Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-08-26
REDM0ND'S GREAT talk
ASSURES HOME RULE
FOR EMERALD ISLE
Support Of ireland Pledged to EN-.
pire Wins Even Tory Support
Carson and Law Hold
Out.

I. P. O'Connor, in the Chicago Tribune.
London.-The war and Redmond's
speech last Monday night finally won
for home rule. With extraordinary
courage n presence Of mind Red
mond saw the psychological m to
place ireland by the side Of the British
| empire in the gigantic struggle just be-
ginning, and offered to the government
not merely Ireland's sympathy but a
pledge to secure Ireland's shores from
the foreign invader by Irish volunteers
alone.
Tories and Liberals Cheer.
No speech in modern times has Gre
ated such immediate n tremendous
effect. The house cheered till 1t was
hoarse. Tories, as we'll as liberals.
many with tears in their eyes, rushed
to shake Redmond's hand, and the
tories especially declared that their
hostility to home rule was now gone.
Crowds waiting outside Buckingham
palace and Downing street to hear the
declaration of wal at midnight on Nom
day cheered Redmond. His photograph
in all the moving picture shows was re-
came an immediate universal response,
backing Redmon's words. and an
astonishing n unprecedented scene
was witnessed of volunteers and
masses of people accompanying SOL
diers to stations with cheers as they
>~0S SHStA ASPCSA - LIN - 1AS
behind the scenes Redmond was in con-
slant consultation with Asquith and
surveyed the situation with his charac-
t%eristic combination of firmness, vigil
lance, and self-control.
Adjournment Check Tories.
1t was revealed to him that Bonar
Law and other tory leaders had joined
Carson in a demand that home rule
should be held up. Adjournment instead
of Propagation made all the difference
whether the home rule bill would be
put on the statute book Immediately
or at some distant date. AS it turned
out these protests. though natural, were
unnecessary, for Asquith never contem-
plated any such betrayal, and on Mon
day next an announcement is expect
ed that the adjournment is only for two
weeks, N that when the house meets
again the session will end in proroga-
ton and the home rule bill will imme-
d1ately become a law.
n tories will be offered at the same
time the choice between discussing the
amending bill then or in a new session
later. In the meantime Ireland's sup
port Of The British empire in the hour
of peril is more than justified by q new,
unanimous feeling by the men of all
races and all parties in the British m
plre that this war is one for the defense
OF the principle of nationality Of small
states; of emancipating Europe from
the grinding and intolerable tyranny
Of German military autocracy.
Resolve to Restore Alsaee- Lorraine.
The revolt of some extreme radicals
which was uttered loudly last Monday
has died u n all the nation stands
enthusiastically behind the British gov
in this great CRUSADE to save
France, Belgium and democratic liber-
ty.
Nobody has any doubt that though
the way may be long, Europe will con-
quer Germany, and already there is a
firm resolve as the first fruits of victory
to restore Alsace-Lorraine to it's people.
the fleet in such splendid Condition. d.
vides with Redmond the position Of
popular hero.