EASILY SATISFIED.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9411, 3 April 1909, Page 3

EASILY SATISFIED.

In opening the National Convention of the United Irish League*in Dnhiln, on February 9th, Mr John Redmond made the unfortunate remark that Ireland’s capacity for selfgovernment would ha judged at Home and abroad by the conduct of the assembly. For the proceedings on the opening day were extremely oisorderly, and if they were a measure of Irish capacity for self-govern-ment, Homo Rule should he far distant. Mr Giuuell, M.P., the father of cattle-driving, attempted to move that Nationalist members would he better employed in Ireland than in supporting a treacherous and renegade Government, but was refused a hearing. A Kilkenny delegate who attempted to move that_ Nationalists resign from the National Liberal Club, had no more success. Mr William O’Brien, who has since resigned his seat, Avas greeted with cat-calls, “boos,” and shouts of “Sit down, traitor!” “Terrific yells prevented a syllable of Mr O’Brien’s remarks from being heard a foot from where he was standing, ” says one report. “The whole assembly was in a condition of seething excitement, and the rival factions denounced one another gesticulated and turned the hall into*a perfect pandemonium.” A Nationalist M.P. sitting at the hack of the platform advanced towards the chairman for some unknown purpose, and was quickly hustled hack. His friends came to his assistance, and in a few'.moments “an embroiled crowd of legislators, priests, stewards, and others were swaying about, pushing, seizing one another by the neck, and shouting.” After trying for nearly an hour to make himself heard, JMr O’Brien hod to give in. The two delegates who followed him had no better luck; the meeting was in a fighting mood and apparently did not want to hear anybody. At the close of the Convention next day Mr Diillou said he did not think that in any other country bat Ireland such proceedings could have been conducted with so much order, aud Mr Redmond said they had reason to bo proud of ..the deilberaticns.