Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-19
POSITION OF REDMOND MEN
Irish Nationalist Will Not Attend
the Coronation.
SET FORTH AT LENGTH
settled Policy Of Home Rule Party
Not 10 Even Appear TO COncede
Any Justice in Existing
System.
BY THOMAS EMMETT.

DUBLIN March 1s-(Special to The Bee)
The Irish parliamentary party. which has
decided not to take part I'm King Georges
coronation. has issued this statement:
Ever since the foundation OF the United
Irish party under Mr.. Parnelrs leadership
In 1880 It has been the settled practice and
rule Of the party to stand aloof from all
royal or imperial festivities or ceremonies
participation in which might be taken as
proof that ireland was satisfied with OF
acquiesced willingly in the system OF gov
! eminent under which since the union she
has been compelled to live.
I'm accordance with this policy members
of the Irish party took no part in the jubi-
! lee Of Queen Victoria or In the coronation
/ of Edward VII.
/ 1T would be a great source of satisfac-
| ton to us IL we could, as the representa-
( lives OF the Irish nation, take our place
side by side with the representatives of the
other great component parts Of the empire
at the coronation of King George.
But with deep regret we are compelled
to say that the time has not yet come
when we feel free to Joint with the other
/ subjects of the king on tins great occa-
sion. We are the representatives Of a coun-
! try still deprived Of it's constitutional rights
and llberties--and in a condition Of protest
which II is compelled to live, and as such
we feel we have no proper place at the
| coronation of King George, and would lay
ourselves open to the gravest misunder-
standing by departing on this occasion
from the settled policy Of our party.
want to Dwell in Amity.
Entertaining, as we do the heartiest
good wishes for the king, and joining with
the rest of his subjects I'm the hope that
he may have a long and glorious reign and
ardently desiring TO dwell in amity and
unity with the people Of Great Britain and
the empire, who, living under happier con-
dltions than exist in our country will
stand round him at the ceremony of his
coronation. we feel bound, as representa-
tives of a people who are still denied the
blessings of self-government and freedom
to stand apart and await with confident
hope the happier day of Irish self-govern-
ment now close at hand
1--WE are sure our people will receive the
king on his coming visit to ireland will
the generosity and hospitality which are
traditional with the Irish race. And wher
the day comes that the king will enter the
Irish capital to reopen the ancient Parlia-
ment OF Ireland we believe ne will obtain
from the irish people a reception en-
thusiastic as ever welcomed a British mon
y arch in any part of hts dominiohs p
The decision of the nationalists to alb
, stain from taking any part in the coro
nation was only arrived at after most pro
longed deliberations. After sitting for tive
and a half hours an adjournment wa,
kmade until after the delivery OF the prn
cipal speeches in the Parliament bill de
bate further meeting was held in tn,
! evening lasting an hour and a half
Economy the Rule.
Economy is the order of the day in thi
city The Dublin corporation has decided
E by a substantial majority that the salar!
! or allowance of the lord mayor for tn
81 coming year shall be fixed at 5000, a re
duction of $1,000
Poverty Breeds Indeceney.
A boy who was examined at the crimina
sessions stated that nine persons wer
: sleeping in a room in a house where
, larceny is alleged to have been committed
= The recorder remarked that many of tn
q working people were Obliged to live unde
conditions that shocked not merely one
sense of propriety or decency but one
humanity.
j. larger Grant Asked for Roads.
l. Delegates have been invited by the road
L board to attend the conference OF the rel
v resentatives of the various county coun
n ellis TO be held here. II is expected tina
every council i'm the country Will be reT
. resented and that the claim of Ireland I
n larger grant will again be vigorousl
= urged Scotland with only 1900 miles Z
. roads, against $1,000 miles in Ireland, hs
h been awarded much larger grant to kee
them in repair.