The evening world., 1908-03-31
IRISH HOME RULE
VICTORY FORCED
IN PARLIAMENT
Redmond's Successful Fight
Means a Long Stride in
Ireland's Cause.
COMMONS VOTE 2 TO 4.
Chief Secretary BirTell Admits
Something Must Be Done
for the Country.

Home Rule by a vote of to l. Is cred
ited to-day with a victory Tor Ireland
: cause that cannot be underestimated
even though there are many foes of the
i movement who would try to make the
public think that the positive declara-
I ton counts for little or nothing
4 At the session of the House OF Com
mons yesterday Mr. Redmond. as leader
OF the Irish Party. offered this resolu-
ton:
THAT the present system of govern
ment in ireland is in opposition TO ene
will of the irish people and gives uhean
no voice in the management OF hei'
own affairs: that the. system is III
efficient. extravagant and costiy' Iia' II
does not enjoy the confidence OF larso
section of the population; that III u pio
ductive of universal discontent anu VII
rest and is incapable OF saCsls''lo'ti.
nronoting the material ana inIeilec' '--li
prorress of the people; that the reioi4A
of the Irish government Is iiiat'
vital to the interest OF Ireland a'la eA a.,
cuIated TO greatly promote the weN-
heing OF the people OF Great bfa'a
Full Legislative eower.
r,,, resolution therefore declares phat
a. a., o,i,top of the House q solution
of the problem can be attained "iA!
bv giving the Irish people Legislative
and executive control of all purely Aisli
affairs"
In presenting the resolution Mr.. heo-
mond said that the Home Rule aues'ioh
now occupied a position in wA-oh II
could MT indefinitely continue An oven
whelming majority OF the meinoets ot
the House OF Commons had pr"lesseu
their belief that the only solution Oh 'iie
problem was the concession oi ip!nio
Rule. and the Government had puo1iots
spoken to the same erec-
EarI Percy. a Conservative. ieadns
tba opposition to the measure during
a lively debate. presented this aineno-
ment:
..That inasn,,ch as the abandonment
by the Imperial Parliament of Its un-
divided responsibility. both for legsla-
ton and administration within the
United Kingdom, would injure the pros
perity OF Ireland and imperil the Sc
curity of Great Britain, this House is
unarterabIy opposed to the creation OF
an irish Parliament WALL . AeSpO'AS-o~S
executive"
ireland Determined.
Answering this. Mr.. Redmond said:
1.-THE amendment raises a perfectly
} plain ISSUE On one side is trust In the
! people and on the other the old Tory
policy OF repression. The pr'posal 10
add the words subject to the supreme
authority of the Imperial Government
is unnecessary and superfiuous but II
At is desired to add them we Will cef'
tainly accept. Ireland Is worse gov
armed and more discontented under
British rule and Is more determined
never to cease agitation Until shs mas
nome rule than al any time since the
movement began.
.sWe ask from you power 10 oeVe4pP
An our own way our own quantities 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 Ireland.
Mr.. Redmond added tnat the only
real argument against nome rule ne
was almost ashamed TO mention. 1t
was ''the fear the harm $4,000 Irish
people may do the 4o.0'a~ Of thls
Augustus Birreli, Chief Secretary for
Qreland. arose. grim and pale to ad-
dress the House. He was greeted with
a storm Of Liberal cheers. His words
were downright uncompfomising. He
''There is not time for this House to
DO all things that are necessary for
ireland, and which must be done unless
misfortune and misery are TO dog Her
path, and unless her tlnai connection
with this country is to be- our lasting
shame Something more must be done
unless We are to have something ike
hell IN Ireland. The Irish NAV be an
excitable neople, but # there were intro
duced In East Anglia such lan4 legisla-
ton as has been applied to Ireland there
would be far greater trouble ana excite
m,ent ,nt there than have occurred in Ire
Sounds Warning
Banging despatoh box with his fist
1fr. Birrell cried: The Liberal party
IS a home rule parry. (Roars and
cheers from the NaiionalistsJ Yes,
there is no kind Of doubt about that"
tRenewed cheers) Proceeding. he said
II have never disguised from the cleo
tors that ! am not pentent. A num-
Der of other Liberals have declared
that home rule Is outside Of practical
He added. 1T is Impossible 10 deter
mine what should Do the Issue for any
general election.
This is home rules danger in the
BILE that the predominant partner would
ghink about anything ne did not want
10 tnlnK aOOut He concluded by saw
sng: III uhe Irish desire that this cues
tion should be brought prominently be-
tore the English people al the next gem
faii election elton they would DO well TO
He osv Asquith, Chancei. of the
ENch Que while reattirmnc his opin-
hon tla' the ultimate solution Of the
<uuesi'cn could only be found In a sys-
TEN If Government as Regards pure
ly local matters. said he could not vote
for the motion because no House uf
Commons would be Justified in embark
Ing upon such task unless the matter
had first been submitted 10 the elevtor-
ate, This was not the case in the last
general election.
So far as the present Parl.ag4ent was
concerned II had exhausted ~ powers
in regard 10 the problem q IRISH gov.
erIiment. The British people ksd set -
be convinced. and untl they were COG
WINGED II would be impossible TO trSHs9
an inch along the road.
The House then divided on Earl
Percy's amendment which WAS defeated
oy vote OF lt2 to 23i. and then on Mr.
Redmond's motion with the words
tGubject 10 the supreme authorty OF
he imperial Parliament" added, end Il
Was adopted by u vote OF 3lS 20 LET.