The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1907-09-07
Prime Minister and Irish Secretary Friends Of
Home Rule But Were Thwarted
By Other Ministers.
Predicts That Next Appeal to Country Will
Involve the Question Of Abolishing
House of Lords.

Mr. John E. Redmond was enjoying
a brief holiday at his shooting lodge
in the mountains of Wicklow when j
journeyed thither from Dublin, says a
correspondent Of the Evening World.
The village of Aughrim is three miles
from the main line of the Dublin. Wick
low and Wexford railway. After pass
ing the beautiful vale where the Avon
beg and Avonmore meet in the loving
embrace which Moore has immortal
ized in his charing lyric of The Meet
ing of the Waters" one is almost i'm
mediately borne into a wilderness of
mountains and glens. From the little
town Of Aughrim there is a magniti-
cent drive Of nine miles by the Glen
Of the Owe, to the crest of the hill
which overlooks the valley Of Lugnu-
guilla. The summit of the great noun
tain was draped in a cloud Of white
f1eecy vapor, but the dafk green braek-
en-, the lighter hued grass and the pur-
pie blossoms of the heather make 1t
charmingly picturesque background
for the formidable looking building on
the wide plateau at it's base.
The castle. as it is called, was built
by the British government during the
stormy times in Ireland which marked
the closing Of the eighteenth century
as a military fortifcation, and 1t was
from within its walls the yeomanry
issued to engage in many wild and
fruitless chase for the capture of Mich
ael Dwyer. the great guerrilla chief.
whose name and deeds of daring are
still household words all over Ireland.
The green flag with a great gold harp
emblazoned In It's centre was flying on
the Flagstaff on the lawn. and barred
my head to the Stars and Stripes OF
"Old Glory" which foated over the
arched gateway as I entered the court
yard for, like many Of his countrymen,
Mr.. Redmond has a very warm corner
in his heart for the great republic of
the West.
The Irish leader was returning from
an early morning plunge in the Owe
and his sturdy figure was clad in a
jacket, knickerbockers and gray tweed
cap. The flush of health was on his
strong. handsome face. and with a
beaming smile he extended his hand to
me in the heartest of Irish greetings
modious and we'll stocked library. Mr.
Redmond threw open the window and
let in the cool mountain air, and. hav-
ing lighted cigar. proceeded to give
me his views on the present political
situation in Ireland.
"The BirrelI Home Rule bill was
of course" said Mr.
Redmond. THE bill did not give alb
solute control to the Irish people of the
smallest thing connected with Irish
administration-even the appointment
Of a special clerk was made subject
to the veto Of the Lord Lieutenant. The
constitution Of the bill was altogether
wrong. This was the most vital defect
The government should have taken
the present number of Irish represen-
tatives in the House Of Commons as
the basis Of the representation in the
National Council We objected to the
nominative features. though if the bill
had permitted a. small number of MEM
bers to be appointed for a limited peri
cd nobody would have objected. This
was done at the time of the establish
ment of the County Councils. Under
the provisions of the National Coun-
ellis bill there would have to be new
elections. and we should have been
compelled to divide up one hundred
and three constituencies into eighty
two. which would result in having two
bodies representing Ireland. one in
parliament in Westminster and the
other at homo in Ireland, and this