Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-03-24
QUEEN WEARS THE GREEN
Entlus astic Celebration Of SHIN
rock Day.
HER VISIT TO DUBLIN.
Ireland and the Shamrock Now Mo
nophiziu. the Attention OF
london People.

London, March 1I.-Shamroci day
promises to vie with Primrose day in the
hearts of the people, judging from the
enthusiasm with which. for the first time
in the history of the nation. Loyalists all
over the United Kingdom are celebrating
and everywhere the green is conspicuous.
From Windsor castle where the Queen
observed the day by wearing a sprig of
genuine four.leaVed shamrock. 10 the
east end of the Sums of London.
where the ragged urchn glories in
his morsel of green weed, nearly
everyone sports something in the shape
of a green favor. \ word from her ma
jesty has turned the emblem OF semi
disloyalty into badge of honor and has
made the shamrock the most priced of
al the plants in the British isles
By the Queens order the bills in the
curfPw tower Of Windsor castle, honored
ST. Patrick this morning; Irish airs
| played by the Grenadicrs enhvened the
! Queens luncheon, and on Londou's man
sion house floats new loyal Irish flag
with the Union Jack in the upper corner
| and Il crowned harp in the center Of Il
green field. as distinguished from the
Irish flag which bears the harp without
! the union or crown. The street vendors
have done 4 roaring trade with flags,
buttons clover. mess spinach, bits of
! green ribbon, etc. Houses and stores
| lavishly display green flags and bunting,
and Irish soldiers and sailors showing
special pride in wearing the national en-
| blem.
Great Britain Irritated.
London, March 17.-Between the lines
of the politely worded editorial comments
on President Mckinley's expression of
willingness to aid in the restoration Of
| peace between Great Britain and the
| Peer republics can be diseerned many evil
! ess responsible public does not hesitate
| 10 outwardly express, while even mem
| bers of the government privately display
| plque that of all the powers America
! should have consented 10 assume what
| one official designated as the "ungracious
| role OF suggesting some form of inter
| ference TO which he added this express
sion: 'Englishmen cannot help contrast
ing the perfect correctness of the attitude
of openly -unfriendly Franco with the Of
fer of the United States, which. if it had
come from a less DISTINGUISHED source,
| could only have been regarded as an I'M
friendly act
There is no doubt that the overtures
of the United States. even through care,
fully worded, have sonsiIly irrifated
Great Britain as a whole. while circles es-
pecially friendly to the United States ex.
press open regret at the opportunity Of
fercd 70 critics 10 compare the refusal
Of NJ. DelcaSsc. the French minister of
foreign affairs, to crafty the hostile sen
tment in France by making proposals to
Lord Salisbury which were sure of rpiec-
tion with what they testify call the in
reference" of Washington. and which
though only tentative and clothed in
words OF perfect friendliness and
courtesy. came AT an inopportunc mo-
ment, when the supreme Self-SuiIiciency
of the British empire is the predominant
ing feeling Of the day Everywhere one
hears expressions of satisfaction that
while the answer 10 the proposal was
clothed in words of perfect courtesy. the
language of Lord Salisbury in brush
ing aside President McKinley's protfer
was 50 extremely definite as to kill all
possibility OF a repetition OF the offers
from any source. unless those proposing
them are DESTROYS of being recognized a.
openly antagonistic TO this country
No Outside Interference.
Emphasis is laid on the fact that Great
Britain declared at the gu set her nm
willingness to consent to any outside in
reference, aud therefore, as. according
to the wcll-established principle Of in
tornational law that the right IF inter
vention is conditional on the willingness
the good offices uf mediating power |
such Interference was in this case. ont
side the bounds Of diplomatic poseibih- |
ties and gave Lord Salisbury full iuSti-
iication for his 'retort Courteous.
Outside the international politics, Ire
land and the shamrock largely monopoliZc |
the attention Of London. The internecinc
strife in the Nationalist" ranks engen. |
dcrcd by the Dublin corporations adj. |
dress to the Queen and the bitterness |
felt in loya!ist circlcS in Ireland at the |
outward exhibitions of di>r"Spect Of her |
majesty, keep the officials guessing as TO |
what is likely to occur az the Irish capt |
tai next month. An official IN the office |
OF the chief secretary Of ireland. Gerald |
Balfonr. said he was not surprised at /
the Natonalists opposing the address Of |
welcome, which. necessarily, was either |
hypocrisy OF a lie, in addition TO which |
il would 20 far 10 stop the flow Of Ameri |
can contributions"
Speaking Of the Queens visit the same |
official said he had little doubt TINT |
wigs would litter Dublin green before |
the visit was concluded
supply Of shamrock Insufficient.
In the meantime St Patrick's day j. |
being observed throughout the United |
Kingdom a. never before The supply |
Of shamrock is quite insufficient 10 meet |
the demands.
Tie new yacht built for the Queen in !
the government dockyaris. at cost Of /
about $1,000 900, will probably never he !
used by her majesty. Her instability. /
palpahy demonstrated at the time Of her /
unlocking has caused the Queen 10 take .
q strong dislike to the vessel and the al
teratioBS necesstatcd 80 materially re-
duced her comfort and convenience that
il j. believed they will render the vessel
unsuited for the purpose originally in
tended. The probability j. that the yacht /