Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-07
TRIBUTES PAID
TO JOHN REDMOND
Lloyd George. Asquith and Sir
Edward Carson Give Posthu-
nous Glory to Irish Leader.
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London. Wednesday. March 6.-Ths
House Of Commons paid tribute to thu
ncmnr, of John r. Redmond tonight
~s,u Premier Lloyd George and various
l,afty leaders expressed their sense of th,
loss the nation has sustained through
Ia, death.
I.loyd George said the house was
shocked profoundly by the unexpected
news of the death of one of its oldest
most rcSncCted and eruInent members
MIR Hrdmorj had been q member for
- wears and, the premier added, had
crown N The esteem. admiration and al
i,.rtlon of the msmbcrs of all parties.
The premier said MIR Redmond gave
II everything IN service Tor Ireland and
It was one of the tragedies of that land
lha; hc vas struck down before he
achieved the grcat purpose of his life
home rule Warm tribute, he sad. had
sen pad 20 the Nationalist header by
ms political opponents IN the Irish conFcn-
tIon who trusted ::nj believed III him.
Nr Re,!mond's last uttcrancc To the
prenller when nc saw hIm few days ago,
\ broken nan, was plea Tor concord
hetyecn the two races that Providence
had dcc,dc,l should work together for
the common aims of humanity.
Former Premier Asquth said "We,
i, this house even those who differed
most aruteIv from him, agree without
reserve or qualification that he was
~ once a great parhamcntarlan and true
patrio, The House Of Commons, Ire
land and Great Britain the whole en-
pirr Is Impoverished by his death.
Sir Edward Carson, recalling that he
had known Mr. Redmond for 80 years,
SAID he could say with absolute sincerity,
that during the whole Of that tune II
cannot rccullcct that one bitter or per
s,lnal word ever passed between John
Redmond and myself During the
conferences on the Irish question at
buckingham Palace just before the out
break ~ the w;I. SIr Edward added, Mr..
Redmond SAID ~ him. For the sake Of
the old DAYS on the leinster circuit
lets have soud handshake
After the rebellion Of 1916. continued
SIR Edward. Il had several conversations
With John Redmond Indeed. we were
MT very far apart IN our attempts at a
settlement ~ the Irish question. ] re-
member him saying "a me: Unless VIC
ran settle this lnterminahle business, YOU
.nd | will be dead before anything Is
done to pacify Ireland
He was q great lrishmsn md an
honorable opponent and IS such
mourn his los.
REDMOND DEsTH a prsAsTxa-
The death Of John Redmond AZ the
moment when the convention which is
to settle the future of Ireland is having
it, most momentouS sessions. IS considered
IN political circles 10 he nearly disaster
During the weeks which the Irish con
yentIon has been trying 10 find solution
10 the Irish problem. TO which he gave
his life. Mr.. Redmond exercised a great
moderatlng influence and If, as dispatches
from Dublin SAY, there again Is prospect
of agreement, he must he gwen q great
measure of credit for this state Of affairs.
Rut his illness and family bereavements,
which included the death Of his brother
William AZ the head Of hrs battalion in
Franco. took HIM out Of the public eye,
except on occasions when lrish questions
required ms attention.
The Irish convention adjourned for
two hours today after II heard Of Mr..
Redmonds death Later it adopted
resolution of sorrow, which SAID
Throughout the proceedings Of the
convention his wisc council was an IN
valuable and for our guidance He regard
81 the work of the convention and Its
outcome as fraught with the most vital
interests OF the Irish people and the whole
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