The Irish standard., 1900-01-06

est, truest and most self-sacrifcing pa
triots. 1t appears to be more bigoted
to-day than ever. The 8gradual wiping
out OF religious ascendahcy by cmanci-
patton and discstablishment seems to
have curbed its warlike spirit, but the
act OF few days ago shows that its
combative spirit is not entirely extinct.
What force for good these dashing
youths would be if they only had the
impulse of nationality! H..
. 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 oi 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 a
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
a challenge and such one is not often
refused. There are some Catholic stu
dents in Trinity, butdiot many, ior un-
der its laws they have ND hope OF pre-
ferment. ss
The visit of Mr. Chamberlain has re-
vived some political incidents OF his past
which are likely to detTact 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 1888.
81 have never" said Parnel with bitter
scorn, put forward men TO do danger
Gus things which shrank from doing
myself, nor have betrayed the secrets
OF my colleagues in council My princi-
pal recollection OF the honorable gentle
man, the member for West Birmng-
ham, before he became. a 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 counses 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 boil! to home rule
and the home rulers" and that he had
formed an alliance with the Parnellitcs,
while William O'Brien in speech said:
Il will tell you solemny and in plain
English that it is not SO many years
since Mr. Chamberlain told Mr.. Parnell
in the precincts Of the house OF COM
mons that he might have an Irish re-
public if he pleased, so ar as he was
concerned"
This is the man that Dublin university
fonors and who now controls the dcsti-
nies OF the British empire When seek
ing support for his ambition he was
willing to see the empire iismembered; :;
now that he commands he is ready at
the dictation OF political 'rickstcrs, 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 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 impassioncd address, re-
ferred to the defeat OF The British in
South Africa and said
"What 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? cloud
cheers.) What is the consequence?
Let the names OF Glencoe, Dundee,
dysmith, Orange River, Modder
r,r Stormberg, Magerfontein, Co.
a. j all these battlcields answer
Hl Wiv those men whom I have
~ .' bro .-ht down the prestige
'S.-at r military power to
tust l.u., . out OF which it
is ,.'saiy t. re. ain in our genera
ton II. wed ., -. And, therefore,
l think We as a1ranted in saying that
the British Ise, pire as a fighting con-
Germ is not in a very Aourishing 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
by the time the British Empire has set
tied accounts with France the English
rulers of Ireland may have changed
their opinions with reference to the fu-
ture government of this country. Any