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Show m mm ; A LEADERAMOHG IB Declares That There Is But One Question Before Irishmen; This, Home Rule. BY THOMAS EMMETT. Special Cable lo The Trlhilne. DUBLIN, Fob. IP. John Redmond, leader of tho Irish Nationalists and perhaps per-haps tho man In all the United Kingdom who looms largest in the public eye Just now. Is as little like Ihe popular conception con-ception of an Irishman as couid well be Imagined. Thero ia nothing of tho reckless, reck-less, merry, devil-may-care fellow about him. IJcavlly bulll, square-Jawed, keen-eyed, keen-eyed, he looks the leader or men ho is. One of Parnell's most valued lieutenants, lieuten-ants, he has been a notable figure In parliament par-liament for almost a generation, and ho knows the game from soup to nuts. I sew Mr.' Redmond shortly before he left for London to lake up the struggle which means so much for Ireland. Ho Is not a. lalkntlve man. but when he said: "There Is only une question for Irishmen Irish-men home rule snd cvury other question ques-tion will, so far an the Nationalists are concerned, bo .subordinated to that." he looked as (hough he meant just that, T n-i !.. f j.o uasuy u-ovormnonv. "Tho overnment of Ireland Is the most costly government in the world. It costs proportionately double lo maintain It as the governments of England, Scotland, Wales or any other country of Europe costs. For more than n century Ireland has boon drained to maintain a system of government unsulted to the country. The English rule of Ireland la extravagant extrava-gant and Inefficient, a system that must be extravagant, inefficient and costly bc-causo bc-causo It docs not command the confidence confi-dence of the people who are governed. Now what wo are asking for what we demand-Ms that In government of purely pure-ly Irish affairs should be ruled by tho sentiment of the Irish people. There aro twenty-olGht different portions of tho cmplro at this moment which have home rule in that sense, where there arc local legislatures governing local affairs. That is all we ask. We want to manage Irish affairs hero in Ireland in our own way, and we will." No Shrinking Likely. Mr. Redmond, when asked as to the position of the Irish Protestants In caso home rule Is secured, said: "Wo Irish Catholics would indeed bennworthy of the name if wo did not remember and give credit to the heroism nnd patriotism of the Protestant National leaders. The Protestants would form a strong and highly respected minority. There are very few who believe lhat minorities In politics or religion would be badly treated. treat-ed. Wo would havo a party of moderate opinions and another parly of extreme opinions, with both represented in our parliament. This would tend. In Ihe natural course of events, to better Irish conditions generally " Mr. Redmond Is confident Mr. Asqulth win do his best to carry out his pledge for home rule. If there Is any shirking.? new election lo nioro than probable very soon. No Family Skeleton. Cable dispatches from America threw much mystery around an Incident that marked the departure of the Duke and Duchess of Manchester from Quccnstown to New York a few days ago. Gossip gave all sorts of character to tho paper served on tho duke by a man v. ho arrived ar-rived In haste from London, just In time to board tho Cunard steamer Maurctanla as sho was starting with tho ducal pair I on board. Thero wcro visions 'of a fani-IIv fani-IIv row and wiseacres could sec tne duke. aiid duchess already shunted or from tho vear's tour they ar scheduled to I maku with her grace's millionaire father. Eugene Zimmerman of Cincinnati. It falls lo my lot to deprive the kohsIps of the choice mor3el of scandal for which they havo been wetting their lips. 1 am In a position to state with authority that the niystorioua paper served on the duko did not point even remotely In the direction di-rection of a family skeleton. Wliat Sonrico Was Tor. The Incident Is Interesting clriefly as an Instanco vC the duke's cleverness lu dodging the service of wrltn. Ho had dodged this one. so I learn, for a porlod that wao annoying to the Dunloys Pneumatic Pneu-matic Tiro company. Limited, which has pending In the King's Bench division. Iso. an action to rerover tho price of motor tires for which his grace Is indebted io that company. Several attempts hud been made lo serve the writ of summons at his usual residence. Kylemoro can tie, Galway. The chase extended to lan-doragce lan-doragce castle without result, and as the papers served on board the Maurctanla did not stop the duke, tho writ is to be served bv substitution upon Mr. btlrllng. his agent in this country. a.nd coples'wlll also be sent to the duko's two castlca. |