The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-19
CANADA IS COSY
C0URT|NGPARLOR
1t Is There Uncle Sam and Mad
an Britannia May Woo
Eacf. Other.
ENGLAND NOT ALARMED
Rests Confident iii Absolute
Loyalty OF Her American
Dominion.
ENGLAND NOT ALARMED
BY WILLIAM IT. STEAD.

been made BY Champ Clark's facetl-
Gus remark that reciprocity opens the
door TO annexation. Annexation is "a
bad word. Assimilation, pcrneation.
observation-disclosures of these words
would have been better. 10 annex
means TO take what does not belong
20 YOU, with or without the consent OF
the annexed. and SO far from resent
jns the idea that closer political union
Will naturally follow from greater
commercial intercourse, there is moth
ing more deroutly 70 be desired.
We arc so sure Of Canadian loyalty
that we encourage rather than lis
courage every increase in her intimacy
with the states. whether that. be COM
m~ercial, judicial, or political. What We
desire after the tiff of lao years ago
is that John Bull shall remarry Miss
Columbia, or, ii YOU prefer it, Uncle
Sam should WOO and wed Madame Brit
ANNA. Now. Canada is a cosy parlor
for counting.
Secretary Knox's elegant words as
to the ties that unite Canada and the
United States might be applied almost
without alteration of word TO Great
Britain and the United States. When
he says there is not the slightest posi-
bility that q racial and moral union
Will involve any political change he
goes TOO lar, for as other ties multiply
political changes Will become necessary.
a general arbitration treaty is a fore
runner OF many such.
Dreanlers are already talking Of the
United States OF the world, and it is
not such a far cry TO the United States
Of the English speaking world and
Clark's speech. although intended AS 4
jest, has set peoples minds moving In
the right direction.
Remember i, was Cecil Rhodes, the
high priest of British Imperialism.
who declared that he attached So much
Importance to the Anglo-American
union that if it could not be obtained
otherwise than by applying for admis-
sion as states to be federated with
the American public he would apply
w for admission.
Bright Prospects, for Home Rule.
1t Is extraordinary how blind some
politicians can be when confronted
with a situation which they dislike.
On Wednesday, night keen Unionists
assured me conhdentially that the gov
ernnaent would not be able 10 defeat
the a%nti-homn rule amendment bs. mora
than nifty votes. Within a couple OF
hours IT was rejected BY a majority OF
1l3. The minister's. however, dctinite-
~ pledge themselves to make the home
rule bin the first order of the day at
the next session. Home rule, 1t Is
now clear. won split ministerial ma
jority.
If the veto bill is passed this session
the home rule bill Will be introduced
In 1e12 and rejected BY the Lords. 1t
4 will be reintroduced in 1913, and will
4 be again rejected by the Lords. IL will
then be introduced in the autumn ses-
sion and passed over the Lords veto
II all goes we'll the bill ought TO re-
ceive the royal assent before New
Years Day in 1912.
This calculation assumes that the
Unionists Will hight the bill 10 the
bitter end. II is probable. the passing
of the Vito bill. will conyince the Tory
by a timely compromise than BY per
slsting in irrcconcilablc opposition.
What ought to be done now Is 10 ap-
point a national convention by royal
commission which would sit this
autumn In Dublin for the purpose OF
enabling the Irish nation to discuss and
decide what Kind or home ruic it de-
s!res.
If ireland wants home rule and Irish
men arc 1T TO govern ireland unde,
nome rule they must be tit to define
the nature Of the constitutional in.
strunlent under which they Will be
ready to undertake the rcsponsibility
OF governing their own country, bu,
strangely enough this seems 10 be
the last thing the Irish leaders seen
10 desire.
TINS Is due to a fatal weakness whicl
has been cngcndered BY q century Of
English rule and Irish Caction. i
eNpounded this idea to an eminent min
lister who had himself taken part in
raming a home rule bill. lie listen
od sympathctically enough. but when
said l had not yet submitted the pro
posal 70 Redmond and Dillon, he re.
piled:
They'll see you damned bcfor,
they'll accept it,
There Is likely e. be a struggle oye,
TINS. the irish insisting that the Eng.
llsh' scotch and Welsh Cabinet shall
frame a home rule bill for ireland
while the English. Nelsi, and Scotc}
VII insist in The nrst instance tina,
the Irish Will tell us what they want.
a Curious Contradiction
IT IS a curious Irish situation. the ma
fional roles being reversed When Glad
stone Introduced his homo ruie bill pa,
nell agreed that ireland should con
tribute 10 the imperial excheqner, 10
dhy ireland pays nothing for The i'm
pcrial services. pays nothing to IN
national debt. and in addition receive
an annual subsidy Of sl2,joo,oOo.
Ihe problem before the IRISH leader
Is simply this; Under home rule is Ire
1and TO be subsidized from Wcstmins
Ter, Or is she to pay her own way on
OF her " resources? Redmond an
Dillon want somebody else bat them
selves TO face the resSonsibi;iIy q
formulating . definite answer TO tina
question.
1t is a suggestive fact that In CLAD
stones time home rule was advocate
M ny those who dislike the empir4
whereas to-day home rule is advocate
.sY chiefly because OF the cfrec, this
likely TO have in strengthening III
empire. Home Hruic Is welcomed u
Englishrnen bocaMsc OF thcir hope an