The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-17
ASquith Surrenders to Redmond
and Agrees to Ask King to
Oppose Lords
Victory in Fight Over Veto In
sures Early Triumph for
Home Rule
By T. P. O'CONNoR
Especial Cable 10 The Cain

we Aeel competed 10 take off
our hat TO Redmond" writes the Spec
tator; Redmond is a bigger man than
we ever realized" admits the Pail Mall
Gazette; why don't you give three
cheers for Redmond" yelled the tories
in the house Of commons.
Thus. from one end of England to
the other. a universal chorus is shout
ing that Redmond, the Irish leader, has
won In parliament. Undoubtedly the
statement is true.
DEMANDS OF REDMOND
From his first speech to his last.
Redmond always adhered exactly to the
same Overwhelmingly, that Premier
ASQuith should ask the king for guar
autees The moment the commons had
adopted and the lords had rejected the
veto resolutions; to pass these resolu-
lions 10y the creation of enough peers
IN TINS parliament and If the request
was refused that Premier Asquith
should follow up with a request that,
ii another election is demanded, he
should 90 TO that election with the
kings guarantee in his pocket and
with the right to announce that fact
10 the people.
This is what Asquith's announcement
has done 1t is almost word for word
for RedmOnd's persistent demand.
gratifying outcOmes of the situation
is that the British liberals and the
British democracy unanimously admit
that they owe their salvation to Red
m0nd. His name is as warmly cheered
ln the great English gatherings as As
Quith's or Lloyd Georges.
TRANSFORMATION or PARTIES
Never have I seen such a rapid and
complete transformation Of the whole
spirit Of the parties. The liberals.
after weeks Of depression and doubt
and almost open mutiny, now walk
with their heads in the air and with
beaming faces. The Irishmen are wild
~ rejoicing.
The meeting of the Irish party Will
not take place till Monday. but a con-
clUsion TO support the government
through thick and thin is foregone.
This oucburst comes after many weeks
81 most painful anxiety. especially TO
Redmond and his coilea CUES.
Though determined, il the govern
ment faltered in the campaign against
the lords 10 vote against them and end
their existence. Redmond all along has
realized the gigantic perils and deplor-
able disaster such action involved IL
must mean a rupture with the liberals,
with the laborites and with the British
masses; in short. with all the factors
or English life most friendly to Ire
land
HOME RULE BATTLE FOUGHT
a racial struggle would replace the
growing racial reconciliation, and home
rule possibly would be postponed for
another generation Shakespeare, in
his most inspired moment, could not
have led up TO the final denouement
of the drama on Thursday in the house
OF commons more dramatically and es-
peciallv from the Irish point Of view.
First just as Asquith was about to
rise and deliver the epoch making an
nouncement, an Irish Orangeman had
proposed an amendment to the veto
resolution, excluding home rule from
tile powers to override the house of
lords This elected a vehement home
rule declaration by Winston Churchill
and an equally vehement denunciation
Of home rule amid loud cheers by Bal
four and all the tories
Thus the old home rule fight, with
the old battle cries, was going fercely
on as AsQuith quietly and sOlemnly en-
tered the house Of commons.
Then Balfour made the worst blunder
Of his whole career by interrupting
Premier Asquith's statement by a point
OF order When the point Of order
was ruled in Balfour's favor. Asquith
put back a sheet Of paper containing
his announcements in his pocket and
the whole liberal party and the Irish
men shouted one long, loud chorus of
execration at Balfour's shabby trick
When the house, at 1890, again was
crowded 10 listen TO Asqpiths post
poned declaration electric excitement
was in the air. Forgetting their ha-
bftuaI reserve and nearly all precedents
and traditions, the liberal members
snrang to their feet waved hats and
10 the house Of commons amid a re-
ception never given before, except once
or twice in Gladstone's most magnif-
cent hours
TORIES INSULT IRISH MEMBERS
The tories exasperated to fury and
al the same time cowed interrupted
Asquith's statement at almost every
word, but the liberals laborites and
Irish replied with volley after volley
Of deafening cheers.
Again the liberals rose 10 their feet
when Asquith announced his determine
ton 10 ask the king for immediate
guarantees.
The tories, now beside themselves
with rage, shouted insult after insult
al him. and then at the Irish members.
paid by Patrick Ford" Paid by Amer
lea" and why don't you cheer for
Redmond2" called the tories.
Ia the meantime, Willie Redmond, the
Irish leaders brother, rushed TO the
norv benches TO strike Lord Winterton,
z Young tory, ana the most ostehtd-
ffous fpsulter of the liberals and Irish.
Redmond was held back by friends. In
other parts Of the house there were
similar threats Of physical encounters,
the laborites resenting most hotly the
tory blackguardism.
The whole scene was the most ex-
citing and violent since the days Of
Gladstone's home rule bills. The As
ouitb announcement produced a cy-
cIonic transformation Of feeling. The
liberals rushed TO shake hands with
Redmond and other prominent Irish
men.
Asouith, forgetting the first time in
his life his shy phlegmatic manner,
pressed Lloyd Georges hand.
The most important thing for Ire
land is that, by friend and foe equally,
the abolition of the veto is held to in
voIve an early advent Of home rule.
I'VE want TO make a national set-