Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-13
MAUD CONNIE INFER ED.
Says Ireland's Chances Are No Better
 Under the New Ruler.

NliIlSl tHc ->tN leulcI. king Edward VII. has no personal popularity in Ireland.' So, with fash ing eyes, declared Miss Maud Come yesterday.
 Even if he had" continued the Joan of Arc of home rule the grievance of Ireland is not against an individual, but against d detested system-and King Edward represents that system.
 Do 1 think Ireland's chances for au- tonomy are better now than under the late queen? Not a whit So far as 1 between a king who is credited with unproven liberality and a queen whose attitude was one of known hostility, there might, at first glance seem some choice, but there really is none.
 Both the present ruler of Great Britain and Ireland and his late moth- CT stand for the same 1nonarchial rule, and change of dynasty will have ab- solUtely no effect Upon Ireland's af- fairs.
 ''There is this to be said, however: The Irish are the most superstitiOus race in the world and it has long been a fetich with us to believe that the late queen was what we call bad luck to our cause. For this reason We are glad and grateful for a new dy- nasty. No ruler can be more inimical to freedom for Ireland than the late queen, and We view the inaugural of a new reign without fear and without hope.
 "Ireland's eyes are open. She knows that she will gain nothing from q lib- eral king. What she gets she will fight for and win by force of arms-not by the 1iberality of a monarch nor by parliamentary enactment -
 Asked for some basis for the Irish belief that the late queen was bad 1uck,' Miss Come tossed back her tawny hair and cited these instances:
 When the Victorian reign began there were 9O0O,O00 lrtshmen on Irish soil. At it's close there are about A. 3OG,OCO. Under the late queens rule 3,20O,000 Irish were evicted and 2,OOO,- 600 died of starvation. Under Vic tCria Irish industries were strangled and her manufactories thrown into ruin by acts of parliament which im- posed prohibitive taxes on all her pro- duets.
 Her fourishing factories for the making of glass. silks, wooden goods and leather, which eNcelled those of England, have been entirely ruined un- der the Victorian reign. Do you won- der that she represents bad luck to an ina ginative race?'' l Miss Gonne's present visit to Ameri- ca is for the purpose of advocating the withdrawal of all Irishmen from the English army. She believes it an act of national suicide for an Irishman to fight for a government from which his cause has nothing to gain. During her stay she will deliver about thirty five lectures on Irish issues the proceeds of which go to swell the home rule fund.
 The present agitation began in 1S9S lat the centenary of the Irish revolu- tion.g. In memory of Daniel OConnell and his fellow patriots, Miss Come urged the Irish soldiery to refuse to fight under the English flag. At that time there were 3s.G0o Irish recruits in the British ranks.
 To-day" declared Miss Come. with much satisfaction. "there are but 25,- iGU0, q result that Irishmen regard as very wonderful after but two years of agitation.
 T Do not be deceived" continued Miss Come, If you see my country. men throw up their caps and cheer fol the new king. It doesn't mean sub. mission. Such demonstration only in. I1icates their relief at the end of the Victorian period of bad luck.
 T Do l think that Ireland will accept the olive branch of a more liberal ruls that may be rendered by the new king and a new parliament? If she does : it will be at it's proper valuation. Irish. ! men know to-day better thaneyer that 2 there is no chance for Ireland as part of nation whose race and religion tare not Ireland's own. For Ireland there is nothing left now but com Eplete success or utter annihilation. Anc she will not accept anhihilation. When Ireland fights now it will b< flor herself. She is thoroughly aroused to the ,hsurdity of spilling Irish blood for English aggrandizement and 1t |, Ian inspiration to all Ireland to 4N
 1O,O0O Boers fighting for principles sim liar to our own holding at bay the En9 tltsh army of POO, 600. : These ideas form the basis Of 3tiA | lGonne,s lectures. which will be &ixea a !througl the Middle and lensteku s&sle
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