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The West AUSTRALIAN
PERTH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15. 1913
If Home
Rule Comes
Startling Developments which may Follow the Opening of an Irish Parliament
(BY SHAW DESMOND, IN "THE LONDON.") than men of all shades of political opinion are asking. It is said that something more which question " 4fter Home Rule-what'" That is the and to the raising of interEngland, from separation lead to possibly may that ; something involved even civil war and the price of Consols is changes beyond the ken of a ("arson or a Redmond. national complications in which the British Empire itself may suffer-to for the North is sucking in greedily it us sure that this tirst Parliament of The changes in Ireland if Home there will be a band which is will not bring peace amongst the old the Labour propaganda, cry e' man, Rule comes into force will be of in- their hand against every a wedge between parties, but a sword, separating driving steadily Jim tense interest, and are worthy of in- man's hand against them, led uy friend from friend, father from son, employed. telligent anticipation. The airepull- Larkin, "the uncrowned king ni in- Orange employers and fighting colleague from colleague. That this is has a chance Labour Then en who will control these changes dustrial Ireland." already partially recognised is shown seat, in Wexford two Lime one in I can state, for the first time here, make fascinating studies. Some of by a recent speech of Mr. Devlin, in them are rnen whose suns still lie be- that it is the intention of the Irish which he said neath the political horizon, but who Labour Party, if funds permit, to "The moment Home Rule is grantsome day will fill the bead -:fines of ed there will be a complete transforsires redthe keep and Fleet Street, mation in Ireland. Old party divihot. The suns of others, loon ing sions will disappear, new parties will large in the political firmament tospring up, men who sit together on day, are setting. But all ,:re :sea the Nationalist benches will be diviholding inpersonalities of striking ded, men who sit on the Unionist dividualist Ireland, where oersocalibenches will be among some of my in the holty counts for everything, colleagues. . . ." low of their hands. Mr. .John Redmond has spoken in similar terms. the Let us take a bird's-eye view of It is after that second election that Irish chamber as it will probably be the world will see Ireland plunged for after Home -ben the first election six or seven years into such a chaos Rule is over. Let us look at the men of faction as even she has never who may make history, perhaps not known. Her future will lie on the only for Ireland, but for the world. knees of that second Parliament. Let us see the reason for this. Of the 16i constituencies into which I have spoken within the last few Ireland will have been redistributed, months in Ireland to agricultural it is safe to say that John Redmond labourers, transport workers, artisand his army of Nationalists will ans, shopkeepers, tramps, and profeshave secured the oiajority as the resional !Len. All these men believe, ward for their winning of Home even against all human experience, Rule. that the new Parliament will be such a universal provider as the world has the old Fluehed with victory, never seen. The tramp and the labeagle," John Redmond, his griciamis ourer believe Home Rule means tbree %LP., DEVLIN, JoSEPII mollified, perhaps, by the sweets of meals a day, more wages, and less WILLLAM O'BRIEN, M.P., success, with his phalanx of about The grey -eyed , pugnacious Y °abwork ; the others, more business. 35 the 'who overtures to make will eighty to ninety, will face four square et*, organiser of seni ma, wha will ride And they banUlstermen the Protestant raising to the adversity which awaits him in the whirtwini." work the oracle and bring tbe milenemies." historic their ner against the new Flouse. For on his flanks. lennium. implacable as ever where there is a contest about twenty slats at the doesn't arWhen the millennium rick, one in Sligo, and one in Derry. rive-and it won't-there will be trouNationalist to be baited or a P.ed- first election after Ionic Rule. With moderate election lucl the Irish ble, for the making of mond to be jibed, William O'Brien If the present industrial pro agar. which the will bead his little hand of about da of the trans'cort workers fulfils Labour Party should have fourteen Irishman has a supreme capacity. fourteen, returned from Cork and its proadme, and unleas the first Trish seats in the new House, though some Redmond's Fight to the Death Kerry. elections folio.' the passing of Home of these may not he won until the It is here that John