Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-09
IRELAND LIVES IN
BLESSED HOPE
HOME RULE is COMING SLOWLY
AND BY DEGREES.
PROMISE IN PRESENT BILL
Leaders Hope 1t Will Be Accepted as
Stepping-Stone to Emancipation
of the Emerald lsIe-BirreII Hopes
for Moderate Success-Unsatisfac
tory to William Dillon.

London, May S.-The government
Irish bill to the commons and coun-
try. The bill is designed to meet the
demands for Irish home rule. 1t was
presented by the chief secretary for
Ireland, Birreu
Compared with the home rule bills
of 1886 and 1906, the measure confers
little self government upon Ireland,
merely giving to the council the con
troll of this branch always has been a
aged by government boards. The
council is to be appointed by the
crown, and while the lord lieutenant
of Ireland is given power to nullify
its measures, the crown retains con-
troll of five of the eight departments,
including the cOnstabulary. The con-
troll of this branch alays has been a
thorn in the flesh of the Irish people.
The uniOnists regard the measure as
a step toward home rule. They OBJ
ject to giving to ireland the manage
ment of many of the departments of
local affairs while the Irish members
Of the commons retain the right to
legiSIate in similar affairs for Eng
land and Scotland. They criticise
council through eight committees as
complicated and cumbersome. The
radicals are disappointed that the
measure falls so short of actual home
rule and the Irish members are even
more disappointed with it. The Irish
leaders, however, are maintaining
diplomatic attitude until they have
time to study the provisions of the
bill and learn the sentiment of the
people.
After the bill had been presented
and explained by Birrell it was criti-
on behalf of the opposition. John E.
Redmond delivered brilliant speech,
noteworthy principally for it's digni-
fed and fOrceful exposition of Ire
lands claims for complete home rule.
The audience of the speakers was
"
mentary occasion. The entire minis
try occupied seats on the front
benches.
The floor of the house was packed
and the galleries held a notable as
semblage, including number of
peers, visiting colonial premiers. no
tably Alfred Deakin, premier of Aus
tralia. and several bishops. w.
BOurke Cochran of New York was an
interested spectator. The membe. S
of the Irish clergy were conspicuous
in the galleries. Most of Btrrells
speech was in explanation of the de-
tails of the plan, although in begin
ming he eloquently contrasted his po-
sition with that of Gladstone in pre-
senting home rule, calling his task
a more humble one and more com
mensurate with his position and pow
erS.
Birrell rose to an Oratorical height
when he described the present system
of Irish administration. He called
| Dublin castle a failure, saying:
| There it stands. remote, without a
| friend and melancholy, while the cur
rent of Irish life sweeps past" No
| governor had entered, he continued
the gloomy portals of Dublin castle
without a sinking heart almost equiv
alent to abandoning hope"
| Birrell said that one way to govern
ireland was to send a man there to
hold the balance of all the parties and
administer the country in the spirit
of courage and independence, but the
! government had no such man in its
eye
81 would rather write the biography
of a deceased autocrar' Birrell said
than live under his rule. Such mer
do not make good history"
He said, however, that if the meas
ure slowed itself workable, even with
moderate success, his party would
gladly accept it.
! Home Rule Bill Unsatisfactory.
Chicago, May S.-Speaking of the
home rule bill introduced into the
British parliament yesterday, William
Dillon of this city said:
| "The main objection to the scheme
is that it does not vest in the council
any power of appointing judges o.
the supreme court of the judicaturt
at Dublin, nor any power over the
Dublin police or Irish constabulary
This defect is so great in my opinion
that it is doubtful if the measure vii
be acceptable to the Irish parliamen
tary party
John F. Finerty considered the
measure insufficient. ut seems
strange" he said, that Great Britain
should yield as much as she has done
to the formidable resistance of the
beers and so little to the peaceful eff
forts of the Irish. The inference /!
that Great Britain worships force anC
violence in matters of reform ant
holds in contempt those who seel
redress by more peaceful methods"
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