The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-05-25
FRIENDLY
TOWARD HOME RULE
Tories no Longer Able to Arouse
Storm of Enmity Against the
Irish Measure.
Welsh Church Disestablishment
Bill Fails to Win Sympathy
of Liberal Party.
Germany's Increase of it's Fleet is
Arousing General Apprehen-
sion in England.

In his special London cable of May
1S to the Chicago Tribune T. p. O'Con-
nor says interest has shifted from the
Home Rule bill to the Welsh church
disestablishment bill. He says:
Last week interest was concentrat-
ed on the House OF Commons, with
Home Rule AS the issue. This week.
on tho other hand, everybody has
been neglecting the House OF Com
mons as the place of Home Rule has
been taken by the Welsh church dis
establishment hill, which cxcites =,
enthusiasm outside Of Wales, and
which, instead Of uniting. as Home
Rule does, the liberal ranks, divides
and disturbs them.
Popular interest therefore, has been
diverted to other parliamentary SUI
jects such as the nomination Of a new
German ambassador: Emperor VIII
liam:s use of the big stick in Alsacc;
the savage sentence, after an unsa- -
isfactory trial of Miss Malecka; the
sudden death Of King Frederick Of
Denmark, and the renewal of interest
in the Titanic inquiry through the
astounding revelations with regard tp
the neglect of the Titanics signal of
distress by the steamship California.
Optimistic hopes regarding the new
douche by tho announcement of new
additions to the German navy follow
ed by similar additions to tho English
navy. Winston Churchill's promise
not to increase the English navy, con-
ditional OH Gernanys remaining in
statu quo, is now rendered inopera-
tive, and with regret but unanimi' y
the proposal to get more money for
more ships this year has been accept
of the king of Denmark comes at a
moment when London is preparing for
an unusually festive season and. ow :
ing to his close relationship with
Queen Alexandra and her universal
popularity. mourning and a pause in
the great social events are necessary
for at least a month.
Coming back to the political situa-
tion, the tories now acknowledge their
Inc f~, nicn 1aau ct ctr |.
ing against Home Rule, but, on the
other hand, are delighted to discover
q strong resentment, even in uncx-
pected quarters. against Welsh discs
tablishment. Even some of the nom
conformists are rendered unhappy by
the disendowment Of the poor Welsh
church, and even If the government
rigidly adheres to the portion Of the
bill, it may be defeated when TIC
measure gets into committee.
The Irish nationalists stand firm by
the side of the people of Wales and
will support the bill right through to
the end. But Premier Asquith already
holds out promise Of compromise
on disendowment if the tories accept
disesta blishment. At present, how
ever, a compromise is out Of the ques-
ton. both sides being prepared for a
fierce party fight and the tories are
encouraged to obstinate resistance by
the weakening and division in the lib
eral ranks.
Two Elections Coming.
Two by-elections next week give an
ether opportunity for testing the opin-
ion of the country. The liberals seem
hopeful of victory in both and now
believe the worst stage of unpopular
| ity Of the insurance act Is passing
I away.
The labor unrest still disturbs all
calculations political and Industrial
and everybody is puzzled to know
| where it all will end and what pos
sible remedies can be found.
Richard Mcbride. prime minister of
British Columbia, who is whiting Eng
land in connection with some affairs
of his great colony, has attracted a
great deal of attention, and he has
been offered all kinds of entertain
ment. Winston Churchill brought
him down especially to zee the feet
and have an interview with King
George.