New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-22
IRISH BILL REJECTED.
CONTENTION UNANIMOUS.
Al Hope of fiction in Present Par
lament abandoned.

Lament .IDdHnOHeU.
T,,,f7fr May 21.--Tho largest most representa-
80 ,,,,.sr harmonious convention which ever
.,,-s -, Irs14r3 to-day repudiated the plan
,t-;+.5 Irish Council which was all the
-, .,-,,r,,ant had To offer in fulfilment of
f-, rrornses This action killed the
., Home Rule legislation by the pres
-,--,,,,rent created a serious split in the
,.r+,s forces ana may have far reaching
results
to-inntne. No one had a word to offer in
ta,aIf Of the bill Home Rule or nothing was
40 Unanimous sentiment, and the resolution re-
.aotinp the measure, proposed by John z. Red
,nond. commanded every vote.
rr,a irish rarIiamentarians had been deluged
nth resolutions from town councils and all
eric of official and unofficial bodies since they
arrived in Dublin all denouncing the bill. The
country spoke in an unmistakable voice. and the
1-isb members Of Parliament cheerfully acqui-
esced in its Will
Three thousand delegates came here to attend
,be convention. and soon after the doors of the
Mansion House were opened 1t was impossible
70 get into the building. which was packed most
unco1rfortably The meeting lacked the spirit
Of the old Home Rule gatherings. when Davitt,
the stage The speeches We're temperate, and
there was little denunciation of the government.
Except for the outbreak of a priest, who at
tempted 10 make the bill church issue and was
rebuked, everything went smoothly. The Ameri-
can delegates were all greeted enthusiastically.
The keynote of the orations and of several reso-
lutjons introduced was that the bill was an in
suit 10 ireland.
The floor of the rotunda was crowded with
delegates from many societies and constituencies
representing every part OF Ireland The irish
members of Parliament were present in full
force and many Of the Catholic clergy were on
the platform Seated beside Mr.. Redmond were
the American delegates-John O'Canaghan, sec
retsrv Of the United Irish League; T. B. Fftz-
patrick, treasurer of the league, and Patrick J..
Tgnlrnins a member of the executive committee
of the league; a venerable man who was pointed
out 10 every one as John Parnell. brother Of the
late Charles Stewart Parnell; Richard Croker.
whose hair and close cropped beard are now
completely white and several bishops.
Mr. Redmond, who presided, was greeted with
great cheering when he rose TO speak. His first
words were: THE heart Of every Irishman in
the world goes out 10 John Dillon in the hour
Of his great affection"
a resolution OF sympathy with Mr.. Dillon in
the loss Of his wife was adopted another
for the widow Of Michael Davitt, who died since
the last convention, recalling Dayitt's imprison-
rnent for Ireland's sake and "the part he bore in
raising the Irish peasant from serf TO a free
man"
kilograms of greeting from many Irish socie
ties IN America and elsewhere were read, after
which Mr. Redmond reminded the delegates that
Irelands fitness for self-government would be
Judged by their conduct at this convention, and
That this convention, representative of Irish
national opinion, emphatically places record
its profound conviction that nothing can satisfy
the national aspirations OF ireland bring
peace and contentment TO our people Out
measure Of -self-government which Will give the
irish people complete, control Of their domestic
affairs.
That while we have never wavered in our be-
lief that il is impossible to produce any logical
or workable scheme for the extension and de-
VelOpment Of popular power and responsibility
in ireland short of the concession Of Home Rule,
al the same time, in accordance with the reso-
luton of the National Directory or February g.
1901, and with the public declarations made
from time 10 time in behalf we have been
willing 10 give fair consideration to any scheme
prepared by the British ministers which, in
their opinion, would be consistent with and
lead up to the larger policy" to which they
were pledged;
That having considered the Irish Council
bill introduced by the government:
We declare that il is utterly inadequate in its
scope-and- unsatisfactory in its details, and
should be rejected by the Irish nation. and We
regard the production Of such a measure by a
British government pledged to Home Rule as
confirmation OF the position we have always
taken-that any attempt TO settle the Irish
problem by half measures would be entirely un~
successful. and we call upon the Irish party to
oppose the bill in the House Of Commons and
press upon the government with all its strength
and power to introduce a measure for the estab-
lishment Of a native parliament with respon-
sible executive, having power over all purely
Irish affairs. and at this crisis in the fortunes OF
Ireland invite all the Nationalist forces of
the country TO unite in support Of repre-
sentatives in Parliament and enable them TO
effectively press for the speedy and genuine
settlement Of the irish question.
Continuing Nh Redmond denied the criticism
thar he and his colleagues were committed TO
the biA- ON the contrary. he said, the trainers
Of the measure had refused his advice as TO the
only safe basis on which the proposed council
could be founded The Irish members Of Par
lament were not committed to any part of the
hiH or 10 the government. They had voted for
lis Introduction in order to fulfil their promises
and that the governments proposals might be
submitted 10 a convention.
Summarizing his views Mr.. Redmond as