Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-25
REDMOND ISSUES STATEMENT
Ireland's Demands Set Forth in o
Very Plain Fashion.
MUST CONTROL LOCAL AFFAIRS
VIII Insist on Having
an irish Parliament to Dominate
the Policy GOverninE the
Island.
BY THOMAS EMMETT.

DUBLIN, Dec 2L-(Speclal to The Bee.)-
In a recent article published in a maya
zinc John Redmond. the Irish leader.
clearly outlined the purpose OF the Irish
people 1t Is about the plainest and most
definite declaration on that subject that
has yet been made.
Mr. Redmond who commences by say
ing what Ireland wants rs really so rea-
sonable so moderate, so commonplace. in
view Of the experience Of the nations, that
once II is understood all the fears OF argu-
ments of honest opponents must vanish
into thin air" gives historical summary
OF Ireland's fight for a parliament, dealing
with EnEland's failure to govern the sister
isle, with the poor law question and the
beginning and progress OF the home rule
agitation. Mr.. Redmond SAYS:
Here Is what Ireland wants: Legisia-
tive and executive control OF all purely
|, Irish affairs, subject TO the supreme au-
thority Of the imperial parliament" In
other words he wants an Irish parliament,
created by act OF imperial parliament
with an executive responsible to it, Gre
ated by the act. and charged with the man
agement of purely Irish affairs Oand, edu-
cation. local government transit. labor, in
dustr!es, taxation for local purposes, law
and Justice, police, etc., leaving to the
imperial parliament, in which Ireland
would probably continue TO be represented,
the management, just as at present, OF all
imperial sffairs-army navy, foreign rela-
tons. customs, imperial taxation. matters
pertaining to the crown, the colonies and
all other questions which are imperial and
not local in their nature. the imperial par
Lament also retaining a supreme authority
over the new Irish legislature, such as IT
possesses today over the various legisla-
lures in Canada, Australia South Africa
and other portions Of the empire. This Is
what ireland wants" Those of us who
have been struggling in this cause for
thirty years are thankful to feel that at
last the fighting is practically over and
that all that remains is to settle the exact
terms on which the treaty of peace is to
be drawn up"
The Judge Had Time.
James Mckenzie was sentenced to twelve
months imprisonment at Belfast recently
on series of seventeen charges, involv-
ing the examination OF fifty-five witnesses,
as to the obtaining OF money by means Of
tricks. He pleaded guilty Although the
accused said he did what was charged
against him, the judge heard the testimony
Of fifty-nve witnesses, One OF the latter
protested against being detained. saying:
Whats the use OF Keeping me here?
The man says he is guilty Give him Es-
sentence and let II 90 at that"
You might as well be here as anywhere
else" said the judge, and the trial went on.
Taxation Increasing
At the last meeting of the East Cavan
United Irish league, Rev. p. oConnell re-
ferred TO the increasing taxation in this
country and asked whether the people were
going to allow themselves to be robbed.
English taxation would, II not checked,
reduce the people to penury.
Old FenInn Dead.
Captain Thomas Cunniam, who died here
recently, was an cid steamboat man. About
forty-two years ago he Joined the Dublin
& Glasgow Steam Packet company a.
first officer Of one OF their ships. A year
later he was advanced to the responsible
office of captain. The captain in his
younger days was a very advanced ma
tionalist and his sympSthies always lay
with the Fenian organization, and on more
than one occasion he struggled out Of this
country American political suspects whom
the Dublin police were anxiously looking
after.