The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-02-03
A BRIGHT OUTLOOK FOR ERIN.

A BRIGHT OUTLOOK FOR ERIN.
After decade of petty jealousy and
wrangllng among Irish parliamentary
leaders over a dead leader the news
comes from London that all sections OF
Observation-Disclosures, Hcalyites and
Rcdmondites-are once more united
and have buried the Ratchet. We are
told that John Z. Redmond moved a
resolution at a meeting OF the Irish
members last Tuesday in the committee
room OF the House of Commons declar-
ing at an end the division of all the
Irish Nationalist representatives, and
that henceforth they should act to-
gether,as one united party. The reso-
luton was unanimously adopted, and
on motion of 7. NJ Healy three whips
were elected for the reunited party.
Timothy Harrington, one of the most
patriotic and dsinterested Irishmen
now in public life, presided at the har-
monious meeting OF the hitherto dis
cordant clements of factionism, and
doubtless the blending of all sections
into one is largely due to his influence.
Mr.. Redmond is said to have declared
that no better time for promoting union
upon a sound and enduring basis could
have come than when England's pres
tige among the nations was practically
shattered by the defeat OF her troops in
South Africa. In an interview to
correspondent of the Associated Press
he said
The crisis in imperial affairs, the
consequence of which no one can fore
tell, has caused a reunion in the ranks
OF the Irish members We will act
unanimously, chiefly because of de-
sire to make ireland felt at this stage
in assisting the gallant South African
republics to maintain their indepcnd-
once. The first act OF the reunited Irish
party will be to move all address in sup
port of the Beers. This task has been
consigned to me. l regard the reunion
on Parnell's principles OF independence
as genuine. One question, that OF the
craftsmanship, will not be settled for
some days. But l think unanimous
selection will be made"
The report from London says that
the reunited Nationalist will be "abso-
lutcly independent OF all British par
ties" and that the chairman will likely
be John Z. Redmond himself, whose
amendment to the Queens speech was
as follows:
'That the war now being waged in
South Africa is entirely unjust, unncccs-
sary and has already caused gricvous
sulIerngs, not only on the people Of
the South African republics, but upon
the people OF the United Kingdom, and
the time has come when it should be
brought to close upon the basis OF
recognition OF the Transvaal and the
Orange Free State"
We have seen no mention of Mr..
John Dillon's presence at the commit
tee meeting, but undoubtedly he was
there before the opening OF parliament
In a recent speech in Ireland Mr. Dill
Ion said that the war in South Africa
was a grand opportunity for united
Irish party, because the Tory govern
mcnt was discrcditcd and ruined. "Thc
supreme question:" said he, "is whether
the Irish people will take advantage OF
the opportunity or not. Ii they do, l
am as convinced as l am Of the rising
OF tomorrow sun, that as the last CEN
fury opened for Ireland in gloom and
in disaster by the loss OF her liberty, the
coming OF the twentieth century will
open for her in brightness and hope,
her freedom recovered, and her govern
ment rescued from the unsympathctic
hands OF sneering strangers, and con-
fded to her own sons"
With united parliamentary party,
backed by the Irish race at home and
in America, the Irish people must and
shall obtain restoration of their own
legislature in their own capital The
English people cannot afford to refuse
them, and the House of Lords will be
fastening its own destruction by again
vctoing a Home Rule bill. Now that
England is between the devil and the
deep sea, and rapidly declining to a