The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1914-08-08

pal matters disposed of was the ap-
pointment of the standing commit
tee which is to hold its meetings on
Fridays. The standing committee
formed consists of 13 members, COM
posed of representatives of the or
iginal provisional committee. and of
the newly-added members. It trans
pires that one of the chief questions
discussed was the situation in Ulster
and it was unanimously decided that
steps should be taken to arm and
equip the Irish Volunteers in Ulster
without delay. The facts published
with regard to the meeting have CIV
en- general satisfaction to Irishmen
everywhere.
Money for the Volunteers.
Letters have been published from
Mr.. j. B. Concannon of Athenry, Co.
Galway, sending Mr.. Redmond $500
for the Volunteer fund, and from Mr..
F. j. Callaghan, of Penarth, Glamor-
ganshire, sending &1OO for the fund.
Responding to circular issued by
Redmond in Great Britain, it is un-
derstood that large number of sub
scriptions have been received. Lord
Carberry has Joined the Volunteers
at Castlelyons, Co. Cork, and every
where in Ireland the movement has
been taken up with extraordinary
enthusiasm. Men who have not
been connected with politics for
years have come out strongly in sup
port of the Volunteers, and many
men of all classes who were not sus-
pected of Nationalist sympathies, ap-
parently have been touched by the
appeal to Irish manhood which the
Carsonite bluff and its consequences
have made necessary. The quality
of the Irish Volunteers as fighting
men is admitted by all. Even the
unionist papers go out Of their way
to emphasize it. And the most re-
markable thing about the movement
is that it is a genuine "Volunteer'
movement. The poorest recruit pays
his subscription, instead of being
paid, as the Carsonite Volunteers
are reported, on good authority. to
be.
100000 from America.
The Hon. M. J. Ryan, of Phila-
delphia, President of the United
Irish League of America, has cabled
to Mr.. John Redmond that, in re-
sponse to the Irish Party's appeal,
the league has subscribed one hun
.dred thousand dollars to the Volun-
teer fund, and that all further mon
ey wanted will be forthcoming. The
Hon. T. B. Fitzpatrick, of Boston,
the honorary treasurer of the league
has forwarded ten thousand dollars
already, and the League has decided
to hold Convention in Philadelphia
in September, leaving Mr.. Redmond
to fix a date in that month on which
he can attend.
Irish Soldiers Cheer for Home Rule
It will be remembered that the
drst thing to open the Duke of Wei
lington's eyes to the reality of the
Irish demand for Catholic Emancipa.
ton was the fact that Irish Regl-
ments kept on cheering for O'Con,
mel. The other day the Dublin Fusil-
iers, the men who saved South At
RIGA for the empire. took too cheer
ing for Home Rule, John Redmond
and the Irish Party. The incident
gives the lie to those who say that
the army is against Home Rule. The
officers in certain regiments, who
are more concerned at the frown Of
a Tory marchioness or a primrose
dame than at the reproach of disloy'
atty to the government, may be op'
posed to Home Rule, Tories and aris'
tocrats as so many of them are, but
the rank and file of the British army
is made up largely of Irish. Scottish
Welsh and English soldiers, drawn
from the ranks of the workers, and
for the most part strongly in sympa'
thy with Home Rule and the cause
of democracy. 1t takes more than
officers to make an army. At the
same time, army or no army, the
Nationalists of Ulster have always
been we'll able to take care of them.
selves.
The Kings Conference.
The announcement is just made in
the "Times" that the king has issued
invitations to a conference at Buck
ingham palace tomorrow (Tuesday)
at which the government will be rep
resented by Mr.. Asquith and Mr.
Lloyd George; the opposition by
Lord Lansdown and Mr.. Bonar Law;
the Irish party by Mr.. John Red
mond and Mr.. John Dillon; and the
Carsonites by Sir Edward Carson
and Capt. Craig. What will come
of the conference no one can fore
toll Ruf ~ ia a stem of the greatest