The Irish standard., 1914-10-03

sAS I4dUAIAVA VI AdIASO VI AAAoduO
which was so deeply ingrained in the
mind Of the governing classes in Eng
land, and of which Gladstone spoke
with bitter scorn. is remembered, the
enactment of the Home Rule Bill is
truly marvellous A.,e.vement.
1reland's .So r.:
To the 1risch Pa, sf 90 by
united Irish people Ia1 Aooci :
abroad, and led by the grea <eoi %
liamentarian ireland has ever
duced, the triumph Of Home Rule b
mainly due. They inaugerated the
struggle. and they carried it through
to success. They and all those who
helped will be gratefully remem-
bered. But without Gladstone. and
Campbell l-Bannerman, and Asquith,
without the great Liberal Party and
the faithful Labor Party, without the
help of the Liberal and Radical Press
Of Great Britain, and Of the British
democracy, with whom the decision
rested, Home Rule would never have
been won. The stand made by the
British non-Conformists for Home
Rule ought never to be forgotten by
Ireland. And the propaganda work
done by such newspapers as the
DAILY Chronicle" and such organi-
cations as the Home Rule council,
constitutes the co-partners in our
our success. Irish Nationalists will
not be disposed to criticise without
measure the delay in putting the
Bill on the Statute Book. They will
remember that If Mr.. Redmond and
his colleagues had difficulties to sur
mount, Mr.. Asquith's task was any
thing but easy. He did his best for
Ireland, and his best is the Home
Rule Asst.
Ireland and Belgium.
The reception given to Cardinal
Mereier, Archbishop of Malines.
Belgium, by the Irish Party and the
Irish in London (Sept. 13th) was
one Of the most remarkable demon
strations London has ever seen. The
Cardinal arrived in London on Sat-
urday, on his way to Antwerp from
Rome. AS soon as his coming was
known. Mr.. John Redmond and Mr..
T. P. O'Connor, M. P's, wired him as
follows:
"On the part of the Irish people
living in London, we beg your Emil
nence to accept popular reception
on Saturday afternoon, and express
our warmest sympathy for the cour-
ageous stand of your glorious people
and detestation of atrocities commit
ted on your people by your savage in
vaders.
"REDMOND
"O'CONNOR."
His Eminence accepted the invita-
tion for Sept. 13, at Archbishop's
House, Westminster, where fifty
thousand Irish people assembled to
cheer him and Belgium, and to re-
ceive his blessing. An address of
welcome, expressing the sympathy of
Irishmen the world over with Belgi-
um, was read by Mr.. T. P. O'Connor,
on behalf of the Irish in Great Bri-
tain, and his Eminence made an elo-
quent speech in reply, in which he
referred to the historic ties which
bound ireland and Belgium to each
other, and to the glorious struggle
which each of them had waged for
faith and freedom. He concluded by
saying "God save Ireland" The
event was one, not only of Irish. but
for international significance, and its
effect will not be lost on the British
people. ....
Why South Africa is Loyal.
Balfour denounced the concession
of Home Rule to South Africa, and
spoke of it as "a dangerous expert
ment." Now, South Africa is up in
arms for the Empire in the war
against Germany. General Botha.
speaking in the South African Par
lament on Thursday last, said:
NO one could blame the Dutch
South African who did not feel ak
actly as the British South African