Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-28
BACK REDMOND
Leader Gets Endorsement OF
Stand on Asquith Bill.
BIG Meeting IN DUBLIN
National Convention to Formally
Pass Upon Measure.
LORDS MAY ACCEPT IT
Will Be Forced to Bow to In
evitable, It Now Il
Believed.
BIG MEETING IN DUBLIN
LORDS MAY ACCEPT

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DUBLIN, April 27-The most impor-
tant political gathering held in Ireland
for many years will assemble In this city
next Tuesday. 1t will be the national
convention called by Mr.. Redmond, leader
Of the Irish party. to consider the home
rule bill. which passed it's first reading
in parliament the other night by a ma
oority of nearly one hundred votes.
On the day Of the introduction of the
bill by Premier Asquith, who performed
his great task in a speech OF remarkable
force and eloquence, Mr.. Redmond fol-
lowing the prime minister, made the
greatest oratorical effort Of his long
career.
The leader of the Irish party accepted
the bill in whole-hearted style. declaring
it was superior in some respects to either
OF the home rule bills submitted to parlia-
ment by Mr. Gladstone, and, taken as a
whole, was comprehensive, generous
and just measure. He said he would rec
ommend Its acceptance at the national
Convention to be held In Dublin Tuesday.
Backed by Public Opinion.
From the veritable food Of cable dis
patches, kilograms and letters which have
come to Mr.. Redmond since his formal
acceptance of the measure in parliament
all warmly indorsing his attitude toward
the bill. 1t is quite evident that he has
behind him the great bulk Of Irish public
opinion, not only in Ireland, but beyond
the seas.
Hundreds of cable messages have come
to Redmond from almost every state in
the American Union, from Canada from
Australia and the South African common
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pressing satisfaction with the bill. as it
has been presented to the country by
Mr.. Asquith.
The belief Is gaining ground both In
London and In this city that the lords
will bow to the inevitable and accept the
bill. without entering on q two-year
battle. the end Of which would be
another humilitating defeat for the upper
chamber.
Indeed. the peers have been COM
I'm recent years that prestige of any
kind will be absent from their political
action IL they ride to another fall on
this home-rule measure.
Tories Are Leaderless.
The fact rs patent to every parlia-
mentary observer that the tory party
Is practically leaderless. The brilliant
days of Beaconsfield and Of Salisbury
the once great conservative party is
imping it's way under the admittedly
tnefficient leadership of Lord Lans-
downe.
Lord Rosebery is there to be sure, but
as he has been on all sides Of every
question since he broke away from Mr.
Gladstone In 1855. his leadership IL neith-
er inspiring nor reassuring to those who
son. the Hon. Neil Primrose. one of the
members of the house of commons for
Cambridgeshire, is a strong supporter of
the AsQuith home-rule policy, and voted
Tor the home rule bill with his party
last Tuesday evening. But his father Is
bitterly opposed to home rule, and oc-
casiopally makes strong and brilliant
speeches against 1t. These speeches are
Of little account. however. his influence
rs leader being thing of the past.
Victory Is Expected.
II Tuesdays convention In this city in
dorses Redmond's acceptance OF the AS
uufth bill, as everybody expects will be
the case. the position of the liberal-na-
honalist coalition viii be strong enough
to force the bill through against any
opposition from Lord Lansdowne and the
tory majority in the upper house.
So many other measures of reform are
pressing to the front In England, Wales
and Scotland. upon all of which the
temper OF the masses is at heat which
admits Of no trifiing, the strong probable
ity is that Lansdowne and his followers
already beaten on the budget. on the
parliament. on the insurance bill, and
on the minimum wage bill. will pause well
and soberly before entering 'on another
losing battle with the house Of commons
Redmond will get the reception Of his
life at the convention in this city Tues
day. His opening address as presiding
officer will undoubtedly be a mastery ex-
position of the epoch making measures
now before the country.