
generously now no is In trouble. We
want tp treat him as an elder
brother who has gone wrong. The
rther Mr. Wilson might take Mr.
B3four aside and in a heart-to-bfart
.way murmur these incon
mvhu yet pregnant words into his
unofficial but maybe pliant ear:
"Arthur, old eport. we don't want
to meddle with British politics
particularly wKh what you tninK
vour domestic affalrs-i-but the Irish
question is world-wide, and whilst
we are restoring Belgium and
Serbia, and cleaning up the
Balkans, and returning AUwce
Loralne to France and raising
Poland from -the dead, how can you
aneet us to pass' ould Erin by? I
pt it to yo Arthur, m mam. to
ri' i i r i r i
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FIRST WOMAN TO ENLIST.
Photo shows Miss Loretta Walsh, first woman to enlist in United
States navy, standing by naval veteran. Her enlistment has stim
ulated men as well as women to follow her example.
man the Httlo brown jug twixt you
and me how can you? No Eng
lishman understands the issue quite
bo well as you. No Englishman Is
quite so worldly-wise as you. What
could better decorate tho end of
your historic career put such a
feather in your historic cap as for
you to go back to England bearing
n one hand a bag of American
gold, the free and hearty offering
of Jonathan, and, In tho other
hand, a satisfactory home rulo
measure for Ireland? That is all
wo ask in return. Glvo us that and
you shall reap In profit an hundred
fold. Give us that and tho past
between us Is cleared of all tho
crooked places and made as straight
as a shingle."
Although we take with a grain
of salt what comes to us from Lon
don about Ireland, it would seem
that on tho other side tilings are
moving. The latest advices state
that a most eminent and influential
publicist, Lord McDonnell, who -was
Under-Secretary for Ireland from
1002 to 1908, Avhen ho prepared a
scheme of Irish reform which re
sulted in tho fall of the Conserva
tive Chief Secretary, tho late
George Wyndham, Is again at the
fore warmly insisting that tno Gov
ernment act, and act at once, to
eoIvo the Irish problem. Even
though public opinion in Great
Britain emphatically favors an
amicable settlement and though tho
excellent feeling prevailing among
Irish soldiers of all classes and
creeds at the front lead to tho
same conclusion, yet, he tolls us
truly enough that the question so
far as the politicians are concerned
is just whore it -was when tho
Buckingham Palace conference was
broken up.
"Sir Edward Carson and his
friends," writes Baron McDonnell,
maintain tho Impracticable attitude
which they took up before the war,
Btill clamoring for a partition of
Ireland'
After denouncing tho attitude of
tho War Office on recruiting In
Ireland at the outbreak of the war
and reviewing tho events of tho re
bellion, Lord McDonnell declares
that unless the Government wishes
things to go from bad to worse it
must adopt ono of two courses,
either giving Ulster tho option or
joining in tho Irjsh Parliament from
tho outset, or bringing all the Irish
counties under tho Jurisdiction of
an Irish Parliament and assuring
tho Unionists special representation
for a fixed -torm of years wiucn
would protect them from legislatlvo
oppression they profess to fear.
It may bo that England will
welcome our interposition to help
thorn out of a hole. Meanwnllothe
Irishman -who would mako common
cause with tho Kaiser stands in his
own light and obstructs the cause
of homo tuIo for Ireland.
QUEEN'S DAUGHTERS.
At tho annual meeting of tho
Queen's Daughters, held on Friday
afternoon of last week, the follow
ing were elected officers for the en
suing year.
President Mrs. J. C. Murphy.
First Vice President Mrs. Mat
thew O'Dohorty.
Second Vlco President .Mrs.
John H. Buschemeyer.
Third Vice President Miss
Eleanor Harris.
Recording Secretary Mrs. John
Metcalfe.
Corresponding Secretary Miss
Katherlne Hlnes.
Treasurer Miss Elizabeth Sau
ter. Directors Mrs. M. H. Duane,
Mrs. L. V. Casellly and Miss Mamie
Schufcmann.
