The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-25

DUBLIN, May 21.-The large st, mos
representative and most ha monious
convention which ever assem- bled in
iceland today repudiated the pia for a
limited fish cou-ci' which WIS 7 the
liberal government .ad Ia Of - IN full
hllment of its campaign promises This
action killed the hope Of any omo rule
legislation by the present parliament.
created "A serious split in the govern
mcnts forces and may have far-rcaeh-
ing results.
The temper Of the convention was
plain from the beginning. No one had
IA word to offer in behalf of the bill
Home rule or nothing was the unani-
nous sentiment. and the resolution re-
jecting the measure proposed by John
Redmond, commanded every vote.
The Irish parliamentarians had been
deluged with resolutions from town
councils and all sorts of official and
unofficial bodies since they arrived in
Dublin, all denouncing the bill. The
country spoke in an unmistakable
voice and the Irish members of par
lament cheerfully acquiesced in its
will.
Three thousand delegates came here
to attend the convention and soon after
the doors of the mansion house were
opened il WAS impossible To get into
the building, which was packed most
uncomfortable. The gathering was
quieter than most Irish political meet
ings 1t lacked the spirit of the old
home rule gatherings when paNttt,
Dillon. Healey and other fiery orators
had the center of the stage The
speeches were temperate and there was
little denunciation of the government.
Except for the outbreak of priest,
who attempted to make the bib
church Issue and was rebuked, every
thing went smoothly. The American
delegates We're all greeted enthusiast
cally The keynote of the speeches
and of several resolutions introduced
was that the bill was an Insult to Ire
land.
Richard Croker was cheered at the
evening session of the convention when
the chairman announced that he had
$500 to the Irish parlia
mentary fund.
Subsequent resolutions We're adopted
calling on the government To fulhll
its pledges of Legislation for the re
lief of the evicted tenants as well as
for university and primary education
Mr. Redmond had requested Dennis
O'Sullivan of san Francisco to sing
God Save Ireland" and before the ad-
journment Mr.. OSullivan mounted the
platform and rendered the song. The
closing scene of the convention was
most enthusiastic. All the delcEa tcs
as well as the ladies who crowded the
galleries were on their feet singing
the chorus with Mr.. O'Sullivan.
LONDON, May 21.--As the national
list convention at Dublin rejected Mr.
BirreII's Irish bill. il is understood that
the government will drop it for this
season, at least and proceed with the
other reforms which its liberal sup
portcrs are urging and with which the
program is crowded. That the govern
ment cannot grant any wider measure
of self government to ireland without
dissension in the cabinet Is
not denied. 50 there Is no other course
to adopt than shelving the bill which
is represented To be the limit To which
the anti-home rule liberals would con
sent to go. Mr. Redmond'S action i'm
the rejection of the measure,
although anticipated in some quarters,
caused surprise. as 1t is un-
derstood that he had agreed after
with his colleagues, to ac-
cept what the government offered as
partial concession to the demands OF
Ireland. With the majority of his
party. including the clergy, opposed to
it, however, there was no other course
for it to pursue in the opinion of the
politicians here.