The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-08-22
FROM over The OCEAN.
Bishop McGolrick the Recipient of
Many Honors at the Hands of
the Irish People.
TOO MUCH T0ADYlSM AND

English Oficialism to Suit the Taste
Of the Average American, MIR.
Vail Declares.
QUEENSTOWN, Ire, Aug. 6, 1891.
To the Editor of The Irish standard.
Three months ago to-day l left the
Flour City for ireland, and now l am
in this English town ready to sail on
the :Alaska" next Sunday. To-day I
received q letter from Bishop McGol-
rick, who is with Father Danehy at
Lisdconvarna, beautiful watering re-
sort in the county Of Clare. His Grace
is well and has been successful in his
mission, and he tells me that he has
made arrangements with the Irish
bishops to meet the future wants of the
diocese of Duluth. He soon leaves for
Liverpool to see Father Nugent, and
then proceeds to London before visiting
the continent. The bishop officiated
last June at the ordination of priests at
one of the colleges, and laid the corner
stone of a new church at Ag1isb, in the
county Of Tipperarv. He was the re-
cipi3nt Of an address at BOrrisOkane
and has been we'll received everywhere
through Ireland. He has been kept
quite busy while here and is taking a
much needed rest before crossing over
to England. He desired to be remem~
: bered to his friends in Minneapolis, and
from the tone Of his letter, believe he
is anxious to return to the land of the
stars and stripes as soon as possible.
Ireland, in point of scenery, is a de"
lghtful little country to visit, but an
American soon gets tired OF seeing so
much English officialism and SO much
toadyism and servility wherever he
goes. In Queenstown this evening a
ball is given by Rear Admiral Ersklne,
cOmmander-in- chief of the Irish sta
tions, as a souvenir of the late naval
manHuv1es and in honor Of the Blue
Squadron which he commanded during
the mimic war of last week. 1t was
big affair and about 500 attended. A
military band played English airs on
the promenade and crowds Of people
listened with apparent delight to "God
Save the Queen" The National senti-
ment is very weak in this town, and
were it not that it is much stronger in
other places would despair of ever see
ing Ireland anything more than Brit
ish province, subservient to Saxon laws
and Saxon manners. In my first com"
munication I referred to Irish girls
walking with British red-coats on tins
streets of Queenstown. Alas! it IS "a
common sight all over Ireland. In
Limerick. where 200 years ago Irish
women fought side by side with their
fathers and brothers in expelling the
enemy from the walls Of that grand Old
city, you can see the women in crowds
marching on the streets with the Saxon
hirelings. I asked an old man why the
women of Limerick were degrading
themselves in that way, and he said the
devil had got into them lately. "When
the Scotch Black Watch regiment al
rived here three months ago." said the
Old man, s''lhey were not an hour in
sown when Aocks OF women visited
them at the barracks and talked and
walked with them. But the Scotchmen
are decent fellows and are we'll liked bv
the people. The Forty. second Black
Watch was the old Seventy third at
Waterloo and the Crimea, and the 800
stalwart fellows stationed here under
Colonel Gunter, are some of Her Maj
esJy's finest soldiers. I tell you, sir, the
Scotch and Irish are good friends, :"
continued the old man. ''Why, in
Youghall, two years ago, when the au
tho1ities wanted the Scotch soldiers
to participate in the evictions on the
Ponsonby estate, what did they do but
march through the town singing God
Save Ireland And then they we're
removed elsewhere but sure that's what
the decent young fellows wanted, to
avoid doing the dirty work of the land
lord" The Black Watch is composed
of fine, strapping young fellows. wear
ing plaid jacket, tunic and doublet,
with royal green tartan, kilt, hose, white
CATERS and purse dangling in front
between their bare legs. [ suppose
they are the descendants of the Scots
who with Wallace bled. I am proud of
the intelligence and patriotism Of the
young men ofIreland, but am sorry to
see the Irish girls degenerating in this
manner. An I1ish-Ameiican draws
attention tosthis matter in the columns
OF the Cork Examiner Of to-day, but
his condemnation Of this degrading
habit on the part Of Irish girls will
have no effect on them. visited New
Tipperary the other day and had a talk
with Father Humphries, the gallant