El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-06
LEADER,
REDMOND, DIES
Succumbs to Heart Failure,
Following Operation
Upon Intestines.

London. Eng, March 5.-John E.
Redmond, the Irish nationalist leade-.
died at 7:z5 o'clock this morning.
Death was due to heart failure, fol-
lowing a recent operation for an in
festival obstruction This was borne
courageously and it relieved the pa
tient, but heart failure INTERVIEWED
Tuesday night.
The physicians attending Mr.. Red
mond issued the following announce
ment:
we regret to announce that John
Redmond died at 7;45 o'clock this
morning. Owing to several serious
was faced with great courage. 1t had
become imperatively necessary ow-
ing to an intestinal obstruction. This
was relieved by the operation and for
some lays satisfactory progress WAS
maintained. After a fairly comforta
bic day Tuesday, heart failure super
vened during the night and after a
few hours Mr.. Redmond passed peace
Lully away"
For more than % years John Z
Redmond fought for home rule IN
Ireland and for a majority of that
time he was the recognized leader OF
Irelands struggle for liberty. AS
chairman of the Irish parliamentary
party-the Nationalists-he eNerted q
powerful influence in bringing about
the creation of the Irish convention
ORGANIZED in July, 1917, to devise a
system Of government for the Island
In House Since 1881.
Born in 1851, son Of W. A Redmond,
former member of the British parma
ment from wexford. Ireland, John l.
Redmond had sat almost continuously
in the British house OF commons since
1881. There his parliament nghts
for home rule earned him the spDrl-
quet Of the stormy petrol OF the
house.
Redmond's eloquence and his grasp
of parliamentary procedure won MS
early recognition IN parliament and
when in 1891 the Irish party was as
rupted, consequent on the Parnell
scandals, he became the ACCREDITED
leader OF the Parnellites. In 1900 he
succeeded in bringing about an
amalgamation Of the two leading ma
tionalist parties and made his position
as Nationalist leader secure
Well known in u. ;.
Redmond was well known in the
United States. which he visited IN
1908 and 1910. and Australia Wnere
in 1888 he not only performed q
great service for his party in direct
ing the collection OF fund OF more
than $50 600, but found a wife in the
person Of johanna Dalton, New South
wales heiress and beauty
The Irish leaders first visit TO this
country proved a fiasco, but his sec
ond, made for the purpose ostenslDly
of attending the convention OF the
United states Irish league at Buffalo,
met with great success. Following
his attendance at the convention
Redmond made a tour Of all the prin-
cipaI cities of the middle west and
the Atlantic coast. delivering a series
Of addresses on the Irish question
which were later held responsible for
the British cabinet crisis OF NoVem-
Der, 1910.
with Government in War.
With the entrance Of England into
the war, Redmond Immediately de-
fined his position az squarely with
the government in the earnest prose
cutfon of the war. His support OF the
Vovernment won the unstinted praise
of cardinal Gibbons and the open ana
bitter condemnation OF the sim FEN
oarty, members of which at public
meeting accused him OF being a trai-
tor to the Irish cause.