Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-13
Iohn Redmond Would Advise His
COuntrymen to Start One if 1t
Had a Chance Of Success,
THE HOME RULE QUESTION.
Irish Unionlst Member Brought 1t Up
To Develop the Liberal Position
On the Same

London, April i2-Homc rule for Ire
land was the subject OF discussion at
tonlght's session OF the house of COM
mons. II came UP on the motion %
an Irish Unionlst member. framed with
the purpose OF drawing out Sir Henry
Campbell Bannermap CLiberaD, ana
with the expectation that the oppo-
sIton would eyade the issue, as the
government has the fiscal question For
the last few weeks the ministerial
benches have been empty ON private
members night. but tonight the gov
eminent was well represented lIeIl'cc
Bnlfour was greeted with lGollcdl
cheers when he entered the house
IL was the FIRST time this session that
an Irish Unionist had secured chanIe
to introduce a home rule motion ne
opposition declined 70 dodge the issue
and to initiate the governments recent
attitude toward private motions ON the
asrai ouestion and when Sir Henry
campbell Bannerman rose to speak the
opposition shouted In unison lie
didnt run away
MIR Tum CONSERVATIVE called the at
tention OF the house To speeches. pS
certain members of the opposition on
the question OF home rule Tor ireland,
and moved that I'm view OF the con-
hicting statements by various Leaders
ON the subject OF home RUE, the mousse
deems II eXpedlent for the member LOT
Stlrlingburg (Sir Henry Campbell-Bau>
nerman). To explicitly declare whethe.
or not It is his intention TO recommend
10 the electors OF the United Kingdom
the policy of establishing parliament
in Ireland" The motion was later Sec
Unded.
Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman
smoke at some length, He sarcasucahy
and caustically touched the sore spots
OF the government, and congratulated
Mr.. Bartour on his presence IN lhe
house tonight, when an ABSTRACT inU .li
was up. involving "a question Whlcn
would not come before this parliament
The speaker declined to give a direct
reply TO the motion, lie said IL was NOT
necessary to relate the record or inc
Liberal party, which for 20 years had
lahored increasingly to secure good gov
eminent for Ireland,
lie said the principle underlying these
efforts was that self government should
be granted. He would endeaVor 70
bring this to "A successful issue, but III
what way and by what plan.lt was pre-
posterous to ask him to say. He be-
ieyed the main purpose OF the motor
was TO afford the Unionists an oppor'
tunity to disport themselves with some
evidence Of unity
John Il. Redmond, who followed, de
clared that ireland demanded hom
rule. not as a favor but as a right, l
there were the smallest reasonable
chance Of success he would not hest
tate TO advise his countrymen to enc
the present situation by an armed re
volt but they desired to terminate IN
ancient quarrel upon terms satlsiac
tory and honorable to both nations II
thanked Sir Henry Campbell-Bann
man for his declaration, but said tn
Radical party would find this questio
an urgent and insistent one, Whic
would knock loudly at the door of tn
next parliament.
Premier Balfour spoke briefly, allud
ing Ironically to the dlssensIshs Of IN
opposition leaders on the Irish polio,
and declaring that II the Liberals re
turned a large majority at the neS
elections Irishmen might whistle. but
they emerged with a small majorit
they would cry ia heavens name fc
Justice TO Ireland.
1t being now midnight, Mr Turf II
voked closure, which the speaker 4,
fused to apply, and the debate was az
jOurncd,