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CHICAGO LETTER.
Compulsory EdncaiiOD.- Catholics,
I.utheraRS aud Politics. - Deiini-
ton Of Individual, Family and
State Rights Instructions 10
NOterS.-A Parallel.


l. Yoters.-A Parallel.
II CHICAGO, June 6, 1890. [Srecii
Correspondence Of the DEsERE
"a NEWS. What with German L,
&c therans, Dutch Catholics, an
d Sco.ch-Irish-Americans, weare ha-
n ing quite lively times here at pre-
: ent. The labor troubles are nj
: prominent, though the question
q far from settled. The cooks an
walters are now in the field. Tn
Culinary Alliance" and tn
"Garyme,le League are rcalitie
as organizations. The black mai
4 Joined his white brother in tn
! strike, but strikes won't settle tn
= race issue. The Scotch-Irish Con
3 gress in PittsJurg claimed Genera
o Sheridan as one Of their race, an
also General Grant. The Dutcl
Catholics claim that this continen
is theirs by reason OF priority Of dis
covery. The German Lutheran
claim that all modern civilization il
: attributable to themselves. Tit
} yankee IS LETT nothing to lay hoIt
on. though Wendell Phillips said
the Yankee would catch \ silver DOL
lar IL IL were at the other side Of
SheUl.
Just at present, however, we are
all torn up over education. Illinois
and Wisconsin PASSED laws cont
peliing education n the English lan-
guage, and that is what stirs the
bile in the coolies OF the followers
Of Martin and Leo. A..
/ These compulsory education acts
which are now causing 20 much eX-
element in religious and political
circles are apparently very mild and
moderate enaCtmenis. The Illinois
act WAS approved May -: lSS9. and
vas drafted by a mixed committee
% BOmanists, Lutherans and agu0s-
tics. - OccasiOned no alarm at the
time. Mossback Catholics. narrow
gauge LutheFans ami predgstiEatiDg
presbyteTs all approved IL. The
| Wisconsin law was or il almost Z
copy OF the Illinois law. In that
State there was no opposition 10 the
law nj tirst, except that few latTi-
otic Germans construed il in the
| light OF an insult 10 their race. But
in our time history is being ma le
very fast, ami from May, 1859, to
I, My. 1893, covers a period uf Anip.i-
can history which future historians
/ will refer To as a marking point in
the worlds afairs. AMI Judging
from recent developments in &c
J courts OF the United States. people
I vino are alive 10 what is gong on
around find in these education laws
I the germs Of the most intJieT3nt
] atsOlutism. Here is the clause Of
I the Illinois laws which occasions all
/ the alarm and excitement.
Every person having under his
| control. a child between the ages II
seven and fourteen wears. shall an
nuail- cause such child to attend for
az least, sixteen weeks, NJ iea>: eight
weeks Of which attendance shall be
consecutive, some public day school
in the city, town or district IN which
he resides. "For every
neglect Of such duty, the person OF
Tending shall forfeit, 10 the use OF the
public schools Of such city or disirics.
a sum not less than one nor more than
twenty dollars, and shall stand COM
United until srch fine and costs Of suit
are paid. But II the person 30 neglect
rHHaa j. HN# "a .nH
the board OF education, or Of direct
ors. that such child has attended for
like period Of lime. a private school.
approved hg the Goarf Of cftcrff1s, or
Of directors OF the city, town. OF dis
tric: in which such child rasi,lss,
then such penalty shall
not be incurred"
On reading this fret clause there
seems TO be la Il but little 70 find
fault with, AMI one year ago even
That l!.,le was not then seen. The
whole secret lies in the words sap
proved 10y the board II education. .
The act then empowers an e.lg- I
cation bO7ui 10 decide what is or II Z
not a school. Ii this board were 50 I
minded it might decide that the
Washington Catholic University I
was not = school in the sense Of the
Illinois education act. But il might
be said no board would - siuiiify .
Itself, and that is what People Jill
y one year ago. \ year. however.
brings changes, and we have seen
what the supreme Court II the .
United STATES have done in the Ease l
OF Idaho citizens, and in the case Of
the Llt.er-Lay Saints Church in
Utah. When the Supreme Court Of !
this Republic virtually tries 10 de-
eide that MGrmoni-n J. not q re- {
ligiOn what c0Uli be expected from /
an education hoard CONFESSED oil Z
politicians in decid- /
ing what a school should he. Such /
D board would decide that the Brig /
ham Young Academy was not i l {
school, and there is but n step from {
that 10 condemniug tie I
Washington University. In fact, I
l. the developments in Utah which
ave aroused the instincts Of self |
reservation ia Dutch Catholic and Z
scrman LItberiaus. Governor I
thomas in his ofIicia! reports and in {
rs newspaper interviews had a gO0d
cal to say on educational matters. Z
( he has perusei the reported pro- d
eediBgs Of the Wisconsin Catholic Z 4
in Milwaukee lie will i
nd something to put in his pipe TO :
nOke and 10 give him Inspiration I Z
n his next official document. But ]
5 the business OF that convention {
as all transacted in German, per- q
aps Governor Thomas will regard Z q
Wisconsin Is outside the United 4
tates. Ii was a good joke on Amer
AN papers 10 compel them to trans .
te news from the GcrusIHfE ami ! !
,0ts ZeCtUly. C
The Milwaukee aSsemhlaEe was Il
iicially denominatcd The State
Of German the Catholic :
Society" iVt il was in },
.ality n political convention. =
I'M. Casper, one Of the PRINCIPAL =
,cakers, wanted the constitution | :
the Central Catholic Society so :,
nended that it could take paTt in Il
)litics. lie delivered a long speech 4
anti-CathOiiCl legislation II
nj wound up by saying: n
politics does no; belong in the {
iurch, but So long rs our Clergy can +
Dt mix in politics il is our duty to DO / c.
}. And l hope, gentlemen, thar 4
ter the convention You VIII 20 TO n
Dur homes and set about At nfita TO =
-ganize. II men opposed 10 US are :.
)minated for political offices Oppose =
lem. DO not suffer them 20 20 10 the "
gislature. The men there must d. 9
|, justice G.
Mr.. SpsuChorst Of 81. Louis. 4.
OF the federated Catholic a
1ciety Of the United States, spoke ;,
ext, and spoke in no uncertain 2
rms. He said: :.
This is a land Of liberty. we are b.
Id, and why should we rot have the ju
osrty to educate our children as We nj
ease? Why should any State AFRO u,
10 10 itself the right to dictate 10 us :,
~ We shall nFmfsafa Ff-au, - -. - ! -