The Irish standard., 1910-01-01

In PASSING

WH4ldH y. bryan Will speak III L"IE-
burgh, Scotland, in the spring, under
the auspices Of the famous university
of that city. Though not eloquent
themselves, the Scotch enjoy eloquence
in others. They sent Gladstone to
parliament from Midlothian for many
years and We're charmed with his ora
tory. 1t is safe to say that the great
American orator from the banks of
the Platte will not disappoint the
countrymen of Scott and Burns.
A London suffragette named Miss
Jessie Kennedy, disguised as a tele-
graph boy, tried to get into the hall
where Premier Asquith was speaking.
1t was her plan to interrupt him and
break up the meeting, but a lynx-eyed
policeman at the door refused her ad-
mission on beholding her delicately
shaped hands. The suffragettes are
shouting for the Tories, but they have
no votes yet. Like the young men
who live with their parents and can
not vote, the suffragettes make them
selves a nuisance at election time to
the disgust of sensible women who do
not want the right of suffrage.
What's the matter with the Cana
ing against the infamous Payne-Al-
drich tariff and preferring to trade
with other nations. That's all right.
But what do they want a navy for?
Are they afraid of an American in
vasion? If not, who are they afraid
Of? Secretary Of State Knox is cutting
up such didos with Nicaragua and
Mexico that he has evidently scared
the Canadians. They need not be
alarmed. The United States has no
intention of invading Canada unless
a war is declared against Great Brit
ain. But Knox is not yet ready for
that. Whenever war is declared against
"the mother country" Canada should
declare it's independence or seek an
nexation with this republic. 1t is folly
for our neighbors to figure as naval
power to scare the Yankees.
T. w. Russell, a Liberal M. P. for
Ireland. but formerly a Unionist, is
confident of the overthrow of the
British peers in the approaching cleo
ton. He says: 'The house of lords
has seen fit to reject the finance bill.
1t is 300 years since a monarch did that
and it will be 300 years before the
lords will do it again. AS to future
prospects the Conservative party has
ITO seats to win to bring it to the
level. 1t will gain nothing in Scotland,
north or midland England, but will get
a few seats in the south. We will come
back less few seats in London, and
the south, but with majority suf-
ficient to end the claim of the lords
forever"
Russia is again going to war with
Japan. This time Russia is thorough
ly prepared to drive the Mikado's sub
jects out of Manchuria- In the first
war, Russia was at great disadvan-
tage. She has now double trac ked her
transcontinental railroad and can send
all the troops necessary for the cam
paign. Pretty soon we may find abuse
of the Gear in the American press from
veracious London correspondents. Eng
land is an ally of Japan, and the fell
lows who attacked Leopold in his
grave will have no hesitation in pic
turing the Gear as foe to liberty and
the greatest Of tyrants. They succeed
ed before in gaining American SYM
pathy for the Japs. Will they succeed
again?
The special correspondent Of the
Chicago Record Herald at Washing
ton, d. c., viz, William E. Curtis, says
that the price of lumber has increased
and that notwithstanding the fact that
the tariff has been reduced in the
Payne-Aldrich bill, the price Of lum-
Der is higher today than 1t ever was.
There was a Joker in the lumber bill
manipulated by the members of the
senate committee, and Taft was not
smart enough to find it out. He is
under the impression that the con-
sumner has got the best tariff bill ever
passed by the Republican party. The
lumbermen know better and laugh at
him in their sleeves. Tariff on lum-
Der should be entirely wiped out, and
then the price would be high enough.
The Roman correspondent of the
Brooklyn IN. W Tablet refers to two