The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-04-07

SHOW that they were good lrlshmen as
we'll as unionstS.
TO ardent nationalist, however, this
temporary adoption OF the symbol OF
Irish nationality and the hawking about
OF it i'll England by men glorying in the
slaughter OF people who, like the Irish
| desire freedom looked little else than
PROCLAMATION. These nationalist can
console themselves, however, with the
thought that this sentiment and demand
for the shamrock in England will not
always be thus strong; like the popular
demand for primroscs on Lord Bea-
consfield's birthday the demand for the
shamrock will decline, especially ii the
Irish regiments depleted in battle can
not be restored by recruiting among
the fighting race"
And it was not alone by the wearing
OF the shamrock that the day and the
valor of the Irish troops was comment
GRATED in England At Windsor castle,
one OF the queens residences, the bells
OF the curicw tower rung out in honor
OF the day and the drums and pipes OF
the First Grenadicr guards played Irish
airs exclusively during the changing Of
the guard, the first instance in history.
In the aristocratic west end maidenhair
fern was discarded as a table decora-
ton and the shamrock took its place.
I'VE are all socialists now" said Sir
William Harcourt some time ago, and
for one day at least all Londoners and
most OF the people OF England and a
good proportion OF the Scotch and
Welsh were Irishmen. This outburst OF
admiration for Paddy is the most
unique compliment in history. In the
theatcrs and music halls punches of
shaMrocks were given to patrons and
the wearing OF the Green was Il
feature OF all the programs. And so
Londoncrs heard and went into rap
lures oyer what one OF them describes
as that wonderful song which sets
even the dull blood OF an Englishman
dancing in his veins And somewhat
humorous to say, amidst all this en-
thusiasm, the wearing OF the green was
made to bctokcn another feeling be-
sides admiration for the Irish soldier
The "Rent-Paycrs' league OF London
used it to proclaim a grievance by
adopting the following: 1T is resolved
to ask all those who feel unduy the
pressure OF rent to wear a small piece
OF green ribbon on ST. Patrck's day
So it appears it is not the Irish people
alone who are ground down by cx-
orbitant rents.
There was 4 story current at Alder
shot, the great military depot that the
queen had, or was about to give a sup
Elementary order to her own regarding
the Shamrock that in future the popular
name for the soldiers OF the queen
should be not Tommy but Paddy
Atkins. This report which is prcma
ture, ii not false altogether, docs not
seem to give any chagrin to the Eng
lish, but it has caused great indigna-
ton in Scotland. The people Of that
country are naturally jealous that the
queen should pay such marked and I'M
mortalizing attention to Pat when
Sandy claims that as many oi his
countrymcn died Tor her in South All
RIGA as OF the Irish. And, in truth. this
preference cannot help to be calling to
a man who, although claiming to be a
Scotchman, generally takes pride in
boosting that he is more English than
the English themselves. Is it in the
climate that they should thus minimize
themselves? The true Scots are kclts,
ior in oldcn days Scotland was called
Scotia Minor or Little Ireland, and
their language is but Il slight variation
OF that old Gaelic tongue which St
Patrick spoke, and so they ought no,
to be cnvious but proud OF the fact
that their racial brethren killed more
Calvanistic Beers than they did. May
he however. the hurgllers.- creed aHA
ritual is not quite similar to that OF the
kirk and for that reason. il no other, it
is to be hoped the Scots will be given
the advance in all future onslaughts or
the Beers, so that they may avcnge the
discrepancy in prayer And yet,
wouldn't it be a pity TO see two bible
reading races slaughter each other out
OF pure love OF God and Christian civ
ilization?
A cabcgr;l, received from Lady
smith was, as follows: st. Patricks
evc-good luck to Ireland, from Second
Dublin Fuslicrs." AS fitting appcn-
dix to this funny incident which hap
pcncd at Brixton, England, may be
noted There is parliamentary con-
test going on there and while big
torchlight procession was on its way a
great outburst OF cheers for the Dublin
iusilcrs was heard. An elderly gentle
man requested silence, and. Selling the
opportunity, proposed that some de-
serving private in that famous regiment
should be nominated in opposition to
the government candidate. OF course
he was hooted down. but not unani-
mously And yet such an election, as
correspondent OF London paper
says, might prove to our brothers in
the sister isle thar uol;clp,c,, ,re nuicl-