The Irish standard., 1912-12-28
JOHN E. REDMOND
Tells tho English tho Irish Demand /,
Separate Nationality.

ellis tho English the Irish Demand .
Separate Nationality.
In a speech at Dalton, England, Mr.
ohm L. Redmond said:
Let me say one word in conclusion
would like you to listen to a few yer,
loquent and impressive words uttered
" a very great man:
owe Scotsmen,' he SAYS. have
seen how absolutely we can recon-
cile the principle Of nationality,
the feeling of nationality, the con-
seriousness of a separate history,
during many formative and i'm
portant centuries and yet be able
to do this without feeling that
there is any antagonism whatever
in the patriotism, not more ar
dent indeed but larger in its scope,
which includes Great Britain and
the Empire. 1t is only by follow
ing this example that we, the
Scotch, have set, that the future of
the Empire can be made absolutely
secure. A Canadian, an Austral-
ian, a New Zealander, a citizen of
South Africa-I need not enum-
q 11n
Dependencies of this country
must have and they ought to have,
and they will have. their own feel
ing Of separate nationality. The
Canadian is q Canadian. He wants,
and ought to want, to feel that
Canada has it's own principles of
development, it's own future. So
also of Australia, pursuing those
great experiments OF freedom and
self-government on very different
lines from those of Cana la-lines
which Australia has chosen for
herself as a free country, and a
member Of that great congeries of
free countries which make up our
Empire. Do not let us discourage
this feeling, of local patriotism. Let
us only ask them to follow the
example of Scotland and to cult
Vate that feeling of nationality for
themselves-the Canadian for the
Canadian, the Australian for the
Australians, but all for the British
Empire. II is because this concep-
ton, so new in the history of the
world, was not understood. and.
let us In fairness say, could not
be understood, by our forefathers
a hundred and thirty years ago,
that the great and unhappy divis-
ion between us ana our American
colonies took place. 1t perhaps
required that great lesson to teach
us what we now know. We have
learned the lesson and the British
Empire has seen how to work
these two apparently antagonistic
principles, so that those who pro-
TESS them both never even see that
one can possibly be inconsistent
with the other
These are great and noble wore
(cheers). adopt them and apply the,
to Ireland. And whose words are they
other day speaking in the city {
They are the words of Mr.. Balfour fl
London (cheers).
A Separate Nationality.
Illat Is our ideal. We cherish, an
we will never abandon. even if we ha
seven centuries more of suffering be
fore US, we never will abandon the claj,
to our separate nationality CHEERS
You cannot-no power at the djspos;
Of England or Of any other country
the world can-turn Ireland into a 3,
OF English counties. l will tell va
what You can do. what you are doin
at this moment and what will he cor
snmmated before we are many month
older. You will succeed in turvin
fathoms deep all trace either of dis
loyalty or of bitter memories in II
hearts of the Irish people cloud cheers
You will turn Ireland from being
weakness into being the create,
strength Of the Empire by the sjmp
process that you have used in Car
ada and Australia and South Afric
Of recognizing that the claim to ser
arate nationality is consistent wit
the claim to Imperial loyalty and Impe,
ial nationality" cloud cheers. amid,
which Mr.. Redmond resumed his sea
having spoken just over an hour).
Avarjcious I awvar