St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-03
PARHELLITE Principles.
J9Hg REBE0Rg REPLIES 10 oicoF-
E0BS REcEN LETTER.
LEADER EEEDER FoaIRELAxD
VIII Not Desert Gladstone as
Long Is He Remains 10y al 10
Home R1Ie-Agieasion against
the Lords Seems 10 Have Died
OuE-DeEnanGs Upon the Next
Parliament

Parliament
LCopyrgh4ed 1899. by ths Assoc1n1ed Press
LONDON. Nov 2-E- P O'C0aaGr. NJ
P. president OF the Irish National
League OF Great Britain. on OcL 50 sent
4 letter 70 he general Manages OF the
associated Press giving his views OF
The recent uItersnces Of John Redmond.
IL P leader Of the ParnelIile faetiGl
Of The Nationalist party. John Red
m0nd. IL p. today addresses the fol
loving reply % ME. OConnor, II a lei
Ter 70 the general manager OF The $50
ciated Press:
Nj 0'COnlDr's letter, Il should be
added, Vas given 10 Reuters Telegram
company. II London. after being cabIed
10 the Associated Press. ana was pr0mi-
nRn1y printed in The English na1spa-
Qers, and considerably commented upon
edit0rIaily by the Times and other Lon
aOu papers Of prominence. The follow
ing letter Is Of particular interest IN
view OF Inc opening Of parliament and
the attitude 10 be adopted by the indie
pendent party towards Iha government.
In his letter 10 q general manager Of
The Associated Press Today, Nj. Red
mOnd says:
The attitude adopted by the hide
pendent party OF Ireland towards the
government has been already misunder-
STOOD ana mlS-rEprRSsD1ed. Il has been
described as q Rew departure and as 1he
PRONUNCIATION OF 2 nsH policy. II Is
nothing OF The EInd. Cur position and
our pDlicy towards the Liberal party
are 1Ou2y precisely what they hare been
All along We are ready and willing 10
support TnBn so long as they remain
faithful 10 taeIT pledges 10 Ireland buI
We are absolutely Independent Of them.
and mean 10 lei Them know that any
PALTEEING WITH HOME Rule
may convert rs from supporters iDto
opponents
Our recent declarations have been
construed ia50 meaning thai We have
decided 10 throw Ri Gladstone ont OF
power and restore Lord Salisbury.
Nothing could be more absurd or more
untrue. What We have decided upoa Is
% lei 2 present government clearly
understand Thai their existence depends
upon irish votes ana that the price ID D.
paid Tor these votes Is strict ADHERENCE
10 the letter n spirit OF their pledge
on the question OF home rule.
"WhaL. Il may be asked, has hap
pened 10 call this matter N question II
alp
Now, I reply that since Mr.. Par
nelIS disappearance 2 change has cODR
yer q aspect Of home rule. While he
i've 4 commanded z united party,
ire British people were told by Ar
Gladstone and every other Liberal
leader that Ireland blocked the way,
and thaT IN order 70 obtain British re-
forms Il WIS necessary. 1Ts1 Of al. ID
pass home rule Now this Is ali
changed. and the cry Is raised that il
order 70 Gritty home rule al the next
general election the Newcastle pro-
Eranme- which contains 4 long list Of
British reforms. must first be dealt
with.
I've were promised that # the house
OF lords dared 10 reject tha home Eule
bIl thai z powerful agitation wOuld
spring I'D against IL IN Great Britain
The 5llI has been rejected liz no M
IN England. Scotland or " aIes seems 10
resent - rejection Il the smallest de-
gree.
I'll ms been said lately, notably by
T p Cannon. II The American press
thai We are demanding from the gov
I Dm6 the T6IDLTOduelOl OF the
LONE BULE Bill.
or IN Immediate dissolution Of paTIIa-
meD- we say We have never made
any such demand.
The position. as il appears ID Us.
/ seems 10 De Of TINS character
Home ruIe undoubtedly has fallen
far from Lhs high position Il held N
+ Great Britain before MI. Pa-nelPs over
threw There Is 10 enthusiasm behind
( i; Il Is no longer Urgent Is Il Vas wren
tbe powerful leader and his united
party Dade The government Of The en-
pre- practically Impossible ID any min
IS1ry which rejected their demands.
The majority OF the Nationalist
! members t0aay are part and parcel Of
the Liberal party, aud. consequently,
there Is DO IRISH politician who has il
] IN his power 10 dictate terms ID Great
Britain. These Were the consequences
( certain 10 follow uD91 The destruction OF
PaTneil. They are The hard facts Of
The political Situation today. and II
would be folly 10 disregRIdIhem-
w hen therefore. the Liberal GOV
! eminent says 70 Us that IN order 10 win
d neXt general election Il Is necessary
+ for them 10 pass certain British reforms
before q dissolution OF parliament Il
would be childish upon OUr part 10 DENY
il. Ne have never done SO: but We
have considerable power still left II our
hands. ana We are b0Qnd 10 use II for
the purpose Of I1suTIDg that only a
proper kind u British reforms are DrO-
ceedHd with. ana that the elections are
hot postponed Indefinitely
Thus th6re is no question that home
rule viii be shelY6d. and that The next
four or i've years viii be devoted 10
British affairs. ana Ihe chances Of see
Ing 2 parliament
on COLLEGE GREEN
VIII be gone for a generation
so soon as tie British ind Once mo-p
that the government Of Ireland has be-
come an easy and pleasant task. and
that his parliament al Westminster can
devote itself undisTuTDed by the hateful
Irish question. 10 the pressing needs Of
the British masses. ana ali By the sim
PIE e-xpedient Of introducing z home
rule biIl. and then hanging II. 50 sooE
may We regard the opportunity for Ire
land which Par1el brought about rs
absolutely Is gone. Tie Liberals viii
ouieLy remain and enjoy the sweets Of
Office. and the items Of the Newcastle
programme viii BE- dealt viii N 1924
ana 1873 and II 1896
Mr.. Gladstone Is now ~GghTE-f0ur
years old and cannot be expected 10 last
forever. and the danger We have 70 pro
vide against lOw Is 81 The end Of four
OF I've years tine home rule may still
be hung I'D. Sir William Hare0urt nav
be leader OF IL ibeI2ls-and We MY be
further AWAY from the realization OF
our hopes than before the Parnallita
movement began
III Is therefore, IN opinion, nseas-
sary that Ireland should continue. II
MI G~ladst0ne's Own words, 10 block
The way No. We cannot consent 70
POSTPONE home rule for the Newcastle
programme. and whatever power We
possess must be used 70 prevent any
such fatal calamity occurring.
What then Is or DOsiIious On one
hand We insist upon Ireland blocking
the way, ana protest against an IN
definite hanging ID OF home r1ie; On
the other hand. We recognize that.
owing 10 the changes which the de-
strucuon Of P2rneQ brought over the
position. prestige and power OF our ease,
that Gladstone cannot perhaps afford 70
dissolve parliament without soma deal
Ings with British affairs. We are pre-
pared foT q compromise autumn ses-
sion.
If We are 10 support these British