The Teports ot the various com
mittees showed that great work had
been done during the past year. A
meeting of the Executive Board "was
called for yesterday afternoon to
select Chairmen and standing com
mittees. AFTER MANX TEARS.
Vincent McAteer, lawyer and pub
lisher, of Comfort, Texas, arrived
the past week to spend some time in
Louisville, having been called here
by the illness ot his uncle, Hardin
ColUngs. Mr. McAtee is a native
ot this city, and this is first visit
since he left fifteen years ago. He
la the aon of Col. John MeAteer.
iMawaMwit mrrri'ii iiriTi ii .wsa
CONTRASTED
Attitude of Cardinal Manning
and Anglican Bishop
Towards-Poor.
His Heart With the Dockers But
His Head With the
Directors.
Picturesque Scene Was the Car
dinals Visit Dnrin-gDock
Strike.
GLORIES WHICH ARE OURS
Sympathy with the poor and an
intimate feeling with and for its
many needs is accepted by all men
as a natural trait of a religion
based upon tho teachings of Him
who chose to be born poor and to
bo known as the son of the Car
penter Joseph. How far this sym
pathy for the poor animated tho
Established Church of England dur
ing tho great Dock strike which
convulsed England In 1889 Is viv
idly brought homo to us In a recent
book from the pen of James
Adderly, Honorable Canon of Birm
ingham, and entitled "In Slum3 and
Society, Reminiscences of v01d
Friends." Retailing a bit of "gos
sip about a certain Anglican Bishop
who was present at a conference
with the strike leaders, Canon
Adderly tell3 us that "The Bishpp
sat drinking endless cups of tea
in Dr. M 's drawing room at
Trinity square. 'My heart,' he said.
lls with .the dockers, but my head
is with tho Directors.' "
How different tho picture which
Canon Adderly himself gives us ot
the Catholic representative when he
tells us; "Cardinal Manning, on tho
other hand, was bold in the other
direction. Ono of tho most pic
turesque scenes during the strike
was his visit to the Directors, when
tho old man stood and preached a
little sermon to them about tho suf
ferings of tho poor." And ho con
cludes his observation on Manning
by saying: "I havo often thought
that it Cardinal Manning had
preached a mission in East London
Immediately after the strike he
would have made -a harvest for tho
Roman Catholics. He -was the hero
of tho moment, and everybody felt
that it was his religion that had
mado Mm do what he did." Nor
havo wo far to seek to understand
tho peculiar attitude of the Bishop
who3e heart was with .the strikers,
but whoso head was with iho Di
rectors. For from its very birth in
the days of the Reformation tho
established church was but part and
parcel of that sinister system
which then began its soulless ex
ploitation of the peasantry and poor
of England. All of Its interests
were wrapped up with and con
trolled by the class which has mado
possible the pitiable condition in
which since the fateful days of
separation from Rome the poorer
classes of England have found
themselves.
That this is the case we can
deduce from the very frank admis
sion of Canon Adderly 'already
quoted. Still Btronfer corrobora
tion, however, we have from a voice
long since forgotten, which speaks
to us from the middle of ,tho last
century and tells us in quite forci
ble terms, .though somewhat dif
ferent manner, the very thing our
present-day spokesman admits. In
''English Traits" y Ralph Waldo
Emerson we find many very telling
observations noted while he was
lecturing In England. So, for In
stance, he tells us Jin the chapter
on English Religion: "I do not
know that there is more oaballsm in
the Anglican than in other
churches, but the Anglican clergy
are identified with the aristocracy."
And again "The Anglloaa church is
marked by the trace and good eense
of its forms, by the manly grace of
Itc clergy. Tho gospel it preaches
Is 'By taste are yo saved.' It keeps
tho old structures In .repair, spends
a world of money in music and
building, and in buying Pugin and
architectural llteraturo. It has a
genoral good name for amenity and
mildness. But its Instinct is hostile
to all change in politics, literature
or social arts. The, church has not
been tho founder of tho London
University, of the Mechanics Insti
tute, of the free school, or whatever
alms at diffusion of knowledge."
