Kentucky Irish American., 1914-08-22
John Redmond Presents Colors
to Corps at Marlborough
Netting.
Protestant Peers Continue to
Subscribe to the Volunteer
Regiments.
IRELAND NOW ALL ABLAzE

John e. Redmond, the Irish Ma
tionalist leader, in a speech last
Sunday while presenting colors to
the Maryborough corps of Irish vol
ulcers, referred to the enthusiasm
which had been aroused all over
ireland by his statement in the
British Parliament that Irishmen of
the North and the South, whether
Protestant or Catholic, we're prepared
to fight shoulder to shoulder to de-
fend the Irish shores against a for
eign foe and to preserve order. He
added: 81 have in my possession and
will shortly be able to present to the
Irish volunteers several thousard
rifles. l have information that the
British Government, which has pub
licly declared it's intention OF en-
trusting the defense of ireland to the
Irish volunteers, is about to arm,
equip and drill large numbers of
them, and believe the day is near
when every Irish volunteer will
have rifle in his possession"
Hon. T. p. O'Connor, leaving
other correspondents to chronicle
military fortunes, confines himself to
the political situation. and cables
that men who disliked the name of
Lloyd-George now lead in his praise,
while Winston Churchill is a popular
hero, in whose genius for war every
body believes. There is, he says, an
immense rise in English tenn
perature and boundless and united
enthusiasm for war confront one
everywhere. Recruiting goes on with
such rapidfty and zeal that
Kitchener will be able to create a
second, third, or even a fourth
army In case the struggle is pro-
ionged.
But the most significant proof of
the intense and universal en-
thusiasm this war creates is found in
Ireland. Since Redmonds epoch
making speech Southern Ireland is
all ablaze in support of the war, and
Lord Meath, an Irish Peer, hitherto
an opponent of home rule, summed
up this transformation in declaring
at the Lord Mayors meeting in Dub
lin that Ireland ought to erect a
statue to Kaiser William in gratitude
for having brought all Classes and
ereeds in Southern Ireland together
to fight for the common cause and
against the common enemy.
DR.. McHugh, the Catholic Bishop
of Derry, writes in eloquent defense
of war. Enthusiasm for war is fur
ther stimulated by the consent of
Asquith to leave the defense of
order and Irish liberty in practically
the sole charge of Irish volunteers
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territorials to Ireland is counter
manded. Distinguished Irish Gen.
erals will be soon sent to Ireland to
take up the entire direction Of the
forces, and guns and uniforms will
be supplied. Ireland may soon see
the bewildering spectacle of Irish
barracks, including Curragh camp,
garrisoned solely by Irish Nationalist
soldiers.
This spectacle has increased the
extraordinary reapproachment be-
tween all creeds in the South of
Ireland which followed Redmond's
speech. Protestant Peers continue
to subscribe to the volunteers and to
form and assume command of volun-
teer regiments. Protestant shop
keepers in Southern towns, including
my native town of Athlone, have met
TO declare they would now throw in
their lot with their Catholic fellow
countrymen.
or course neither Asquith nor
Redmond will exploit the occasion to
deprive Orangemen of any of their
tights. An amending bill will be
offered Immediately il an agreement
can be reached, but If not 1t will be
the first business of the next session
In the autumn, and no effort will be
wanting to meet all reasonable de-
mands of Orangemen. But on the
other hand the opinion against any
form of exclusion is growing, and II
only two sets of volunteers are al
lowed to cooperate in friendly spirit
In defense of ireland, and II the same
york of reconciliation between the
different Irish creeds goes on in
Ulster as in the South, a real reunion
of all Ireland may result as one OF
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