Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-06-05


The statement has found IT. way
into the published news reports and
apparently with semi.oilicial sanction,
that on the occasion OF the royal mar
rage In London next month Queen
Victoria will llberate the irish.Amofl.
cans confined ior y,ars IA English
dungeons. II Is 10 bc hoped tubs 10
true; her majesty has much to gain
and 10y mn possibility could she lose
any thing by such action. Ia saying
this we have no reference 20 tho re-
warns or punishmonta " political life
Or The achievements or failures VI pro-
nnunoo1 partifanbhip but solely and
altogether to that higher and greater
impulse which proceeds from the
heart and appeals to the soul.
In some respects Great Britain
stands exactly where II did century
ago, and most conspicuously Is
this tho case regarding H. treat.
meat Of many Of IL political
offenders. Its advanced and civilized
Christianity has driven anu.semitlc
bigotry woil.nigh cut Of existence
while permitting aati.Ueltio prejudice
TO vegttato und,sturbod In tho soil
where II has beon growing and
taking deeper root as dme advanced
Tor dozen generation. III this that
has made Glndstone'- task such mon.
stfous one. lie dared not press or
even initiate measures for the relief Of
/ the prisoners, because 10 do no would
to, NJ the present critical iuncture Of
affair, 10 prejudice the cause now 70
near successful outcome and
Ia which tho prisoners themselves
must DO rs deeply concerned ~ they
are In their personal situation. Queen
vicloua can release them anu escape
oensure; aud she could not character.
izs tho sunset OF her brilliant life with
an act more becoming 10 her as q
woman, more gracious and just aud
ChristiAniike as a sovereign.
On Decoration daya macs meeting
Of citizens under the auspices OF the
AMNESTY association was held Ia San
FmnclFco, at which many things ap.
propriatc 10 tho occasion were said aud
done. The speeches were In tone oi
moderation, yot animated and oxpres.
sive. That Of the chairman, Frank
MoCoppln, was particularly able. lie
deemed II n,ting that on such Gay,
when We were COMMUNICATING the
valiant dead, something should be
done for the living dead In English
prsons. Further on he said;
II liz tho Intention, / believe, 10 ask
| President Cleveland 10 Inquire into tue
trial, convection aud imprisonment Of
| hose prisoners who were found guilty OF
oirnso, against tho English political
laws. Because thOy were born in trc-
land il uo reason why W. should ro-
liuluish our care Of Thorn. They are
said 10 be guilty OF crimes, Ofon tho
political action Of irshmOn nro con.
sid0rUd as crimes by Enrllshmon, aud
the only crime these men have been
guilty Otis tho crimo Of patriotism. This
viii probably BOO tho last meeting called
in this city IN the interests OF ireland. Ia
% short time ihnro viii Doe no reason Tor
lnshmon Ia hold meetings for lrishmeu,
Tor / assume that they VIII soon have
government ~ their own nul DO no
longer mondicants before tho world
Congrcssman Mcguire made a mo.e
lengthy and decidedly eloquent speech,
saying among other things:
We arc not here to glorIfy thclr deeds
In tho cause ~ Irish liberty, because the
| fight N bolug won on constitutional
grounds. Tue cause for which they sui.
ior In tho cause OF he Irish race 1. laa
cause which has commanded tho ndmira.
tlon ~ tho civilized world aud has ~
! las. hcon YindIcntod by the hrttOr iudg-
ment OF tho English people. III.
| cause 90 which Gladstone, Douuully
| Guliau, Parnoll, Dayltt and other great
lrlshmon and EngliHhmon have loaned
tho luator OF their genius To accomplish
the end which Is last approaching. But
tho glory OF the victory viii BIO
dlmmod n We leave those patriots
90 suilor In English dungeons,
A. is a harsh commentary on tho Eugli IA
prison system that thryo OUT OF twenty.
one political prisoners have dloI and
thruu have lost their rpl s0u a. "a result uf
tho.r imprisonment Into such a c0ndl-
ilou tho United States government has
right To Inquire.
II Is hoped AMI believed that tho
necessity ot an Inquiry by this gov.
eIumeut will be obyIated 10y the action
Of the queen hon,lI a. previously
stated, Surely II would de,ract no
respect from the general JOY which 1t
IL expected viii porvads Britannia on
the occasion Of the union Of Duke
George and Princess May 90 know thai
thu prison doors OF men whose oiIsnse-
were more Political thal criminal have
been thrown open aud that tney once
more breathe the air % freedom.
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