The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-08-13
of his citizenship to influence others
to be faithful to their public duties.
HOW THE IRISH PARTY STANDS.

to be faithful to their public duties.
HOW THE IRISH PARTY STANDS.
Parliament has adjourned until the
middle Of November. In the mean
time the wealthy lords will rest in
moneyed ease at their summer homes,
while the less secure commons will
busy themselves about their standing
with their constituencies In Ireland
preparations are being made to tender
a warm reception to John Redmond on
his return. This action on the part of
Mr.. Redmonds supporters, together
with the unusually generous contribu
lions that are being daily received by
the Nationalist party, is a clear indi-
The session OF Parliament that has
just closed will be remembered for
two things, viz: the remarkable fact
that the Irish Party dominated the
situation throughout, and the passage
of the bill modifying the Accession
Declaration. The success of Mr.. Red
mond in securing postponement of
the budget to the November sitting
will enable the Irish Party to continue
to hold the fate of the government in
it's hands when the November sitting
begins.
The passage of the bill eliminating
the insults to the Catholic Church in
dicates that prejudice and bigotry are
dying out in England, though they are
dying hard. And there is good reason
for this changing condition. a The
present era of world peace beholds
Ireland standing out manfully fight
ing for her rights and the prominence
and justice of her position makes her
the object of the admiration of the
Icivilized world. Nowhere does the
cause of the Irish people arouse more
interest than here in America, and at
the present time there is no power
that England would like Better to
become allied with than with the
United States. This desire to gain
the good will of the United States
will doubtless have marked influence
in shaping the policy of the crown.
While Americans will not well
come anything in the way of an
Anglo-American alliance they will
welcome any legitimate influence that
the United States can bring to bear
on the solution of the Home Rule
question.
Earl Grey, Governor General of Can
ada, has gone on record as declaring
Home Rule for Ireland a necessity.
In 1885 Lord Grey held quite a diff
ferent opinion. His experience in the
meantime has doubtless taught him
that self government is the only form
of government which will ever appeal
to civilized people. Lord Grey is right
and he cannot lay too much emphasis
on his point of view. "
The political situation at the pres
ent time becomes matter of specu-
lation inasmuch as the discussions of
the Conference have not been allowed
to gain publicity. While no official
information of what has been done
at the various meetings of the eight
men to whom practically the entire
power of the government has been
delegated, the announcement Of fur
Their meetings of the Conference in
October is significant. 1t appears that
there is a we'll founded desire to dis
pose of the question of the lords veto
and possibly the Home Rule question
before Parliament reconvenes. If
these questions are not disposed of
before Parliament assemblies again in
November the probability is that an
election will occur in January and in
that event the coronation ceremony
might not take place under the au-
spicious circumstances desired.
1t is a well known fact that George
| V is anxious to bring about the best
possible conditions between now and
next June and if the Conference does
not arrive at some definite agreement
it will not be because he desired 9TH
erwise.
ANCIENT CIIcT0M