Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1911-07-15
FGIl Surrender Is Only Thing
to Save Them From De-
structiOn.
Royal Party Visits Ireland and
Receive a HOspitabIe
Greeting.
Sim FEIHER'S ENTER PROTEST

The latest advices from London
say that the Tory Peers, seeing de-
feat staring them in the face, will
pass the veto bill just as II came
from the House of Commons. This
will not make necessary the creation
of 500 new Peers. All the Tory news
papers have thrown up the sponge.
even those who were a week ago de-
claring that the Lords would die in
the last ditch. The London Spectator.
the leading Tory weekly, has turned
completely around and is followed by
the Daily Telegraph, the leading
Tory daily. Both urge the insanity
of pushing Premier Asquith to the
creation of 500 new Peers.
1t is said that Premier Asquith
would have been willing to accent
one amendment proposed by the
Tories-it merely provided that the
veto bill should not be used to carry
further attacks on the powers of the
Lords without another election. The
amendment was not regarded harm
full by the Liberals. but 1t is hardly
possible that It will be tackled on the
bill now. The passage of the veto
bill will leave the Lords without
power.
AS a matter of fact the Govern
ment proposes to compromise moth
ing, while the Peers are reduced to
take anything offered. They recog-
nze that their plight will be worse
than it would be under the veto bill
II they provoke the swamping of the
House of Lords with 500 Radical
Peers who would reform that House
on radical lines. Political observers
agree that never again can the tide
Of an anti-Irish home rule spirit be
whipped up as 1t was twenty and
thirty years ago. and that the home
rule struggle will end in a compro-
mise as illusory on the part of the
Peers as that reached on the con-
stitutional question now.
King George, Queen Mary, the
Prince of Wales and Princess Mary
visited in Ireland part of this week,
landing at Dublin on Saturday. There
was no demonstration on the part Of
the Irish Nationalists, but every
where the royal party was treated
green flags and in many instances
the Stars and Stripes were draped
beside Erin's banner.
On arrival at Kingstown harbor
the royal party was received and
welcomed to Ireland by Augustine
Birrell. Chief Secretary for Ireland.
Accompanied by naval attaches the
cOrtege proceeded to Dublin Castle.
where the King and Queen were re-
ceived by the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland, and the
Countess of Aberdeen.
In Kingstown the Irish National
lists had displayed scroll bearing
the inscription "Welcome! We Want
Home Rule" The most important
daily papers in Dublin urged gen.
erous, hospltable welcome to the
royal family.
On Sunday the King and Queen
visited historic Maynooth College,
where they were heartily received by
Cardinal Logue, Archbishop Walsh
and the Earl of Aberdeen. King
George and Queen Mary gave a State
dinner at Dublin Castle on Monday.
The royal plate had been brought
over from London for the occasion.
While the King and Queen were
receiving hearty welcomes from some
of the people. the Sim Feiners took
a special train to Bodenstown, where
they held a mass meeting at the
grave of Wolfe Tone and protested
against the visit to Ireland of the
English King.
While in Dublin King George
knighted Thomas Manly Deane, the
distinguished architect and designer
Of the Royal Irish College OF
Science.