The Irish standard., 1914-08-15
European War and RedGond's
Speech bring Home Rule in
Favor Says I. P.
O'Connor.
Tories and Liberals Cheer Irish
Leader When He Pledges Sup
port in War. ..
Removal of Arms Proclamation En-
ables Volunteers to Arm Read
lily. Home Rule Probable
in Few Weeks.

AS WOA anu 1lCuukOuU SUc0Cn
last Monday night finally won for
home rule. With extraordinary
courage and presence of mind Red
mond saw the psychological moment
to place Ireland by the side of the
British Empire in the gigantic strug-
gle just beginning, and offered to the
government not only Ireland's SYM
pathy but a pledge to secure Ire
lands shores from the foreign in
vader by the Irish volunteers.
No speech in modern times has
created such immediate and tre-
mendous effect. The House cheered
until it was hoarse. Tories as we'll
as liberals, many with tears in their
eyes. rushed to shake Redmond's
hand and the tories especially de-
clared that their hostility to home
rule was now gone. Crowds await
ed outside Buckingham palace and
Downing street to hear the declar-
alton of war at midnight on Mon
day cheered Redmond. His photo
graph in all the moving picture
shows was received with wild cheers.
Irish Cheer Soldiers.
From Ireland came an immediate
universal response backing Red
mond's words. An astonished and
unprecedented scene was Witnessed
when volunteers and masses of
people accompanied soldiers to sta
tions with cheers as they took their
departure for the war. But behind
the scenes Redmond was in constant
consultation with Asquith and sur
veyed the situation with his char
acteristic combination of firmness,
vigilance and self-control.
1t was revealed to him that Bonar
Law and other tory leaders had
joined Carson in Il demand that
home rule should be held up. Ad-
journment instead of prerogation
would make all the difference,
whether the home bill would be put
on the statute book Immediately or
at some distant time.
Home Rule Law Near.
AS it turned out these protests,
though natural, were necessary, for
Asquith never contemplated any
such betrayal, and on Monday next
an announcement is expected that
obi Mt to rNp1tv f~~
weeks, and that when the House
meets again the session will end in
prorogation and the Home Rule bill
will Immediately become law. The
tories will be offered at the same
time the choice between discussing
the amending bill then or in new
session later. ...
In the meantime Ireland's support
of the British empire in the hour of
peril is more than justified by new
unanimous feeling by the men of all
races and all parties in the British
empire that this war is one for the
defense of the principle of national
ism.
French to Get Alsace.
| The revolt of some extreme radi-
calls which was uttered loudly last
Monday has died out and all the ma
tion stands enthusiastically behind
the British government in this great
crusade to save France, Belgium and
democratic liberty. Nobody has any
doubt that, though the way may be
long, Europe will conquer Germany
and already there is a firm resolve
as the first fruits of victory to re-
store Alsace-Lorraine to the French.
Winston Churchill as the man who
put the fleet in such splendid condi-
tion divides with Redmond the po-
sition of popular hero.
The removal of the arms procla-
nation enables the Irish Volunteers
to arm more speedily. London takes
the whole situation seriously but
calmly. The temporary dislocation
of finance and business is passing
rapidly away and confidence in VIC.
tory and in the justice of EnglandA
cause are strong and universal.
PARLIAMENT ADJOURNs. 4
The British parliament has adj
iourned until August Is. even in the