Show 2TATXONALIST BANQUET Disturbance Ensues and Police were Called in to Bestore Order London March 20At a Nationalist banquet at the Hotel Cecil in London this evening John Redmond leader of the Nationalist party In the House of Commons who presided said he regarded re-garded the last nine years of public life In Ireland as a hideous nightmare I Our 4eunlon is sincere he continued I contin-ued and there Is nothing humanely speaking which the eightysix Irish I members of Parliament cannot obtain from the exigencies of the British parties par-ties It is incredible that English statesmen can be so blind to the teach ing of history as to imagine that serious seri-ous practical grievances can be mitigated miti-gated by a royal visit to Ireland or by a British celebration of St Patricks day Mr Redmond denounced the war as the most damning of which there Is any record in history but he evoked tremendous enthusiasm when referring to the gallantry of the Irish soldiers Edward Blake a member of the Parliament Par-liament for South Langford who proposed pro-posed thetoast Ireland a nation was greeted with hostile cries During Mr Blakes speech In consequence of the uproar the stewards were sent for to secure quiet A scrimmage followed I and blows were exchanged After it sharp tussle quietude was obtained Later while Edward McHugh mein bcr of Parliament 101 South Armagh ii was speaWng it small coterie renewed the Interruptionswhich developed into a free fight Many ladles wore present amid became greatly alarmed Ultimately Ulti-mately the pohleeovcrpOw red the dls turners lind ej < ictftl them 0 |