Of tho democratic .status and or
igin of tho clergy Emerson in
forms us that "The curates are ill
paid, and that tho prelates aro
overpaid. This abuso draws Into the
church the children of. the nobility
and other unfit persons who havo a
taste for expense. Thus a Bishop
Is only a surpllced merchant.
Through his lawn I can see tho
bright buttons of the shopman's
coat glitter." Scathing Indeed Is
this nrralgnment made by one who
had little reason ioj make propa
ganda for Rome. ?
We can not conclude without but
touching on the beautifol tribute
paid by Emerson to tho Catholic
church In the days when tho
Anglican Establishment was yet un
born to its artificial life of pre
tense and untruth. "In seeing old
castles and Cathedrals," .iho writes,
"I sometimes -say, as jtoday In front
of Dundee church tower, which Is
800 years old, 'This was built by
another and a better toco than that
now looks on it.' England felt tho
full heat of Christianity which fer
mented Europe, and drew, like the
chemistry of fire, a firm line be
tween barbarism and culture. The
power of .the religious "sentiment put
an end to human sacrifice, checked
appetite, inspired tho crusades; in
spired resistance to tyrants, inspired
self-respect, set bounds to serfdom
and slaver-, founded liberty, cre
ated the religious architecture
York, iNowstead, Westminster, etc.,
works to which the key is lost with
the sentiment which created them."
Thus out of the mouths of proph
ets, not of our own Qiousehold,
comes tho meed of appreciation we
ourselves often can not give, 'be
cause wo know so Httlo to under
stand tho glories which are ours by
right of inheritance from so ancient
and worthy a mother.
C. B. of C. V.
ENCOURAGE THIS MOVEMENT.-
Tho movement which has been
promulgated for somo time past in
the Catholic press throughout the
country has resulted! In a practical
start toward bringing? about the uni
fication of existing "(Catholic young
men's societies. Atja meeting held
In Chicago on Aprlrjll and 12, at
tended by representatives of tho
Young Menls .InstHte Catholic.
Young Men's National Union and
Gonzaga Union, tho three largest
Catholic young men's societies in
tho country, preliminary plans were
mado looking to the formation of a
Catholic young men's association to
havo branches In every city in tho
country and to be under the juris
diction of ono national controlling
body.
It is intended to dovelopo tho
movement so that it can be acted
upon at tho coming conventions of
tho various young men's societies
during this summer, and various
committees -were appointed and ac
tion taken so that at the next mcot-
Ing of the conference, which will
bo held in St. Louis on Juno 6 and
7, it is hoped that details may bo
worked out and plans made eo that
all the independent local Catholic
young mon's societies can become
members of the national society.
Tho tfireo organizations represented
at this meeting havo a combined
membership of approximately 500,
000. Those present at tho meeting
wore: Rev. E. F. Garescho, S. J.,
editor of Queen's Work, St. Louis;
Michael J. Slattery, Philadelphia,
President Catholic Young Men's Na
tional Union; Anthony Schwamm,
Los Angeles, Cal., Grand President,
Pacific jurisdiction, Young Men's
Institute: Robert T. Burko, Louis
ville. Grand President, Atlantic
Jurisdiction, Young Men's Institute;
Rev. Maurice O 'Conner, Indianap
olis, Grand Chaplain Young Men's
Institute; Rev. William A. Murphy,
Chaplain Stayms Council, Y. M. I.,
Chicago; James H. Zlph, St. Louis,
President Gonzaga Union; ReV. H.
O. Salllch, Milwaukee, Moderator
Gonzaga Union.
TRINITY COUNCni.
The Feast of Nations Committeo
announced at Trinity's meeting
Monday evening that they had quite
a number of prizes left over from
the carnival and havo decided to
give a euchre, lotto and danco on
Wednesday, April 25. There will
be about 150 prizes awarded for
tho euchre and lotto and the dance
will be popular priced. Tho $100
Victrola will be raffled at this
euchre. Tho literary Committee
announced that they had arranged
a very interesting programme for
Monday, April 23, and stated that
any member who failed ito attend
the meeting would miss something
woll worth 1ils time. It is the hope
of tho committee that a large at
tendance will street them next
Monday. Manager Beckman, of
Trinity's baseball team, was not tne
least discouraged by the defeat of
his team Sunday and announced
that if given Just a IKtle time he
would whip a machine into shape
that would cause .'the Twin City
fans to sit ud and take notice. He
states he has a 6tar battery for
Sunday and the members of Trinity
will be on -hand In large numbers
to encourage their athletes.
