The Washington times., 1902-05-19
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ment of the British rule in Ireland and
| the establishment OF an Irish parliament
| at the capital of the country. IL showed
| the discontentment felt all over Ireland
at the British rule.
THE people of Ireland" Mr.. Redmond
( said. "are daily confronted with the al
lurements OF wealth and royalty of the
British Government to change their opin-
ion and vote for British rule. but. ne
continued. "all the money possessed by
England could not change the votes of the
Irish people"
The speaker brought In an illustration
of what he called England's tyranny over
the Irish He said that his countrymen
would follow the example taught by the
American forefathers, and, but for the
lack of the arms, rise in rebellion
against the British rule.
Public Life Stagnant.
Public life. he said, is stagnant. The
industries OF a century ago have van
ished and the country has become de-
populated.
Where the people have gone God only
knows" said Mr.. Redmond. People
wonder why we call for the return OF
the Irish parliament, which England by
fraud wrested from us n century ago.
Irish and now the Irish cry for its return
because of the oppression brought to bear
upon them.
England, Scotland and Wales change
their minds with the change of the wind.
but in ireland minds of the people are
made up. and under no circumstances will
they change They invariably, and with
one voice. declare their discomfort and
cry for the re-establishment Of the Irish
Parliament.
~ have often heard it said that the
Irish cause is the result of the work of
agitators. but 1t is not so. Agitators may
come and agitators may go, but the Irish
have been free of them.
"O'Conncll came and preached and be-
lieved in the cause of Ireland, and passed
away. Parnell came, was loved by his
people. and passed away, but they
preached the true doctrine and believed
1t and aroused the spirit of freedom"
The truest ard best citizens are the |
Irish, Mr.. Redmond declared. Are there |
more law-abiding men on earth than the /
Irish ?" he asked. What is true in |
America is true the world over. Wher-
ever the Irish go. the people OF their |
adopted land love them. They are pros
porous everywhere except in the country
of their birth. Why is It? 1t is gov
ernment against their wills"
Extension of County Lines.
AS an illustration of the oppression to
which Ireland is subject, Mr.. Redmond
said that some years ago he was men,
ber of the Dublin council. They desired
to extend the boundary limits of the
The entire council. Mr.. Redmond
stated. had made a trip to London to lay
their desires before the authorities there,
in London concluded that the county did
not need extension. This, Mr.. Redmond
stated was but an example of the many
ways in which England abuses the Irish.
He said that Ireland was the most
crimeless country in the world. ard
tuUuEii iaws are purposely made in order
that they might provoke crime and law
lessnoss. and to make the Irish acknowl-
edge that they are conquered, "as long
as the grass grows and the rivers run in
the green country of Ireland we will !
never do it,
Mr.. Redmond in concluding his remariis
said that he and his colleague had been
sent to America to seek sympathy and |
and not to beg. He said that
ireland. If they were ready. would like
% meet England sword in hand. but It
vas lack of arms and not the lack OF the ,
rue blood that kept them back. He said
hat country was unprepared to go to
war. but he hoped that God would grant ,
hat some day she might be.
He said that no people love the Ameri- .
an flag. the emblem OF freedom, better !
han do the Irish. !
He concluded his address by reciting !
poem by John Boyle o'Reilly, written !
o the Amcrican-Irish patriots.
His address was greeted with cheers ry ,
he audience. and 1t was several minutes ,
efore Senator Hoar could quell the burst :
f enthusiasm to introduce Hon. Joseph r
)evlin. /
Remarks Of Mr. Devlin.
Mr. Devlin spoke on the same lines as e
is colleague. He said that they had teen :
elected by the Irish party in the Par n
lament to come to America to seek and f
in the sympathy of the American people T
D the Irish cause. lie said that they had S