Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-04-30
REDMOND SCORES
The IRISH CRIME"
Nationalist Leader Declares Rebel.
lion Will Be Heavy Blow to
Lands Freedom
FLAYs GERMAN PROMOTERS


lists in the House Of Commons. u
night gave the Associated Press tbs
following statement concerning Due
IN:
My first feeling. Of course. 1n
nearing Of this insane movement,
was one 81 horror, dlscouragemen.,
and almost despair. asked myself
whether Ireland, az 80 often before
In her tragic history, was 10 dash
the cup liberty from her Ups
WAS the insanity Of a small secH)n
of hVr people once again % turn all
her marvellous Victories Of Tho last
few years into iffeparablt defeat
and 10 send her back on thf very eve
of nor final recognition an free ma
lion into another long night Of slave
cry, incaleulabie suffering and weary
and uncertain struggling
irish Position today.
For. look At the irish poaition today
IN the short space Of forty years Ireland
has by constitutional movement made
an almost Uubrokeniy triumphant march
from paupefigm ana slavery 70 prosperity
ard freedom She has won back the pos
session Of Irlbh laDd. she has stayed emls
gralioH; she has at last begun an era Of
national prosperity. Finally, she has alc-
cecded To placing on tbs statute books the
greatest charter OF freedom ever offered
- aaag . Ia oil
10 BE- loGt7
when war came. ahe made A choice
which was inevitable II she was TO be true
10 all tha principles which she had held
through all her history and which she
had just 70 completely gindicated on her
own sou, namely. the rights Of small ma
tons, sacred principles Of nationality, lib
erty and democracy,
Moreover, the nations for which
through ali her history she had felt tho
sympathy that como from common pfin-
ciples and common aspirations we're
trampled. as she in her time had been
trampled, under tho iron heel Of arrogant
force
sufferinRs OF Erin and Others.
what has Ireland suffered in tho past
which Poland, Alsace. Belgium and
serbia have not suffered At the hands -
germany7 And / may add also that
portion Of the soil Of France, her old
friend ana ally. which u In the hands Of
Germany.
what has been the record Of Germany
but the suppression Of nationality. Of
freedom and Of languago-in short, tho
suppression OF all things for which, for
cont Aries, Ireland has struggled. the vic
tory of which Ireland has achieved Take
the case OF Belgium. Has there not been
the same ruthless shedding OF blood OF
The priests and the people that Ia part
OF Ifoland's own history7 Leave the quea-
ton Of principle out and consider the
question only OF the mere interests Of Ire
land herself What did the situation do
mand7
.sNeutraIity7 That was impossible
Hostility to the just cause OF the alliesi
10 there a sane man IN Ireland who doea
not see that this meant the drowning Of
IrelAnd's newly won liberties In Irieh
blood7
Opinion Of Majority.
"Rs this view right or wrong. this wa,
the opinion OF an overwhelming majority
or tho Irish people. II was the opinion
which thousands Of Irish soldiers have
sealed with their blood by dying In tht
cause Of the liberty OF ireland and OF ia.
world.
but anyhow. II was the opinion q Ire
land, and surely l need not argue chs
principle. especially with anybody wh'
has professed himself home ruler, tina
the policy OF Ireland must be decide,
By Ireland herself. That r. the principle
which has been adopted BY the Irish rae
everywhere.
Millions Of our people IN tho unitee
states and elsewhere. whoee generous de
votion holped us so largely TO win on
victories for the mothsriand Of our race
have always accepted this principle. How
ever bounteous their help. never hay
thk denied Ireland'a right to choose be
policy for herself That doctrine la
been contested only by the very eam
men who today have tried 70 make Iro
land cats paw af Germany.
I'm Al our long and suoeoasfui utuEgi
10 obtain home rule We have bee
ttwarted and opposed BY that same SOC
lhrouah thtm, but ia Fpite Of them TIM
wicked move u theirs was their Las
blew al homo rult. a was not half q
much treason 10 The eauae o. tho allie
b treason u lhs cause ~ home rals
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