The Detroit times., 1910-10-27
$4,000 RAISED FOR
HOME RULE CAUSE

TUNE null IhuJt
John E. Redmond's Temperate Ad
dress Before Big Audience Fol-
lowed by Generous Response.
The address OF John Z. Redmond
leader Of the Nationalist party In the
British House OF Commons, In the
Light Guard armory. Wednesday
night, was q calm. dignihed recital
OF the reforms brought about In Ire
land during the past ten years, with
an occasional reference to ancient
hardships Of the Irish, and a cheerful
prediction Of the coming of home
rule within the immediate future.
Mr.. Redmond spoke slowly and de-
liberately, showing no disposition tc
spring savagely at the throats of his
opponents In the British parliament
However, he gave the lions tail q
few twists, particularly when dealing
with some Of the wrongs visited up
on the Irish In years gone by. He
also took severe fall out Of the
House Of Lords, finding particular
fault with the hereditary principle
which, he said. allowed men to be
come lords whether they were vast
rels. criminals or lunatics"
Mr.. Redmond assured the big audi
ence, all that could get into the large
hall. that the people Of Great Britain
were now thoroughly aroused against
the House OF Lords, because OF the
houses rejection of the budget, and
he said that there was a strong
probability OF the lords being abolish
ed by the present parliament
with the result that the last obstacle
In the way of home rule would Their
be removed. This statement brough,
forth loud and prolonged applause.
Speaking in this connection, Mr.
Redmond said:
Always Against Home Rule.
"The House of Lords, of course, has
always been the enemy Of Ireland
There has always been an enormous
majority against home rule in tina,
house. We have tried again and again
against the House of Lords for the
sake OF Ireland, and In order to car
ry home rule. but we have failed. But
last year a most startling, dramatic
and providential change came. over
the whole position. The House OF
Lords had always been very careful
not to get into an irreconcilable quar-
rel with the British people. But last
year a budget was passed by the
House of Commons which offended
the House of Lords.
1T was q budget that put the taxes
on the rich rather than on the poor
1t proposed graduated income tax
whereby the poor man would pay
nothing, and as the income went up
the income tax would rise until the
rich man would pay a great deal, and
the millionaire a very large tax in.
deed. They proposed to tax unearned
increments on the landlords, and the
House of Lords threw up their hands
in horror and said. oh, II this budget
Ii passed, the millionaires will starve.'
In vain the astute leaders of that
house sendeavored to control 1t. The
great mass of the members of the
House ofS1ords threw on the leader
ship OF these astute leaders of theirs
and they rejected the budget.
A British Question.
Now. follow my argument, I say
this Is British question. II will be
decided by British people, not for the
sake OF Ireland. not for the sake of
home rule, but for their own sake,
to defend their own rights and liber.
ties. For the first time In the history
Of the National movement the question
Of Irish rights il inseparably bound
up with the question Of British rights
and liberties. The moment the Brit
ish democracy removes the power OF
the House Of Lords, that moment the
last obstacle to home rule disappears
from our path. And although the
thinking CT Ireland. they are thinking
OF their own rights and own liberties,
and I am glad Of 1t, still the effect OF
the victory Of the British people In
defense Of their own rights and liber-
ties will mean the victory Of home
rule for Ireland.
Therefore II Is that am confident
tonight. Never In the lifetime of any
OF us has home rule for ireland had
as good q chance Of early or immedi-
ate success. There IL conference
going on at this moment between the
OF the House Of Lords
and the representatives Of the anti
House of Lords party. That confer
ence will come to decision before
Nov. Is next: when parliament opens,
and when l will be In my place at
Westminster.
"If that conference comes to q COM
promise, which Ia quite possible.
whereby the House Of Lords will sur
render their power, then the battle
will be over without striking another
blow, and we may get home rule for
Ireland almost Immediately. II that
conference ends In breaking up with
out coming to an agreement. there
will be an immediate dissolution and
another appeal by general election
to the voters In Great Britain and Ire
land. And II that election results.
as | feel certain 1t will. In verdict
against the House Of Lords, then the
question will be settled. So, ladies'
and gentlemen, In either event. | re-
gard the question Of home rule Tor
ireland as practically certain OF an
early triumph"
After referring to the injustice
which the Irish suffered In the west
of ireland. In Connaught, when the
landlords turned out the farmers from
the rich lands during the great IA