Arizona republican., 1902-10-29
----------- Ireland Once More.

Out of an apparently clear sky the Irish question: has loomed once more before the British government but the public was doubtless more surprised than was MT. Balfour. Signs are not wanting that the Balfour government was glad to divert attention from the embarrassing sectarian school question to the old Irish standby. And while the broken lines of the unionist party have been quickly repaired by appeal ing to English prejudice against the Irish the government leaders have not accumulated any glory from the de- bates of the past week,
 Upon the opening of parliament, MT, Balfour studiously affronted the Irish members in his announcement of the government programme, when he made it clear that the government would set aside a day" for the discussion of except the question of Ireland's griev- ances. Very, we'll" said Mir. William O'Brien, if you do not give us a day we'll take one" and the Irish members have made his word good. During the past week parliament has discussed lit tie else than the questions raised by MT. O'Brien and his followers, and this week opened up with a debate on Mon day night in which, according to the dispatches in yesterdays Republican. the Irish had all the best of the argu- ment. MT. Wyndham. the chief secere- tary for Ireland, was forced to reply for the government. Thus it is seen that whether Ireland has a day" or not, her representatives know how to take several of them.
 It has been made clear that the atti- tude Of the conservative party in Eng land has not changed a particle-there is still the same stubborn determina- tion to Concede nothing to Ireland on the request of Ireland's members of parliament. Irish representation in the law-making body of the empire is. ac- cOrdingly. worse than a farce. The dis franchisement of the Irish members is complete. A better argument for home rule could not be furnished by its en- emies. So far, therefore, the proceed ings of the last week have brought out nothing new. The conservative party has not changed, and will never change, in it's determination to govern Ireland as a conquered province. Some new, or at least refreshing. facts have been brought out. however. The lib- erals under the leadership of Sir Henry Campbell-Ba Zimmerman, are still timid, but they do muster enough courage to express sympathy for the patriotic Irish members. But the important fact of all is that the Irish appear to have learned at last some lessons from the past. They are getting together, and are presenting to the enemy an unbrok- en front. For the first time since Par nell laid down the leadership We hear nothing of dissensions within the Irish party. If this spirit of harmony is maintained, the friends of Ireland may hope for much. The people of the Unit ed States have refused to take interest in Irish affairs during the past few years. simply because there was no evi- dence Of Irish solidarity. Let the Irish in parliament show that they can re- main under the discipline of leadership as in the days of Parnell, and the Unit cd States will not be lacking in such proofs of sympathy as will convince the English government that there is outside of Ireland an important factor in the Irish question