The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-08-07

e..oNAN 1900 Ma 04v0x1 S31O1Ok
1903 1r!shmen can ever secure HON.
Rule for their cou,try from an al,,:
assembly Of 567 Britishel = The MI
jority Of the Irish ;.r"li.. however, arc
Of contrary opinion. aud Until 1t ha.
been fully demonstrated that parlia.
mentary representation IN the British
assembly can accomplish nothing for
Ireland in the way OF self-government,
the 1o3 members will be sent as usual.
After while, the whole world will
see whether or not the right of self
government will be granted to Ireland !;
and If there Is no probability Of it's
being granted, then the Irish men,
hers may withdraw from the British
parliament at the behest Of the Irish
constituencies and meet in their own
capital to cooperate with the represen-
tatives Of the local governing bodies in
the development Of the nation.
This was the policy pursued by the
Hungarian people and it worked salts
factorily. 1t Is doubtful. however, II
the British government, after the with
drawal Of the Irish members from the
London legislature, would rermit them
to convene In Dublin and if the Ma
tionalist members Withdrew in a body
and went home, wrlts Of election would
ne issued to I'LL the vacancies, and the
Anglo Irish Tories would take their
places. Then good-by to Home Rule
forever. and the Irish would soon lose
what they have already gained. Leav-
ing out this feature of the Slim Fem
policy, we heartily approve Of its boy
colt of English manufactures and its
trade with the United States for print
ing machinery.
When Ireland had its own parliament
in the days of, Grattan and made its
own laws without any interference
from England, the country had -four
tsning factories all over the land, and
Its manufactures we're protected BY
tariff on foreign goods. just as Ameri-
can manufactures: are now protected
by the Dingley tariff; but after the
Irish parliament: was abolished the
home manufactures began to decay
and finally became: extinct through the
operation of British free trade. To
revive Irish manutas tur.s now require.
patriotism of no ordinary nature, and
1t also requires much capital to COM
pete with the English manufacturers
who have waxed anu grown strong at
the expense of :hc Irish people. Ire
land for the las.- hundred years has
been exchanging agricultural products
for English manufactured goods and it
would require q supreme effort under
the free trade system to build, up Irish
manufactures at, this day.
If wealthy irish Americans invested
their money in Ireland and manufac-
tured Irish goods for home use and sold
their surplus. praqycts, in the United
States, they may b able to revive Irish
industries on a profitable basis: but
the undertaking would be experiment
al and Irish American CAPITALISTS are
TOO cautious to invest Their money in
hat way. 1'ext year when the Kill
kenny piler;rlase, to Ireland take.
place. '1rtsh-American capitalists will
|
have splendid opportunity OF inves-
tigating the matter of reviving Irish
manufactures. The English manufac-
turers, of course, will do everything
possible to discourage such a move
ment II started. and as in the past the,
would Mood the island with cheap good,
TO undersell the Irish made articles.
So far as the Sim Fein policy of en-.
couraging home industries Is concern.
ed, we give it our hearty endorsement:
and the more they trad. with the
United States for :nanufac 'ured goods
In preference to the English brands, the
better will 1t be for Ireland At the
same time. the Sim Feiners and par
liamentarians can work on parallel line.
and avoid friction. There /. plenty OF
work for 1rfshmen of various views
to perform, and they should throw nc
obstacles in one another's way They
are all working for IRELAND, and the,
should pull together with might ano
main until their country tales its nlar.
among the free nations of the earth.
COMING OF A NEW MESSIAH,
The recent arrival in this country Of