EASILY SATISFIED.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3152, 1 April 1909, Page 4

EASILY SATISFIED.

In opening; the National Convention of the United Irish League in Dublin, on February 9th, Mr John Redmond made the unfortunate remark that Ireland's' capacity for self-go-vernment would be judged at home and abroad by the conduct, of the assembly. For the proceedings on the opening day were extremely disorderly, and if they were a measure of Irish capacity for self-govern-ment, Home Rule should be far distant. Mr Ginnell, M.P., the father of cattle-driving, attempted fco move that Nationalist members would be 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, was 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 fafctions denounced one another, gesticulated, and turned the hall into a perfect pandemonium." A Nationalist M.P. sitting at the back of the platform advanced towards the chairman for some purpose, and was quickly hustled back. 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, Mr O'Brien had to give in. At the close of the Convention next day Mr Dillon said he did not think that in any other country but Ireland such proceedings could have been conducted with so much order, and Mr Redmond said they had reason- to be proud of the deliberations!