The Irish standard., 1900-01-06

saries. Trinity college sfpce its founda-
ton by Queen Elizabeth has been
hotbed of vociferous loyalty, and yet it
has given to Ireland many OF its bright
est, truest and most self-sacrifcing pa
triots. 1t appears to be more bigoted
to-day than ever. The gradual wiping
out OF religious ascendahcy by cmanci-
patton and disestablishment seems to
have curbed its warlike spirit, but the
act OF few days ago shows that its
combative spirit is not entirely extinct.
What a force for good ,,these dashing
youths would be if they only had the
impulse OF nationality! a..
The students have wonderful advan-
tage in fight when in their own neigh
borhood, for by its charter the grounds
Of the university are outside OF the city,
and no officer OF the law can enter inside
the walls except by permission OF the
university authorities. Therefore, it is
that the students are always ready for
fight when in sight of the college gates,
for should they get worsted they can
retreat and once insideS no one dare
follow. When they emerge from the
ground singing God Save the Queen"
look out for ructions. They mean it as
challenge and such one is not often
refused There are some! Catholic stu
dents in Trinity, but mot many, for I'M
der its laws they have No hope OF pre-
ferlnent. ia
The visit of Mr.. Chamberlain has re-
vived some political incidents OF his past
which are likely to detract from the
pleasure given by the comforting OF the
degree. Swift MacNeill, NJ. P, has
been looking over the columns of the
Times and takes from them the opinion
OF Parnell OF Chamberlain as uttered by
him in the house of commons in the
presence OF the latter. This was in 1885,
Il have never" said Parnell, with bitter
tscorn, put forward men 10 do danger
Gus things which shrarlk from doing
myself nor have l betrayed the secrets
OF my colleagues in council. My princi-
pal recollection Of the Honorable gentle
man, the member for West Birming-
ham, before he became minister, is
that he was always most anxious to put
me forward and put my friends forward
to do work which he was afraid to do
himself, and after heSbecamc minister
my principal recollection OF him is he
was always most anxious TO betray to
us the secrets of his COLLEAGUES in the
cabinet and to endeavors while sitting
beside these colleagues to undermine
their counsels and their plans in Our
favor" This scathing indictment is not
to be found in the official parliamentary
record, Chamberlain doubtless having
secured its suppression. 1t has been
further brought to light that at one
time Chamberlain had committed him
self "up to the eyes both to home rule
and the home rulers and that he had
formed an alliance with the Parnelitcs
while William O'Brien in speech said:
81 will tell you solcmnly and in plain
English that it is not so many years
since Mr.. Chamberlain told Mr.. Parncll
in the precincts Of the house OF COM
mons that he might have an Irish re-
public if he pleased, SO lar as he was
concerned"
This is the man that Dublin university
honors and who now controls the dcsti-
mics of the British empire. When seek
ing support for his ambition he was
willing to see the empire dismembered;
now that he commands lie is ready at
the dictation OF political tcickstcrs, mil
lionaire miners and stock brokers to
throw his country into war of ruth
less conquest.
The Beresford Square meeting to be
held by the Nationalist was proclaimed
by Dublin castle and a force of 500 po-
lice occupied the place. At the rooms
of the Irish Transvaal committee
speeches were made by John O'Lcary
and Michael Davitt The latter, in the
course OF an impassioned address, re-
ferred to the defeat OF the British in
South Africa and said:
"WEat has been the consequence so
far of the criminal conspiracy carried
on by Chamberlain and Rhodes and
Miner against that magnificent old
campaigner Paul Kruger? loud
cheers.) What is the consequence?
Let the names of Glencoe, Dundee,
1>adysmith, Orange River, Moddcr
River, Stormberg, Magcrfontein, Co
lenso--iet all these battefelds answer
(cheers). Why those men whom I have
named have brought down the prestige
Of Great Britain as military power to
the dust cloud cheers), out Of which it
is not likely to rise again in our genera
ton (reneweA checrs). And, therefore,
l think we a., .:arranted in saying that
the British lia4pire as a fighting con-
Germ is not in very hourishing way
when managed from Birmingham
CHEERS and laughter). But the lesson
that we should draw from these disas-
tiers to England, in consequence of Eng
land being exploited by thieves, liars,
and hypocrites-the lesson that we have
to draw from it all is this, that possibly
nv the time the Rrit;ct Emnire hac cat