The sun., 1908-03-31
VOTE FOR HOME RULE 2 TO 1
REDMOND MOTION ADOPTED BY
THE COMMONS.
Only Means Home Rule Some Time, a.
AsquIth Won't BrinE In a Bill In This
Parliament Nationalist Calls Irish
UnlOnlst Cow ard-BaIfOur Just sneers.
SPECIAL Ca0Io Despatch 10 THB Sun,

pOsUOn 10 lne VIII OF lle lIlsn people anu
gives them no voice in the management Of
their own Affairs; that the system is
Inefficient, eItravagant and costly; that it
does not enjoy the confidence OF a large
section Of the population; that il is pro-
ductiye Of universal discomfort and unrest
and Ia incapable Of satisfactorily promoting
TIE material and intellectual progress OF
me people; that the reform Of the Irish
government Is a matter vital to the interest
ofIreland and calculated to greatly promote
ire well-being of the people Of Great
Rrtsin."
The resolution therefore declares that
IN the opinion Of the House q solution Of
The problem can be attained only by giving
ne Irish people legislative and executive
control Of all purely Irish affair.
Mr. Redmond, speaking to his resolution,
-5d that the Home Rule question now
occupied a position in which it could not
Indefinitely continue. An overwhelming
majority Of the members Of the House of
,ommons had professed their belief that
the only solution Of the problem was the
concession Of Home Rule, and the Govern
mert had publicly spoken to the same
effect.
The debate arouses more interest than
any subject discussed this session Earl
Percy. Conservative, submitted an amend
rnent to the resolution, stating: That in
asnuch as the abandonment by the Imperial
Parliament Of its undivided responsibility
both for legislation and administration
vithin the United Kingdom. would injure
Inc prosperity Of Ireland and imperil the
security Of Great Britain. this House is
unalterably opposed to the creation Of an
irish Parliament with responsible execu-
i've
NIr. Redmond said "The amendment
rdises a perfectly plain issue. On one side
Is trust in the people and on the other the
Old Tory policy Of repression. The pro-
= osal 20 add the words subject TO the SUI
preme authority Of the Imperial PaTlia-
ment' is unnecessary and superfuous, but
il It Is desired to add them we will certainly
accept Ireland Is worse governed and
more dscontented under British rule and is
more determined never 10 cease agitation
until she has home rule than at any time
since the movement began.
-.-We ask from you power 10 develop in
our own way our own qualities We ask that
what you have done for the Frenchmen Of
Quebec and for the Dutch in the Transvaal
you should now do for the people Of Ire
land
Mr.. Redmond added that the only real
argument against home rule he was almost
ashamed TO mention. It was the fear the
harm 100000 Irish people may do the
irOOO.OOO Of this country
Earl Percy moved his amendment in words
which emphasized Mr.. Redmond's point
above, declaring that in Ireland a legal
,euaraton was the prelude to divorce
II vas not surprising, therefore. that Eng
land should prefer 70 incur the slight in
convenience arising from incompaubility
g. temper 10 the certain risk. il she allowed
h,r partner to set up her house at her very
udge gi,es, that she would contract a
r.4 alliance with some enterprlsing neigh
r vino happens 10 have her eye on the
rr'sh plato and jewels.
lugus,us Birrell, Chief secretary for
lrsgnd, arose, grim and pale, TO address
the House. He was greeted with storm
u' Liberal cheers. His words we're down
rlht tuncompromising. He sid;
There is not time for this House to do all
n. .nss that are necessary for Ireland, and
which must be done unless misfortune and
nsery are to dog her path and unless
er final connection with this country is
- he our lasting shame. Something more
must be done unless we are to have some
thing like he'll in Ireland. The Irish may be
n eScitabe people, but II there were in
reduced in Fast Anglia such land legisla-
ron as has been applied To Ireland there
would be far greater trouble and excite
nent there than have occurred In Ireland
Banging despatch box with his fist MIR.
prrell cried: The Liberal party is a home
ME party IRoars and cheers from the
Nationalistsl. Yes, there is no kind OF
ioubt about that Renewed cheers
Proceeding he said, Il have never disguised
from the electors that l am not penitent.
4 number Of other Liberals have declared
hat home rule is outside Of practical poli-
'ics during the present Parliament He
added, 1t is impossible to determine what
should be the issue for any general election.
This is home rules danger in the next
general election. for It is impossible that
The predominant partner would think
about anything he did not want TO think
about He concluded by saying, III the
rsh desire that this question should be |
brought prominently before the English !
rsople at the next general election they !
rould do we'll to make it clear what their |
proposals are
There was a lively scene At dinner time
the House. One Of the Belfast members |
said the inhabitants Of the west OF Ireland
gere lazy. An uproar followed, in the
midst Of which John 0'Connor, member
Tor North Kildare. a foot inch giant,
r,se white with passion and asked the
Belfast member TO repeat his statement
outside the House, saying lie is a coward
The inevitable uproar followed. A point
Of order was raised and the Deputy Speaker
declared the word coward was not in order
Ne asked Mr., 0'Connor 10 withdraw 1t. He
refused, whereupon he was named, and he
walked out.
Ey-Prime Minister Balfour secuted the
Ided Of discussing Home Rule in one nights
ichate and he questioned the seriousness
oi the present discussion. What the Union
,GA wanted to know, he said, was the
Governments attitude on Home Rule. I