Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-18
IRISH AFTER THE PREMIER
Pamphlet Issued showing Remarks
Of Leader ABent Home RuIe
for ireland.

DUBLIN. Feb. 1e-Cspecial Cablegram TO
The BeeD-The irish evidently do not IN
tend to allow Sir Henry Campbell Banner
mann and the liberals to escape from
Of home rule the moment
is fairly i'm session. pam
phlet has just been printed showing the
speeches of the prime minister upon this
important proposition This pamphlet re
cites that while still leader of the opposi-
tion at Stirling on November % ne dealt
very fully with the Irish question. saying;
"My opinion has long been known 10
you. II is that the only way OF healing
the evils of Misunderstanding the diihcul-
ties of its administration. of giving con-
tentment and prosperity to its people and
Of making it a strength instead OF weak
ness to the empire--is that the Irish people
should have the management Of their own
domestic affairs. and so far from this opin-
ion fading or dwindling as the years pass,
ii is becoming stronger and, what is more,
have more confidence in it's realization.
IF were asked for advice by an ardent
nationalist I would say my desire Is to see
the effective management of Irish analr5
in the hands of representative irish Par
lament IL I were "A nationalist ! would
take it any way ! could get It, provided 1t
was consistent with and led up to their
larger policy. Undoubtedly ii will take
time. But ! trust that the opportunity of
making a great advance on this question
of Irish government will not be long de-
layed and when this opportunity comes my
firm belief is that a greater measure OF
agreement than hitherto to the ultimate
solution will be found possible, and that a
keener appreciation will be felt of the bene-
fits that will flow to the Irish communities
Irftl tlgh Inn ha
and that Ireland, from becoming dis
affected. Impoverished and discouraged
will take its place, strong, harmonious
and contented portion of the empire"
Such was the position of Sir Henry Camp
bell-Bannermann as leader OF the oppos-
tion. The position is apparently that Of
the home ruler. The only question left
open is the question of time. Before he
spoke upon this subject again lie had be-
come prime minister and formed his liberal
cabinet. In the process of it's formation.
Notwithstanding the detection of Lord
Rosebery, he told the public that he had
received no request for a compromise, or
no suggestion of compromise, upon any
political question at all" On December
| 81 the collective opinion of the cabinet
/ on the whole field of liberal policy was
declared in the Albert hall speech. This
was the passage in which the prime minis
ter dealt with Ireland:
This is the foundation of our educational
policy-that the people of the district should
control and manage the schools. 1t is the
foundation of our licensing policy. But II
1 seek for illustrations, why do l not take
the greatest. the most conspicuous in
stance-what other than this is the founda
ton of our Irish policy-that those do
mestic affairs which concern the Irish peo
pie only, and not ourselves, should as ans
when opportunity affords, be placed in thei
hands
Challenged at Inverkeithing. the premie
replied;
Il believe that the proper solution OF tn
dificulty of Irish government lies In tn
reference to an Irish body of all Irisl
questions with which England and Scot
land have no immediate concern, and
should propose to myself to support
scheme of that sort as time and oppor
tunity may offer. But / do not think tina
in the immediate future there is any chanc
of such an opportunity occurring"