The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-09-16

one of the secretaries of the Irish par
ty and brother of John Redmond, the
Irish leader in the house of commons,
predicts the dissolution of parliament
within the next few months, the over
throw Of the Balfour ministry and the
installation OF Liberal administra-
lion when the parties go to the coun.
try"
Mr.. Redmond is serving his twenty.
third year in the British Parliament,
where he succeeded his father as
member for the town of Wexford.
Subsequently he represented the
County of Fermanagh, and since 1892
has represented the County Clare.
His political career was begun as soon
as he was Of legal age, he now being
only Al years old His stop in Chica-
go, where he is to be the guest of
honor at an Irish Fellowship Club
banquet Thursday evening, is made on
his way home from a trip to Australia,
where he addressed several meetings
in behalf OF the Irish cause.
Either Sir Henry Campbell-Banner-
man, the Liberal leader in the Com
mons. or Lord Spencer, the Liberal
leader in the House of Lords, will be
the next prime minister TO succeed
Mr.. Balfour, in Mr.. Redmond's opin-
ion, and as both are pledged to deal
with home rule, he regards the as
tendency of either as of immense ad-
vantage to the Irish Nationalist party.
The part played by the Irish party
in Parliament in bringing about the
prospective overthrow of the govern
ment, the reasons for popular disap-
proval of the Balfour administration,
some of the policies involved in the
English political situation, and the
renaissance in Ireland, were topics
which Mr.. Redmond discussed enter
tainingly for the Chicago Record-Her-
aid readers in his apartment at the
Grand Pacific hotel few days ago.
"The present position Of political
affairs in England is very unusual
and almost unique" said Mr.. Red
mond. 1.-The government of Mr.. Bal
four stands practically condemned in
Parliament as we'll as in the country,
and yet it adopts the unusual course
OF clinging to Office, although it is
perfectly clear that the general sense
of the people demands an appeal to
the electors.
"A t10rt time ago the government
actually was beaten on a matter of
considerable Importance in the House
Of Commons. The vote was taken on
the initiative Of the Irish party. 1t
was clear defeat, and everybody ex-
pected the government would take the
usual course of resigning. Instead OF
this, however, 1t announced the inten-
tion Of holding on to office. This atti-
tude, strictly speaking, is unconstitu-
tional, and has aroused very bitter
feeling among the electors.
again, the government proposed a
most important and far-reaching
change in the representation of the
people-a change which involved the
reduction of the Irish members in the
British Parliament by no less than
twenty-five. This important matter
was ruled out of order on the sugges.
ton Of the Irish party, and again the
government suffered a severe defeat
and was obliged to abandon the
scheme.
I'm addition to these defeats and
humiliations in Parliament the Bal
four government has been defeated in
almost every by-election elections to
fill vacancies) which has taken place
during the last few years. Even great
Conservative strongholds like Brigh.
ton and portions Of the city of London
have been captured by the Liberal op.
ponents Of the present government.
Yet in the face Of all these facts, Mr.
Balfour clings to power, and in doing
SO presents a most humiliating spec.
tacle.