The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-04-14

munication Mr.. Churchill speaks of the
behavior OF the Irish regiments at Spior
Kop, saying that the quality OF these
soldiers was wonderful, and that the
Irish soldiers were still the finest in.
fantry in the world under fire, digni6et
and magnificent (cheers). Yes, but mos
of the Englisi, papers copied that from
the Morning Post, but they omitted the
word Irish" Qaughter). 1t might be
true, as the honorable member for West
Belfast said, when we asked why the
Irish militia regiments were withdrawn
from Ireland-the honorable gentleman
with his historic soul full OF 1000, and
charged with memories of the Boyne-
said they were rebels Qrish cheers)
And these are the people you want to
put over the Dutch in South Africa
You want settlement-you want the
two white races to mingle in one land
waving the Union Jack and singing
"Rule Britannia" cloud laughter). You
must send out Weiner, Belt, and Co to
do it Cloud laughter), to enable them
the more agreeably to 'mingle that
hypocrisy Nationalist cheers). l UNI
derstand the principles of Pirate Smith.
He hoisted his black flag and went out
and made war on all and sundry for the
sake Of loot. He had not Bible on
board cloud laughter). He sworc by
the 'Jolly Roger" and not by the Ten
Commandments Cloud laughter), you
want to syndicate Christianity (augh-
teri, and to take the Twelve Apostles
into your limited liability company
Cloud laughter). Then you hold up your
head like the Pharisee and invite other
nations to rejoice that such paragons
possess the earth Qaughter). We are a
poor feeble people and the only ad-
vantage we have is that we are enabled
to contemplate your virtues at such
close quarters (laughter). But the
Dutch, you see, are 1000 miles away,
and, therefore, Mr.. Speaker, misunder-
standings may crop up. They have not
the advantage we have in this house,
or the Irish people may have of seeing
you constantly and reading your news
papers, and chanting Rudyard Kiplng
Qaughter). I am told Rudyard Kiplng
is an author whom it is extremely diff
cult to translate into Dutcl, Qaughter).
Looking humbly forward, as I do, we
are to testify in the name and cause OF
nationality (1rish chesrs). AS I have
said, you may win. All your calcula-
tons are based upon that, and if you
win you will think the results have justi-
fed your success (hear, hear). You vii.
not think of the craftsmanship OF Glad
stone, which believed there is bound
to be set even to empires (cheers), that
there was limit even to the extonsor
and fcxor muscles of the British right
arm (hear, llear). You will go on and
on in so far only as time and circum-
stances permit, and so long as you are
you will chant with Hosannas
the glories OF your statesman. But is
this prudent? By what means do you
hope to keep the empire that. you have
got? By what means do you hope to
the races which you govern?
I remember very well, in '7o, when You
thought of annexing the Transvaal, the
Tory government was about to go out
and the Radical government was about
to come in. Nobody knew that India,
where Reuters kilograms are, of course,
the great adjuncts of civilization, and I
remember there came over telegram
from Rangoon, or Mandalay, saying
King Theebaw is drinking Qaughter).
l don't think that even the member for
Carlisle was disturbed Qaughter). I had
never heard of King Theebaw myself,
and I was little more surprised the
next day when read the telegram,
"The king is drinking still' cloud
A week elapsed, and there
was another telegram: king Theebaw
has murdered his mother-in-law and
three maiden aunts" Qaughter). And
then Reuter- dropped a judicial veil over
this calamity for two days, and then we
received telegram: "Theebaw is drink
ing sti1r' cloud laughter). This was
the Uitlanders' grievance. You see, the
king was drinking, and, of course, there
was at once movement Of troops on
the frontiers Qaughter); and then the
Beaconshcld ministry fell, and, as the
play bills say, five years elapsed in
which Theebaw and his want of tenn
perance and the loss Of his maiden
aunts wee entirely ignored by the Brit
ish public cloud laughter). But in June,
IS, we put on the Gladstone govern
ment on division about the whisky tax,
a most appropriate circumstance
Oaughter), and within week staunch
old Baron Reuter- telgeraphed from In
is drinking still" Cloud
and within month or two or
within the short life of the Conservative
government, Theebaw was himself an
Uitlander, and YOU had taken Manda-
lay Cloud laughter). Your pretext for
taking johannesburg was just the same
(Nationalist checrs). Your policy is
the policy of grab, and ! do think it is
pitiahle that nation whose qualities