The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-20

outrages, and no possible disarmament
can prevent these il the moral sense of
the community is not set against them.
| The Irshman sees his condition In the
| light of his grievances, and makes the
worst OF It,
| Still II Is possible that the English
| government is not taking these precau-
| tions without we'll founded apprchen-
| sion that the state of Ireland justifies
| them. IF hot-headed young Irishmen
are deluded by the example of the Beers
they are preparing themselves n heavy
| retribution. There is no parallel In the
social, political or strategic position of
the two countries. The Beers were an
Independent people and n military ma
ton, and their fate should be warn
| Ing. There is a garrison in Ireland Of
over forty thousand regular soldiers
and an armed police establishment OF
| fourteen or fifteen thousand men, not
| to speak Of n fleet which in few hours
steaming could clrcumvallate the en-
| tire country with Il wall OF turreted
''''' w h"' 'ttii IL ltbtlllbil, VI any at
tempt at rebellion, bring to country
| so situated. but IL romantic. If not a
ridiculous humiliation and industrial
ruin?
Nor are the proceedings of the Irish
parliamentary party in the House of
Commons altogether commendable rea-
sonable, or attractive to those who wish
nd 1t.n1I Il ia,
as even Irishmen themselves by the
imperturbable faith which Englishmen
put In their rectitude of purpose. in
their good intentions and huge failures.
Neither the educated minds of America
nor of Europe are tolerant of the de-
llberate mockery of parliamentary in
stitutions which Mr. Redmond and the
more reckless of his followers are ex-
hibiting in the House of Commons Just
now. They are right in believing that
the eyes of the world are upon them,
but it is less in admira ton than in pity
that such an immense amount of en-
ergy should be wasted in such an en-
hibition of political inanity. During the
past twenty years Ireland has not had
make material progress under such con-
ditions? Let them consider wrote
Mathew Arnold, one of the truest and
most disinterested friends Ireland ever
had, that new ideas and forces are
stirring in England; that day by day
these new ideas and forces gain in
power, and that every one of them is
nf hn Nn1t lit,
enemy" These new ideas and forces
have no time to mature. They are
desiccated by a deliberate perversion of
the highest constitutional privileges
that the representatives of Il free people
have ever enjoyed.
England and Ireland are lneXtricably
bound UP with each other So long as
1rishmen continue to regard the fatal
ism of her history as the measure of
her immediate political grievances, so
long will she fail to receive the impress
OF that material progress of which she
so sadly stands in need. A bold ana
comprehensive land bill the English are
willing and eager to concedc. Its COM
plement is q Catholic university. Irish
universities; why should not the Irish
Catholic, who constitute three -fourlhs
OF the population, have Il similar insti-
tuition? This is II genuine and u pressing
grievance. Home Rule will come in time |
1t is the misfortune OF every consider
able concession TO Irish agitation that
England has made that it comes Il GEN.
tury or Il generation too late. Great !
constructive acts OF Statesmanship are |
the offspring of Il liberal national edu- |
cation. MI. Gladstone famlialized his |
countrymen with the idea of Home |
Rule as Il measure Of practical politics. |
He did not convert them to the essen |
tial justice and equity of it's dispen- |
sation. Since his death the Irish par
liamentary party seem to be engaged |
in deliberately steeling the hearts of |
the English people against the mcrest |
notion of it, and proving to the world |
that their countrymen are unworthy !
OF it.