The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-21
ATTACK 0A HOME
RULE.,A FAILURE
English Ministry Met Defeat
When Assault on Plan
Was Made

Lonoon rep. N-The Tories now
have made their big attacks on the
ministry during the first fortnight Of
the session of parliament. The attack
on the Maccar marriage ANONYMOUSLY
fled, the attack on reciprocity left the
Chamberlain policy in fragments, and
the third and final attack on home
rule was the biggest failure of all.
Premier Asquith, beaming and ex-
ultant, meeting the Redmond division
lobby after the Irish debate, said:
This was the greatest night for Eng
land and Ireland for quarter of a
century,
"The ireland debate all went one
way. The Tory attack, consisting of
state quotations, Of appeals to Protes-
tant feeltng and Of threats Of civil war
IN ulster, sounded like far OF echoes
OF the trrevocable past, and 1t is evi-
dent 1t is impossible any longer to
make sensation or even get hear
ing IN england with the old bogies
that defeated Gladstone.
"Asquith's declaration was remark
able in two respects. He used for the
first time the word Irish parliament
and indicated that the home rule bill
would be the first measure In the next
session. 4
'Birrell ina rollickiRg speech which
wound up the debate put this even
more clearly. Home rule he said,
certainly would be the first bill next
year.
Fears Groundless.'
Winston; hCurchill made powerful
speech. coldly reasoned out, proving
that the military, political and social
dangers of home rule were ground
less. and finally he begged the Tories
to make. the Irish settlement a. ma
tional. instead of a party triumph Of
the Liberals.
Redmond's Speech.
"Redmond's speech was the best of
his whole career 1t produced such a
profound impression, and was consid-
cred so useful, that the Liberals are
printing it by the hundred thousand
copies for distribution in the English
constituencies. Redmond's language
was unmistakable in it's clearness. He
proved the readiness of ireland to en-
ter into full friendship with the peo-
pie of England and following in Par
nell's historic speech on the home rule
bill in 1856. he accepted the supremacy
of the imperial parliament.
Redmond offered to strengthen that
supremacy if necessary if against the
danger, real or imaginable of Catholic
persecution Of the Protestant minor
ity in the Irish parliament and wound
up with an impressive appeal that the
new sovereign begin his reign and
make 1t historic by opening in person
the Irish parliament in College Green.
can even more remarkable episode
was the speech Of William O'Brien.
After preaching for years that the
Liberal leaders were knaves and that
the Irish leaders were their dupes and
after compelling Ireland to waste
100000 in internecine struggle,
O'Brien was completely upset by the
clearness. honesty and promptitude Of
Asquith's pronouncement. In stumbl-
ing language, with broken appearance.
O'Brien announced that he would do
nothing to elnbarrass the Liberals or
Redmond and accepted the honesty
and boldness of Asquith's attitude.
"But O'Brien's attitude one day
never can anticipate his attitude on
the next, and on the budget and other
questions Q'Brien may make trouble
again. But with the Irish factions,
power or mischief is submerged in the
great united fight of the Liberals and
the Irish against the lords and for
home rule.
Finally the debate is Of immense
service in clearing the air both in
England and Ireland. England is now
prepared twelve months before the in
PRODUCTION of the home rule bill to
consider the home rule problem, and
Ireland although having to wait dur
ing that interval, Is consoled by the
knowledge that the Liberals mean
business and the general conviction
that with the Liberal ranks SO united
and determined and the Tories so
hopelessly divided and discouraged.
home rule at last Is marching to q
certain and early triumph.
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