The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-02-09

Precautions Are Taken to Put Down
Any Outbreak, but Shouts and Jeers
Are the Limit of the Opposition,
Explains New Home Rule Bill to
Large Audience.
Belfast, Feb. 9.-The essential fea-
lures of the Liberal governments
home rule bill to be introduced into
the British parliament were set forth
for the first time in the course of the
speech of Winston Spencer Churchill,
the first lord of the admiralty.
The predicted hostile demonstration
against Mr.. Churchill did not materi-
aliZe and though there were shouts
and jeers as the secretary and Mr..
Redmond drove through the streets no
violence was attempted
Matters looked ugly for a moment
when Mr.. and Mrs. Churchill started
for the place where the meeting was
held. A great crowd which had gath
cred outside the hotel appeared in
Slined to rush Mr.. Churchill's motor
car and tried to block it's passage, but
escorting cars packed with detectives
succeeded in worming a way through
the groaning throng and got the
Churchills safely away.
Mr.. Churchill and John e. Redmond,
the Nationalist leader, reached the
large marquee in which the meeting
was held safely. Their journey through
the streets was marked by nothing
more serious than outbursts of groans
and Kisses.
Soldiers Stationed Nearby.
Bodies of infantry and dragons
were stationed a short distance from
the marquee, in readiness for emer-
gency The police challenged every
one who tried to pass into the grounds.
Occasional bands of rowdy youths
marched by with banners bearing the
words, "No Home Rulel Down With
Churchill!"
Mr.. Churchill was greeted by 5000
people gathered within the tents,
whose enthusiasm not even the de-
pressing surroundings were able en-
tirely to quench. While rain poured
through the canvas, band played
"The Wearing of the Green" and "The
Boys of Wexford"
Mr.. Churchill Immediately got on
good terms with his audience, promis-
ing them that the government intend
ed to pass a home rule bill (which
would be harmonious with imperial in
terests, smooth the path of the British
empire, liberate new forces for its
service and forever do away with the
accursed machinery by which hatred
had been manufactured in the past"
Provisions for Representation.
The bill is to contain provisions
for fair representation in the two
houses of the Irish parliament of all
classes of the Irish people and restric-
tions will be placed on the passing of
laws or the imposition of taxes which
might be unjust to any party, while re-
ligious freedom is to be secured. The
armed forces of Ireland are to be con-
trolled by the imperial government,
but ireland is TO cOntrol It's own
finances while the imperial govern
ment will continue its land purchase
and pension schemes.
1.-The governments home rule bill,
continued Mr.. Churchill, would fit
into a general scheme Of parliamen-
tary revolution, leading ultimately to
the federation of the empire. That
was the only way to free the house of
commons from its present congestion" :"
Mr.. Churchill contended that the
settlement of the long quarrel between
the British government and the Irish
people would be a boon to the empire
beyond compare, as the Irish through
out the world were power for good
or Ill, who had in the past mostly
worked counter to British interests.