The Irish standard., 1900-04-07

I'llS DdltdllOu SOl1luuSnC
rangers ......... 10000. 10 Io5
Second battalion Royal
Scots fusiicrs .......... II g., %.
Second battalion Royal
Dublin iusilicrs ........ IL % IS
Second battalion Royal
Irish iusiliers ........... II s, 2
Rifle brigade ............. 3 81 3
Kings Royal rifles ....... L FL -.
Second Middlesex ........ / %.
Second Somerset L. loo. .. 1 ..
Cape Mounted rifles ...... %. 1 ..
Second battalion Royal
fuSlllerS ....... ........ =. . e.
First battalion Welsh irsi-
lcrS ........ ........... 3 1
First Manchester regiment :. / -.
This list is typical OF all the lists OF
killed and wounded since the beginning
OF the war and though it does not
prove that other soldiers OF the queen"
are less prone to risk their lives on the
battlefield it most certainly does prove
that the Irish troops have been pushed
to the front because they were known
to be fearless and unflinching. Can the
ranks OF the Irish regiments decimated
by Boer bullets be restored to their nor
NAL strength? This, it is believed here,
is a question now troubling the military
authorities and is given as one OF the
reasons why the queen and the English
government are SO laudatory OF the
Irish troops and SO anxious to decorate
themselves with the shamrock Eng
land we'll knows that this Bocr war is
not the last one she will have to en-
counter and seeing the struggle and
the need in advance she is handing out
taffy to the Irish people instead OF
buckshot, as has been her custom. 1t
is extremely doubtful, however, ii ever
again Ireland will prove successful
recruiting ground for the English army
The coming visit OF the queen is the
topic OF the hour here. and opinion
about it is far from unanimous. Dub
lin city is strongly nationalist. but its
council, or rather bare majority OF it,
with Lord Mayor Pile in the lead, has
set the majority OF the people i'll an
ugly mood They have decided to pre-
sent an address to her majesty on her
arrival here, and although it may be
regarded in England as lowering OF
the national flag. it will have little
effect on public sentiment. 1t is not
such an address, as the announcement
was made by the lord lieutenant that
her visit was private and social one
and without any political significance
whatever. With this understanding
she was guaranteed hospitable ii not
an enthusiastic reception, for the ma
tional chivalry OF the Irish people
would see that she was treated like a
queen while with them But as queen
OF England, as the head OF govern
mcnt which has never dealt anything
but dole and torture to the Irish people,
that is different 1t is believed how
ever that everything will pass off
quietly, because of the tact OF the lord
lieutenant Of his advisers and her own
appreciation of the situation, it was
really a minority OF the nationalist
members OF this corporation which
voted her the address, and, as the Pail
Mall Gazette says, the protest which
has been made against it robs it OF any
grace it might otherwise have pos
sessed. 1t will be we'll for the pro-
motors OF the address ii their syco-
phancy does not raise storm which
may whirl around her majesty, and yet,
because she is 81 years OF age and a
mother, resentment may escape her and
be stored for the political wcaklings
who misreprescnt their city The feel
ing OF the great majority OF the people
OF this city and throughout the country
i'll regard to the contemplated address
has been in various ways expressed,
and all in the tenor OF resolution
passed by the voters OF the rotunda
ward here, who rcpudiated the attitude
OF the lord mayor and corporation and
branding their action as "a grat,,itous
piece OF flunkcyism' calculated to mis-
represent the attitude OF the people Of
Dublin and Of Ireland in reference to
the demand OF national sei-govern-
mcnt, relief from excessive taxation and
the settlement OF the land question.
Ircland's attitude today is the same as
it was in 1885 when the Prince OF Wales
visited Ireland. The question OF pre-
scnting an address to him and the prin-
cess was then discussed and the decision
was against it. The Irish parliament
airy party also in London, with Parnell
in the chair, considered the question
and arrived at the conclusion that the
correct attitude for the nationalist to
assume was not to show the least dis
respect to his royal highncss, but at the
same time not to manifest any feelings
OF rejoicing, lest they should be inter
preted as weakening Or abandonment
of the national demand. This is the at
ttudc OF the people OF Dublin to-day
and the address voted by the corpora
ton has surprised as we'll as angcred.
II the loyalty expressed toward the
queen on her arrival here be that in