The Irish standard., 1914-07-04

imprudence. The best guaran-
tee to be found is clearly the
presence on the governing body
of men of proved judgment and
steadiness.
1.-THE proposal which I have
ventured to make would afford
that security, and would, to a
considerable extent, bring the
Provisional Committee into har-
mony with the personnel of the
rank and file of the Volunteers,
and, as will be seen, it shows no
desire to exclude from the gov
erning body of the volunteers
any Of the members of the pres
ent Provisional Committee. and
it proceeds on the lines adopted
by the Committee since it's for
nation in adding to its num-
bers."
Mr.. Redmond's Appeal.
Mr.Redmond continues:
1.-THE counter-proposal made
by the Provisional Committee is
open to the gravest objection on
many grounds. At this stage
in the development of the Vol
unteer movement election of
delegates and debates as to the
government and control would
be most injurious to the move
ment. Moreover, I am con.
WINGED, from the information at
my disposal, that it would not
be possible, by elections held
now and carried out under the
control of thepresent Provisional
Committee, to get a fair and full
representation of the Volunteer
body. When the organization
of the country is completed, it
will be possible to elect a per-
mament governing body which
will reflect the opinions and ell
joy the full confidence of the
Volunteers themselves.
Il regret that the Provision
al Executive Committee should
SO hastily have come to de-
cision to repudiate my SUCCESS
ton. 1t is of the most vital i'm
portance to the national cause
that this matter should be set
tied in an amicable spirit and
without friction of any kind.
which would not be possible I'M
der the proposal now made ny
the Committee.
"Unless the Committee can
see their way clear to consider
their decision and adopt the
proposal I have made, I must
appeal to all supporters of the
Irish Party in the Volunteer
movement to organize at once
county Committees, quite inde-
pendent of the Dublin Provis-
ional Committee. and to main
tain Independent county govern
ment of the Volunteer move
ment until the organization is
sufficiently complete to make it
possible to hold a representative
convention to elect permanent
governing body which will have
the full confidence of the coun-
try"
The issue is now knit, and til
0untry will not lose much tim
bout deciding between the self-co1
.ituted provisional Committee
nd the Party which has brougf
1e work of Parnell and Davitt to tn
1reshold of victorious triumph.
The Unionist and the up. c."
The Unionists are backing til
Committee" for a
hey are worth. The Irish Times
as nothing but encouragement fl
hem, and the Unionist Press {
rreat Britain is exultant at what
egards as the only CLEAN of hope
as had for years of a new split
he Irish ranks. The following con
lent of the London Daily E,
ress," the bitterest and most ant
IRISH organ in England is typical:
1.-THE National Volunteers
don't want Mr.. Redmond's pat
ronage or leadership. They de-
cided to do without representa-
tives of the Nationalist Party on
their Committee. Thus Mr..
Redmond is made very foolish
and very angry-so angry that he
has issued a manifesto threaten
ing the National Volunteers
with a sort of political ex-
communication If they do not at
once adopt him as their general
issimo and lord high admiral.
Tho nuarro1 ia nrotfv and