Albuquerque morning journal., 1916-04-29
Declares Reyolutionlsts Are in
League With Germans Who
Have Crushed Every Weak
People Encountered,
BLAMES AMERICANS
WHO AIDED CONSPIRACY
Points to Danger to Country's
Freedom When Boon Was
Almost Won by Peaceful
Parliamentary Means,

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London. April IS (7:tS p. ND
John Redmond, leader OF the lrisl
nationalists in the house of com
mons, tonight gave the Associated
Press the following statement con
corning the uprising in Dublin:
MY first feeling, of course, OF
hearing of this insane movement
was one OF horror, disbursement
and almost despair | asked myself
whether Ireland, as so often before
!, in her tragic history was to dasf
the cup of liberty from her lips
was the Insanity of a small sector
of her people once again to turn al
her marvellous victories of the last
few years into irreparakle defee
and to send her back on the very
eve Of her final recognition as q
free nation into another long nigh
OF slavery, incalculable suffering, and
weary and uncertain struggling,
Progress Of Ireland.
For, look at the Irish positipon
today In the short space OF forty
years ireland has by constitutional
movement made an almost unbroK-
emily triumphant march from pauper.
ism and slavery to prosperity and
freedom. She has won back the
possession OF irish land; she has
stayed emigration: she has at last
begun an era Of national prosper
ity. Finally, she has succeeded In
placing on the statute books the
greatest charter of freedom ever Of
fered her since the days of Grattan
Is all this to be lost?
when war came, she made a
choice which was inevitable " sis
was To be true to all the principles
which she had held through all her
history and which she had just 70
completely yindica ted on her own
soil, namely. the rights of small ma
tions. sacred principles of national
itv, liberty and democracy
sympathy With Oppressed Peoples.
Moreover, the nations for which
through all history she has felt the
sympathy that come from common
principles and common aspirations
were trampled. as she IN her time
had been trampled. under the iron
heel Of arrogant force.
What has Ireland suffered in the
past which Poland, Alsace. Belgium
and Serbia have not suffered at the
hands Of Germany? And l may add
also that portion OF the soil OF
France. our old friend and ally
which Is In the hands of Germany?
What has been the record of Ger
many but the suppression Of nation.
aliN, Of freedom and OF language----
in short. the suppression OF all things
for which, for centuries, Ireland
has struggled. the victory of which
Ireland has achieved? Take the
ease OF Belgium. Has there not
been there the same ruthless she'd
ding OF blood Of the priests and the
people that IL part Of Ireland's own
history? Leave the question of prin-
ciple out ana consider the question
only of the mere interests of ireland
herself What did the situation de-
mand?
Neutrality Impossible.
Neutrality? That was impossi-
bic. Hostility 10 the just cause of
The allies? Is there sane man in
ireland who does not see that this
meant the drowning of freIand'sl
newly won liberties in Irish blood :?
BE this view right or wrong, this
was the opinion of an overwhelming
majority or the Irish people. Ii was
he opinion which thousands OF Irish !
'oldiers have sealed with their blood /
~ dying in the cause of the lib +
'rty Of ireland and or the world. |
But anyhow, It was the opinion
If Ireland, and surely need not
lrSue the principles, especially with
anybody who has professed himself
home ruler, that the policy OF
reiand must be decided bv Ireland
lerself That is the principle which
'as been adopted by the Irish race
Denotinccs Disioyalists.
Millions Of our people in the
'hlted States and elsewhere. whose
devotion helped MS SO large
Y to win our Victories for the moth
fland or our race, have always ac-
epted IT, However bounteous their
leip, never have they denied lreland's
light to choose her policy for herself
nat doctrine has been contested only
" the very same men who today have
ried to make Ireland CATS paw Of
sermany.
In all our long and successful
trnggle to obtain home rule we have !
zen thwarted and opposed by that
at1e section. We have won home
nle not through them, hut In spite Of :
hem. This wicked move of theirs
'as the last blow at home rule II
'as not nalf as much treason TO the
ause Of the allies as treason 60 the
ause OF home rule.
Biamcs Germany.
fhis attempted deadly blow at !
ONE rule carried on through this {
sction Is made more wicked. more
lsoient, by this fact that GermanylN
lotted It. Germany organized: Ger
Iany paid for 1t. So far as Germanys o
iare in 1t Is concerned, 1t Is Ger 7
IAN invasion Of Ireland as brutal, as Z
'ifish. as cynical as Germanys in
asion of Belgium. Blood has been II
led. and IL Ireland has not been re- $
need to the same horrors OF Belgium Il
Icred priests and her violated con-
'nts, II is not the fault OF Germany. a.
And the final aggregation Of this G
ovefnent is this. 81
1.-THE Tnisgifidfd insane yOlluc men a