The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-17
Statements Are Issued i'm Honor
of st. Patrick and Near APP
prOach of Home Rule.
JOHN REDMOND IS JOYOUS
OVER THE PROSPECTS
William 0'Brien Cables Word
to the Faithful in America,
but Has Doubts.

LONDON. March 16.-In honor Of
st. Patrick's day and the near ap-
proach of home rule for Ireland, sew
eral Irish leaders tonight issued for
NAL statements and greetings on the
occasion of the national anniversary.
These included John b. Redmond,
chairman of the Irish parliamentary
party and chairman of the United irish
league of Great Britain; William
o 'Brien, member for Cork and leader
of the independent Nationalists, and
Lord Dunraven. president of the Irish
Reform association.
III: II. Asquith, prime minister, and
A. J. Balfour. former premier and lead.
er of the opposition IN the house OF
commons. declined TO make any com
ment on the probability of home rule,
refusing to break the ironclad tradi-
tion against cabinet members giving an
interview.
In a speech at the St Patrick s ban
quet tonight Mr.. Redmond referred to
how. amid a long list of valuable Irish
reforms achieved during the last twelve
years. they had met each year at tins
festival almost despairing of achieving
the great goal of their aspirations.
Now, at last he said, we meet
with the light of victory shining on
our country and our cause The strug-
gle between England snd Ireland is
ended. England and ireland have
ioined hands against the common Toe
of both, in defense of the people, lib
critics and rights.
Want Peace and Friendship.
"All bitterness has left our souls.
We want peace with England. We
want friendship with the English peo-
pie. We want our proper place IN the
British empire aud to bury 1athoms
deep in the oceans of oblivion and
memory the wrongs, the miseries aud
the expressions of the past.
Following are the formal statements
from various Irish leaders:
ST. Pstrick's day-the home rule bill
will be introduced FOR ireland next year
and nfter that great reforms demanded
by the democracies of England. Scotland
and Wales. We are proud that St. Pat
rick's day, 1911. finds Ireland fun of nope
and eager expectation. We all believe
that the parliament bill will be passed
into law i'm few weeks ana tnet mus
the last obstacle TO home rule VIII be re,
moved The breakdown of the house OF
lords barrier has been due 10 Ireland.
One Of our most powerful aids has been.
and Is today. the sympathy of the Ameri-
tsignedJ JOHN Il. REDMOND.
Cordial greetings to our faithful kindred
in America on the occasion OF our ma
tiondI anniversary. All sections OF the
nationalist party are ready for co-opcrn :
ton In testing 10 the uttermost Mr..
Asquith's home rule pledges. He is Ger.
tain TO offer a considerable measure OF
dcvolution next year. II this bill abolish :
ing the lords veto can be forced into law
this session. Therefore. Mr.; Redmonnd
and the members of the "all for Ireland
In Snnnnrtiuc
the bin.
Difference Explained by O'Brien.
The difference between us is that Mr..
Redmond's friends believe that the veto
bill and home rule can best be carricd
by constituting the Irish party, Tor al
purposes and at any cost TO Ireland IN
other matters Il wing OF tho Liberal
party In their party warfare against inc
t-nionlsts We, on the contrary. believe
that. by involving Ireland In British party
uuarrcls. we shall be making ii impos :
sible 10 carry home rule against the solid
Unonist opposition aud an Irish protcs-
tant minority driven To bay. While " Ire
lands strength WAS wisely employed,
nothing would be easier than 10 bring
about n settlement of both the lords and
the home rule problems by general con-
sent i'm the British spirit which is now
beginning To show itself in the linionst
party and among our protestant cour-
trymcn.
The next six months will show which
is The more far-sesing policy. In the
meantime let MS alone hope for the best,
but not hope for too much, ,,.
lStgnedl WILLIAM - bklENs
| wish | could honestly say that to-
morrow's sun Will rise on bright prospects
for Ireland. but cannot Home rule VIII
not, in my opinion, be constructed out or
the wreck of the British constitution and,
if Il we're. IL could not be worked sub
iect 10 a sociaistic single chamber parl'a :
ment at Westminster. Judging by their
action i'm killing the land purchase act.
have little faith in home rule Bill
satisfactory as To finance, emana ting
from tho radicals. and | dread lest Ire i,
land shall be cozcned into acceptance OF
IL measure doomed TO failure and home
rule hc lost forever.
Sacrifices of Ireland.
Ireland has made enormous sacrifices.
She has paid heavily In advance 5or villa !!
Nobody knows. and. in making them. she
has been mancuvcrcd into an absolutely
false financial position. In View OF the
fact that seventeen ycars have elapsed
since a home rule bill came up 20 the
since flowed under London bridge, tho
theory that the lords veto is tho sole
obstacle is manifcstly absurd.
Ireland Is to drag the chestnuts out OF
the fire If she can. for the radicals to
eat and size VIII get burned That home
rule will come is certain as That Tho
sun Will rise tomorrow but 1t VIII come
think as a measure consonant with a
strong. we'll balanced imperial parliament
and framed along federal lines and gen
orally ucouicsccd IN. though not RcCeS-
lievc that il can be achieved by the
policy and the tactics at present om-
ploycd.
That is my honest opinion and | can
give no other II events prove me TO he
entirely wrong, no ono VIII be better
'Ss (signedp '' ~ pUNRAvEN.
IIIEGEn NIGHT DIDER