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Excerpt from Irish Facts for British Platforms, Vol. 4: May, 1910 The Irish Party and the Irish voters in England, Scotland and Wales supported the Government at the General Election because the pledge of the Prime Minister on Home Rule was supplemented by a pledge which we regarded from our point of view as even more important still, namely, that in reference to the Veto of the House of Lords. We regard the abolition of the limitation of that veto as tantamount to the winning of Home Rule for Ireland, and feel that in the nature of things it will have to precede the passage of that measure. Compared with that great aim we have regarded the Budget and all other questions, no matter how important in themselves, as subsidiary. While willing to pay a certain price for that purpose of having Home Rule placed in the forefront, we are, however, not willing, as I stated recently in the House of Commons, to embark on a policy of plowing the sands once more. The abolition of the Lords' veto as the first step on the road to Irish self-government has secured the indorsement of the voters at the polls. It remains for the Government to translate the work of the voters into action. I hope that the next few weeks will prove that the Government has correctly interpreted the feeling of the electors. On this St. Patrick's Day I must not fail to express to Ireland's generous friends in America the appreciation and heartfelt gratitude of the Irish people at the magnificent financial support which has enabled us to return to Westminster a stronger because a more united party, than we have been for twenty years. I feel confident the results will amply justify the confidence which our' American friends have placed in us. - Irish World, March 26. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.