The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-29
IRISH CRIME
|SDEPIORED
BY REDMOND
IRISH LEADER MAKES
STRIKING STATEMENT
Calls Uprising A German Plot
And A Blow To Irish
Home Rule
DENOUNCES TRAITORS

LONDON. April IS (7:IS %. m)-
John Redmond. leader OF the Irish Ma
uonalists in the house OF commons. to-
night gave the Associated Press the
rising in Dublin:
MY first feeling. of course. on hear
ing or this insane movement, was one
OF horror, discOuragement and almost
despair. | asked myself whether Ire
land. as so often before in her tragic
history. was TO dash the cup of liberty
from her lips-was the insanity OF a
small section Of her people once again
10 turn all her marvellous Victories OF
me last ie~ Years into irreparable de
feat and send her back. on the very
eve OF her final recognition as a free
nation. into another long night of
slavery. incalculable suffering and
weary and uncertain struggling
for look az the Irish position to-
gay. In the short space of forty years
Ireland has by a constitutional move
ment. made an almost unbrokenly tri-
umphant march from pauperism and
slavery To prosperity and freedom.
She has won back the possession ~
Irish land: she has STAYED emigration
she has AT last begun an era of ma
tional prosperity. Finally she has suc.
ceeded In placing on the statute books
The greatest charter OF freedom ever
2HeTsd o. r, me her since The DAYS Of Grattan
When war came. she made a choice
which was inevitable II she was 10 ha
true 70 all the principles she had hold
10 an her history and which she had
Just so completely vindicafed on bcr
own soil. namely. the rights Of small
nations. sacred principles ~ national
ity liberty and democ-aCy
Nations Trampled.
Moreover. the nations FOR which
through all her history she had feif
ihe sympathy that came from common
principles and common Aspirations
were trampled. az she in her time mad
Deen irampled. under the iron heel or
arrOgant force
What has ireland suffered I'm tho
past which Poland. Alsace. Belgium
and Serbia have not suffered AZ tho
hands of Germany And I NAV add
also. that portion OF the soil Of France.
her old friend and ally. which is IN
the hands ~ Germany
But. anyhow. it was the opinion of
ireland. and surely ! need not argue
the principle. especially with any ybody
who has profeEgod himself "A home
ruler. thf The policy Of ireland must
BE- decided by Ireland herself That
is The principle which has been adopt.
cd BY Tho irish race everywhere.
Millions or our people in tho nit
ID states and elsewhere. whose rcn.
crous devotion helped us so largely to
win our Victories for tho mofhcrIand
~ our race. have always accepted DO.
However boufcuu- their heip. urvcr
have they denied Irelaud's right 10
choose her policy for herself That
doctrine ha7 been contested only by
The very same men Who TODAY have
tried to make ireland tat-p1w of
Germany
IN sll our long srd succ.s-fui
ftrugEir 20 obtain home ruln wr have
been fhWartcd and opposed hy That
same action. We have won home ruIo
not through them. huf Iu spite Of them
This wicked move OF their vas their
Iaef blow q. home rule Or wac NOT
half ar much frHa Du fp fl. tau.. OF
tho allies OIL treason tp th, cause of
home rule
Blow a. Home Rule.
This attempted deadly blow OF
home rule carried ON fhrourl IrI. ss,.
NoH ie made NOR. wicked. uur. r.
plotted % Germany orlau1.f cor
many paid fYr iI -n flr a. Germany
.harn Ir Dr. i. concerned Dr. d.. H Cor.
mHr .nva iOI OF ireland .. brutal aH
..InHh. o. cynical a. GrIuaugE m.
t1.iDn of Belgium Blood ha. been
.h'f. End if Ireland hH. rot been re.
Nu"rd iu fi. same horror. H. r.IuIum
WITH Dor starving people tsr mas.
.arr'l pr.r.f. and H.r violated CON.
f'rts D. is nDf fhf fault Ur Germany
and iNc NrHI aE.I..Hf|uu of 'HI.
movement b.. fHI. I.s .gliItHn.
insane young mln vuD bayr taks1
na.' .n tNr. m1t'mer. .u ireland have
Hrlr Uvrf Uuf ah.I au q fp H1y o.
.nuHo mon who hHEr ..ruf fHrm Into
'h.a In.HU. and .U.I rHfIU'Ir move.
mont whII. iHDE have remained In fhc
rIfr f.wu'rIr.. OFF American r.fI..f
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