The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-03
IRISH DELEGATES CHEERED
Carnegie NAN CROWDED TO
MAN JOHN REDMOND.
brighter Days In ireland. says the Homo
Ruler NeNt Move To Get SeIf-GOyern-
mont Land Act HAS Made the Irish
the Owners OF Their Own soil.

brighter Days In ireland. says the Homo
Ruler N~Nt Move To Get SeIf-EOyern-
ment-I.and Act HAS Made the Irish
the Owners Of Their Own soil.
Carnegie Hall was packed from pit to
dome last night ~ the reception To the
Irish ENJOYS, John Redmond T p O'Con-
nor, Joseph Devhn and Alderman Boyle
who have come to America To seek assist =
anCe for the cause II home rule. Morgan
J. q Brien presided. He was 80 eager 10
hear Mr.. Redmond speak that he nearly
overlooked the fact that Miss Marie
Narelle was on the program for an
/ opening song. His attention was called
TO the fact and Miss Narelle sang Odd
ireland Shall Be Free" and The Wearing
of the Green That put the house on
edge. and when MIR. Redmond was finally
! introduced the house went into an uproar
! MIR Redmond gave the crowd a story
OF the long fight for Irish freedom and
Of each successive victory In the last
twenty-five years said Mr.. Redmond.
Il have been here many times. always
under changed conditions A. first the
skies were absolutely black There was
in Ireland no freedom Of speech. no right
to hold public meetings. no trial by jury
.
Of home rule IN our lifetime But we
decided TO live up TO the Irish tradition
Of fghting oppression First We killed
coercion In that fight we all suffered
On my next visit was able TO say that
never again would coercion be enforced
against the national party in Ireland
Having defeated coercion tried TO
make the common people free in their
homes and lives Twenty-Five years ago
tn" Irish farmer could not call his soul
his own All incentive 20 labor was taken
away from him. He was ,
Right here a photographer fired OF
a rashlight powder and woman IN
N" balcony eav" a slight scream. Mr.
Redmond turned Ia the photographer
aud said I'm IN the habit Of standing
frr and after tho laugh had subsidized
b.. added b. aopc my friend got m. with
q pleasant expression.
Continuing his talk he said with
your help We have emancipated the peas
antry One-half Of the whole AREA 81
Ireland - now owned by the Irish Fifty
per cent more ~ being got out 81 the soil
than ever before The land ~ dotted with
happy homes of emancipated people
The same IL true Of the laboring p~ople
d.C"ni slP'e homes with flowers around
them. on plots rented TO them az ridicu-
lously low figures England not only i'm
poV-rish-d ireland but condemned her
- ignoranc" Now the schools are being
rebuilt. the teachers are getting better
pay and W. have established a grea'
demo, ratio university
Then Mr. Redmond told Of m. land
many paopi. ~ Connlught to move from
the bog- and mount ans t. the rich farm
lands. and = ne old age pensions. which
were enabling - many peope tn leave
that uI-grac" G., the Irlsh Government.
the Irish workshops.
-Wh"u was here Last aid the speaker.
4 dad not believe ana would not venture
- predict So much To-day We feel that
We have. an sndnCIpa' al people. and We
are q united army to make a successful
struggle for hotn- rule. Io-nigh' | am .
not asking your help to secure aTnelIora- p
tive reforms ~ Ear a. they go We have
got all -" ctn ever hop" Ia get from an
Iguurtu' lsglsla urs | am here 10 ask
Won 20 n"lp ~ To- obtain self government
he. p'-IrI,n IL the home rule move
m"ut T. U,i merely ina, of Il question .
t-' ,-..l ~. EuglI~' and the Irish veopl. .
her" o. , ~" gf-.il obstacle m England .
90 lfi~u Nom" rule. IL j. tn" Hons. II .
L. ri- Kissing ~ the audience"
10" mass - the people are nC' an
. H.. t'''' Ffsm my intimate knowl"ig"
%. tn' tugI-h f'-'l .iie IA saying tnar
o.. mass - IN" ed H. are yy"rwhelm-
Irgly r"cDu,Il'-t 20 IN" idea + home
rul" "" hlN" .arO'I- waN- q aTpeil- .
Iug to- them. When ~ will work u" use
persuasion. v" show them hat "" are
r'ady 10 max" sacrifices for Ireland.
Aud vi hen ~" find n necessary We Use
What ~ tins country you call IN" bug
stuck
In M" last count We had n ma iority
~ HD - ~ ~ the $40 men IN Parliament.
In 10" elective chamber We had di-re-
gariing m" Irish votes, a purely British
rnH Iority OF SIXTY
m" real obstacle IL the 900 men who
-it Iu Parliament by hereditary right
the House 81 Lords. They can reject
any in"ISIr" IT the elective chamber
I hey ar" m" block IN our path For
-Ur years TIA" House 81 Lords has -et up n
claim t. direct taxation. hut they never
4 Ir'.i - "Nsrc..a ~
Last v.ar-and thank the Almighty
for 10 b'ra'Is.' the budget transferred
SOM. ~ ia" taxr- from tn" poor Ia tn.
rich -" Hnus. of Lords lost Its head and
VIZ Ruity of m act NJ madness IN re-
l"Ctiug ~" budget 81 tn" T@opl" They
h"U4-.,ly-S raised tn" question 81 who
- 80 nave power ~ tn" future" the House
~ lords or th" English people. This IL
~" greatest lssu" that has been teton"
IA" English for centuries Until this
question - settled nothing else can he
decided
The ho,I-.a rncked with applause. and
whom Michael J Ryan 81 Philadelphia
The national president ~ the United
Irish league ~ America. started a col
lection the money fairly rolled IN. Last
nights collection. u IN estimated. will
roach fully s25. OoO.