Redmond once Rule too quickly for the people to second election, more, and perhaps for the last time, Faeine both the cfBrienites and the forget their gratitude to the Nationfills the stage. John Redmond is an Nationalists, dour and intransigent alists for winning it, I expect LabThere is one party that is certain aristocrat by birth and a Conservaas ever, a little body of about thirtytive by conviction-a Conservative five 17Isterrnen will raise the Protescompared with whom Mr 4. J Baltant banners against their historic four and Sir Edward ('arson become enemies. Stranger things have hap frantic democrats. honest in his ConPaled than that William O'Brien. in eervatisin and dread of democracy, :iir passion for 'conciliation, should he will fight to the death, aith all -"'orate overtures to them, which it is his great capacity, any attempts at safe to say ill be rejected with con democratic legislation in that first t timely. Parliaoient. lie has more than once avowed his convictions, and is not I use the word "I"Isterosen" as a ashamed of them. collective term, for Ian:sof the band and some will be "Vnionists '' And here is the first cloud of the "Oransemen." There is a difference. storm to conic, with possibly Joseph The cnionist is not neeesearily a oerDevlin, M.P., as the man who will fevid anti-catholie-he is an imper"ride the whirlwind." This grey -eyed, ialist first ard. ,ertisos. an antipugnacious Northerner, organiser of Catholic afterwards. The Orange:. an genius, president -magician of I be Anis first and foremost an "anti -Pap cient Order of Ilibernians, and builOtt," and. after that, a Unionist. der -up of the United Irish 1em.411e, Who'll lead the Ulstermen? will seize his chance. There is no man living who c Unless Redmond "makes his peace name the future chief of the Ulsterwith the enemy while he is vet in the men. He will certainly not be either engate," a duel to the death Sir Edward ("arson twho has stated The old college Green, now used as the Bank of Ireland. A sue between Devlin and his oI l chief. definitely that be will refuse to sit is Behind Devlin will be the Hibernspecial Act of Parliament may be required to dislodge the Bank authoa Home Rule Parliamenti or captain ian& who, nominally established for rities. Craig- It may be that J. 1. .7ampbenevolent purposes, form, vith their bell, K.e., the man who talkie in sweep Dublin City, 'visaing of return, and that is the Tim Healy brothers in the American branch of blood and thinks in oil, will fill the our to Order, literally the most powerten of the eleven seats. Party, consisting of "Tim" himself. breach, though he is suspect by from seven toit will do so at the sec- And, as I shall show, so far from ful political engine in the world, many of his followers as being too In any case, Rule election. I base this being finished as a power in politics which is used unsparingly and stib"human- and not sufficiently of the ond lio7L:epartly on the fact that at by the passage of Home Rule, "Tim" terraneously against England. Its "anti -Rome- type. There is a 7iat).ing estimate last Dublin municipal elections :nay yet play a big part before he numbers are formidable -000a active man named Saunderson, son .4 the the menibers and 200.000 insurance !rem Labour swept six transport sorters finally passes from the stage. - an who. had he tired. would have into the City roans-it. and that The ten seats onaccounted for hers, all in Great Britain and Ireled the Ulster phalanx to-day, s ho suite of the United Irish League, the sho-li be di=ided between the chief land. has ambitions ; these is Lia.1.-ty midparties. Crawford. of "The Toronto Globe." priests, and the shopteepine and Joseph Berlin has been carrying on and since then the Labour A Dress Rehearsal of Tragedy ? who may Le recalled by :Se North- ile class a desperate flirtation with Labour, 'inch 'vane has That first Parliament after hut it is all on the times of the rods. protasandaLabour could not have years aro Rule will serve merely as a dress re- and will make a bid for the backing All that fis sere is that there is a of organised Trades Cnionism. in Iresinrular dearth of leaders 'or U' won a single seat. It is the siedcar hearsal to sort out the actors and land. which to -day_ will have none of pilot them their 'carts in the dra'sia star. Bat the fir -:re chief -as stein- -f tb,.nre to come. The Rising Tide of Labour (it nay be a tracedyl to follow. him ot a nirlit. So far as Devlin's weapon of the Esst Belfast may he woe by Lab - when the elections for the second is coneerned. United Irish chance of Belfast. 1101 ,%I.tet. But sir. a North Parliament ,-th Trish Isrlis"en' first Rule Ilosa la the A
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