Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-03-25

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son, a man beloved and honored by
the unionists OF ireland quite as much
as Parnell was by the last generation
OF nationalists. has stated that be is
willing 70 leave the question 10 a ref
erendum OF the electors is particular
ly interesting. Will Asquith agree?
II he has got the mandate there is
nothing to fear. therefore why not
adopt this means OF settling the mat
ter once and for all The writer
fought through the last three general
elections IN the very forefront Of the
battle and no one could, even with
the smallest scintilla OF truth. main
tain for one moment that the question
ever seriously agitated the. English
mind
Challenges Contradiction
The house OF lords, tariff reform,
Lloyd Georges famous-or rather in
famous budget, education, Welsh
church disestablishment, the insurance
act, questions like these. anything but
home rule, and we unionists who still
believe in union and empire main
tain with a sure and certain hope that
II the verdict Of the country were
taken the result would be the same as
In 1886 and 1895 when Gladstone was
hurled from office.
Il say here deliberately as an Irish
man who has lived In ireland for over
30 years and who knows the pulse Of
the country, and challenge ,contradic-
ton. that all the wealth, all the in-.
telligence, all the trade. all the COM
merce. all that is any good in Ireland
IS against home rule. ireland today is,
comparatively speaking. the most pros
porous and best off country in the
world. She enjoys privileges denied
10 any other country on the face of
the globe and looking back say for
the last quarter Of century. we can
claim we were right in the old fight
and therefore also in the present fight
for under the imperial parliament Ire
lands material progress has surpassed
all expectations. The writer knows Of
no grievance existing In Ireland today
except some one mentions private bill
legislation which no one seems to take
the trouble to remedy which would be
the easiest thing in the world Well
does he remember the cry IN the old
days Of Parnell and Davitt. the land
for the people Give Us the land and
70 H. with the landlords and we shall
be all right. Since then land acts
have been passed giving over e150,-
000. 900 fS750,000. 000) to the Irish
farmer to buy out his land and become
his own landlord.
i can not say how many more mil.
Ions have been advanced by. England
for lahorers' cottages. old age pen
sions. educational grants. and 50 on. !
Is practically abolished. |
the farmers have to large extent !
purchased their holdings and more
money Is wanted. the Irish Protestant /.
church has been disestablished and
every blessed grievance has been re-
moved and Il surpasses the wit Of
nan why q comparatively poor country !,
ike ireland should want divorce
from wealthy England. But MOI the /
greedy agitator feeds hugely on his /
profits. and stifs up In the breast Of !
he ignorant peasant. aye and Irish
American. too. who supports the move
nenf with his hard earned dollars and
who returns to the question again and
lgain like the moths to the candle /
/ sentimental cry for home rule for
poor distressed Ireland like child
,rying for the moon and not know
ng what 10 do when he gets it. We
believe from their record that moth !
ng could content the Irish nationalist
hort OF overthrowing the English d
'ule Parnell has said ii. John Red
nond has said It and quoting from
memory the words Of the latter were:
ireland would never be content till 4
he had broken the last link of the
hahn that binds her to England
Home Rule Curses
Unfortunately the present genera
ion of lrish-Americans has been
ursed and cultivated by such dan.
circus advisers as O'Donovan, Rosa
nd Patrick Ford. in reality criminals
4 the true sense of the world-an
IS vision blurred and weakened by
heir pernicions teaching. so that they
an not see that home rule instead OF
cling a blessing to their country is
eally curse and spells in large.
uge letters financial ruin
"Why. ask, and let the irish
merican ask himself. too, do stocks
nd shares at home fall considerably
{ the very mention of Home Ruler
By their fruits We shall know them
on cannot gather grapes off thorns or
gs off thistles, and whenever tell
n Englishman or a Colonial that fire. ]
uentiy placards are posted upl
lroughout the country in ireland :
arning the young men against join f,