Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-19

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blame him. for he doesn't understand
that this Wanting. staggering revolu
tonary who tears down the British nag
would as soon think OF thrusting h hand
into fire as attempting to lay a finger
on IL II Ii involved any risk to himself
He wants to advertise himself Unfortu-
nately, he kno VS. only too well that this
achievement of cutting down the flag will
be flashed to all corners of the United
Il ngdom. and he seizes the ready me-
alum to crack himself up
Party System Responsible.
The party system is responsible for
much of the swashbuckling evil in
ireland. On the other hand, IL a ma
tioralist is suspected Of attempting to
reconcile himself to British influence.
and to acknowledge h s respect for the
King and the throne. he Is In danger
OF oeing hailed In Ireland as loyal
ISL. as an anti-Irish Irishman. as one
who has abandoned the national creed.
ana SO he remains quiescent When
ever there Is royal visit, his warm
hospitable Celtic heart yearns to well
come those who honor him with their
presence. but he must subdue his inn
pulse
There Is ever present to his mind
the danger OF his attitude being mis-
represented In the union st pre- IS. and
OF Inc worrying and tantalizing cry
oe,hg raised. They don't want home
rule" that the receipt on of their ma
Jesties will be taken as a manifesto.
ton of desire for the status QUO.
mat has been the old. discreditable
ana dlscredited game. Once it becomes
manifest that John Bull has his eves
open and is watching matters for him.
sell eager to understand, the hour
Will nave struck for tie Irish De pple
generous. warm hearted. possessed of
physical courage unrvaled anon the
and to have the moral courage to
aVail themselves of the great oppor-
tunity which the royal visit to Ire
land affords to proclaim what thew
reel, and to show the British people
their readiness. nay, their eaeerness
to take their rightful place within the
BRUSH empire, to partic pate in its
prosperity and its triumph.
Feeling Is Illustrated.
The dominant feeling of nationalists
was illustrated very openly when the
late king, who was then Prince Of
wales. accompanied by the Princess.
visited Ireland in 1886 II has its
moral. and It Is for the value of that
moral that the writer relates IL now.
II occurred in the capital town OF one
or the southern counties
Inc royal train drew up at the plat
FORM, there was a military guard OF
honor and large sect on of the .Iovai
minority. Addresses were presented, and
the prince made a suitable reply In a
rev minutes all was ready to start. The
plot engine, however. had not cleared
tho next station beyond. and the man i'm
the signaling cabin could not lower the
signal to allow the royal train out Some
one grew impatient, and the engine-driver
was peremptortly ordered to pull out He
did SO. but only took his train Gear of
diately outside and alongside a second
platform which had been erected for
trains leaving for another section OF the
system.
Police and military guarding the en-
trance to the station-and there were
plenty OF them. as political feeling was
running very high at the time--assumed
that once the royal train had whistled
and set In motion IL was off, and they
began to take their departure. The popu-
lace, thousands in number, grouped In
sullen silence in var.o directions. took
In the situation at a glance, and rushed
In crowds toward the royal train, which
they surrounded. indulg ng in hostile
demonstrations. Not a policeman or "A
soldier was to be seen. The ground
might have opened and swallowed them
The prince and princess. though both
were perfectly self-possessed, were i'm
mensely surprised and panied, and for q
while It was undoubtedly a very anxious
time.
Outcome Of Policy.
The scene just described was the direct
outcome of a policy formulated at the
time by the ''loyalists.'' They had an
nounced in arrogant terms that the Irish
people had abandoned their allegiance to
Mr.. Parnell and h s party. and that. as
proof Of it, they would flock round the
royal visitors. Their enthusiasm was to
be the measure Of their abandonment OF
the national leaders. The 'loyaists'
challenged the issue. Such policy has
done infinite harm, but those days are
dead and gone, and with them are buried
the bitter memories Of the past.
At last London has a real municirsi
public house controlled by the l. ndon
county council, which is getting 40 per
cent Of the profits. This has come about
in a remarkable manner. for the council
has not gone out of Its way TO start in
the trade. It has been forced to do so
to preserve the interests OF the rate
payers. The Gaiety restaurant In the
Strand had to close, and beng unable TO
keep up the heavy ground-rent pay
quired the land in its Holborn-Strand
scheme. the proprietors surrendered the
building to the council. The building cost
100000 o erect Without the drink Ii
censes the place is q white elephant, and
accord insly the council now reports that
II has arranged with a tenant to run the
buffet for a year on the understanding
that the council ge,s 10 per cent OF the
profits and that his tenancy may be
ended at short notice II the council finds
q purchaser for the restaurant. And so
Il comes about that the municipality Is
directly Interested in the trade. The bust
ness is wildly ironic. Altogether the
council, which gets public houses when
Il goes In for street widenines. has sur
rendered licens es acquired In street wild
en;ng wort nearly $4,000 and at it's
Tuesday 1t VII be asked to
surrender a license AT Putney. Ii has
always been the policy of the council
10 surrender the licenses. but now 1t is
compelled to run the Galety bar.
I. H MOORE