SHOWS LITTLE FAITH.
Froni the earnest efforts tho War
Department is making to stimulate
enlistment it has little faith in
William J. Bryan's prophecy that,
were the country to seed them, an
army of a million men would
cpring up over nigat.
BRITISH SOUP RUNNER.
WTion fliinnlvinir .the "Tommies" with soun for rflnnAr -Mm cnm
shown in photo is enactca. plow
trenches tho runner )s exposou to
DEMOCRATS
In Kentucky Not Surprised At
Beckham's Movo For Na
tional Prohibition.
His Stand Augmented by Polit
ical Prohibitionist Sena
torial Candidate.
Bandana Club Fathers Good
Move For Harmony and Fair
Deal in Primary.
BRUMLEVE BOOM ON THE WANE
The public at large were
probably surprised this week to see
that Senator Beckham, of Kentucky,
in an interview at Washington went
on record as favoring tho establish
ment of national prohibition right
away, many expressing tho opinion
that tho discussion of a question
like prohibition just now would
cause internal strife. On the other
hand, Kentucky Democrats wore
not surprised to see Beckham tak
ing an opportunity to further his
political programmo at tho nation's
expense, as tho Haly-Beckham pro
gramme will bo advanced in Ken
tucky much faster If the prohibi
tion agitators aro given freo reign.
Beckham realizes that prohibition
in Kentucky is not absolutely cer
tain even when tho question is
submitted to the peqple and he sees
a shorter method to tho accom
plishment of his purpose by having
tho nation force prohibition on the
States by class legislation. Many
a scheme and project will bo fur
thered under the guiso of patriot-
Ism, but none would 'be more unjust
than the Haly-BecKnam plan or
capturing political power in Ken
tucky with tho aid of tho United
States Government.
Another plan of tho Haly-Beck-
ham propaganda was tho mailing
out of thousands of Httlo prohibi
tion pamphlets to the members of
Catholic fraternal societies this past
week, all of the expenso presumably
being borno by the Haly-Beckham
moneyed representative in Louis
vlllo and self-appointed spokesman
for the Catholic church, tho Cath
olic clergy and the Catholic people.
This plan for tho advancement of
political prohibition Is considered
nretty smooth by this class of as
piring politicians, but after taking
all tho gloss ana varnish on tno
above gentleman's plan nothing re
mains but his undying ambition to
become United States Senator.
Moley Is credited with tho sending
of many a man to the United States
Senate, but despite the lavish dis
play of printer's ink and tho untir
ing" efforts of three or four paid
satellites here tho local Haly-Beckham
Tepresontativo has never even
been tendered tho nomination of
Constable in any local political
party, and he has not confined his
attention to ono party at that
either.
Tho local campaign for tho
Democratic offices livened up a Ht
tlo this vast week, but in the opin
ion of many the Brumleve boom for
Mayor is on the wane, desplto the
claims of Contractor John Cahlll
and" other Brumleve leaders. Con
servative critics agree that Mr.
Brumleve is handicapped by bad ad
visers and that his cause has been
irreparably hurt by a former Demo
cratic office-holder, who at all of
the Brumleve gatherings makes
himself conspicuous by inane at
tacks on the present Democratic
leaders and administration. The
average voter of any party balks at
the idea of listening to abuse of his
party from a man who has been
honored by that party, and the
prevalence of these disgruntled and
dlseapointed Democrats in the
Brumleve camp has . injured any
chanee that Mr. Brumleve migfet
(have had for the nomination. It
mat tno soldiers are out of
the
nre irom tno enemy.
was pointed out in these columns
on tho first mention of his an
nouncement that ho was surrounded
by "bad advisers, but that ddvlco was
disregarded and his sure defeat can
be traced to that source.
