Washington sentinel., 1901-03-30
Dublin Fyssuaa's Journal March s


policy Mckinley, too, seems 10
accept this view OF the situation. "The
American people," ,he writes. Tin
freedom entrenched at bone, take their
love for it wherever they 60. and
they reject as mistaken and unworthy
the doctrine that we lose our own liber.
ties by securing the enduring foundation
OF liberty to others" In this sentence
Mr.. Mckinley throws down the gage Of
battle to all Americans who refuse to
believe in the new doctrine OF American
imperialism. They have an easy
answer. They can point to the Philip.
pines But, better still, they can point
to South Africa.
The lrishmaR's Handlcaps at Home.
Pilot.
The whole circumference of Irish
official life is closed area to the ma sses
OF the people. Within that area the
loyalist battens. At times the enclosing
wall has gap knocked in it, aud mere
Irishman may scramble through we'll
disguised as a loyslist. But the gaps
are soon made impossible by all sorts
Of wire nettinRs, so that the holy ground
remains unpolluted by vulgar footprints.
Originally within this ring fence were
enclosed Irish property, Irish education,
Irish religion, Irish administration and
Irish law. The Celtic Catholic earth
tilers paid rent TO Protestants, paid
tithe to Protestants, were Judged and
ruled by Protestants with all the Prot.
estant forces ofa Protestant State and
Protestant King at their disposal. The
Celtic memory is tenacious, and some
thing in the air OF Ireland ms kes for the
invigoration OF tradition. The smallest
Protestant in the island feels himself to
be within the charmed circle of State
privilege now as ia Burke's time, and
any considerable post in the country
must not 60 to a Papist without good
and sufficient cause shown Prima iacie
all posts are Protestant preserves; a
Papist can only enter when be Is very
tame and harmless indeed. The Lord
Lieutenant must be a Protestant. and in
his absence so must the Lords Justices
be. AT this hour Ireland is governed by
six noblemen and gentlemen. not one of
whom is a Catholic. The Viceroy, the
Chancellor, the Chief Secretary, the
Officers-all are Protestants. Outside
Spain there is no counterpart to this.
The Protestant judges are in number
to the Catholic judges as six to
one; the members OF the PrivY Council
as twelve to one. Appointments like
those ofJudges Mulholland, Russell, and
Arthur O'ConnOr, recently made by
Lord Salisbury, would bring Irish Prot
estants to the verge Of civil var. Such
appoint ments in Ireland are not only
impossible but actually unthnkable. II
follows from all this that the Irish
Protestant is pleased to be satisfied
with things as they are, and he has no
patience with those who say that any
changes are necessary.
We'll meaning men, nursed in Irish
Protestant self licomplacency, see nothing
to amend 10 Ireland now more than their
predecessors did a century ago. They
are quite certain that Cuba ought to be
governed according to Cuban IDEAS, and
that Cuban "lOyalists" were despicable;
Poland, Finland, Naples, Crete, or
Madagascar can win their 81 mpathy, but
Revolutionary ruffians" in Ireland are
enemies OF the human race. From such
loyalty may God save The King.
England, Russia and Germany.
London Daily Telegraph, March s
Public opinion in Germany has been
greatly agitated OF late by reason OF the
Emperor's visit to England, and the
evident warmth OF his regard tor the
King aud his relatives Of the English
royal house. Why, the German papers
have been asking, did he stay so long?
and, above all. why did he confer the
order OF the Black Eagle upon Lord
Roberts? Does this portend a new
alliance with EDgland9 And, # so, is it
against Russia that the compact has
been madep Such were the questions
which Count Won Bulow was invited to
answer yesterday. 1t would be folly to
ignore the real uneasiness that prompted
DR.. Schadler's Interpolation. A large
and influential section Of German opin-
ION is still rabidly anti British; another
section is morbidly anxious to do moth.
ing to offend Russia, and even among
those who see the wisdom of maintain
ing good relations with England there
are many who sympathiZe heart and
soul with the Beers.
Count Won Bulow showed how idle
were their appTehensions.
The EnperOr's visit had nothing TO do
with the South African war, nor aRain
would the change OF Sovereign in Eng.
land have any effect upon the relations
OF the two countries. The relations
between them were the same as before
except that The Emperor's sojourn Ia
England had led the English people tC
show their uumistakable desire Tor {
more cordial understsn nding. And that
said the Chancellor, is a desirable an'
welcome thing, for lt is the intention o
the German Government. to live at Peac
with England on the basis Of complet
equality and reciprocity. BismaTC
himself would have applauded ever
SYLLABLE OF such a speech, for he woul
, have recognized the sentiments as b
} own.