Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-09-26
September 1S Now Called Ire
lands Day i'm English
Journals.
Century Old Feud Between Eng
land and Ireland Closed
Forever.
IRISH REGIMENTS ARE FORMING

T. P. O'Connor, M. p, describes hov
"1reland's day." as Friday, Septem
ber IS, is already called in Englisf
journals, was marked by scenes mos
impressive because spontaneous
Prorogation is usually the dullest
day of the whole session, with every
member already on the way to his
home and only the officials left. But
this prorogation was exciting and
historic. Mrs. Redmond and the
wives of other Irish members filled
all the seats on the benches in the
House of Lords where Unionist per-
sons usually gather. and Irish and
Liberals broke all rules of the House
of Lords by vigorous cheers when
the royal assent signified the
passage of the Irish bill.
William Crooks, the Labor men,
ber, popular figure in the House
of Commons and an old and warm
friend of Ireland, took the pro-
ceedings entirely under his control
and led the singing of God Save the
King" heartily Joined by the Irish
members. He then called for God
Save Ireland" Redmond replying,
shouted "God Save England" and
thus the century old feud between
England and Ireland closed forever
Though the Tories made per-
functory protest against the passage
of the bill, they also are delighted
that the struggle is over. They are
glad they have won Ireland's heart
at last by freedom and are now as
sured of lreland's cordial alliance in
the present crisis.
1t should be added that Mr..
and Lord Chancellor
Haldane laid great stress on the
necessity of considering the opinion
of Irishmen in America as an argu-
ment in passing the bill. So Irish
America in this, as in other epochs.
Of Irish struggle, turned the scales
In Ireland's favor. There is now
open and cordial cooperation of
with other British par
ties in helping to carry the war to
successful end. Ireland was
vehemently in favor of the allies
from the first moment through its
Did love of France and Belgium, and
heir instructive hatred of Prussian
The outrages in Bel
GUM and Louvain inflamed this
feeling. Though the misgiving,
owing to the last few weeks delay,
a small body of cranks in
Ireland to preach pro-German pol
cy, these represented an infinites-
NAL minority, and their campaign
ends with the passage of the bill.
Redmond and Dillon will be with
Mr.. Asquith at the great recruiting
Meeting in Dublin. / will speak
With Winston Churchill and r. e.
smith in Liverpool Monday on the
invitation of all parties in the city.
The Redmond manifesto, demand
ng the formation of Irish into Irish
egiments, will be respected by the
English war office, and already Irish
egiments are forming in several
English cities. An even more impor-
ant development will be the arming
md drilling of Irish volunteers by
he war Office so that when the war
s over Ireland will have an army of
100000 trained men to defend her
iberties. 1t is impossible yet to say
What developments may come from
his extraordinary unity of ali conn
ries and creeds created by the war
t is possible that the demand of
xclusion by Ulster will disapnear
The alleged attempts to cantnra
american opinion in favor ~ inter
-ention made by Germany were fnIIv
ecorded in the cables here bnt sncb
is more likely 70 40
Iarm than good at this moment Of
Universal British feeling The re-
emf renewal ~ tba nladao