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arrests Parnen himself was incarcer-
| ated as one of the chief instIgators OF
the uprising, but his Imprisonment did
not cause him to cease operations IN
organizing a concerted movement
In 1885, when this feeling OF bitter
ness had lesSened to certain extent,
Gladstone introduced his first bill Tor
the establishment OF home rule and
I delivered a famous speech in support
Of IT, The bill was Summarlly rejected,
but Gladstone and Parnen, undaunted
in their purpose, set about the 1ormu-
lation OF another home rule program
Their preparations were again inter-
rupted- This time ii was the scandal
Gus revelations OF the private life OF
Parnell, who had become mixed up IN
the O'Shea divorce case The charges
made by Capt O'Shea in his suit
against his wife resulted in undoing
ParneIs great political career ana
caused temporary but disastrous
split in the political factions OF Ire
land.
In 1888 Gladstone. by his magnificent
efforts in behalf Of the Irish succeeded
in having bill passed by the house
of commons, only to have it killed by
the house OF lords.
Failure Succeeds Failure.
Several succeeding attempts to bring
about the enactment OF bills TO estab-
lish government in Ireland met
with failure, but with each attempt
the movement became stronger and the
probability OF the passing OF such
bin became more and more apparent
in the meantime there was a new
leader born within the Irish party This
was John 4. Redmond, who by his
force Of character and indOmitable viii
made the nationalist party a greater
faction lin British politics than ever
before. Each succeeding election saw
the number Of the Irish nationaltsts IN
parliament increased
Finally, the uniOnists and nberalists,
Englands two leading political parties,
began negotiating for an alliance with
the natiOnalistS
Redmond's opportunity came three
years ago when Lloyd-George intro
duced his radical budget in the mouse
of commons The provisions or tnls
famous measure were revolutionary
So heavy Were the taxes imposed on
the large estates that it made the own
ing Of such property almost prohlbt-
tive. After considerable discussion the
measure was passed BY the house OF
commons.
1t was q fOreCone conclusion that IL
would be defeated by the house OF
lords. as thees individuals would be the
particular sufferers If the Dill became
a law. The failure Of the measure to
pass the upper body aroused the entire
country Parliament was dissolved
and the liberal government went before
the people for a vote Of confidence.
They were returned to power. but
"A III
Irish Nationalists gained a few mem
hers in this election and after the re-
turns were completed il was discovered
that Redmond and this party were in
control of the situation. BY throwing
their votes with the Unionist party
fbev could make it impossible for the
government to get through any Of their
measures An alliance was Immediately
sought by the Liberal leaders. and
Redmond agreed to support the budget
and other government measures with
the unders landing that a home rule
bin would be introduced and passed.
The budget was finally passed I'm the
commons and lords were compelled to
swallow il.
The way. however, for home rule
bill was not as yet paved. While Red
mond was aware of his ability to get
home rule bin through the house OF
commons, he knew that It would meet
its death In the house of lords.
When the budget was first defeated
in the upper body a cry went up all
over the entire country against the
I action of the house Of lords.
Then began the agitation Of the cur
tailment OF the power OF that august
l body. The liberal leaders proposed
( several radical measures for this ref