The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-10-06
T. P. o'coNNoR's VISIT.

J.. +. O'COnnOr, Irish Nationalist
member of Parliament, distinguished
journalist and correspondent, is now
in the United States. 1t is his first
visit here in sixteen years. The OBJ
jcct of his visit was to attend tho
meeting of the United Irish League
held in Philadelphia on last Monday.
Mr.. O'Connor is one of the leading
members of the Irish Nationalist Party
and one of the most distinguished
newspaper correspondents now living
He is the only Irish Nationalist who
represents an English constituency
He is member of Parliament for tn.
Scotland division of Liverpool. He ia
Familiarity known in England and Ire
land by his nickname, ",Tay Pay" Like
his colleagues in the Parliamentary
Party he is an optimist in his view.
upon Ireland. He expresses confidence
III the present Prime Minister. He
said: I'VE believe that at the next
session an Irish bill will be introduced
and passed. Such II measure l do not
believe Will have any chance of pas
sage unless it satisfies the Irish Party.
The situation is like that of the land
act three years ago. That did not go
through without the Irish Party ia.
voring it, MIR. O'Connor says he at.
taches no Importance to the drafts
and forecasts of the Home Rule meas.
ure that have appeared, and he ex-
presses the opinion that the measure
that Parliament will give Ireland vii,
be Il generous one. but that 1t will
meet with opposition in the House of
Lords. If vote should be taken in
Ireland Home Rule would be carried
by four-fift vote and the other
one-tifth would he made up of three
classes: the landlords, the very vio-
lent Professionals who have unfounded
apprehension of unfair treatment by
the Catholic hierarchy, and the office.
holders. The first class, Mr.. O'Connor
says. is already broken up The Sec
ond class is breaking up and the Office
holders will always remain the same.
He gave his approval to the Irish land
act and says that it was fast putting
an end to the landlords. and calls at
tention to the fact that the tenants al
ready own all the land in one county,
NnHfn T.
ton that is often made, that Irishmen
would become less ardent Home Rulers
when they owned the land by saying
every man who becomes the owner of
Il piece of land in Ireland instead of
being a worse is a better Nationalist
because the more intolerable he finds
the present alien form of government.
Mr.. O'Connor expresses the utmost
faith in the sincerity and the honest
purpose of the present Prime Minister,
Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman He
calls attention to the fact that the
Prime Minister was member of the
Gladstone cabinet of 1886, and that he
has consistently ever since advocated
Home Rule: that he did not in the
last campaign seek refuge in vague
ness but made an open declaration in
favor of Home Rule. Mr.. O'Connor
enjoys the full confidence of the lead
ers Of the Parliamentary Party. In
fact. outside of Mr.. Redmond and Mr..
Dillon there is no man who has
larger share in the framing of Irish
policies than the member from Liver-
pool. His optimistic views on tho
Irish situation should give hope and
comfort to every friend of the Irish
cause in this country. 1t is evident
from interviews given out by him that
the Irish Party is not worrying over
the future action of the present Lib
eral government. They feel that no