The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-10
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sa,iyes, had approved the war After
reading q declaration of the Irish
psrty approving the British partieipa-
lion in the war, the premier continued :
Refers TO Redmond Speech.
-May T. also refer to speech de-
livered BY the late John Redmond at
Mansion House, Dublin, when he was
addressing a recruiting meeting there
He said The heart OF Ireland has
been profoundly moved by the spec
tacle OF the heroism and suiierings ol
Belgium. The other day in London ]
met Cardinal Archbishop MERCER and
took the liberty Of promising hin
then that ireland would bring her arms
and her strength 10 avenge Louyaln
and to uphold and defend the integrity
and independence Of Belgium
Irish In U. S. Drafted.
The fact that America is IN this
war Is the best prof There are more
Irishmen in the United States than
there are in Ireland They are all sub
ject 10 CONSUMPTION
Capt. w. A. Redmond. son Of the
late Irish nationalist leader, interrupt
ed "Not by England"
"Irishmen in Great Britain are sub
feet TO CONSUMPTION and so are IRISH
men in Canada" continued the premier
sMr. Redmond. in addressing the house
OF commons on the military service bill
In 1916, said
"'Let me state what is my personal
view on this matter OF eompulsion. |
am content 10 take the phrase used by
the prime minister IN this last speech
and | am prepared 10 say that | will
stick al nothing which is calculated Ia
win this war and this is the view, am
certain, OF the people Of Ireland Then
he was opposed TO that particular bill
But he said that with him consofiption
was not q question Of principle, II was
q question OF necessity for the raising
OF men. think the member for Mayo
(Mr. Dillon took substantially the
same view in a speech which he de-
livered at the same time. The mem.
Der said:
Dillon Not Adverse.
.1y. a.. ,ov .,o,,.d :, d;scu,,ing
., ;moo,,,r, ooIi,;r,i nTono,al for The
ro,n,1y n. ,he member for Water
ford (Mr. Redmond) we should view
the point from one side and in partic-
ular circumstances. would not hest
tate to support consoription tomorrow,
N I Thought IL was necessary 10 main
a. i;Ss,,y ,nd Il ,b,r. ws. M con-
sr,;c,;on ~. ,,n IN. ,;,L NJ losing the
49,"
NJ D;IIo, jn,errup,ed "That was
conditional ON Ireland having the lib
ertv n decide her fate and il Irish lih.
erty were AT stake | certainly would
not hesitate 10 support conscription."
Il DO not want to enter into a contro
versy ss 10 what my friend meant" re
tosted Mr.. Lloyd George but that /
what he conveyed to the house and /
ne VIII take the trouble 10 teau tn
speeen "e WIN 'ee ''a' - W. '"
never challenged the wal
"Mr, Redmond himself on the thirt
reading in delivering his speech put u
on the ground that We were lighting ioi
small nationallties. (te iound una
was not .true) was the in'erleetion o.
MI: Devlin. q,
The honorable member never onSl
Ienged the Justiee oil the war on 'n'
contrary ne supported w. 'o'eu 'o' u
ana 'of suppheS ,-n.
Inc premier Is gong 100 la, II'e'
fup'eo MT Dllion' never enS'''I'ss' x.
me luSuee OF the war 0e'e'e III wv
justce OF the war ana Saia So "eEe
voted ior supplies nor uiu anyone elS
IN this mousse LOT inc Vo'e never wa
taken' never Ghailengeu tne luNuo
of the war ana l 90 not cha'le'se
now Inc premier " going 100 "a
when ne says that ana most cet'a'h'
] did vote Tor the war. ] hoId yer
NIons op'''ons aoou' 'n' o''s'" VI III
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Situation Is Unjust
ut is indeiensble that you shoul
ask young men of eighteen years an
married men OF thirty-iive and fort
with families and even up to fifty /
England, Scotland and Wales and com
pei them to fight for the freedom an
independence of a small Catholic ma
tionality in Europe, while the youn
men OF twenty to twenty-five in lrelan
are under no obligation to take up arm
which is just. 1t is not merely i
logical. il is unjust
"There is such a thing as Justice ic
Ireland, England and Wales, an emerE
ency which Mr.. Redmond contemplate
and which | still respectfully sugge
the member for Mayo also has conten
plated, that we should not win this wa