Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-03-25
BARRISTER FROM
Dublin OPPOSES
HOME rule MOVE
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son, man beloved and honored by
the unionists CT ireland quite as much
as Parnell was by the last generation
Of nationalists, has stated that he is
willing to leave the question to a ref
erendum OF the electors Is particular
ly interesting. VIII 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 iscintilla 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 I'm
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 sure and certain hope that
IL the verdict of the country were
taken the result would be the same as
In 1885 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-
tion, 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 we're right in the old fight
and therefore also In the present fight
for under the imperial parliament Ire
lands material progress has surpassed
al 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
to H. with the landlords and we shall
be all right. Since then land acts
have been passed giving over $780,
100000 fS750,0O0. 000) to the Irish
farmer to buy out his land and become
his own landlord.
Il can not say how many more mil. I
Ions have been advanced By England
for iaborers' cottages. old age pen.
sions. educational grants. and so on.
Landlordism is practically abolished. |
the farmers have to a 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
man WHY comparatively poor country /.
like Ireland should want divorce |
from wealthy England. But MOI the I
greedy agitator feeds hugely on his !,
profits. and stirs up IN the breast OF I
the ignorant peasant. aye and Irish s
American, too. who supports the move
ment with his hard earned dollars and
who returns TO the question again and
again Ike the moths. to the candle
a sentimental cry for home rule for
poor distressed Ireland, like a child s
crying for the moon and not know
ing what to do when he gets it. We
believe from their record that moth
ing could content the Irish nationalist
short Of overthrowing the English n
rule Parnell has said II. John Red II
mond has said 1t and quoting from
memory the words OF the latter were:
ireland would never be Content till
she had broken the last link of the
chain that binds her to England
Home Rule Curses
Unfortunately the present genera
ton Of srish-Americans has been
nursed and cultivated by such dan
gercus. advisers as O'Donoyan. Rosa
and Patrick Ford. in reality criminals
In the true sense of the world-and
Its vision blurred and weakened By
their pernicious teaching, so that they
can not see that home rule instead of
being blessing to their country is
really curse and spells in large.
huge letters financial ruin.
Why. ask. and let the Irish
American ask himself, too, do stocks
Ind shares at home fall considerably
II the very mention of Home Rule?
BY their fruits We shall know them.
Eou cannot gather grapes off thorns or
igs off thistles, and whenever | tell |
In Englishman or a Colonial that fire.
luently placards are posted upf-
the country in ireland
warming the young men against join +
NC the British army or navy - aye,
ven hoping that Germany may some '
lay defeat England-and when | tell t
hem that during the late South ART Y