The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-09-02
A TALK WITH REDMOND.
Nmma Maddlson in sac Lake Tribune.

(t4lIlLna Madison IN Salt Lake Tribune.)
Hon. William Redmond, member of the British
Parliament from Ireland, accompanied by his wife
arrived from the west Tuesday afternoon and
registered at the Knusford The distinguished Nat
onalist and member of the Home Rule party was met
at Ogden by Col. Geoghegan who came with him 70
Salt Lake and at whose beautiful residence on North
State street reception given in behalf of him
and his wife in the evening. general invitation had
been extended to all who desired to meet the man
whose lifetime has been devoted interests of the
Irish people and in attempting from parnent
the rights to which they consider themselves entitled
and which have been denied.
Although still young man, being only a Years
of age Mr. Redmond has long been prominent figure
IN British politics and has for himself a world
wide reputation In appearance he is of medium
height of light complexion, bright eye and active
in his movements. He looks like fighter intellectu-
ally, and physically he has the appearance of a man
who could hold his own if he hard pushed. He is
barrister by profession, but has frequently been
contributor to the columns of the Dublin Freeman's
Journal He has been member of Parliament for
twenty-five years during most of which time he has
been thorn in the side of the British body polite
Eight months ago, in company with his charming
wife, he left the Emerald Isle for trip Australia
passing through the SueZ canal. While the business
which took him there of a private character he
spoke to large audiences in several the larger cities
On his travels though the Antpodes he was struck
with the wonderful resources and possibilities of the
country, and said all it needed population to make
it great. He said fully one-tenth the population of
Australia at the present time were Irish people
Cardinal Moran, of the abest in the colonies
was, he said. hearty friend the Irish movement
in which he took great interest.
He talked entertainingly the subject of British
politics, but said it impossible to tell when there
would be dissolution of Parliament and national
election. His attention called to the fact that
early in July resolution introduced in the House
of Commons embodying a Government scheme to
redstrbute the seats in Parliament owing to changes
in the population. The scheme was not intended to
alter the total membership but redistribue the
representation in such that England would
gain seventeen seats, Scotland four and Wales one
while Ireland would lose twenty-five
On this subject he said that he believed no such
attempt would be successful. Since 1882 Ireland he
said had had 103 members allotted upon the dis
solution of the Irish parliament time when there
was a much larger population than now, and when
they really entitled to twice the number. He
said such attempt would be breach of the act of
1882 and would be defeated.
He believed in the an election the govern
ment wou!G be deeeated-that is Mr.. Balfour would
cease to be premier When asked who would likely
be his successor said most talked of men were
Lord Spencer and Sir Henry Bannerman.
Asked his views the prospective peace between
Japan and Russia reported from the Portsmouth
conference, he said it triumph intellect over
force. The representatives of Russia had obtained
practically everything they had demanded At the
same time he believed that notwithstanding Japan had
been universally successful in her battles she had
reached point in her resources beyond which she
could not well and therefore quite ready
for peace
He said that while the conduct of Russia toward