THE KINO IN IRELAND.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1175, 10 July 1911, Page 5

THE KINO IN IRELAND.

A HEARTY WELCOME.

By Tolcßrapli—Press Association— OopyrlEht (Rcc. July 9, 5.5 p.m.) London, July 8. The King and Queen have arrived at Kingston on their visit to Ireland. Enormous crowds gathered at Kingston, and when tho Royal yacht entered tho harbour tho people cheered tho King heartily. STOCK EXCHANGE HOLIDAY. (Roe. July 9, 5.5 p.m.) London, July 8. Tho members of tho Dublin Slock Exchange resolved by acclamation to close tho Exchango on Tuesday in honour ot tho King's visit All rose and sang the National Anthem. IRELAND AND THE KING. NATIONALIST ATTITUDE. The Dublin Corporation, on April 3, decided by 42 votes to 9 not to present an address to the King on the occasion of the Royal visit. This was in consonance with tho attitude taken up b>; tho Irish Nationalist party, as defined in a manifesto issued in February:"With deep regret," they declared, we are compelled to say that tho time has not yet come when wo feel froo to join with the other representatives ot tne Kind's subjects on this great occasion. We are "the representatives of a country still deprived of its constitutional rights ana liberties, and in a. condition of protest against the system of government under which it is compelled to live, and as such wo feel we have no proper place at the Coronation of King George, and would lay ourselves open to tho gravest misunderstanding by departing on this occasion from the settled policy of our own party. "Entertaining, as we do, tho heartiest good wishes for the King, and joining with the rest of his subjects in the hopo that ho may havo a long and a glorious reign, and ardently desirous to dwell in amity and unity with the people of Great Britain and the Empire, who, living under happier conditions than exist in our country, will stand round him at the ceremony of his Coronation, wo feel bound, as the representatives.of a people who are still denied the blessing of selfgovernment and freedom, to stand apart and await with confident hope the nappier day of Irish self-government, now close at hand.

"We are sure our people will receive the King on his coining visit to Ireland with the generosity and hospitality which are traditional with the Irish race.

"And, when the day comes that the King will enter the Irish capital to reopen the ancient Parliament of Ireland, we believe he will obtain from the Irish people a reception as enthusiastic as ever welcomed a British monarch in any part of his dominions."