The Washington herald., 1908-08-23

London. Aug. Z2-The recently founded
Irish Imperial Home Rule Association,
whose motto is Federation. not Separa-
ti0n.- has issued q statement setting
forth its aims. the chief Of which is the
establishment Of a parliament in Ireland
and Of an executive responsible TO it FOR
( the internal administrative government of
ireland. definitely subject and contrlhu-
tory 10 the impartial Parliament In mat
tiers OF imperial Importance
-'Exr-avaEant and unsympatEetic Irish
/ government In the past has" the state
maur says. identified imperialism in the
minds OF I-isEmen with Irish national de-
cay The reaction from this misunder-
standing has unfortunately. placed Irish
men in the position OF appearing TO be
/ opposed TO the idea Of empire
-Cut Of this dual Misunderstanding a
deadlock has arisen. and toward its dissi-
patton the association hopes 10 demon
Strate the truth Of the proposition that
the Institution Of Irish seIf-goverument is
not only necessary 10 the domestic we'll
fare of ireland. but Is demanded by the
f progress and consideration Of the empire
/ 10 the foundation Of which Irishmen have
so largely contributed"
An Orangeman's Views.
In this connection Lindsay Crawford,
grand master Of the Independent Orange
men Of ireland. contributes an interest
[ iug paper TO the Daily Chronicle M
/ Crawford says
ireland has entered on the last and
/ most interesting phase OF her centgry-old
struggle for self-goverument. and forces
hitherto antagonists are converginE on
/ the national highway that leads 10 home
rule within The empire The main causes
Of iuJerueCile strife and division - the
church the landlords education - have
. one by one been removed from the sphere
Of controversy and many Of those VINO
. fought on opposite sides in the church
and land wars are now 10 be found on
I the same side preparing for the final as
sauIr on the remnant Of the asceudsucy
/ that Is Lurre1ched behind Dublin Castle
For TIE first time since the union the
7 political struggle IN Ireland has assumed
diStiu-uvely national aspect. Uu-TGn-
EueIe5 by considerations that in the past
z tended so much 10 divide the Irish people
into hostile religious camps There are
now only Dublin Castle and the parasites
I who there farten on the decay Of the
I Irish nation This is the last line Of de-
d
T manned almost exclusively by the profes-
+ siunaI classes and permanent officials
Dublin Castle VIII appeal in vain TO the
forces that IN the past p-opped up the
! asceuCeucy- II IS cut Off from the main
currents of national life. and has few
I friends even On the Uui1nist side
Ireland for Irish.
Prom the time when Castlereagh's in
trigues forced Ireland into parliamen-
( tary union with Great Britain the agita-
I ton has assumed many phases and been
/ conducted under various guises. but.
/ stripped Of exteruals and artifciaIities, it
stands to-day. as in the days Of O'Con-
nell. Tor national freedom within the en-
pire-f0r the right Of Ireland 10 develop
along Irish lines, and TO realize within
herself. and within the limits of emufre.
her own national life and individual
characteristics Reduced 10 a weII-zncvn
/ political formula. il simply means gov
eminent according 10 Irish ideas Il is
at this interesting jUncture in tEe affairs
Of Ireland that TWO new movements have
originated. one in Belfast. the other III
Dublin The former, composed mainly Of
independent Oraugemen. is the northern
union. and is an association Of Clstermen
for the promotion OF unity and co-opera-
[ riol among al 1rlS1Llen WORKING Tor the
better government Of Ireland II takes
as its basis Mr.. Redmond's resolution OF
March 50 last The Irish Imperial Home
Rule Association is the outcome Of the
revolution campaign and the Liberal re
vival in Dublin II promises 10 be a pow
erfUI body The commercial and profes-
siOnal community in Dublin is largely
represented on its roll OF members I'm
periaI home rule is the first plank in its
programme The objects Of the associa-
ton have been defined and limited as
follows
taI To advance the internal Developments and csn-
s1idation of Ireland and establish her position as
part Of the British empire.
'tb To promote the establishment II parlianaent
Ireland and of executive responsible TO il for
- internal and adu-instrative government Of Ire
lsd. definitely suh5s-r and conriburory 70 the tupe
nal Pa-iiau.eut Of Great Britain and Ireland IL
matters # imperial importance
''ci To obtain such concessions and rneasrr-es of
ecou1mic read11stment from Great Britain as nay Be
consistent with imperial self-goTe-nn1ent-
Id To develop Trish economic and commercial -
sources and % encourage the growth Of such charac-
rers-lcs and qualities necessity 20 adranta-
seous selfg9Te-Eneut and national economic inde-
pendeu-e-
The Irish Imperial Home Rule Associ-
alton is a practical attempt TO prove TO
Engiishms1 that the Irish question has a
personal aspect for themselves and that
Lit involves the pressing VrobIem Of par