The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-06-21
IRISH CHEER
APPROVAL OF STATES
Resolutions Passed by American
Legislatures Applauded by
Home Rulers.
Secretary of State for Ireland Makes
Splendid Answer to Tory
Threats.
Whole Liberal Party Solid for the
Carrying Out of Home
Rule Policy.

The House of Commons was thrown
into a happy mood last week when
John E. Redmond, leader of the Irish
Parliamentary party, read before that
body some of the innumerable resolu-
tions passed by American legislatures
and the announcements of some of
our leading statesmen favoring the
granting of Home Rule to Ireland. The
moral support of the Irish in Amer
lea and the other innumerable friends
of Ireland in her struggle for the right
of self government, is helping in a
tangible degree to crystalize the deter
mination of the liberals and the Irish
members to see the Home Rule bill
safely through at any cost. AS the
parties now stand there is no evidence
to show that the stress and strain of
a rapid succession Of trying events is
serving to change the Home Rule
sentiment.
T. P. O'Connor in his special cable
to the Chicago Tribune of June Is,
says that last week was one of the
most exciting he has witnessed in his
many years of active political life.
The. Marconi scandal, in which Lloyd
s$asSrga. H. cSncefhed, IT, athasehiefscau
of the turmoil. The ministry is ac-
cused of having invested funds in
contract which the government was at
the time deciding. To this the retalia-
ton is made that those concerned
were entirely innocent of the nature
OF the deal and of the fact that they
were doing an unwise thing. The
whole matter is to be threshed out at
a hearing in the commons and the
conviction is that those concerned will
be able to vindicate themselves.
United in Home Rule.
The Home Rule bill remains the
most unifying issue before the COM
mons. Brilliant speeches of Irish
members characterized the debate on
the bill, while at the same time the
predominant note from the tory
benches was one of despair. The
Orangemen of Ulster still continue to
hurl their belligerent threats, but they
are having little effect in the way Of
subduing enthusiasm for the advance
ment of Home Rule. Summarizing
the present situation, r. P. O'Connor
says:
Orange Threats Renewed
Sir Edward Carson could only re-
new his shrek that Ulster would re-
sort to civil war, rather than submit
to Home Rule. Arthur J. Balfous was
weak and respondent and A Bonar
Law confessed that the Iris!, problem
must be faced, although ne had no So
luton, unless the Orangemen COM
bined with the nationalists IN demand
ing it. AS the Orangemen have COM
mitted themselves to the statement
that they would still resist Home Rule
if a dozen general elections were held
and all the English parties approved
1t, any compromise with them is made
impossible.
On the other hand, Premier Asuuith
spoke with his usual clearness AMI
aroused the liberals and Irisnmen to
enthusiasm by the declaration that
listers demand could not be tolerated
by any government. This showed that,
amid all the discouragemen.s of the
Marconi scandal and in the face of
the orange threats, Asquith remains
unmoved and unfrightened, and he will
60 right on to the end.
Dillon and Devlin, the Irish leaders,
also spoke powerfully and John Red
mond produced great effect by quot
ing innumerable resolutions passed by
the American legislatures in favor Of
Home Rule and also by quoting the
outspoken letter of Theodore Roose-
welt. praying for the success of the
Home Rule bill, not merely in the in
terest of England and Ireland, but of
the good relations between America
and England.
BirreII's Splendid Speech.
The splendid triumph of the whole
debate reached it's climax when The
secretary Of state for Ireland. M. Biz