The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-08-16
REDMOND may BECOME|
PREMIER OF |RELAND|
T. P. O'Connor Predicts That Irish
Leader Will be First Minister
Under Home Rule.
Thinks the New Parliament Will be
Organized Before the
Close of 1914.
The Processes of Organization and
the Difficulties to be Met
Described.

Described.
It is the belief of T. P. O'Connor,
member of parliament, and we'll
known political writer, that home rule
will be adopted and an Irish parlia-
ment established before the end Of
1914 and that John Redmond, for
years chairman Of the Irish Parlia-
mentary party, will be the head Of the
Irish ministry. In an article in the
Chicago Tribune of Aug 10, he sums
up the entire situation, pointing out
the processes of forming an Irish gov
ernment after the bill is passed and
the possible objections that may have
to be overcome. He says:
Lords May Accept Bill.
Many people are under the impress
sion that the house Of lords exhausted
it's opportunity of dealing with the bill
when it rejected it this week for the
second time. This is not so. Their
lordships have yet another opportun-
ity Of dealing with it. They can either
reject or accept or amend it next year
after it has passed for a third time in
the house of commons. Acceptance is
improbable; amendment may be at
tempted; but if their lordships adopt
that course, it is probable that they
,silt tsintroduoe such sanendmeptsfa as. the
government could not possibly accept.
1t may be taken then that rejection. in
some form or other. is the most prob
| able course by the lords.
| The bill, after the third rejection by
the house of lords goes to the king for
his signature and becomes law l need
scarcely say that nobody in his senses
| believes that the king could reject the
advice of his constitutional advisers
and refuse TO give his signature to the
bill. Things will proceed. I believe,
with rapidity next year. The home
rule bill, am sure, will be introduced
quite early after the meeting of par
| Lament, which will be early in Feb
ruary. 1t cannot take more than
three or four days altogether and it
is possible that it may be in the house
of lords towards the end of March or
the beginning of April. There is an
! idea that the house of lords may at
| tempt some postponement of the
measure by dilatory and obstructive
tactics but 1 don't know that their
lordships will see any advantage in
| that course, once it is clear that the
bill is going to pass into law. It may
be taken then that the bill will become
| law on June II, 1914.
Then will come the stage of recon-
stituting the new administration in
Ireland The period during which that
can take place is presented by min
imum and a maximum in the home
rule measure. The minimum is one
month after the royal signature has
been given; the maximum is fifteen
months 1t is quite possible that the
minimum will suffice.
Many Preliminary Documents.
By that time the Irish office will
! have got through all the preliminary
arrangements, including the many doc
uments necessary The first thing, OF
course, to be done in reconstituting
the new administration is to appoint
! provisional executive. This execu-
tive will hold office until the assembly
of the new parliament, and will, OF
course. retain the office if it meets
with the confidence of the new assem-
bly,.
The head of the executive will, OF
course. be the prime minister of Ire
land, and equally. of course, that posi-
ton will be offered to Mr.. Redmond. |
may note in passing that Mr.. Red
mond will, of course. when this decis-
ion is made. be invited to Buckingham
Palace to receive his mission from the
hands of the king. And parentheti.
cally again, may observe that such q
summons will give seal so ineffaca.
BILE and so momentous to the new or.
/ der in Ireland that the attempt te
i undo the home rule act or to impose
it by force Of arms will cease to have
chance Of success with a people so