The Washington times., 1907-08-25
REDMOND SEES END
Of HOUSE OF LORDS
Irish Party Will Press for
the Amended Land
Bill.
National Movement viii Not
Suffer From Birrell Bill
FiaSCO.

NEW YORK, Aug. 2A-John Red
mond, the Irish parliamentary leader, is
quoted in an interview printed here to-
day as certain that Ireland win get
home rule in the near future.
After pointing out the defects in the
BirreH bill. Mr.. Redmond is quoted as
saying:
Il tank the government viii introduce
a measure following the spirit Of the
resolution which was passed by a great
majority a little while ago-that the
house OF lords should be abolished. The
government viii, believe. translate the
resolution into a bill. This viii be re-
jected by the mouse Of lords. This viii
be followed by d general election by
the beginning Of 1869, at the latest. If
the Liberals win that election by a sub
stantial majority. the veto power OF the
house OF lords viii, believe. be limited
or abrogated altogether, and in that
way the real obstacle TO the passage OF
the full measure viii disappear.
VIII Press for Land Bill.
Meanwhile we are going to press for
and expect a bill amending tho land Pur-
chase act of 1903, giving compulsory pur-
chase powers and breaking up the great
grazing tracts. We introduced a bill to
this effect and carried It by $50 major
ity last May. We are awaiting the &C
ton Of Lord Durley's commission, who
are still considering the question before
proceeding further with the BILL
Do you think tnat the national move
ment in ireland and America viii suf-
fer by reason OF this setback"
1T most certainly VIII MOTTO any
material extent, at all events. One must
be prepared for this sort of thing in
politics I feel sure that the national
movement Will rapidly rally from this
mere temporary disappointment and
that the sober thought Of your people
will soon realize that the rejection of
the bill was a blessing in disguise.
Sim Fem Not So Bad.
There's nothing new in the Sim Fem
business There always has been a revo-
lutionary movement here, and. so far as
It is honest, I have no quarrel with it.
A movement Of that kind is made up
of many sorts OF people. but there are
always cranks, soreheads, and frauds
connected with It. The doctrine Of Sim
Fien-the policy OF relying upon our
erlAE1-llc-n al ways BEEL1 LLl1 HEilAAALEIlk
OF the Parnell movement. It was never
stronger than it is within our own ranks
today We have lost no ground
Things have come so easy TO Us in
recent years that we are inclined to
grow Respondent under a mere tenn
porary Disappointment Think Of the
hard fights we had and the many, many
reverses we sustained during the days
Of the Land League and the National
League, but we triumphed in the end.
Labor FavOrs Home Rule.
Eve shall triumph in the movement
for our government in the near future.
The obstacles which barred our progress
10 the obtaining of national self-govern-
ment are rapidly disappearing The vast
majority OF the Liberals and the Labor
party are strongly IN favor OF Ireland's
claims of home rule. The national SEN
tlment has entirely disappeared.
The condition we have TO face now
is either friendIiness or apathy, but vio-
lent opposition has entirely disappeared.
This is a tremendous step on the road
10 home rule and an achievement to
which the Irish party can point with
pride"