The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-20
JOHN REDMOND IS
A LEADER AMONG MEN
Declares That There Is But One
Question Before Irishmen;
This, Home Rule.
BY THOMAS EMMETT.
ecial Cable 10 Tho tribune.

SpeElJl taple 10 The tribune.
DUBLIN. Feb. la.-John Redmond.
leader OF tho Irish NationalIsts and per-
maps the man IN AL the United Kingdom
now Is little Ike the popular con
ception OF an Irishman as could well be
Imagined There IS nothing OF the reck-
less. merry. devil -may-care fellow about
him. Heavily built square jawed. keen
eyed, he looks the leader Of men he is.
On" OF Parnells most valued lieuten-
ants. he has been a notable figure in par
lament Tor almost generation. and he
knows the game from soup ~ nuts
saw Mr. Redmond shortly before he left
Tor London 10 take up tho struggle which
means so much for Ireland. He is not
laxative man. hGt when hc said:
There Is only ono question for Irish
mon-homc rnlc-and every other Qucs-
tion VIII. so far IA the Nationalsts are
concerned, be suhordinatcd 10 that" he
looked as though he meant Just that
Is Costly Government.
''rhc ovcrnmcnt of ireland is the most
costly government in the world. 1t costs
proportionately double 10 maintain It as
the governments of England. Scotland,
costs; For more than century Ireland
has been drained 70 maintain a system
OF government unsulted TO the country.
| The English rule OF ireland IL cXtrava-
gant and inefficient. Il system that must
be extravaGant, inefficient and costly be-
cause IL does not command the conf
| dencc Of the people who are governed.
| Now what are asking for--what We
demand-is that In government OF pure
| ly Irish affairs should be ruled by the
| sentiment Of the Irish people. There are
twenty eight different portions of the
| empire at this moment which have home
| rule In that sense, where there are local
legislatures governing local affairs. That
| is all we ask We want 10 manage Irish
affairs here In Ireland in our own way,
and we WILL
No Shrinking Likely.
| Mr.. Redmond. when asked as 20 the
| position OF the Irish Protestants ia case
home rule IS secured, said; I'VE Irish
Catholics would indeed beunworthy OF the
4 name # We did not remember and give
credit to the heroism and patriotism OF
| the Protestant National leaders. The
| Protestants would form strong and
| highly respected minority There are
very few who believe that minorties In
politics or religion would be badly treat
| cd. We would have a party of moderate
opinions and another party OF extreme
opinions with both represented In our
! parliament This would tend. In the
natural course OF events, 20 better irish
| conditions generally" Mr.. Redmond IS
TO carry out his pledge. for home rule II
there is any shirItngSa new election is
more than probable very soon.
No Family Skeleton.
Cable dispatches from America threw
much mystery around an incident that
| marked .I.lP utpdllNAlt pA lllS Lhh' anu
Duchess OF Manchester from Queenstown
| 20 New York a few days ago. Gossip
| gave all sorts OF character to the paper
! served on the duke by n man who ar
rived In haste from London. just In time
| TO board the Cunard steamer MduTe tanla
| as sho was starting with the ducal pain
! on board. There wero visions OF u ram
! ily row and wlseacres could see the duke
( and duchess already Shuntod OF IRON
! the years tour they are scheduled "a
I make with her GraCe's millionaire iatAer
| Eugene Zimmerman OF Cincinnati, ~
| falls 20 my lot 70 deprive the gOsSlps oi
| tho choice morsel Of scandal for which
| they have been wcttirg their lips. | am
! In position 10 state with authority tnu'
! the mysterious paper served on The duke
! did not point even remotely IN the d.
recuon OF j family skeleton
What Service Was For.
The incident Is interesting chiefly as
an instance of the dukes clevelness lI
| dodGng the service of wrlts. lie iliid
dodged this one. so I learn for period
! that was annoying 90 the Dunloys Pnsu-
! matte Tire company. limited which has
| pendipE On the Kings Bench division. No.
| F.. an action TO recover the price OF motor
| fires for which his grace is indebted 10
that company. Several attempts had
| been made TO serve the writ Of summons
| at his usual residence. kylemore castle
! Galway. The chase extended 10 ran
deraeee castle without result. ond as inc
! papers served on board the Mauretanla
| did not stop the duke. tho writ Is 10 nc
served by substitution upon Mr.. StlrhnES
hts agent In this country. and copies ,"l
! also he sent 10 the dukes two castles.