The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-04
QUEEN IN DUBLIN.
There Was Rain and Mud q Plenty,
but Thousands Defied Them.
SOME IRISH SHOWED DISPLEASURE.
Dublin Sword. Bearer Refused 10 Officially
Kotow 10 Her Riehness.
ICAN NEVER FORGET THE IRON HAND
Personally the Queen liz Gre"us
uonored. but OFFICIALLY hans Oh
the sturdy sons of Erin sn! No

Dublin. April 4, 1920 a. MIN spite
the rain that was falling ana the nuse
puddles OF water underfoot, the arrival OF
Queen Victoria in the royal yacnt victoria
and Albert. off Kingston, was the ocoaslun
for much enthusiasm although this ala
not take an organized form owing TO enc
fact that her majesty came several hours
ahead of time.
The passage of the channel was smooth
and the queen suffered no discomfort az
ahourh she expressed regret that the
premature departure from Hoilyheau'
owing to the threatening weather condi-
lions should cause her Irish subjects DIS
appointment
1t had been officially announced that she
.vould reach Kingstown at $3.50 p. N.
Tuesday. instead of p. M, but at the
latter hour the Victoria and Albert loomeu
up through the haze and ram anu Wepe ere
greeted with the thunder OF twenty -oue
guns from each ship OF the British chan
mel squadron.
Thousauds had poured into Bingstowh
regardless of the peltng rain, wn'ch
luckily ceased about o'clock, ana tney
hrayed the cold winds and mud until mia-
night The celebrations were confined 10
an illumination of the war vessels and 10
q few fireworks here and there.
A shining shamrock stood out against the
blackness in Dublin bay and from jackles
clustered on the decks OF the squadron
came strains of God Save the queen
which were taken up with wiz by a
patient crowd on shore and when SOL
bn t1yaa waited across the
quiet water, the spectators on kingstown
pier Joined in with equal tervor.
Although all political conditions are
represented in Kingstown, there was no
attempt at a counter demonstration in
fact the evenings fireworks. singing and
cheering were not marred by any hostile
note and the entry OF the queen into Dub
lin today "wednesday will probably be a
repetition of similar friendly conditions.
| In Dublin itself. seven miles from
Kingstown, the epithet Dear, Dirty Dub
| lin was never before, presumably, betty r
/ justified than yesterday. Dublin was be-
dons jubilee decorations, dropping sadly
| from the steady rain, which, according to
the weather prophets, will be repeated
today. However. last evening, when the
showers ceased Examinations such as Ire
land had never seen lit up the streets and
were viewed by crowds so dense that ~
several thoroughfares traffic was impos-
slble.
The castle was gay with dinner parry,
including the leading Irish nobility, and 4
spirit of good natured reyelry prevailed
over every quarter of Ireland's capital
| The queen will disembark some tiule
before noon today and will drive from
kingstown through the city to the night
vice regal lodge about y. m.
Another swordbearer has been secured
in the place of James Egan, and if tue
universal wish for fair weather should
no granted the progress OF the queen
promises to be one of the most remarkable
occasions in the history of Ireland.
by exercise of tact political considera-
tons have either kept entirely in the
background or banished entirely. or the
Dublin evening papers, yesterday the Tele- =
graph. which belongs TO the Freeman
journal, alone strikes a note which an
proaehes the discordant 1t SAYS: 'Politi
cal considerations must chill tomorrow's
reception The nationalists have too much
respect for the rights Of minorites to in
teriere with individual expressions OF
opinion, but anti British passion viii never
die out until the aspirations of Ireland are
sausned by PREPARATIONS OF the fraud and
| wrong perpetrated century ago."
| John Redmond's Independence saws this
morning: while deprecating anv mani.
festations of disrespect IT must be known
that those who do make a demonstration
IN nohor OF the queens visit are not in any
| way Whatever Irish nationalists and do NOT
| represent Irish nationalist sentiment"
coming Tor tn eorgan of the leader of the
national party, this is rather severe nm tho
lord mayor OF Dublin.