IRELAND.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 23 May 1907, Page 3

IRELAND.

THE NATIONAL CONVENTION. ; GOVERNMENT BILL REJECTED. Received 22nd, 10.38 p.ni. London, ilav 22. Presiding at the Irish National Convention, over an attendance numbering 3000, Mr. John Redmond moved a reso° ,_ lution, which was unanimously and enthusiastically adopted, in favor of rejecting Mr. Birrells Administrative Council Bill, and urging the Nationalist Commoners to press for the establishment of a native Parliament, with responsible executive power on all purely Irish affairs. Mr. Redmond declared he would not »ay thi3 was an unworkable Bill entirely until it had been printed. Bad as it was, it was not so utterly bad as Lord Dunraven's scheme, but Liberals must once and for all abandon the Roseberyite idea of settling the question. The resolution described the Bill as Utterly inadequate iu scope, and unsatisfactory in details, and also repudiated .any attempts to settle the Irish problem by half measures. Mr. Redmond justified his recent attitude on the ground that he was aware that in this Parliament they would not get a pure Home Rule Bill, hence he promised that whatever scheme short of that was advanced it would be considerS'' *» calmly on its merits. He added: "You | !?. °f. masters with reference to this ,-- fliU. If, as I feel, it proves unworkable its failure will be used as an argument against Irishmen's capacity for selfr government. The Liberals must revert i to Mr. Gladstone's standard. People to; sometimes talk of what is called an allien,-, ance between the Irish and Liberal parii lar 11 !* mth no English party which I. «ds to pnt full Home Rule in the front gT of its programme. Ireland is strong HF enough, if she choose, to compel an early m-., settlement.

i, t *fr- Redmond, continuing, appealed b, lor unity in order to show they were v resolved to achieve their rights. They would be hetter to wait a generation than accept a measure which would lead to disaster and disgrace. Mr. o"Callaghan, secretary to the Irish National League of America, declared the decision of the Convention would be the decision of the Irish in America. £»-. They in America would cheer and enjf t' courage them, if Irish sentiment wag once again driven into open hostile activity against England and the English ■* Government. The task of Mr Bryce, Bri- '=■ tish Ambassador to America, would not lf be facilitated as the result of this miscrL able Bill.

Mr. T. W. O'Connor, Mr. Devlin and », _ others urged a stronger and more united fc movement in the future.

■?_ The Convention instructed the Parlia- ',,,' mentary party to press for immediate •. legislation on the lines of the Hon. Mr. (►, Bryce's University scheme, for an Amended Land Bill, And the compulsory . .** Xe-instateraent of exicted tenants.