The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-05-29

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d. India has caused her oriental sub
jects to- stArye and that In her mag
napimity abe has allowed. an appeal
to+be made to other nations to alleviate
their distress? Does he not know that
after .robbing. her Irish subjects her
government brought famine on Ire
land fifty, years ago and allowed 1900,
900 Irish men, women and children to
die of starvation on the roadside, while
shiploads of provisions were being,
transported from Ireland to the British
market to feed the capacious nav Of
John Bull? Did she not allow the hat
to be passed round for the Irish then
as she has recently done for the Hin
docs? And when this republic Of ours
responded to the appeal for the starry
ing Irish by sending over shiploads of
provisions. did not her majesty's gov,
eminent confiscate the food by putting
1t in government stores and allowing
the Irish to starve to death?- Monies
que, the great Frenchman, writing of
the artificial famine in Ireland, &C
cused the queens government of "con-
f1scating even charity itself" in order
to get rid of its own unruly Irish sub
jects. Tie queen is a wealthy woman,
well able to subscribe literally for the
relief of her subjects throughout that
empire upon which the sun never sets,
but how much does she subscribe? At
the time of the Irish famine the Sultan
Of Turkey subscribed more than she did,
and for the Indian famine she gave but
a beggarly sum. But we will let MIR.
Mulhal1, the great British statistician,
speak Of Victoria's reign of robbery in
ireland during the past sixty years. The
figures he gives are more eloquent OF
British misrule than any rhetoric we
could employ
This eminent " authority informs
us in his interesting book en-
titled National Progress in> the
Queens Reign" that when the
census of 1871 was taken after Vic
toria had assembled the throne the popu-
lation Of Great Britain and Ireland In
round numbers was 26,Oo0,o0o, of which
England had 100000, Ireland 100000
and Scotland 100000. According to
the census of 1896 the population today
is 100000 900, England having last year
80, 730, 900, Ireland 4,550,00o and Scotland
4,,19O, 900. >.
Commenting on these figures Mr.. Null
hall says: 1T. will be seen from this
table that in 1s41 Scotland had less than
one-thir I'd the population of Ireland. She
has added 100000 souls since then,
whereas Ireland has lost almost hall
her inhabitants. and today has a very
little larger. population than Scotland.
In Ireland, every. useful occupation ex-
cepting the raising of cattle, exhibits a
decline and there seems little Likelihood
of this downward march bling arrested.
Anyone not affected with Anglophobta
will admit that Ireland has no cause for
rejoicing over the queens reign. Let
Englishmen, Scotchmen and Welshmen
rejoice if they wish; but no lrfshman
outside Of the British garrison In ire
land. possessing any self-respect, Will
10 IN them in singing hosannas to a
a., oueen under whose maligh reign their
country has been Impoverished and de-
nominated. A people who would offer IN
cense to a monarch who has robbed anu
misgoverned them so outrageously
would deserve the scorn and contempt
Of even Englishmen themselves.
y Two of the Lazarist Fathers from LIE
salle.. ILL.,, will open. two weeks mis-
sion tomorrow (Sunday, May 3O at AS
cension Church.. Bryant avenue au"
Eiehteenth street north. Father wei
don will be the director of the mission.
# opens at the 10:30 mass. The nrst
week will be exclusively devoted TO tn*'
women of the parish and the second
vao1 tn men. Services will commence
with mass and instruction every morn
ing at s o'clock. At o'clock there WILL
be mass and instruction by one OF the
missionaries. During the day the chill"
dren will be thoroughly instructed IN
the Christian doctrine and prepared for
the reception of the sacraments OF Holy
Communion and Confirmation. In the
evenings at 1870 o'clock the Rosary will
be recited and a brief sermon given,
after which the great sermon Of the day
will be preached and the daily devo-
tions will close with benediction Of the
Blessed Sacrament. ssss
In announcing the mission last Sun
day Father Harrington delivered an inn
pressive sermon, taking from the gospel
of the day for his text the words, "Be
.ye not only hearers of the word, but
doors ALSO" In which he dwelt with
force upon the necessity Of receiving
the graces of the mission with the prop