The Washington herald., 1907-07-07

The Meath Chronicle speaks more bold
,ly. saying: The Irish people, following
the blind policy Of the Irish party. have
played an ostrich part, and refused to
see the truth. What have the Parlia-
,Tnentary party to say in face Of this per
fectly plain and unmistakable cuI de sac
into which they have led their followers?
Is il their serious intention to dribble out
the next three or four years in meaning
less attention at Westminster. wasting
time. money, hope, energies in weaving
ropes OF sahd2 That they are quite in
capable OF dealing with any live issue has
been made plain to every man in Ire
land" And it adds, patheticalIy: "Wheth-
er the country agree with the Sim Fein
policy or not it cannot fail to realize the
present absolute breakdown Of active
fparliamentaranism." It says that the
fight has still 70 be fought, but certain
ly not at Westminster
The Southern Star wakes up to inquire
what recOmpense the Irish people have
received for the services performed by
the Irish party to British liberalism.
Hitherto We have only seen and been
chasing shadows. When will these spir-
itualistlC seanCes be at an end7" The
Kerry Reporter, almost brutal in its an
ger, says that the Irish Parliamentary
party is now discredited and distrusted.
zone Of the results of the complete fall
ure OF the parliamentary Methods il
SAYS. will be the winning Of large num-
bers Of the Irish people from looking to
that played-Out form Of political humbug
for the redress Of their grievances. They
xrfl1 mn r1 Io ,C1f g
the Sim Fein party. and insist that that
policy shall be given at least a trial"
The Liberal prime minister has now
definitely shelved home rule, or any
thing leading up 70 home rule, and also
the Irish university question. and he SAYS
that the land question and evicted ten
ants question will be dealt with at the
leisure Of the government if at all This
state Of things has created in ireland a
crisis greater than any We have known
since the fail Of Parnell. It has been a
rude awakening and painful surprise TO
the unthinking mass Of the people. whj.
despite the warnings of the thinking por-
ton Of the country. persisted in paying
up TO keep Il political army at Westmin-
ster. and believing the political promises
that these people. time and again. made
TO them. II Is a rude awakening. I said.
and it is difficult to prophesy what the
great unthinking mass of the people will
now do. The crisis viii prove useful If
it makes them think That it is making
some Of them think. anyhow, is evident.
For the United Irish League in many
places is already in open revolt against
the Parliamentary party. In the County
Monaghan. a parliamentary vcanCy hav-
ing arisen. and the Parliamentary party
Having sent down to fill the vacancy, Mr..
Donovan of Belfast (comrade to Mr., Jo-
seph Devlln. NJ. p, on the recent Austria
lian tour, during which Messrs Devlin
and Donovan distinguished themselves by
pleading for a strengthening Of "our great
British Empire" and again and again
drinking the health of "Our King.'0 the
worm turned. and the United Irish
League. together with the representatives
of the district councils. chose for them
selves a local man, a Mr.. Lardner. Mr..
Joseph Devlin, N. p, however, being
president Of the Board OF Erin. A. O. H.
evidently issued an order Tor the Hiber-
mans to do their duty 10 the Parliamentary
party, and all the Hibernians in the divi-
sion rose up for Mr.. Donovan. King and
empire man. A bitter fight Is now raging
between the United Irish League candi-
date and the Parliamentary party's can
didate. This is but one OF the first in
stances in the great revolt. Thinking peo-
pie are, indeed, sorry that the Hibernian
Order has allowed itself to be made the
cats paw Of the Parliamentary party.
which, while using It where 1t can be
used. at the same time heartily despises
il.
By the ant-drinldng crusade, which
has been working wonders in Ireland re-
Gently, another step in advance was
made when, during a mission IN Temple
crum. County Kilkenny, the farmers of
the parish combined to abolish the Gus
tom Of supplying intoxicating drink at