Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-08-27
REDMOND's GREAT TALK
ASSURES HOME rule
FOR EMERALD isle
support OF ireland Pledged 10 EN-.
pirs Wins Even Tory Support
Carson and Law Hold
Out.

y. 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 and presence Of mind Red
mond saw the psychological moment to
place Ireland by the side OF the British
empire in the gigantic struggle just be-
ginning, n offered to the government
= not merely Ireland's sympathy but a
pledge to secure Ireland's shores from
n foreign invader by Irish volunteers
alone.
Tories and Liberals Cheer.
NO speech in modern times has Gre
ated such immediate and tremendous
snect. The house cheered till 1t vas
hoarse. Tories. as well as liberals,
many with tears in their eyes, rushed
% shake Redmond's hand. and the
toriea especially declared that their
nogtiilty to home rule was now gone.
Crowds waiting outside Buckingham
palace n Downing street to heal the
declaration of war at midnight on Mon
pay cheered Redmond. His photograph
% all the moving picture shows was re-
)oived with wild cheers. From Ireland
came an immediate universal response,
backing Redmon's words. nj an.
Astonishing and unprecedented scene
was witnessed of volunteers and
masses Of people accompanying sol
Hers to stations with cheers as they
to0k their departure for the war. But
0ehind the scenes Redmond was in con
etant consultation with Asquith and
snrveyed the situation with his charac-
eeristic combination of Armness, vigil
lance, and ~self-contro1.s
Adjournment Check Tories.
It was revealed to him that Bonar.
Law n 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
these protests, though natural, were
unnecessary. for Asquith never contem-
plated any such betrayal. and on Mon
oay next an announcement is expect
"a that the adjournment Is only for two
weeks. and that when the house meets
again the session will end In proroga-
ton and the home rule bill will imme-
diately become a law.
The tories will be offered at the same
time b choice between discussing the
amending bill then or in a new session
later. In h meantime Ireland's sup
port OF the British empire in the hour
Of peril Is more than justified by a new.
unanimous feeling by the men OF ali
c and all parties in the British en-
pire that this war is. for the defense
q the principle of nationality of small
states; of emancipating Europe from
the grinding and intolerable tyranny
OF German military autocracy.
Rssolve TO Restore Aisace- Lorraine.
The revolt OF some extreme radicals
which was uttered loudly last Monday
has died out n all the nation stands
enthusiastically behind the British gov
eminent in this great crulsade to save
France Belgium and democratic liber-
".
Nobody has any doubt that though
q way may be long, Europe will con-
querf Germany, and already there is a
nrm resolve as h first fruits OF victory
to restore Alsace- Lorraine To It's neonle
Winston Churchill. as the man who put
the heet In such splendid condition. d.
videsS with Redmond the position Of
popular hero.