The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-11-08

daily reports of the words and deeds
Of King Edward the Seventh. They
have been surfeited with news of that
kind. Since the first of May the king
has thrown the city of London, the
into a ferment over a coronation
which did not take place and over an
other which did take place. The king
has been the object or participant in
three public Thanksgiving" ceremon-
les. He has had his coronation and
his royal progress" and he has been
through his "communions" and all
sorts of religious rites which to the OBJ
servant spirit are little short of sac
free dinner to the London poor. He
has conferred titles, crosses, and other
decorations until they have become
cheap and nasty. There have been
''reviews' of colonial and home troops.
Shows and doles may be needed to
keep the flame of loyalty constantly
burning in British breasts. No such
flame burns in the bosoms of Ameri-
cans, and the elaborate reports of
royal functions sicken them. The
head of the English church is getting
to be deadly bore.
A few newspaper writer's would
have the people believe that Ameri-
cans have great affection for the
British government and nation. 1t is
all pretense and humbug. Whether it
is true or not that the recent Eng
lish professions of affection for their
''kin beyond the sea" are sincere, they
are not reciprocated to any alarming
extent by the people of the United
States. The honest, bed rock, bottom
fact is that the American people are
not much more attached to the people
of Great Britain than they are to those
of Germany, France, Russia, or any
other European country. Americans
have neither "entangling alliances"
nor entangling affections. They nei-
Their hate nor love foreign nations.
In England it is customary nova
days to show the union jack entwined
with the stars and stripes. The Eng
lish visitor may be surprised to find
that it is not customary i'll this coun-
try to entwne the stars and stripes
with any other flag. In music halls
and other places of amusement in Eng
land the American and English flags
are often displayed together. An
American theatrical manager who dis
played the English and American flags
as twin symbols of liberty and prog
ress would be in imminent danger of
provoking a riot. There certainly
would be no cheers if the American
flag were constantly to be exhibited
on one side of the stage and the Eng
lsh flag on the other. Yet this is the
sort of thing that is being done in
England. The reason may be shop
keepers reason-that there are so
many American visitors to London
while there are few English visitors
to America. Or it may be that the
English really have for the Americans
an affection which is not returned.
Whatever the reason may be, the fact
remains and it is interesting and note
worthy.
The managers Of the royal circus in
London may be unwilling to put
stop to the constant succession of
progresses" parades, and largesses,
which they believe serve to cultivate
a spirit of loyalty. The press agents
may at least spare us minute reports
of the performances, for nothing can
be surer than that the people of the
United States are heartily sick of read
ing of the king, his royal consort, and
his royal children, and of their graci-
GUS and condescending attitude to-
wards humanity in general and the
people of the British islands in par
ticular OF all these royal personages
Americans say with Alice in Wonder
land: "Who cares for you? After all.
you are only pack of cards?"
Says the London Chronicle: The
saying that Irishmen flourish in every
country but their own has been
brought nearer home lately by various
illusions to sons Of Erin who have
made great fortunes in the west. Mr..
Mackay died recently in London, per-
haps the richest man in the world.
Then the fatal motor car accident to