Tho featuro of tho week in Demo
cratic circles was tho two-nights'
banquet of tho Bandana Club at
tho Frank Fehr rathskeller, and
pleasing to note on both nights' tho
speakers pleaded for a fair deal for
all candidates, this policy being ad
vocated by Senator Sam Robertson,
Hunter Burke, Loralne Mix, Will
lam McNally, Nathan Kahn, Frank
Gunther and others, overy speaker
declaring for a hands-off-pollcy on
tho part of tho governing powers.
This was in line with the suggestion
mado by tho Evening Post last
month, in which it said: "The or
ganization could do no better than
keep out of tho race," referring to
the Mlx-Jrecne-Wlieeler contest for
County Judge. This Is a popular
ground for all to meet on and the
Democratic voters wherever gather
ing aro unanimous in the opinion
thai a hands-off policy should be
pursued in every contest and no in
timidation used in coercing a. voter,,
bo he city or county employe or
otherwise. If this is done no dead
timber will bo chosen to handicap
tho ticket In November. Common
wealth's Attorney Joo Huffakcr was
chosen as toastmaster for tho sec
ond evening, but he was unablo to
come, and William J. Connelly, of
the Bandana Club officials, was
pressed into service, and he won
many cconlums for his ability in
handing out airy persiflage and bon
mots. Vice President Thomas
O'Mara mado a big hit In his ad
dress, In which ho paid a nice tri
bute to tho boys in tho trenches.
Another starter was added to tho
race for tho Magisterial nomination
in tho Eighth Magisterial district,
composed of the Eleventh and
Twelfth wards, In the person of
former County Assessor John M.
Adams, who received his first politi
cal honors when elected as Magis
trate in that district. This is now
a four-cornered race, Messrs. Ad
ams. Hession, Nlsbet and Watson
being the entries. Tho Republican
nomination will go to James Cun
ningham, tho organizer of tho
famous Hughes-Fairbanks Club in
tho last election, tho published list
In tho Herald at that time contain
ing the names of dead men and col
ored brothers.
PLEDGED CHURCH SUPPORT.
Full and hearty support of Cath
olic people for tho Government in
the war was pledged in a communi
cation to President Wilson pre
ntirofl Wednesday bv the Catholic
Archbishops of tho United States at
their annual meeting in Washing
ton. Tho Archbishops will call
upon their people to rally to tho
si til of thn nation and glvo their
service Cardinal Gibbons presided
over tho session ana varainat
O'Conncll also was present. Car
dinal Farley sent word that he was
detained at homo by a cold. The
Archbishops announced they were
taking measures to assure service
by the Catholic Sisterhoods and by
Catholic women for all kinds of
hospital work, or for any service
they can render the Government.
Tho work of ho American Federa
tion of Catholic Societies was ap
proved and a committeo was named
to supervise It3 activities and to
direct its studies. The committeo, it
was announced, will supervise reso
lutions which may bo drawn up by
the federation concerning Catholic
and moral Issues.
Archbishops present were tno
Trwt "Revs. Moeller of Cincinnati.
Glennon of St. Louis, Messmer of
Milwaukee, Hanna of san jjrancisco
and Mundeleln of Chicago.
THEY ARE BUSY.
hun am tiusv d&VB for the
Dominican mission hand of St.
Louis Bertrand's, all parts or tne
country calling for their services.
T.aat Rtindav the Rev. M. J. Ripple
and Rev. Vincent Clary opened a
two weens mission at uoiungwoou,
near Cleveland. The Rev. J. R.
Clark conducted a mission this week
in St. Francis Xavier's church at
Brunswdek, Ga., and' the Rev. J. L.
Flnerty will tomorrow close a mis
sion la the Church of the Holy
Family at Saginaw, Mi eh.
IRISH PARTY
Opposed Bill For the Extensioa
of Lire of tho Present
Parliament.
DLUon Insist Ll,o Work
Nationalists Is Being
Undone.
of
Government Must Not Again
Present Any Mutilated
Measure.
