BRITISH POLITICS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1560, 16 September 1905, Page 2

BRITISH POLITICS.

ACTIVITY OF IRISH NATIONALIST

PARTY.

By telegraph, Press Ass’n, Copyright Reooived 8.50 p.m., Sept 16. London, Sept 15. Mr Rodmond presided at tbe National Directory of tho Irish League. The report stated that the membership had inoreasea 15,000. Resolutions were adopted urging Irishmen not to ottend as witnesses atthe I committeo of enquiry or furnish data whereon Mr Balfour’s proposals for a reduction of representation might be based ; also demanding amendment of the Land Act to secure compulsory purchase ; l and further affirming that, the denial of I the right to make out of public resources I adequate provisions for higher education I of the people was one of tbe most aisasI trous consequences of Britain’s governing Ireland.

Beceived 10.48 p.m., Sept 15. Mr Redmond, at a dinner in Dublin) said that old and personal issues must be abandoned. Nationalists’ present and immediate object was to eject the Government from oifioe. The Government would make a further attempt at redistribution, and would suooeed if confronted by a divided, weakened Irish party, As regards future developments, following the ejectment of the Government, no Liberal party of whatsoever strength could be independout of Ireland.