The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-09-28

q E4aIShe was much impressed aSsSC0 sWnal
Y 40 had heard about Lord Af1ought0n,s
hlefnan 0f great wealth and leisure
% teNpting@ himself sedul 0usly to the aTdus
0ls and somewhat kless task OF vice
Y TOY. bishop RiurdOn frank de-
e clared that he did not know OF. a. similar
Scsee ID the whole 81. the United States
4 where one 10 Young. IS highly cultured
4 and so lavishly prov ided with every
that he could need, should nevertheless
1, devote himself to the cause OF his countTy.
\ AN American millionaire is the last man
% in the sworld Ito wear himself out In the
! service OF the state: sss
OF what is now the late Liberal Admin
sistration, Archbishop Croke spoke with
4 friendly respect somewhat dashed with
disappointment. .aThere have been three
plumbers which have somewhat preju-
diced the administration in the eyes OF
the Irish. These are, I do not hesitate to
tell YOU. the failure Of the governme nt to
repeal the coercion act. That was great
mistake. AS 1t Is, the act remains on tho
statute book and, can be put into effect
without calling for special parliament
ary session Then there was the difficulty
Of coming to terms about the Christian
Brothers. WHY there should have been
any difficulty about giving them asstate
grant 7 do not know. It was a great mis-
fortune and has given rise to suspicion
) and distrust where there was no room tor
either Onr national system Of education
IN a1rnland is very good and satisfactory,
and in the co,,ntrv nlaces is much better
thar That of the Christian Brothers, due
to tfe fact that they have no grant, owing
TO the presence Of religious symbols in
their schools. The third blunder Of the
administration, it seemed to me, was the
attitude which it took up in relation to-
amnesty This was unfortunate. The
government might have taken up a much
more svmpathetfc attitude in relation to
this question, which would have been
very much appreciated in ireland. on
the other hand: the government has tried
to do Justice to the people. They tell
me-tbough do not know anything
abort If nersonally-that their new land
hill is, = very satisfactory measure, which;
If it had passed, would probably have
deye,onea a very conservative class OF
farmers %;
t..you do not blame the government for
NOT overriding the house of lords?"
ut cannot override the house Of lords"
said the archbishop; 1.-THE house of lords
IL az much an integral part of the British
constitntion az the queen or the house of
con,mons and T see no .way Of getting
round & II was s. mistake for the gov
arnn,ent tn nronose to erect statue from
,1,nnav mart of which would have had to
no Contributed NV ireland. Do not think
~, = moment !" l,e added. t'that 7 under
sst;mata the genius of Cromwell. - I am
S,,st qroeh from reading Caryles collection
of his letters and speeches and am full
- aa,a;rot;n, for ire genius of the man,
~ bnt 'o ~ e a, as an irishman. i cannot
~ avT,ao+ed r., hss very sympathettc to his
~ nHp r. T we're an Enelishman I
sh,,,,d. certainly nut IN a. statue to him,
INA would mt ask Irishmen to contrib
10 - - ~ ~;
rsoai, what Cardinal Manning had
cola az ~ CROMWELL being the greatest
,.,ler the English had ever had. DR..
r rsIl ' hearti1y i concurred. Talking Of
ths +,.Enoiish sentiment. he laughed at
tha ;dea He said: eve are all Eng
,;sh no,,,. NOR 10 there an freshman, no
ilan NV ~, ~, o,, AMI no NAV he. who
iLnss ~ to,,ove that England is the best
e 49, W. - thn unrld >,
~, 10 whole + fnund the archbishop in
Sa,n ~ somewhat genial cyn:cism in
o,atil,, - nolitics nf comnlacent salts
90 ot;a1 i, relation n affairs Of the church,
11,a sn,aawhat nf an ontinist In relation
=. t,,s. ~ o+ar;a1 condition Of the people.
,rha ammunition Of their numbers, OF
aa,,rse t,1led rim with patriotic regret,
49, ~ etrnnc,y maintainel that an Irish /
W. an Was much better and happier In ire.
is,nd than In the United States The
49, n,,a,iaan;vad rrishm men who come back to
t1-a ia country are a quite different sort
20 MON FROM those who remain. It is
o,,, y, roland that the Irish character
ts,ica are preserved in their native purity,
s a1+l, on he admitted q, certain, degree of
daganaratinr The physical stature of
tbs nennla was diminishing. In the
ss-srv With which he was first connect
, ~ thara uras mn nriest who was under
~, Foot h;rh Now the average stand
arl in The clerical profession Is several
;roh.ss ehorter -,
snaatino of his own profession. Arch
hishon Croke waxed quite enthusiastic
.,,,.,. The idaal nosition of an Irish parish
S,r,aat RIO said that he Thought the posi-
t =, 10 . ,o,isb nriest in ireland. who
49,. ..oa an,rfarta hlv settled al the age OF
t G =, +ba niGat az a nonulation where
49, 10y ~riI, voc law whore every one, re-
sreo+ad hin, and there existed no oppo-
IT, r. his soni,1 sn,ritual and politi-
or a,ttor;tv 1vaa unenna1ed anywhere.
20 49,. ~, ~ f,ftv" said tha arcI1bishop
e. , ss. "a, 1iyad thro,,ph the tempta-
49,; - ~, youth. no. has established
az - resract ana reverence with his
s.ua ;a " ~ - cnnofortah1v housed and
81. eai 80, +bo friend ~ every man and the
s nsi IF ali, N y I'D \.
rs 10 re,a+;ons hntween the neon1e and