Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-17
ANSBERRY SAYS HOME RULE
WILL COME IN TWO MONTHS
Ohio Congressman, Well versed in Irish Affairs, Makes Pre-
dcon Interview Giving Historical Sketch of Long Fight

WASHINGTON. March 17.-Repre
sentative Timothy t. Ansberry, a
prominent American, of tbs
1fsh congrt .ssional district of Ohio
"a a close student of present efforts
In Ireland. In an interview here he
reviews the home rule movement. He
believes that hom rule will be a
reality within he next two months.
ITO those fam iliar with Irish politi-
cal history" he said, land with the
centuries of struggle which she has
put forth to obtain the right to
live. to hold property, to legislate her
own religious cow tctions, the impend-
ing victory for tn establishment OF
home rule in Ireland, with the right
of her own parlis ment and fran
chise, means that tive Irish as a ma
ton have become EN- ancipated. Whiie
the home rule bill, as 1t stands today,
is not by. any means all that irish
patriots have dreamed of or desired,
II is still a great step forward in her
social and political progress; for once
again she has her own parliament on
her own soil, her men cease to be the
most pitiable, most ineffectual OIL all
creatures-men without the power to
regulate their own affairs
The Land Act of 1903.
.s,rha land act of 1903 provides that
al the end of siXty-nine years the
occupant of the land shall be the
owner In fee simple. The State adj
va51ces the money for the tenant TO
prchase the landlords interest in the
holding, and repayment Is arranged
for at intervals covering the period
of sixty-nine years, in installments
that are much less than the amounts
Formerly paid in rent Thus. under
this provision, Ireland is ~radually be-
coming nation of landowners. In
addition, through the laborers' cot
tage board the rural communities are
acquiring comfortable houses In which
to live at very small sum-about
20 to so cents per week.
rss.Curiously," continued Mr.. Ans
berry, 1.-THE first modern suggestion Of
home rule was agitated by irish
Professionals, who were dissatisfied
with the imperial parliament. Filled
with hatred of Gladstone and dis
trustful of English political parties,
they began the agitation to bring to-
gether the Irish of all sects and
parties, on the theory that 1rishmen
had better trust themselves and to
their united efforts rather than TO
any English minister. These same
people believed that once Ireland had
home rule it would bridge the chasm
of hatred between the two countries.
1.-THE names of O'Connell, Parnell
and other Irish leaders of note and
their work have brought a pretty
clear idea of Irish conditions of late
wears to the minds of every irish
sympathizer, and the great purport OF
the last legislation Is manifest to all
who are interested enough to read OF
1t. . -,
called. which was passed with he
aid of an implied threat to till Up
the lords with lot of new peers
created for the purpose OF passing
this bill. Previously this bill had been
held up by the lords because or the
proviso that. after the lords had re-
iected the bill twice, the third time 1t
passed the house 1t became law
with the kings sanction, Irrespective
of the attitude of the lords. In April,
1912. the government OF Ireland DILL
this being the official title of the
passed tho house with a comfortable
majority. Having bean rejected by
the lords. Il went back to the house
and was again passed, only to be ee-
jected once more by the lords.
WIN Pass Home Rule Bill.
within the past few weeks 1t was
ngain introduced, and will be passed,
despite the fact that considerable OPP
position has developed In Ulster. The
Unionists throughout the British Isles
are opposed to this bill, but there are
only fifty of them in all Ireland, and
It must not be supposed that all of
Ulster is opposed to home rule. AS a
matter of fact, the majority of the
members of Parliament elected from
Ulster are Nationalists or home
rulers, and several of the counties, or
at least Donegal, is represented by
none but home rulers. Five of the
nine counties which make up Ulster
are overwhelmingly for home rule and
the other four are divided.
There is no county in Ulster but
What has at least one home ruler rep
resenting it in Parliament. Even the
city of Belfast. the headquarters oe
opposition to home rule. sends one
re- resentative to the British Parlia-
nlent who is a home ruler. There is
y powerful sentiment for home rule
IN Belfast, and they are made up of
every class, rank and creed
''I do not think added Mr.. Ans
berry, that the forces under Sir Ed
ward Carson will go so far as to en-
gaze i'm actual warfare in resisting