The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-07-30
FRANZ W. ROACH
WHAT IRELAND ASKS FOR

If Mr.. Chamberlain expects to carry
out his plans of colonial empire in
the next parliament, without conced-
ing home rule to Ireland. he must Sc
cure a majority in the house of COM
mons Of at least one hundred mem
bers. The Irish party now numbers
eighty-fve members, and at another
election will increase it's representa-
ton to ninety men oers, and it makes
no effort to conceal its purpose from
this time forward, which is to unite
with either English party that will
favor an Independent Irish parlia-
ment.
Mr.. John Redmond, the leader Of
the Irish party, has recently made a
speech at Burnley, England. in which
he said frankly:
There were some foolish people who
believed and some designing people
who pretend to --eve, that when the
Ir.sn land question was settled --e
Irish national question would be set
tied. They knew the absurdity OF
that. . . ne removing of these
grievances, in his judgment, so far
from weakening the demand for self
government, would strengthen and in
tensify it. . The underlying
idea of the national movement had
been an independent party in the
English parliament and an %independ-
ent organization in Great Britain. 1t
was a pure, unselfsh policy. They
regarded every great issue, not on its
merits. but on the view nov it would
effect Ireland and the Irish cause.
They were now told there was a great
English fiscal crisis, and that the
country was hurrying on to a general
election. The Irish vote would be
canvassed on it. but he said to the
Irish voters in Great Britain to hold
themselves in reserve. He knew what
the circumstances might be at the
moment of election. Whenever the
election came, if they had confidence
in their leaders, let them take the
word of command as in 1885 they took
the word of command from Mr.. Par
nell. If they did that their votes
might be of some vaule. In his judg-
ment they would be of enormous
value. He appealed to Irishmen in
Great Britain to organize themselves
in view of the coming general o O.
and to strengthen the branches of
the United Irish league, and then. hav-
ing prepared their arms and marshall
ed their forces. to wait in patience
and in perfect loyalty for the word OF
command and then to act as one man
in furtherance of the policy which was
advised to them.
The Irish party expects an early
dissolution of the present parliament
and an appeal TO the people or the
preferential tariff proposals of Mr.,
Chamberlain not later than October.
Mr.. T. p. O'Connor is sending out ur-
gent appeals to all parts of the United
Kingdom to secure a full registration
of Irish voters. In these appeals he
emphasizes, what Mr.. Redmond did in
his speech, that for Irishmen there
is but n issue. and that is liberty
for Ireland. He says 1.-The self gov
eminent of Ireland is the supreme
purpose of our organization, and to
that purpose all others must remain
subordinate until the full concession oil
the Irish national claim by the es-
Enlistment of a native parliament
In Ireland" The Irish party is likely
to prove a very serious obstacle in the
way of any important changes in the
national policy of Great Britain, IN
less the majority for the conservative
party is overwhelming. which hardly
seems likely, or unless Mr.. Chamber
lain should decide to overcome the
prejudice hat caused him to break
with Mr.. Gladstone. and take up home
r,Io &C Mr. Gladstone ia