The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-04-01

portant bills to be discussed will be a
measure intended to bring some order
out OF the present confusion in the con-
troll OF secondary education in England |
Mr. Claiming is an advanced Liberal
Mrs. Claiming, who is one OF the most
charming OF women. is a daughter OF
Henry Bryant OF Boston.
asked Mr.. Claiming If the fact ,ha,
he was an American by birth had been
brought up against him when he was
first chosen as candidate ior Parlia-
ment
Il believe" he said. that the sub
ject was mentioned by my Conservative
opponents, but it was quickly dropped.
1t was actually point in my favor 1t
has been my experience that there is
deep. strong underlying spirit in Eng
land OF friendship for and sympathy
with the United States. 1t was shown
conclusively at the time OF Pres
ident Clevcland's Venezuelan message.
1t is reasonable to suppose that if any
other power had sent that message to
England war would have followed in
stantly. The message was more exas-
perating than Emperor Williams ia
nous dispatch to Kruger about the
Jameson raid, yet the pronounced feel
ing upon the receipt of that message
was almost universally expressed in this
form: We must not fight with ou1
own kith and kin if any concession at
all consistent with dignity can prevent
it,
"Of course, any number OF Americans
could hardly come over here and be
elected to Parliament. In order to un-
derstand English modes OF thought,
prejudiccs, and sympathies thoroughly
enough to represent them properly in
the House OF Commons, it is necessary
to have been familiar with them from
youth. 1t is not likely that any Ameri-
can who has not been educated in Eng
land could ever be chosen as candidate
for a seat in Parliament.
"On my mothers side ] am de-
scendant of the Aliens of Philadelphia,
who were famous Tories in the revolu-
tionary days, and it was interesting to
compare notes with Sir George Treve-
lyan, author OF the admirable History OF
the Revolution just published, OH the
evidences of genuine patriotism that
were manifested by the Tories. They did
not, as rule, differ frola the other
colonists in principle Many OF them
had powerful friends at court here, and
used their influence to the utmost to
gain, by peaceful methods, the same
ends the others were preparing to fight
for. When war became inevitable a
great number OF the Tory families emil
grated to England, and number OF the
important houses in England to-day
trace their ancestors to the United
States.
"And now exactly the opposite cause,
feeling OF greater friendship titan has
ever existed hitherto, is bringing an
other wave OF colonization from Amer
ica to England .....
Mr. Claiming was told of the joking
remark of another member OF Parlia-
ment to the effect that if the United
States kept on sending citizens here to
live at the rate recently observed Eng
land would soon become an American
colony. Mr.. Claiming laughed and said
that it would probably be some time
before England began to feel any alarm
On that score.
Zone fact, however, is noteworthy"
he continued, "and that is the social
success of many of the American wo-
men who come here. To attribute this
to ambitious pushing on their part is, l
think, erroneous. The American wo-
men whose social popularity has come
within my range OF vision have been
favored because OF their simplicity, per-
sonal charm and lack OF afectation. 1t
is their freshness and spontaneity that
has carried all before them. l should
say to any American woman wishing to
be we'll received in London society, BE
simply yourself and nothing more
A number OF members of the House
of Commons have shown their good
taste by marrying American women.
Besides Mr.. Claiming, already men
Toned, are the following:
The Rt.-Hon. Arthur Hugh Smith
Berry, whose wife was the widow of
Arthur Post OF New York; Arthur Mon
tagu Brookfeld who married Olive,
only daughter Of J. Hamilton Murray
OF Buffalo, N. Y; the Rt.-Hon. Joseph
Chamberlain, secretary OF state for the
colonies, who married Mary Endicott,
daughter OF Mr.. Clcvcland's secretary
OF war; Mark Antony mcdonnell, who
married the daughter OF the late DR..
James Hyndman OF Boston; T. P.
O'Connor, who in 1885 married the
daughter OF Judge G. w. Paschal Of
Texas, and the Hon. Boothby Burke
Roche, who married the daughter OF
Frank Work of New York.
There is another member OF parla-
ment who is almost entitled to be called
an American. He is Joseph Francis
Fox, who, although born in ireland,