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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Best general references: McCarthy's Ireland's Cause in England's Parliament; Bryce's How We Became Home Rulers (in Handbook of Home Rule); Public Opinion Oct. 17 and 24, 1891; McCarthy in Contemporary Review, Nov., 1891; Nation, vol. 41, p. 254, and vol. 53, pp. 289 and 330; Sat. Review, vol. 70, p. 365; North American Review...
...These benefits cannot be fully obtained by reciprocity. - (a) Necessity for raising Canadian revenues from import duties; Learned's Report in House Exec. Doc.; Speech of G. F. Foster in Canadian Parliament...
Finally the college has received a number of material gifts, among which may be mentioned as curiosities a miniature portrait of George Washington, from a member of Parliament from Mid-Worcester, an ancient watch, a bronze bust of George Bancroft (now in the Library), and a portrait of Galileo for the Observatory...
...Home rule cannot satisfactorily settle the essential difficulties of the land question: Fortnightly Review. XLV, 273. LIII, 177. a. The British government being bound in honor to protect the landlords could not allow a hostile Irish parliament to settle the question; Fortnightly XLV. 861; Edinburgh Review. CLIV, 291. b. An Irish parliament would only temporarily settle the question: Dublin University Magazine. LXX, 116; Contemporary Review, XLIX...
...Irish have shown themselves incapable of governing themselves. a. By the failure of the Irish parliament of 1683 and 1782; Quar. Review, vol. 165; p. 500. b. By the recent conduct of the Irish leaders which has been such that no confidence can be placed in them: Fraser LXXXV; 206; Boston Post from...