The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1907-12-28

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Sheridan or whether they were not
outraEes of the suspicious character al
that extraordinary explosion w41ioai,
took place on a window sill of Lord
Ashtown's shooting box. All asrarisii
rcstlessness would disappear from Tree
land IT, Mr.. Rirrell and the governments
introduced into Parliament an ades
duate measure to amend the land act
of 1908, and effect the breaking up a
those lands by compulsory powera
vested in the commissioners and enable
the people who We're living on bogr
and mountain sides to obtain farms on
which they and their families could live
in decency
Mr.. William O'Rren, M. F., speak.
ing at a unity demonstration at Bally.
culane, County Wexford which was
attended by several members of Parlt.
ament, intinlated that although moth.
ing could he taken for granted vet
there was considerable hope that all
the Nationalist representatives might
soon be brought together In the same
camp and under the same flag Mr.. Tim
Hoaly. M. p, wrote expressing ap-
proval at the agreement suggested, and
desiring that the question of his re.
admission to the party should be defer.
rcd, Mr.. O'Brien. however, thought Il
would be ungracious to delay Mr..
Healy's re-admisslon. Mr.. John Red-
nlond. M. r., questioned in reference
to Mr. O'Brien's speech said he stood
willing TO enter into consultation with
Mr.. William O'Brien or any one else
who was desirous of national unity,
In some particulars Mr.. O'Brien'A
hpcech was founded upon misrepres
sentations. FOR example, the states
ment thut DR.. Dillon threatened to res
sign his position in the Irish party II
Mr. Hcaly was roadmitted by the party
was quite untrue. II believe" said Mr..
Redmond, "such q consultation as I
have indicated can be held in the near
be successful in the object we all have
in view. would, under the ciroums
stances, earnestly Glepreciate any cons
tinuancc of controversy on either side
for the present"
am able to state definitely that since
Mr.. Rcdmond's speech at Ennis, u
which he expressed his willingness "a
meet Mr.. O'Brien at an Informal cons
ference, further communications have
passed, and an agreement is now IN
sight. The chief question now outs
standing is whether or not the peace
treaty is to include Mr.. Healy. This,
however, is not likely to upset any ar
rangement. because Mr.. Healy himself
has no strong feeling upon the matter.
His name has been introduced partly
by his ecclesiastical supporters and
leading constituents, and partly by ono
of the parties to the negotiations,
through desire that when the doors.
are opened to reunion no Nationalist
member shall be shut out.
The probable terms Of the agreement
are AS follows:
/. All to agree upon Mr. Birrelrs uni-
versity bill as the chief work Of next
session. This scheme proposes a new
"Catholic" university, with colleges In
Cork and Galway, and new "Presby.T
terian' university in Belfast. The
names Of denominations are attached
to those new institutions for conveni-
ence of description, but in their consti-
tuition they will be practically unde-
Inominational. They will be expected
to be composed mainly of Catholic OF
Presbyterian graduates in each case.
as Trinity College is Of Episcopalianss
and the preponderance of power in the
hands of the graduates will be reflected
OIL the governing body and the aca-
demic course.
2. Efforts to be made to seouss aa-