The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1914-07-11

0nA. ouAuueI E1ODSOn, irish
Freedom; Mr.. P. H. Pearse, B.
A., B. L., st. Enda's College; Mr..
O'Connor (offlce of Mr.. Gore.
Solicitor).
The Necessity for Party Control.
Mr.. John Dillon, M. P, in a letter
to the Swinford (Co. Mayo) volun
teers. urges the support of the Volun
teer movement; says the question o
control has been settled by the coun
try. and that there ought never t,
have been any difference of opinion
on it; and affirms that, as certainl,
more than 80 per cent. of the ranl
and file are supporters Of the Irisl
Party, it was absolutely essential tha
Mr.. Redmond Should take some Sc
curity that no attempt would b,
made In the name of the Volunteer
to dictate policy to the Nationa
Party, and that this great militar,
should be conducted OF
wise and prudent lines. and shoul,
not be committed to any cours
which might wreck the politica
movement for which he, and tn
party which he leads, are responsible
to the Irish people," Mr.. Dillon con
tinues:
1T was also absolutely neces-
sary to make sure that no at
tempt should be made to carry
on under the cloak of the Vol
unteer movement a propaganda
calculated to discredit and un-
dermine the Constitutional
movement and the policy and
influence of the Irish party and
the leadership of Mr.. Redmond.
1T had come to our knowl-
edge that few individuals con-
nected with the Volunteer move
ment had for some time been
actively engaged in such pro-
paganda. If this had been al
lowed to go on, it would, of
course. very soon have destroyed
the Volunteer movement, and
in the process of destroying that
movement might have inflicted
deadly injury on the National
cause.
1.-The measures Mr.. Redmond
has taken are the very minimum
necessary to secure these vital
ends; and these measures were
plainly dictated by a desire to
conciliate all elements and to
recognize to the fullest the work
done by men who are not sup
porters of the party. Mr.. Red
mond's action has been endorsed
by the country with practical
unanimity: and it is to be
hoped in the highest interests Of
the National cause and of the
Volunteer Movement, that no
more will be heard of newspaper
controversy on this subject
The Country and Mr.. Redmond.
1t would be impossible to sum II
the situation with regard to the Vo
unteers more lucidly or more accu,
ately than Mr.. Dillon has done /
these extracts from his letter.
may. however. be added that tn
mere shadow of an attempt to cha
lenge Mr.. Redmond's authority ha
called forth the most extraordlnar
manifestations of Irish unity. and q
confidence in Mr.. Redmond and th
Irish Party which this generation la
known. Just as the spontaneous W
rising of the manhood of Ireland wa
the answer to those who said tha
Ireland did not want Home Rule, S
those who would challenge Mr.. lie.
mond's claim to speak for unite
Ireland have had their answer in
series of popular demonstrations a
over Ireland which leave no shade,
of douot that Mr.. Redmond has th
country with him more unitedl,
more determinedly, and enthusiastic
ally than ever. The effect has nc
been lost on Parliament and on tn
British people.
The Tories and the Volunteers.
OF all the stupid and audaciou
things which the Tories have don
for some years, one of the most STU
pid and the most audacious was tha
Of Lord Robert Cecil moving pias
tically a vote of censure on the Gov
ernment for not suppressing the Iris
Volunteers. On June 16. he move
the adjournment Of the House {
Commons in order to call attention
the growing danger Of the voluntee
forces. and the failure Of the Go,
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