The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-07-03
WORK ON PARALLEL LINES.

ent day as well as in the past is the
lack of cohesiveness and compatible
ity among Irishmen who believe die-
ferently regarding methods to be en-
ployed for rescuing Ireland from Brit
1sh domination. At all periods in Ir-
ish history during the British con-
nection there have been differences of
opinion as to whether the liberation of
Ireland from foreign rule should he
accomplished by force of arms or by
constitutional agitation. Both methods
have been used without achieving the
end sought, and after a continuous
warfare against tyranny for TAO years,
Ireland is still bound hand and foot
to the chariot wheels Of the oppres-
sor
Never has Ireland during eight CEN
turtles gained point TN battle with
England except when she took advant-
age of some critical moment in the
English career, as for instance in 1882
when Grattan put $4,000 armed Irisn-
men into the field and compelled
Charles James Fox to acknowledge the
legislative independence of Ireland. For
1s years Ireland enjoyed self-govern-
ment and was free from British con-
troll, financially, politically and COM
mercially, the golden link of the crown
being the only thing that bound them
together. After the disarmament #
the armed volunteers English states
men destroyed the Irish parliament by
bribery, fraud and force.
Thirty years after. O'Connell OBJ
tanned emancipation from religious
disabilities for his Roman Catholic
countrymen and set to work by con-
stitutional methods for the restoration
Of the Irish parliament when Ireland
had population of over eight mil
lions. Catholic emancipation was
granted to avert civil war. but Eng
land was ready and willing to pro-
woke a civil war before she would
grant repeal of the union, or re-
store to Ireland the native parliament
which she had destroyed.
Forty years afterwards Prime Min
lister Gladstone succeeded in passing a
bill in the House of Commons to give
Ireland her own parliament as before,
but the House of Lords rejected the
measure contumeliously and for the
past twenty years no progress has
been made in the passage of a Home
Rule bill. After repeated promises by
the successors of the Grand Old Man,
Ireland is as near getting her own
parliament restored as she was In 1886.
Deferred promises make the heart
sick" and Irishmen at home and
abroad are beginning to believe that
British statesmen of both parties have
no real intention of granting Home
Rule or any kind of self government
to Ireland
But what can Irishmen do to hast
en- the passage of a Home Rule bill
by parliament with six Britons to
one Irishman? They can unite and
demand their national rights in no I'M
certain tone. If moral force and physi-
cal force 1rishmen cannot pull togeth-
err, they can work on parallel lines
for the same end and inspire the
British with fear; for nothing of any
value can be extorted from the Brit
ish except by intimidation. Instead
Of the Irish at home and abroad being
disintegrated they ought to become
solidified. The Irish members of par
Lament can fight in the open and de-
mand political rights that are en-
joyed by Canadians, Australians and
the Beers of South Africa. The advo-
Gates of physical force must not be
content with finding fault with the
parliamentarians. Let them be up and
doing. and instead of waiting for the
opportunity" let them create it and
show the world that they mean bust
ness and are willing to make sacrifices
IN the achievement of national auton-
omy.
On the 9Th Of June at a meeting
in the Market Square in Cavan, Mr..
William Ganly. a member of the
Longford County Council, made
speech from which we take the fol-
lowing extract:
"A great many said they had too
many organizations. He said they
had not. He said that the organiza-
tons they had were for the purpose
Of organizing and disciplining the
young men Of Ireland and Of cultivat-
ing love in those young men for the
land OF their birth: and those organ
izations could work along on paral-
lei lines always with the one great
object beforei them-the bursting CT