Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-09
REDMOND BRINGS MESSAGE
Says Seventeen Votes Shall Not Halt
His Country's Progress.
HITS AT ULSTER PR0TEsTANTs
Justice Stafford, Mgrs. Russell and
Shahan, E. L. Cogan and w. F.
Downey Talk.

ringing message, filled with hope
and encouragement for the people of
| Ireland. was brought to the Irish
| Americans OF Washington last night by
| William H. K Redmond. special envoy
of the Irish parliamentary party, who
addressed great gathering at the
Garden Theater. The meeting was held
under the auspices of the Michael
Davitt and John E. Redmond branches
of the United Irish League Of America.
| Home rule, Mr.. Redmond promised,
would be the lot of the Irish people
within two years. Even now 1T is al
most within their grasp. he said. The
liberal party, now in power in England,
urged on by the Irish party, is about to
! pass the home rule bill which was in
troduced at the last session of parlia-
ment in May. And despite the house
of lords. the bill, he said would be-
come law before May, 1914.
Has Distinguished Audience.
| 1t was distinguished assemblage that
greeted the famous Irish leader, who has
been the right-hand man of his brother,
John Z. Redmond, head of the Irish party,
for years. Justice Wendell Phillips Stat
| ford of the District Supreme Court pre-
| sided. and among those who made ad-
dresses were Rt. Rev. Mgr. William T.
Russell, rector of ST. Patrick's Church;
Ri. Rev. Mgr. Thomas ]. Shahan Of the
| Catholic University: Edward l.. Cogan.
chairman of the general committee in
charge of the meeting, and William F.
i DOwney, who made an appeal for materi-
i al aid for the home rule cause, a call
which was generously answered. Among
| those who had places on the stage were
Judge William DeLacey of the Juvenile
I - nd al Of
the American Federation of Labor.
Enthusiasm Intense.
Decorated with the Stars and Stripes
and with the emerald banner of Ireland.
| the stage was mass of color. In the
audience were men and women of Ireland
and of Irish descent, whose hearts nat
uraly turn to the land of their fathers,
and the enthusiasm was intense when Mr.
| Redmond was presented and when the
names of the Irish leaders, OConnell,
|Davitt, Parnell and Others were pronounc-
| ed by the speakers.
cause of home rule in Ireland, and with
the contributions which have been gener-
| ously made throughout the country 1t is
expected that MIR. Redmond will return to
Great Britain with nearly 100000 to aid
in the struggle.
Has Advantage for English.
In his opening address. after he had
been introduced by Mr. Cogan. Justice
Stafford declared himself heartily in ia
vor of home rule for Ireland and that he
| believed home rule for the Irish would
| be as great an advantage for the Eng
lish people as for the Irish. The demand
| for Irish home rule and the legislation
| for Ireland by the British parliament to-
| day is great hindrance to reforms in
England he said which are pushed aside
while the Irish troubles occupy the at
| tention of parliament.
Mgr. Shahan emphatically declared that
the statement. often made, that the Irish
| were not fitted to govern themselves had
been given the lie by the deeds of Irish
| men themselves in their Gown country and
! in the United States. where they have
| played prominent part in the develop
ment of their new-found country
The Irish people have never acquiesced
| to their slavery. he said, and since the
Irish parliament was taken away the
country has lost one-half it's population.
| Mgr. Shahan insisted that the fears of
the Protestants of Ireland that they
| would not be given fair treatment by an
| Irish parliament composed of the most
| part of Catholics were entirely I'M
! founded.
Sufferings of Irish.
INC "eih lSs VI Tue 1rlsn unuer the
domination of England were graphically
! pictured by Mgr Russell, who declared
| that the British had ever maltreated the
Irish in the name Of the law Now, he
said. the Irish were about to have the
| law as well justice on their side. and
| England would have to respect the law
| And the Protestant people of Ulster prov
| ince would have to respect that law also
he said.
Resolutions heartily indorsing IreIand's
struggle for home rule, declaring the right
ana ability OF the Irish to govern them
selves. and congratulating the irish
leader, John f. Redmond, and Mr.. AS
quith, the British premier, and the party
he leads upon the success of the move
ment We're unanimously adopted by the
| assemblaSe. cabegram was sent to MIR
| Redmond expressing the good wishes of
| the observation-disclosures in Washington A
| letter from Cardinal Cihhona a.n-...,..-