STILL HOPE FOR HOME RULE
Lord McDonnell, who was Under
Secretary for Ireland from 1902 to'
1908, during which period ho pre
pared a scheme of Irish revolution
which resulted in tho fall of the
Conservative Chief Secretary,
Georgo Wyndham, contributes an;
article to tho Sunday Times in,
which ho Insists that tho Govern
ment must act to solve tho Irish
problem. Even though public opin
ion in Great Britain emphatically
favors an amicable settlement and
though tho excellent feeling pre
vailing among Irish soldiers of all
classes and creeds at tho front leada
to tho same conclusion, yet, ho.
says, tho question so far as tho con
tending politicians are concerned is
pretty much on tho samo state as
when tho Buckingham Palaco con-
ferenco was broken up.
"Sir Edward Carson and hia
friends," says Lord McDonnell,
"maintain tho samo impracticable
attitude which they took up before
tho war, still insisting upon the
partition of Ireland." After de
nouncing the attltudo of tho War
Office on recruiting in Ireland at
tho outbreak of tho war and review
ing tho events of tho rebellion, Lord
McDonnell declares that unless the
Government wishes things to go
from bad to worse it must adopt
ono of two courses, either giving
Ulster tho option of joining In the
Irish Parliament from tho outset or
bringing all the Irish counties im
mediately under tho jurisdiction ot
an Irish Parliament and assuring
tho Unionists special representa
tion for a fixed torm of years, which
would protect them from acta of
legislative oppreslon that they pro"
fess to fear.
The Sunday Times, which is a
Conservative paper, says editorially:
"The adhesion of the United States
to the cause of tho Allies makes it
more than ever essential to remove
the one blot on the unity of the
empire, namely the Irish question.
Tho nation demands practical meas
ures to glvo effect to tho univorsal
demand for a settlement."
Tuesday afternoon in tho House
of Commons tho second reading of
tho bill to extend tho life of Par
liament was moved by Andrew
Bonar Law, member of tho British'
War Council. At a meeting of the
Irish Nationalist party it waB de
cided to opposo tho bill. John Dil
lon, member of Parliament for East
Mayo, moving in behalf of the
Irish Nationalists the rejection of
tho bill, said tho Nationalists would
vote against tho measure at every
stage. Tho present Government, ho
declared, appeared to bo no nearer
a solution of tho Irish question and
was continuing a state of things
In which tho Nationalist party in
the House of Commons could
rightly bo taunted with tho fact
that it could not speak for Ireland.
At the root of tho terrible situa
tlpn in Ireland today, he said, was
tho fact that tho Nationalist party's
work extending over thirty-five
years of instilling into tho minds
of tho Irish peoplo that whatever
tholr treatment in tho past there
was a senso of justice and fair play
in England, it it only could bo
reached, had been undone by the
repeated disappointments and
breaches of faith and tho contempt
with which the advice of the Na
tionalists regarding tho conduct of
recruiting in Ireland and the whole
campaign in favor of tho war had
been treated. Mr. Dillon con
tinued: "Although for thirty-flvo years
tho Nationalists havo been subjected
In Ireland and In America to vig
orous reproaches, abuse and villlfl
catlon by their own peoplo, they
havo succeeded In converting twenty-nine
o.ut of every thirty peoplo
to their view. Tho Government now
is converting them back by tons of
thousands to tho old view and un
doing to a vory largo extent the
Ufo work of tho Nationalists and
at tho samo time increasing the
power of tho Republican party 1b
Ireland."
Mr. Dillon urged the Government
In any settlement It proposed to
not present again any mutilated
measuro. It must produce he said.
some solution that would strike at
the imagination of tho Irish people.
All possibility of the country be
ing disturbed in the near future by
a general election was removed
when, by a voto or 286 to 5Z, tne
Houso of Commons passed on sec
ond reading the bill for -the exten
sion of the Ufo of the Parliament
until November, Tho Nationalists
were the chief opponents of the bill
on the ground elaborated by Joha.
Dillon, that no solution of home
rulo for Ireland had yet been an-
nounced. Andrew Bonar Law,
member of the British War Coun
cil, in concluding the debate on be
half ot the Government, admitted
that a solution of the home rule
problem would be a great advantage
in the prosecutloa of the war.
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