The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-27
FRESHMEN SAY
OUR VICTORIES
CAUSE RESPECT
Naval Proves I'M
presses England.
VIEW OF THE NATI0NALISTS
JOHN DILLON AND FOLLOWERS
HOLD A CONVENTION.
Clancy Tells of the Manner in Which
the Irish National Flag Was
Changed to Green a
Century Ago.
VIEW OF THE NATl0NALIsTS
JOHN DILLON AND FOLLOWERS
HOLD A CONVENTION.
BY j. j. CLANCY, Nj. P.
Special Correspondence Of The Call.

ID Il y.
erence to the intrusion of the United
States into the Eastern world-thereDF
meaning the supposed intentions OF the
Federal Government in regard to the Phl-
ippines-has been extensively commenced
on in Ireland. 1t is hardly needfu 70
state the view entertained in reference ~
II nv the majority of Irish Nationalist.
They at least consider 1t extremely M
pudent and indicative of the true inward
ness of British polcy-England, appar-
emily thinking that no other power puI
herself ought to have any interests III lhe
East or ought to acquire any 1ShtS VI
possessions i'll that region But II Is Gun
sidered satisfactory that, LOT WHdteNei
reason. England is not inclined to dispute
the action of America, and it is conSollng
IN the Irish heart to think that the reason
is that there is such fleet as that OF Az
miraI Sampson and Admiral dewey anu
that the destruction Of the Spanish neeI IL
the recent war shows unmlStakaol! ina
all the efficiency in naval warfare IS not
on the side of England. Inc naVa4 VIC
tories at Manila and Santiago uld a SIedL
deal more than destroy thG naval poWeI
of Spain They taught in England re-
spect for the naval power OF america
which had not been felt before. Inc re-
suit is Lord SaliSburys acquiesCence IN
any course which America may resolve
TO pursue in regard to the philippines, ana
the further result is that America heed
never fear, as long as she maintains neI
feet at its present state of efficiency, any
Thing from or on the part of England. In
connection with this matter, saying OF
Professor Goodwin Smith-an Engllshman,
now of TOrOntO-in relation to the threat
ened war between France and England,
may be appropriately recalled. Even, he
has said, lin the sad event OF war between
France and England. [ have no apprehen-
sion that foreign forces could be landed IN
England; but l should fear that Ireland
would be the scene of at least an attempt
ed invasion and. what is the worst part OF
it, l am disposed to think the invader
would be welcomed by a section Of the
Irish people" OF this fact there can be
no doubt whatever. Even in such places
as the Dublin theaterS, the audiences IN
which are usually more representative of
the pro- British minority than of the ma
jority in Ireland or in Dublin, when it was
attempted during the past week to get up
a demonstration in favor of the SIrdar,
the cheering for Lord Kitchener of khar-
toum was absolutely drowned in Kisses.
John Dillon. NJ. p; and his followers
city 70 lay down q policy for his party ,
on the attitude to be observed toward the
minority in the coming local government
elections. The convention was decidedly .
a small one. It was attended only by /
TWENTY-FIVE members of Parliament out
of seventy. and by only six or eight out /
side delegates. Neither Mr. Healy him
self nor any of his followers attended or
even sent an apology for nOn-attendance. |
Strangest circumstance OF all, not sin
gle Catholic clergyman put in an appear
ance. / do not mean to suggest that the
section of the Catholic Bishops and
clergy which has hitherto supported
Mr. Dillon and his followers has deserted
them; only mention fact, whatever be
its explanation. The principal business
done was TO make a declaration in favor
of making the coming County Councils
strongholds OF irish NationaIlsm but on
the question whether the anu-Nauonal
minority should be allowed representation
in the new local bodies the decision ar
rived at was not OF very definite char
acter. On the one hand, Mr.. Dillon an
nounced that he had had no intention of
advising his followers to keep out OF the
f.nfg
ing to the minority; on the other, a rain
er hostile feeling was expressed toward
the grand Jury class IN general, It IS
letter TO the convention, repudiated the
construction put upon former declara-
ton of his on this subject that he would,
if he had his way, wreck the new system
of local enlightenment with a view of
making home rule inevitable. But, on the
riZe in one sentence the policy of Mr.. Dill
lon and his followers beyond saying that
they have determined to make the new
councils consist wherever they can effect
that object of Nationlist majorities, and
in this respect they are at one with Mr.:
Redmond and his party. The result of
course outside Ulster will be that the
new bodies will be either wholly or main
" Nationalist. In Dublin, may add, the
and here the test question VIII be whether
there is to be UniOnist or Nationalist
Lord Mayor for next year How that
question will be answered is q matter on
which little doubt can be entertained.
The majority of the Nationalist of Dub
lin-that is, of the population OF DupllnI
favor the introduction into the corpora
tion of the city Of a. fair representation
of the Nationalist majority, PROVIDED
the intention of elecung Tory Lore
Mayor were openly abandoned; but. as
long as that prospect is not aDanuoheu,
the consequence must pc mat al over the
civ only NationalistS Will be elected
An interesting discussion on the suoJect
of the Irish national color mas TINS week
-, TrfG
and the result will no doubt be surprising
to most Irish Nationalists abroad II
seems that ii is only about century ago
since green became the irish nationai
color. and that the ancient Irish national
color was blue. How green came TO pc
o6onted instead of blue is explained by
Mr. George D. Burtchall, secretary of the
RovaI Dublin Society Of Anuquarles- IL
seems that 1t was the result or an attempt
to find color which would unite poth
VilIiamites and JacobiteS IN the last CEN
turv and as a matter of fact, green is a
blend of orange and blue This theory is
borne out by an incident when TOOK pldce
~ the 4th Of this very month of NoVem-
her 1872 when the Volunteers, deSlrous OF
no longer outraging the feelings OF thelr
Catholic countrymen, dlscQntlnueG , Iile an
nual procession around klnS william
etatue College Green, Dublin, ana APP
neared with green cockades instead OF the
orange ribbons they had previously "qIn i
Mr. BurtchaH, l may add, has also had
something interesting TO say ABOUT the
harm without the crown" In the sixteenth
century the Irish arms consisted on d
golden harp on a blue ground, without the
Crown. The. English royal standard j, is a; also
the harp without the crown, and IT Is
fact-aIthough 1t may appear strange
one-that the uncrowned harp as an an EN- I'M
biem of Ireland is to be found all over the
House of Commons. How, then. did 1t
happen that the crown came TO be placed
over the harp in Ireland? The most rea-
eonable conclusion seems to be that the
Repealers fifty years ago adopted the
crown in addition to the harp for the pur-
pose of showing their loyalty to the Brit
ish connection. The controversy; OF
pec but the very fact that such eon WSo
are not Nationalist is significant sign
of the times. :. ,,, Co..,
wallis West. the sister of the already fam
Gus Princess Henry of Pless, about whose
exploits the readers of The Call have al
ready been furnished ample information
This Young lady is said not tc. belong
either to the learned or the new school
of women. I don't know much about her
myself. but hear she belongs to the OLD.
type of pretty society girls. 1t
remains to be seen whether she, too, VIII