THE CRISIS AT HOME

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 185, 15 November 1910, Page 5

THE CRISIS AT HOME

IRISH DELEGATES RETURX. A "TO TEAR DOWN" THE COXSTITU- j TION.'' By Cable. —Press Ass-viat-on. —Copyright. J 1 London, Xovember 13. 11 Mr. Redmond was welcomed at t Queenstown, on landing from America, J by a torchlight procession. The Observer states that Mr. Redmond landed with two hundred thousand dollars in his pocket for the purpose of tearing down the British constitution ■with American money. Mr. T. P. O'Connor, landing at Liverpool from America, disclaimed any intention of going back on the old demand I for Home Rule, but the Home Rulers were ready to assist other parts of the Kingdom in obtaining a position analagous to that claimed by Ireland. Mr. O'Brien, speaking at Dungaroon, s said Mr. Redmond was returning with another lot of boodle which he had scraped together by tumbling and tight-rope dancing in America. When Mr. Redmond had banked the dollars he cabled a recantation of devolution, and doubtless c Mr. O'Connor will also do penance for s his Canadian speeches. t Bonfires were lighted on the hills in j various partß of Ireland when Mr. Red- j. mond landed. [The United Irish League Convention was recently brought to a close at Buffalo with a remarkable demonstration of devotion to the Motherland and of fealty to the leaders of the Xationalist movement. The contribution of 100,000 dols. (£20,000) promised, was raised to s 150.000 dols. ( £30,000) bv resolutions of j the committee, and within half an hour the amount paid in and the pledges given 1 represented a sum of 151,000 dols i (£30,200). While the secretary was re- ; cording the pledges, many of the dele- ] gates, in their enthusiasm, several times doubled and trebled their original sub- ' scriptions. In spite of a previous refusal, 1 Mr. M. J. Ryan accepted the offer of the . presidency of the League, and was reelected. REDMOND'S RECEPTIOX. PARALLELED OXLY BY PARX ELL'S. ] IRELAND'S CHANCE FOR FREEDOM. ' Received 14, 11.45 p.m. , Dublin, November 14. Ireland's welcome to Mr. Redmond was .- unparalleled since the day when Parnell returned from his American tour. Numerous speeches were made en route from Queenstown to Cork. An enormous torchlight procession and bands met him x at the Dublin station. Speaking to the crowd outside the United Irish League offices, Mr. Redmond declared he would go to the British Parliament with the single purpose of endeavoring, out of the necessitiies of the English parties, to win freedom for Ireland. Ireland had never had such a chance as from this struggle between the forces of democracy and an anti- < quated relic of feudalism. LABOR PARTY'S VIEWS. "THE KING OF POLITICAL MEXDICAXTS." PAYMENT OF MEMBERS. Received 13, 11.15 p.m. London, Xovember 13. Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald, writing to the Chronicle, says the Labor Party will insist on imposing the test on all candidates for the party to place the Osborne judgment before the question of the House of Lords' veto and free-trade. He suggests that the Government should make the payment of members the subject of a resolution, which the House of Commons alone should pass, making payment operative in the next Parliament; and also give facilities for a second reading of the Osborne judgment. He declares that the country is more unsettled, suspicious and impatient to-day than in January. Confidence is shattered and people are convinced that they are the subjects of a determined conspiracy on the part of the vested interests. The Veto Conference added to the perturbation. Mr. F. Smith, speaking at Brockley, ridiculed Mr. Asquith, who, he said, was unable to come to a decision before Mr: Redmond, the "uncrowned king of political mendicants," returned with his pockets bulging with American gold to give insulting directions to t the successor of "my Lord of Chatham." The Chronicle, in a leader, headed, "Strike now, strike hard," urges a dissolution, and the earlier the better, for it would be bad for trade if the campaign were allowed to drag wearily through the Christmas holidays. The Times savs the dissolution may come in two or three weeks. The Government's policy is to ask for a guarantee that the creation of peers will be contingent upon the result of the election. The whole fighting forces of the Liberals have been aroused to fight an immediate election. The Unionists throughout the country were warned to prepare for an election at any time from December 1. It is possible that the Government may accelerate the registrar. The Unionists will not oppose it unless such action is linked with the holding of all elections on a single day. CABINET WILL FIGIIT FOR FAIR PLAY. j WILL CONTEST THE BIRTHRIGHT OF PEERS. London. Xovember 13. Mr. Haldane. speaking at Warrington, said that there was only one proposition to submit to the nation, namely, that the will of the House of Commons should prevail. He added that the election would come quickly. MR HEIR HARDIE'S OPIXIOX. London, Xovember 13. Mr. Keir Hardie blames the Government for seeking a general election