The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-27
'|RELA|vD'S YEAR" IS
PATIENTLY AWAITED
Nationalist in British House
of Commons Making Friends
With Everybody,
HOME RULE IS IN SIGHT
John Redmond Touring Eng
land to Gain the Synpa-
thy of the People.
HOME RULE IS IN SIGHT

LONDON, Nov. 26.-The Irish Nation
alists are playing a waiting game in the
autumn session OF parliament The
usually turbulent little band, who sit
below the gangway in the house OF COM
mons. have kept themselves in hand so
far, although they are deeply interested
in the insurance bill which is occupying
all the time of the house.
William OBrien and his handful OF
followers try sometimes to excite their
casm at their expense. but without sue
cess. Even the alleged atrocities Of the
italian troops in Tripoli has not aroused
the occupants OF the Nationalist benches.
They are quietly waiting for 1912. Ire
lands year" as they call 1t.
The Nationalist is everybody's friend
this winter. He is busy In the lobby
rule, and keeping waverng Liberals
from boting from a policy TO which
some OF their constituents arc opposed.
missionary work in the lobby, the
leader, John Redmond, is busy explain
Ing home rule TO the people OF England
The Nationalists say that when the Eng
lish really know what ireland demands,
opposition 10 home rule Will fade away
Redmond Enthusiastic.
Asked as to the progress OF the cam
paign. Mr.; Redmond replied,
IT'S going fine ! haze had "a, a very y
fTendy RECEPTION s the n
question by listening to my speeches:
record very few interruptions OF the
or course the Cn!onists. and espeel-
| ally the Ulster Cnionists, who have de,
clared through their leader. Sir Edward
will they accept home rule. have an si. eX,
| panation Of this. They say that Mr.
| Redmonds friendly reception Is ac,
counted for by the TACT that he breaches
| very different story In England from
| which ne has his followers urge II
America and Ireland.
In England, they say. the Nattonallsi
| policy Is painted as simple self-goF-
| eminent, with no Idea OF separation froW
| England, while in America and ireland
! II Is home rule with absolute inoepend-
Neither Mr. Redmond nor other sup
| porters OF home rule have made any ref,
crence TO the details OF the proposed pii
in their speeches. in lsct: a tney ,,f,,ns naya VI
| the measure which IL Is generally kno"r
| has been decided upon. commute
of the cabinet is now working on the de.
! tails. In an Interview Mr.: Redmond SAC
| It was too early TO talk OF tho bill ltse'i
| adding I'VE arc at present too busy try
ing to convert the people OF England tc
| the principle OF home rule,
To do this the Irish leader must con
vince Englishmen and probably non
conformist Engllshmen that under homo
| rule there will be no discrimination
| against the Irish Protestant. In all hi
speeches MT. Redmond has pressed thi'
| point 49,
"If .Protestants are not satisfied witt
| experiences of the past he says. they
can have safeguards placed in tho bill
| itself"
Ireland's Demands
! Mr.. Redmond and other Irish member:
who are touring England impress upor
| their auditors that what Ireland demand:
is not separation but "the right Of man
aging her own local affairs in a sub
| ordinate place, subject 10 the suprcmac,
| of the imperial parliament-a dcmanc
| that has never been made by any com
| nunity OF white men In the empire anc
refused-cXccpt in the case OF Ireland
| Local affairs are taken TO mean land
| education, local government, transit, Ia
| Dor. industries, taxation for local pur
poses. Law and justice and police leaY
Ing to the imperial parliament the man
| sGement or army, navy, foreign relations
! customs. imperial ta&ations and mat
tcrs pertaining to the crown and col
| onics. AS with the colonies the i'm
perial parliament would have the righ
OF veto over acts Of the Irish legisa
ture. This power, however, is seldom
used 30 far, as seIf-governlnE colonies
| are concerned. q