The Northwestern standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-09
IRELAND'S DESIRES.
Parnell's Alleged Programme The Work
that Would Come Before an Irish
Parliament.
Some Of tie Difficult Questions I
Wonld Have to Settle at The
0utstart.

0utstarG.
/ From q number of recent interview
ihad for the purpose, as we'll as from
long, confidential, friendly talks during
| the late session, with the more promi
nent and influential Irish Nationals
leaders, writes London corrsspon
dent, u have yentured TO formulate
their demands for home rule. tits true
that no man can assume to do this all
/ thoratively, for there has never beer
any formal or even general discussion
OF the subject among Irish statesmen
and hence no authority exists. But
believe that the outline OF Irish de.
mands which is drawn below does not
differ materially from the sketch which
Messrs. Parnell, Healy, L. T. O'Con-
nor, Sexton, Dillon, O'Brien and Nc
Carthy might put down on paper after
final consultation. AS the first de
tailed statement OF its kind, it ought to
be interesting. One word Of preface is
needed. All talk about separation OF
independence is at present rubbish. Il
needs only a half head to comprehend
that. For better or Worse--it has been
grieyously for the worse as far as Ire
land is concerned-th these islands have
been put together. They must stay to-
gether for the time being at least, and
the only question worth serious dis
eussion is how to make that stay nlu-
tual. Many Irishmen have, in the fury
of their Indignation, talked about inde-
pendence, about foreign alliances and
all that. So, many Englishmen, in
their Wrathful Impotence with the
chronic Hibernian trouble, have talked
about hanging Mr.. Parnell and govern
ing Ireland with the naked sword. But
al this is merely talk of angry men,
about as much as the threats OF the
other. We have reached the time when
the English are ready to consider de-
tailed proposition for home rule. The
Tories. it is true, inveigh against such
an idea now, but that is a case of sour
grapes. Ii they had carried twenty
five more seats they would have sought
terms from Mr.. Parnell. As it is, with
out strength enough tomake a working
even with his aid, they seek to
raise an anti-Grisb cry and draw succor
'rut1 tue ~ nT,DeaIf1lg TO TIM,
neanest of English race passions. But
ihe Liberals are ready for the question
Just now the two wings of the party,
Radical and Wing, make show OF
oreferring to keep Lord Salisbury III
)ower. But this is merely tactical
Each faction does this to
prevent the other from forming Tory
alliance on specially favorable terms.
W hen Mr.. Gladstone has arranged III
lis mind Just what he can afford to of
er Ireland, his party will foil wv him.
These are the lines Of settlement he will
encounter: The Irish states
nen think a great deal about Canada as
| government model. Let there be
riceroy as In the Dominion, presumably
# crown appointment. lie would be
surrounded with such state and pomp
Is were deemed important to his posi-
ion; would be the formal medium OF
,ficial communication between Dublin
md London: would preside ina judicial
pirit over the deyelopement and work |
pgs of th3 new institutions, summon
minister's, sanction acts, etc, az Lord |
Iansdowne does at Ottawa. Perhaps
le would better be an Irlshrnan Ii |
Lord Dufferin, for example, could be
Induced to as ume the task, men who
re devoted to Ireland and the Irish |
AN see that the career and fame
you'd be open to bin which |
he fates offer to few. Bat, |
Who eYer Is selected, it must be borne
n mind that much, perhaps all, Of the |
uccsss OF the experiment depends upon
lis tact aud intelligence and earnest
less. 1t is 20 the interest Of all that |
he best man -from the irish point Of
'iew-should De yiceroy. Most Of Eng |
and IS past mistakes here have been III |
4 Eing with one hand and taking back |
With the ether. If you are t. give at |
III, consider FIRST carefully what yotl
an give and then suffer no nagging /
pirit TO white down the concession. |
Jet this be devised and constituted by
he Irish themselves. 1t would prob
bly, be done by a convention, made as
Of all sections and
IDEAS as possible. The question of min
,rity representation comes up on the
threshold Of this subject. The Irish |
you'd object 70 no reasonable plan for
occurring this, especially if the Parlia
nent al Westminster was wiling To
tdmit tie same principle for England |
md Scotland. There are no less than
. million Protestaats ia Ireland, and
hey have II members ou@ of 103.
There are 2,0g0, go Catholics In Great
Britain: III tbs last Parliament tHeyhad
lst ] representative out Of $40; In the
rev Parliament they will iiave4 ont Of
81. EIglishmen may be surprised toI
earn that the !ti:: 92.a:b:ri. ife;i ::k:ss:
ehen they le:y. =: s:::a ;;r:.se. ..tt:.a;:e;
viii be a minorty d. .isizsns left as.
ind 81: .n5r: ';I,s:i,:s.y ns;ffei:reseiatsa
la: e :ssf: f::yss.a::s:s :si...calf '3;ss But
hey VIII not stand cut about this.
There will be no Irish representative id
he British ministry. no Irish members
n the Parliament at Westminster
ireland wants neither privileges nor re-