The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-23

ton was made was not attended by any
conspicuous public man except John DAILY
of Limerick, the released political prls-
oner but none the less Is the resolution
agreed to the expression of the thoughts
and feelings of many thousands. II Is
pretty much the same in Ireland no" as Il
was in the quarter of century Whlch
passed before Parnell came on the scene;
In the era between the death of o. ConneI
and the Fenian movement the 1rlSn peos
pie were Systematically hoodwinked ana
humbugged by men who Wanted 70 get
into Parliament for personal proht' Many
of these men succeeded in their immedi-
ate object but their open treaChery anu
the ease with which they succeeded IN
achieving their personal adVanceIne,nss
filled the minds of many with the p gs.dt.a
that constitutional methods OF action were
q farce The result was that thousands
were driven into the ways of conspiracy.
Whether secret movement for the
achievement of Irish freedom is now on
foot I know not; but If there be such a
thing 1t would be the most natural sequel
in the world 10 the events OF the last rev
years. At any rate, the meetlRg ~
County Galway to which l have referred
shows that in some parts OF Ire1anldd al al
least the Fenian idea has still holQ IN
the heart and mind Of Ireland ana that
the concession of local government mas
not solved the Irish question ,9r.o, .be new
Indian ViCeroy, to the peerage mas lcQ 70
a somewhat curious controversy MI,
Curzon has been made a peer; out R9t d
peer OF the United Kingdom. but OF Ire
iand-whiCh has the effect OF rendering
him incapable of sitting in the Britlsh
House of Lords, and does not prevent
him from again getting eleGte1 70 oiIe
House of Commons for a BRUSH con-
stituencv- Against this arrangement
Lord InChiQuin. himself an lr1sh peer j." no
sits in the House of Lords Tor he as d
i'representatfve" Irish peer, has uttered
| a strong protest. His point is that, the
Irish peerage being of an inferior soft
ought to be abolished altogether; that tne
English Government is under a pleuse "
do away with it. and that, consequently Il! ,
Mr. Curzon's title is Violation OF the
/ compact Lord InchiQuins protest is sig
/ nffiCant What 1t really means Is lhat
! the Irish peers are ashamed or tHeiI ON II
( country and want TO be included IN the
! English peerage. It is not g particularly
noble ambition, but the Irish aristocracy
have long since sunk to very low eop;
/ This Lord Inchiquin ought 10 nave mao s
/ himself He claims, and l believe not
/ without some foundation TO be the qlrect
( descendant of Brian BOru. King or Ire
/ lend who conquered the Danes at CIon-
! tarf and fell in the moment of victory.
He is thus the representative OF one or
the most famous OF Irish families and
might therefore. be expected to hold his
/ head high and to plead for his own land.
+ the feet Of the foreigner In all TINS
/ however. he IS not singular. All the Irish
/ peers are Of the same way OF thinking.
/ Their center Of attraction is no longer
/ Ireland. but England They spend their
money not in Ireland, but IN England,
and they, in fact, may be said 10 1--WE IN
/ England rather than in Ireland, though
/ their commonest experience is TO be treat
ed bv Fnglishmen with contempt I may
add that Lord Inchiquin IS not known as
good Irish landlord and, in the House OF
Lords has devoted what little abilities
he possesses to defeating or mutilating
/ every measure intended for the benefit of
/ Ireland. So that he is true at least TO
/ his order