The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-18
James LARKN
BEGINS MISSION
In London Speech He Scores
Nation, Home Rule and
Redmond.

London, Nov. 1s.-James Larkin be-
gan his sFtery Cross" mission at Man
chester In the most extraordinary
speech ever delivered at an English
public meeting. The platform was lin
ed with socialists and syndicalist
leaders, with "Ben' Tillett and big
Bill" Haywood. Of America, thrown
In.
LArkin himself had a rousing re-
ception. and in return he harangued
the audience as prohahly. .Qo English
audience has SVef been haranGded be-
foke-1xde Damned the RriSishs eMpixe.
he damned trade unionism. and he
damned, his listeners to their faces.
For Q while ahe got . sslittle: out 4of
touch With hts hearers as he wander
ed itatfie byways Of the Dublin strike
names they did not know, but most
Of the time he swept his big audience
along with him on torrent Of Wild
words.
Whatever else Larkin may be. he
showed himself last night a born ora
tor. His voice sank to a whisper as he
spoke passionately Of his love for 1re--
land, ''the Ishmael of the nations"
Humor shone in. his-eves as he told Of
three little Dublin children sent away
during the strike who had never seen
q bath before and who stayed in four
hours when they had their first tub.
Ferocious Attack OH Redmond.
Passages like those relieved the
brain-battering brain of I4arkin's wild
and furious blows as he smashed his
way through his foes He attacked
viciously the Ancient order Of Hibern-
ians, "the foulest and most vicious
brood that ever cursed the country I
belong to- He shouted with ex-
xayh N atto Nk nS
John Redmond and his policy.
''The nationalists in their demand
for home rule are claiming admission
to the empire. Talk to me Of their
paltry, miserable government Of Ire
land Bill. Damn the empire" yelled
Larkin. "What has it brought you? ?
You are as much slaves as we are
across the water there"
With renewed rage he spoke Of
those who in the name OF religion pre-
vented children from being sent to
English homes. He denounced the
rulers Of Dublin as worse than Tam
many and excoriated Free Masons and
the Order of Hibernians as trying to
cruelty the people Finally. in a
stormy passage, he denied that he had
called for general strike, sneered at
British trade union leaders and
damned all trade unions unless they
helped him.
Home Rule Developments.
The present week will unquestionab-
" see an important development in
the Irish crisis. After long period
Of skirmishing by means Of public
speeches, point has been reached at
which Premier Asquith. on behalf Of
the government, is ready to offer
terms Of settlement. and Bonar Law,
representing the opposition. Is ready
to consider them.
It may be taken for granted that
within the next few days the unionist
leaders will be in full possession Of
the government proposals for dealing
with the refusal Of Ulster 20 tolerate
tho home rule bill.
"The Times says 1t has good ground
for stating that Premier Asquith's
plan is to satisfy the nationalist ideal
by carrying the measure. which Is ap-
plicable to ireland as a whole, and to
pacify Ulstermen with considerable
but limited period Of grace.
"It may be predicted further that
the ministry contemplates the imuo-
sition OF an additional burden on the
taxpayers of Great Britain for the pur-
pose Of compromising nationalist ire
land for the temporary loss Of the
wealth which Ulster would in normal
circumstances contribute"