The Irish standard., 1886-06-05
the HOME RULE SITUATION.
a Review Of Irish Afairs-Tbe Confidence
in Parnell and the Peaceful Att
tude Of tie Nationalists.
BLATANT ULSTER ORANGEMEN,

BLATANT ULSlER ORANGtMEN.
World They Fight, Or is it al! Smoke
and No Fire Probably
tho LATTER.
Perhaps at nc time in the history Of
ireland has the interest in politics
been so intense as at present. ALI eyss
ara turned towards Westminster, and
the progress Of che Home Rule bill is
closely watched by many who have
hitherto refrained from participating
il anything affecting the National
movement. For the first ten days after
the bill was introduced by MIR. Glad-
stone and Mr.. Parnell had declared
chat it would satisfy the aspirations OF
the people of Ireland, the Nationalist
feeling was one of pride and satisfac~
zion that the Home Rule bill had at
last advanced from the stage Of agita~
tion to that of legislation. Even the
admitted strength OF the forces arrayed
against the bill did not suggest the
possibility of it's defeat. The confid--
dance Of victory was strengthened by
the almost unanimous declarations of
the Liberal associations Of England in
favor of Mr.. Gladstone's proposals.
There is no Disgusting the fact that
within the past two or three days the
Nationalists' hopes for speedy solu-
ton Of the problem has been gradually
ebbing away.
MI. Chamberlain7s irreconc1lability
has deeply disappointed the National
lists. He had, by reason of his previous
declarations OH the subject OF Irish
government, been counted as a certain
supporter of a complete scheme Of
Irish legislative Independence. The
modification of section "a of the bill, as
commented on in The IRISH STAND
ARD last week, in no wise damped the
avdoy Of the NationalisGs. What they
most desire is that the principle Of an
Irish Parliament should be confirmed
On the second reading by the British
House Of Commons.
MIR. Parnel never had the confidence
OF the vast majority of his ccuntry1aen
more completely behind him than at
this moment. The attitude Of conciiia~
tion displayed by the Irish members in
the House Of Commons and their de-
sire to let bygones be bygones is closely
followed by the Nationalists through
out Ireland. They have taken no act
ish part in the recent demonstrations,
projected meetings have been aban-
doned at the desire Of Mr.. Parnell, and
every occasion which might have been
seized to express even g Legitimate feel
ing of exl1tation has haen scrupulously
avoided. There has also been, happily,
an almost total absence Of social dis
turbances throughout the country, and
this coupled with the latitude given to
sha >*loyalists' to hold their meetings
undisturt,ed, even in the greatest Ma
tionalist cen tres, has creatEd she most
favorable impression. We believe that
only one unpleasant conflict il, which
National sympathi2ers have partici~
patsd has occurred since the introduce
sion Of Mr.. Glaistone's Home Rule
measure. The individual case referred
TO happened at Aldershot, May Is.
Some members OF the Inniskillen Flu
siliers stationed at that place attended
a Conservative meeting on chat
date, at which some of the
orators savagely denounced Home Rule
and described the Irish pepple as being
unfit for self government. The Flu
sileers became enraged at the speakers
and attacked them and their support
ars. The police were called in to pro-
tecb the speakers, and a fight ensued
between them and the Irish soldiers.
The comrades of the Fusileers went to
their assistance and the police were
badly whipped and driven away. They
secured reinforcements, however, and,
returning, arrested five soldiers.
Independent OF the critism to which
the measure is subjected, perhaps the
subject that is attracting the most at
tention is the belligerent attitude Of the
Ulster Orangemen. THE IRISH
STANDARD editor has been shown a
copy of the Belfast News Letter Of
May IL, which CONTAINS an extraordin-
s4ry advertisement. The News Letter
is the organ Of the Orangemen and
Conservatives of Ulster, and there is
no reason to believe the notice is 8
practical joke. Read it: a
"RIFLES.-Tenders required for
20,0oo Sniders in good order. with bay
onets or swords, to be delivered, car
riage paid, on or before June l, in lots,
at certain stations on Northern Coun-
ties railway, as may be required by
purchaser. Address Vigilance Com
mittee, 1896, Office Of this paper.'
This is very plain talk, and if such a
notice appeared in Nationalist paper
iit;would probably result in its suspen-
SION. Everybody knows that Ulster