Washington sentinel., 1898-12-10

Detmold 10 Withhold from the members
OF the Regents family the military
l. honors which are customarily paid to
S the families OF reigning Princes. This
: insult not unnatlrally elected a protest
e from the Regent, who sent a respectful
2. remonstrance to the Emperor. The
reply was only an aggravation of the
original afiront, for the Regent was told
by telegram "a favorite method Of
communication Of the Kaiser's) that the
General Of the garrison had acted under
his orders, and he was forbidden To
address the Emperor on the subject
again. ~
THE LIFE OF PARNELL.
Ney h-eEaHG.
ParnelPs career was singularIy bril-
liant one, and yet it is the fact that when
In 1874 he desired to contest a seat, he
had no knowledge of the past history Of
MS country. Even to the last there were
certain subjects upon which ne was
contessedlY ignorant, and for information
on which he had to depend upon Others.
But whatever hisstate OF mind upon fhe
events OF the past, he was keenly alive
to the present and to the future, One
OF the most remarkable statements in
tbe book IS that given as Parpelps
answer to Michael Daviu. Davitt had
Deen putting poser" 70 Parnell as to
the possible course OF action which he
as an Irish premier would take in the
event of land agitation, and Davitt felt
that the answer would be an indication
OF the mans real feeling. And so it
was, but not as the questioner had
expected: II would lock YOU up" came
from Parneli's lips, expressing every
thing, though saying but little. So far
as can be learnt Mr.. Barry O'Brien has
not given any explanation ofthe sudden
turn towards broad democratic policy
which is to be noticed in the speeches
rarneil made during the six months
preceding the fateful meeting at Cragvs.
How far they indicated real change of
view or pandering to the possible
waverers, it is hard to say. and possibly
no one but the dead coul tell us. But
'he subject is OF great interest to those
who cannot reconcile the aristocratic
landlord, the distant despot' of West
minister with the demagogue OF the
'hllsiders" and the down trodden
ofthe country. Some there are
who see in it the recognition of the
coming power which the democracy
low have in the Local Government
proposals; Others are unable to ascribe
to any motives more worthy than
'xPedieucY and a ready reliance on any
traW,
The story which the book tells is one
which has deeply affected the political
istory OF Ireland. One likes to think
Parnell as he was in the spring Of
S9o, when the English nation had
eaized the false nature OF the Times
ccusatIons. when the Liberal party
ould not do Parnell too much honor.
hen the prospects of Home Rule were
Fighter even than in ISs7. It was a
plendid time; the Tory Government
'as suffering from attacks internal and
xternal; the flowing tide" was
with the Home Rule
artyi the NoncOnlormist conscience
ad not begun TO concern itself very
cutely with any subject except the out
rowing OF the Government; and the
oice Of the Kensit was not heard in the
nd. But, as Mr.. Barry O'Brien puts
Parnell was standing on a mine; the
ines, smarting under its defeat, was
owing heaven and earth 10 bring about
S downfall, just as during the Commis-
on they had las is shown in these
gesl been willing to go 20 any lengths
buy evidence to take the place of
gott. The commission charges
lied; but there we're other means, and
e Divorce Court proceedings were the
suit. Over these Mr.. OBrien skips
chilly and he is right, for the politician
I'd the man are ever separate; and the
ltion which accepts in 1893 as an
thOrity on imperialism and defense Of
e empire that same Sir Charles Dixie
10 was bounded out Of public life in
SO, would, IN Gladstone's memorable
,rds, have taken back Parnell If he had
ought fit to retire for a while. But-.'NO
lole point of this book is to show than -
rnell had no intention OF submitting
actions to the dictates Of any English
litician or of the English people; and
len one thinks Of his descent and OF
It Commodore Stewart. his granG-
her, who took two English ships in
a n 10 not difficult 10 see why he
1uld have but little desire to
mble himself before the English
tion. Like Browning. he was "ever
ighter': and whatever we may say
him, we can only say this in sincerity
It no politician in Ireland nova days
4 hope for a following if he is willing
go back upon the principles of
action which Parnell taught
the only way Of securing to Ireland
rights. His is an intensely dramatic
IRE. cut of at the time of life when
politician may be considered capa-
Of full action, end leaving behind
a memory, cherished by some,
lied by others. II is atleast remark
e that his death was the signal for
reign Of small men, and they still
yn. AS to his. successor, he has yet
De born; and just as in the time of
ctoral reform Parnell came to be in
,nced by the current OF his destiny,
It is open to hope that with the new
which opens for Ireland next year,
stream Of human destiny will bring
lg some one fit to voice the nations
iratiOns, to fight the nations battles