Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-07-22
Certain That 1t Will Become q
Law During This Session
of Parliament.
Provides for the Expenditure Of
a Fairly Large Amount
Of Money Yearly.
REDMOND'S SPEECH IN ITS FAVOR.

hC oNNOhh iNdhibS vi III AaASH IS
cultural and industries bill passed the
House of Commons without division, and
the Nationalist members now feel SAN
guine that it will become a law during
the present session. The main point of
the bill is that fairly large amount of
money-which should have been much
larger-will be spent annually in the pro-
motion of the agricultural and other
industries of Ireland. All her industries
need encouragement and development.
Her people require that technical train
ing which has enabled those of other
nations to beat them even in their own
markets, and the present bill promises to
give them in part, at least, what they
have been demanding. John Redmond,
who made the principal address for the
bill in the House of Commons on July >,
spoke as follows:
II was interesting to me to hear the right
honorable gentleman (Sir c. Dilke)
speaking here, as he announced, as a
home ruler. and then proceeding to argue
this point about ministerial representa-
ton in this house entirely from the Eng
lish point of view. There was not a
single argument against putting Minis
ter of this department i'll this house
which he did not draw from the exper-
fence of England. He left Ireland en-
tirely out of consideration. Possibly there
are too many Ministers in this house, but
that is not the fault of the Irish repre-
sentation. The Chief Secretary is a regu-
lar Poo-Bah. He is President of the Local
Government Board, he is President of the
Board of Works and he is President of
half dozen of these different boards in
Ireland. II is absurd to think that in the
creation of a great department, such as l
hope this will be, enormous good will not
come to Ireland from the presence here of
a Minister directly responsible for the
work of that Office. AS to the vacation of
a seat by a Minister accepting Office, 1 am
inclined to agree with the right honorable
gentleman that the principle is vicious
one, but | put that aside as a matter
which can be dealt with elsewhere. The
right honorable gentleman seems to be
oppressed with the fear of this policy of
killing home rule with Kindness. do
not care a rap of buttons about the mo-
tives of the right honorable gentleman
opposite. If they propose measure for
the good of the people shall support
them, and as to the fear that home rule
will be killed with kindness, think it
comes very badly from any one who has
genuine faith in home rule. The more
prosperous, the better educated, you
make the people of Ireland, the more
united and the more irresistible will be
the national movement, and to take the
view that this measure is Objectionable
because It springs from desire to under
mine the home rule movement has no
influence with me. Mr.. Speaker, rise
for the purpose of giving TO this measure,
speaking of it broadly, a hearty and
thorough support, and to urge upon the
Government most earnestly to see that it
is passed into law this session. do not
mean that pin myself to every detail of
the bill, or that am in degree satisfied
with the financial aspect of the bill.
Those who know anything about the
financial relations of the two countries
know how Objectionable many of the
financial proposals of this bill are. But
believe there is not defect in the meas
ure which can not he dealt with ade-
quately in committee. and the principle
under lying this bill and the main pro-
visions have my cordial approval. sup
port this bill for four main reasons. First.
| regard it as a measure introduced in
obedience to public demand from
the Irish people of all classes and
all parties; secondly, regard it as in
the main satisfying that demand, and as
having received practically, indeed, Il
may say, the unanimous support of pub
lie opinion in Ireland in regard to its
main provisions; thirdly, l regard a
measure of this kind as absolutely essen
tial to the future of Ireland, if she is not
to be hopelessly handicapped i'll her COM
petition with other countries, and re-
gard it as a measure drawn on broad
democratic lines, and an enormous adj
vance in the direction of popular self
government OF Ireland, aud as embody-
ing a principle which must have an enor-
nous influence on the institutions
which have been the ruin of Ireland in
the past. II is true that this measure has
been introduced in obedience to public
demand, and the honorable gentleman
opposite Mr.. Drage) is, think, correct
in placing the origin of this proposal to
the Recess Committee, and must be al
lowed to express my deep regret that the
right honorable gentleman, the member
from South Dublin, who was mainly re-
sponsible for getting that committee to-
gether, is unable to be present to witness
the fruition of his labors, and especially
through such unfortunate circumstances
general cheers). The Recess Committee
was composed of the most experienced
men in ireland on this subject. 1t is true
that the honorable member from East
Mayo and some of his friends declined to
act on that committee, but some gentle
men holding similar views did serve, and
n ie absolutely trus To saw in these cir