The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-02-10
The Latter Maintained With Fervor Through
out the Kingdom That Home Rule
Was the Issue.
Though Home Rule Bill is Not at Once
Introduced, All Agree That Long
Step Has Been Taken.

be taken up by the Liberals Irish
members would probably not contest
it in principle but should stand firm
on the Treaty of Union engagement
to give Ireland one hundred repre-
sentatives in the House of Commons.
For Il large part of the nineteenth
century Ireland was under-represcnted.
And il Home Rule be granted, it is
sure that In the next quarter century
the population of Ireland will be great
ly increased. The most satisfactory
method of redistribution is for the $40
seats to be divided among the five
divisions Of the United Kingdom, each
getting a fixed number and dividing
its quota euuitaby in it's own part Of
the Kingdom. Thus Ireland would get
100 members, and distribute them
equally MS possible. as regards popu-
lation, between 100 constituencies,
Scotland, Wales and London would get
fixed quotas likewise, ana England
would get the remainder. The pro-
portion of population to members
would of course vary in each division.
bun within that division of the Kingdom
it would be equitable.
The programme of tine government
will be announced at the opening Of
Pnrliament South Africa, English edu.
cation ana the liquor traffic will have
prominence. Disestabis,1men in Wales
may be promised And some improves
mcnt IN the methods OF Irish governs
must be made effective and compulsory
sales in congested districts enforced.
The lnborcrs ana evicted tenants must
have their rights recognized. There
is also Il good prospect that Irish edu-
cation will be treated in 81 compre-
hcnsivc manner without sectarian
bigotry. And the matter of excessive
taxation may also receive considera.
tion.
But the chief and crying evil of Ire-
land is alien rule. When the English
invaded Ireland they established q
colony, or pale. and this system con-
tinucd till the time OF Elixabeth-Ire-
lana remaining partly autonomous, but
with n hostile allen colony, like a
cnnker. in its midst. In Queen Eliza-
bcth's reign the whole country was
subjuguted ana might have been as-
,,t,
intervened. In Cromwelrs time the
Stuarts brought their first calamity on
Ireland, and the same policy of ex-
termination of the Irish as was adopted
in America toward the natives was
adopted. In William Ills time tho
second stewart calamity befell; sys-
tcn,atic robbery, murder and repres-
sion. were carried to extremes. Poverty,
iliteracy, famine and pestilence were
created by British law. When the
Union" was enacted, ireland was
promised the protection of the English
constitution, but to this day Ireland
has not been legally or constitutionally
governed. The old method of the pale
colony flourishes as much as 500 years
ago.
It is against this that the Home Rule
movement is launched. English Unions
lists wish to continue unconstitutional
and colonial rule in Ireland and India
and to exploit both for England's bene- =
fit. The pretense that Home Rule
means separation is glaring false-
hood. 1t has always been weak point
with Irish Nationalists that they
seemed to favor dualism. Dualism has
always led to separation. It has done
so in the cases of Holland and Bel
gium and Sweden and Norway, and
threatens disruption in Austria Huns
gary. But a different thing is real
Home Rule. 1t prevents separation. as
in the cases of the United States, Of
Germany and of Canada and Australia,
Ireland asks for constitutional self.
government, such as England and
Scotland possess. nj Il.
The probabilities are that Campbelf-
Bannerman will not introduce Homo !
Rule bill similar to that ot 1886. Bdtf