The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-27
$4,000 RAISED FOR
HOME RULE CAUSE
John E. Redmond's Temperate Ad-
dress Before Big Audience Fol-
lowed by Generous Response.

The address OF John K. Redmond,
leader Of the Nationalist party in the
British House OF Commons, In the
Light Guard armory. Wednesday
night, was a calm. dignified 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 to
spring savagely at the throats of his
opponents in the British parliament.
However, he gave the lions tail a
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 we're 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 strong
probability of the lords being abolish
ed after by the present parliament,
with the result that the last obstacle
In the way of home rule would then
be emoved. This statement brought
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 that
house. We have tried again and again
to get up movement In England
against the House OF Lords for the
sake of Ireland, and in order to car
ny 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 budget was passed by the
House of Commons which offended
the House of Lords.
1T was budget that put the taxes
on the rich rather than on the poor
It 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 great deal, and
the millionaire 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
Is passed, the millionaires will starve.'
In vain the astute leaders of that
house endeavored to control It, The
great mass of the members OF the
House OF Lords threw off 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. 1t 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 is 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
British people In this struggle are not
thinking OF Ireland, they are thinking
OF their own rights and own liberties,
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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