HOME RULE.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue XLV, 17 June 1911, Page 4

HOME RULE.

THE IRKIH ENVOYS. MR. \V. A. REDMO'A'D, M.P.. IN iNiiiLSON. Mr. W. A. Redmond, M.P., one of the Irish envoys at present visiting New Zeaia.nd oin 'behalf •of the ■ Irish Home Rule movement, arrived in .Nelson, this morning. He was received by Jiieimlbe.rs of the, local' Coniimittee. At llo'eloek Mr. Rcdimond was ae-c-cti ded «t civic reception; ait th.-B Council Chamber. The Mayor (Mr. T. A. H. Field,) |>resided, amd Or. C. J. liaivey, , the 'i-oivii Cleric (Mr. G. A. Edmonds) and, considering the. hour, a. large nuan- • bc-r of business men. and other citizens , were present. .; I be, .way or >aid that .he had march ' pleasure, following the lead- of other lurunicipalitlcs throughout the. Dominion, in extending to Mr. ■ Redmond on heha.jf of the city, a, v-ery cordial welcome to Nelson. It was not, he said, every day that thev received' a. visit from a_ meinvber of the British Parliament. Their visitor was am advocate of a cause that was to-day rceognis.cd a.s a facto:- in. the politic* "of the'. United Kingdom, and one- who also, horc a .naimo that _ was well-known thirouahout, • 'the English-speaking world. As "Mayor of the city, he- had no politics in li.i s ofnciar capacity, and/ he expressed no opinjon upon t.l:e sitbieot of Mr. 'Rod- ■ nnandiif mission. Thev know, however, that the loyal British" Govennhnient constitutionally elected, accepted the party Mr. Redmond renresented' as its rc-pogi iiased supporters. There, -were many in Nelson in complete .sympathy with the a.imsof the, Irish party, and frcim them. as welli a.s from the broad-imiinded of the cGimmiumty. who might not isfie ev.e to ■eye, he, believed the visitor wou/fd receive every courtesy and also sulbetansupport. The Mayor trusted' Mr. stay -in this little city—they were proud of its surroundings, climate f.:r-,:l sunny skies—would 'be such that lie woivd carry awti.y pleasant .impressions oi the plaice audi it a citizens. (An-p,iaui.'-e.) v *■

* ?'f" ™ Ahmov& had -pleasure iir add-in K ■to- the Mayor's we-lcctnwi. There were, he sa.:-d, two sides to every question, and he asked these who were not in sympathy with the Hcime Rule onov.G----rnan-t, to go aired h-ear their distinguishod y lS itor who was also the son of -a distinguished father, and .he convinced. Mr. Atm-ore cc-uld see in the Home Rule movement the start .of a nucivoment that woiwd eventually lead to- a . world Parliament,. England, Scotland, and WaJ-ea a-.so would sooner or later have homo rule, and the end would-/be an Imperial i a-mament rejawsenta-tivo .of the- various parts of the Empire.. (Apiplanse.) ,- Ml \, J- P- Hay«s said tha-t he was a. New Zeala.uder, a. son of Irish parents, :vnd an out-and-out Home Ruler. New Zealanders, lie said, would- find- it intoeraole to live without Inlaw* rote. (A-pipl-a u.se.) Mr. R-edlmond, on rising to --eply was ;u e,ry ™ arm!y i,ece 'ved. He advinowledged the May-or s kindly welcome, and went on to say that he; was the, representative of a grealt cause that had lb-Ben advocated for so .many years. Ho had been inspired by the amazing welcome he and ins co.lea.gues had received throughout New Zealand. In every district there had .been an official welcome through the mouthpiece of the district. He- a.nd his colleagues -represented' a, -grealt movement and a great nation • ibnt a- + - that tame .ho would not make a, political npoech. The Irish party he said, had always been a, great democratic party. It proba-b.y was t.he finst Lalbou.r paHy ever seen on the flow 0 f -the•■House of Commons, and it was encouraging to hn.c! the- democracy sa alive in, spirit a.nd m .practice, in New Zealand. COiming from the Olid Country, h,~ had. (been struck by tile extraordinary eqna.lity - 5; h,ch ■«xisbed amongst the peopfe of New Zealand. It was difficult- to distarguish the rsch fro.mi the poor. He did net beiieve there wap. much richness or mucli poorness. f ßtrtOi were ovUs that they couud do -without, for wheaie thea« were -great riches there- was poverty Having.remarked that the temperament ot the pec-p.le and the temperature of- the country had appealed to him Mr, Redmond saod that Home Rule was aiot only a national movement for the .redemption, and regeneration of Ireland, but that it was an international, one ■on which the tutnre of th-e Empire depended. On© oi Ins most pleasant reeol-lectionis wouud be the affinity •between, the country he, rep res-en ted and the country Ito which, his .headers had' the hoiiou-r -ta belo-n.o-. In Ireland they had lofty mountains, lea-u----ti-t.u-1 bays and flowing rivers—it was the same .here. ®t. Patrick, hundreds of years ago, it wate said,' had w'Jth his crozier crushed a snake, and thereafter there were no snakes in Ireland. The la.ct there were nio snakes in Now Zealand- showed the* affinity to Ireland. (Laughter.) Mr. Redmond sadd that it was a great thing , to find -NeW Zealand enjoying the rights of man Ho had mot several young- New Zealand- ' ers, and' when .he told -them that the -same privilege® were not enjoyed, in Ire'-laa.-d, the ccKomals were aona.zed. He gathered that there were not anion v of lK.»h extraction in Neilsoh. ,but he.-Knew' there would be a .gciod- muster of New Zea.-anders- at. his meetk|g at night* to nZ? **« r in *' movement . that would .place another .country on the ■same footing as themselves. M.r Redmond concluded by again thanking hose present f«r their warm and open? hearted welcome, (Applause.)

on L r' d deliver an .address D iuds Hall tins evening. The meetingtrS &nCe '^ 8 o'clock, and- orche£ tai selections -will, be •fintersDerscd! with T& la ' tQ train tea been do Uyed half-an-lwur, so country people will able to wait until, itli close of bv* th d ? r M ' Th * <*** wi-H betaken c'L,Stv a May ' OT - R «"»t* o-f meeting* o.se.w.here ana very favourable, and; thei mpressipn madefy Mr. at the cvic reception this morning will ■Jho?,!* 8 " f*™* M 1 *Pdi«nd that Hn lea,St - °- ulto mi th « Druids' Hall «3wa .evening, The sulbjedt of -maid, l * mamior h y Mr Red-