The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-06
JOHN (. REDMOND
PASSES away IN
ENGLISH CAPITAL

Ranired In July, 1917, TO devise , 'y'-
TEN Of government for the island
When David Lloyd George. the Brit
ish premier, In that year Offered two
method, OF settling the yexed lnsh
question, II was Redmond who, "
spokesman for the natlonali'ts. felect.
ed the proposition for a partition OF
Irel I'd and instead, accsnted Lloyl
Georges alternative plan for the con
vocation Of the Irish convention in
which irishmen Of nearly all parties
and ereeds might meet in the effort TO
compose their differences and draft a
constitution that would afford justice
10 all.
Redmond W., on. Of the delegates o
the convention which sat at various
time, at Dublin, Belfast and Cork In
1917 and 1918
Born In 1881.
Born In 1851. son Of w. A. Redmond,
deceased. member Of the British par
liamen, from Wexford Ireland. John T
Redmond had sat almost continuously
in the British house Of commons since
1881 There his parliament fights for
home rule earned for him the sobrlguet
Of IN STORMY petrol Of the house
Redmonds eloauenee and his grasp
Of parliamentary procedure won his
early recognition in parliament and
when In 1891 the Irish party was dis
fupted. Consequent on the Parnell scan
dals, he became the accredited leader
Of the Parnellites In 1900 he succeed
ed In bringing about an amalgamation
Of the two leading nationalist parties
and made his position as nationalist
leader secure
Well Known In o. s.
Redmond was we'll known In the
United States, which he visited in lNS
and 1910. and Australia, where in 1888
he not only performed a great service
for his party in directing the collection
ofs fund OF more than $4,000 but also
found a wife in the person OF Johanna
Dalton, New South Wales heiress and
beauty.
The Irish leaders first visit to
America proved a fiasco, but his sec.
ond, made for the purpose ostenSlbly os
attending the convention oi the United
States Irish league at Buffalo, met with
success Following his attendance al
the convention Redmond made a tour
OF all the principal cities OF the middle
west and the Atlantic coast, delivering
a series of addresses on the Irish ques
tion which were later held responsible
for the British cabinet crisis OF No
vember, 1910.
Brought Question TO Head.
The speeches brought the home ruiz
question TO a head The British gov
eminent took serious hold OF the prob
lem and a bill was evolved, which or
presentation and discussion in the hou'
Of commons resulted in an imNaSS
because OF the Ulster opposition. Thi
was shortly before the outbreak OF III
great war.
With the entrance OF England int
the war, Redmond Immediately define
his position as squarely with the gov
, ernment in the earnest prosecution
the war. His support Of the goverr
4 uitnt WOH uhoNlllNNh Nlhl0N W NJ
dinal Gibbons and the open and bitt,
condemnation of the Sim Fein part
members Of VIII h at a public mectir
accused him of being traitor to Il
Irish cause
He maintained his loyal position eyt
during the exciting days Of the Slr
7 Fein revolution, deerying the rebellio
4 bit sttributing it to German plottil
"A In the United States. When the rebc
( lion had been put down he used all I
! eloquence Of which he was capable
pleading for leniency toward the gre
ma. OF the rebels, and in urging
speedy settlement OF the differenc
that had caused the revolt.
His eloquent address in the house
commons on Oct. l8. 1916 demandi
immediate home rule and the release
the Irish revolutionists called forth
answer from Premier Lloyd George
which tho premier admitted that mi
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