The Irish standard., 1910-11-12
Distinguished Irish Envoy Warmly
Welcomed in Canada and the
United States.
Pacific Coast Cities Make Generous
Contributions to the, Home
Rule Fund.
Archbishop Ireland Commends the
Work of the Irish Parliament
ary Party.

The following article from the pen
of Mr.. P. A. O'Farrell, Chicago, un-
fortunately reached us too late for
last weeks issue. AS our readers
will find many things of interest in
it we are glad to publish it at this
time.
Mr.. T. P. O'Connor arrived in Chi
cago today on his way to Montreal
and Halifax His visit to Vancouver,
British Columbia, eliminated in a
magnificent ovation. From Vancouv-
er he sailed to Victoria, the beauti-
full capital Of the Great Western
Province. He was met at the steam
er by the Prime Minister, Hon. Rich
| ard Mcbride, and by a band that
acted as escort, and played alter
nate1y English and Irish tunes. He
was Premier McBrides guest for the
Z two days he was in Victoria.
\ At banquet given by the Prem
! ier, the leading judges, bankers and
Cabinet Ministers were present, and
the next day the Canadian club greet
ed him as guest. At luncheon three
! hundred of the leading merchants sat
down to do him honor. Ninety per
Il cent of those present were men of
English or North OF ireland descent
and of Tory proclivities, but when
Mr. O'Connor unfolded the story of
Ireland and explained that Home Rule
was only the application to Ireland of
Canadian ideas, he captivated his en-
tire audience.
He riddled the absurdity of that
hideous cry "Home Rule meant Rome
Rule" and he predicted that when
Home Rule was won, Irish Protest
ants would work hand in hand with
Irish Catholics for the uplifting and
betterment of the race.
The meetings and receptions and
the social entertainments given in Vic
toria were the elimination of the
most extraordinary and successful
mission ever undertaken by an Irish
Envoy. 1t marked Mr.. O'Connor out
forever as "The Irishman that cap
tured Canada"
From Victoria to Seattle is five
hours by steamer. At Seattle royal
welcome awaited Mr.. O'Connor. He
was the guest in that Queen City of
the West, of Mr.. J. D. Farrell,
great figure in the railroad world. In
one day he delivered an address of
an half an hour to three hundred
young ladies in convent school, and
| to two thousand students in the Uni
I versity of Seattle. The same day he
Z spoke for an hour at a luncheon civ
en- by the Press Club and then in the
evening for nearly two hours at the
y great public meeting, presided over
by an eminent western jurist, Judge
Thomas Burke.
At Portland, Oregon, Archbishop
Christie was among the earnest work
ters for Home Rule, and attended the
1banquet given in Mr.. O'Connor's hon
or. The Press club of Portland ten
dered him a lunch at the greatest
hotel of the city, and there the Irish
Envoy delivered one of the most ex-
quisitely worded addresses his con-
freres of the press ever heard in this
0r in anV other country
The public meeting was on Sunday
afternoon, and was presided over by
DR.. J. c. Smith, leading professional
man and capitalist. After Mr.. O'Con-
nors address,, Mr.. Shanahan, dry
goods merchant, headed the subscrip-
tion list with $500. The chairman, DR..
Smith, also gave $500, and then tens,
fifties, and hundreds were handed in
till $1,000 were subscribed, and this
in city where there are not thou
sand citizens of Irish birth.
- At Spokane the whole city was en-
Ute to greet and entertain the Irsh
Envoy. Mr.. O'Connor had been there
twenty years before, and the old
friends were ON hand to give him
royal welcome.