Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-15

years the vast Catholic majority in
Ireland has been refused a university,
while the small Protestant minority
has entire control of the university and
the higher education of the country.
Only sixteen out of ifty-six of the
Queens counsel are Catholics, and only
three of the eighteen judges of the
higher courts Of judicature.
AS an evidence OF the conditions pre-
vailing in Ireland at the present time
/ cite the case of a young Irishman, a
ward of court, who recently expressed
a wish to enter the Jesuit order as a
novice. The Lord Chancellor was
about to make a minute confirming
his wish when his attention was drawn
to a clause in the. Catholic Emancipa-
ton Act of 1923, rendering the status
of Jesuit and other religious orders IL
legal.
1t appears from this u~nrepealed pro-
vision that any n becoming a Jesuit
in the United Kingdom or any Jesuit
coming to the United Kingdom from
abroad is liable to Punishment, and on
his return to the United Kingdom is
liable to penal servitude for life.
Under the law the court refused to
sanction the young man entering the
Jesuit Noyitiate.
For years the Catholic members of
the House of Commons have endeav-
ored to repeal these iniquitous and in
famous statutes, but the enlightened
and tolerant Government Of England
has blocked the way.
Tho InoaJ oouarproarf hoard u,hinh
practically governs Ireland, is now
composed of four Protestants, under
the presidency of Mr.. Balfour, the
Protestant English representative of
Leeds.
In 1885 Chamberlain delivered a
speech on English rule in Ireland from
which l quote the following extract:
Il do not believe that the great ma
jority of Englishmen have the slight
est conception of the system under
which this free nation attempts to rule
a sister country. 1t is a system which
Is founded OF the bayonets of $4,000
soldiers encamped permanently as in
a hostile country. 1t is a system as
completely centralized and bureaucrat-
ic as that with which Russia governs
Poland, or as that which was common
in Venice under Austrian rule"
In regard to Mr.. Shearman's COM
plant that children must take their
education in Dutch, I would like to
make the following observations:
Bona fde settlers cannot object to the
use of the language of the country in
which they live. We expect the Ger
man, Dutch and Italian. who attend
u public schools to use our language.
The Beers have never objected to the
Englishmen i%nstructing their children
in schools of their own and they have
a perfect right to refuse to pay for the
teaching of an alien and hated tongue.
But what are Mr.. Joseph Chamber
lain's WI views on the subject of an
alien language spoken in an English
principality? Within a few months
he has issued a decree regarding the
suppression Of the Italian language by
the English on the Island of Malta.
Despite indignant protests and a pub
lie petition directed to London by the
offended islanders, Chamberlain has
formally replied that he sees no reason
whatever for changing the intentions
of the government and that the inhab-
lldDC0 Will NC 6lFCu d LCI VI AlLSCA
years in order to adopt definitely the
English language as the only one to be
used in matters of official business in
Malta.
Commenting upon this t~yrannical de-
cree, the special correspondent of the
Times in a recent issue says: "Out of
$4,000 inhabitants, but 1000 are Brit
ish, and the Italian language is taught
in all of the 118 public schools. All
the newspapers are published in Ital-
ian, and the affairs of the Council of
Administration are also discussed in
that tongue. The sudden act of the
British Minister of Colonial Affairs, in
taking from a people their n remain
ing relic of their former independence,
their language, has called down upon
him not only the condemnation of
many of his own c~ountrymen, but of
the entire European press, and 1t is
sincerely to be hoped that under an
other minister Great Britain will re-
tract this hasty proclamation, at once
unnecessary and uncalled for"
The cruelty, hypocrisy and bad faith
of the British government towards our
sister republics in South Africa is
without parallel in the history of the
world.
The above flair and temperate COM
munication" was sent TO the waste bask-
ct by the pro-British editor of the
Times but the ISLANDERS are scattered
broadcast to deliberately injure the
cause of as brave people as ever trod
the earth. This is their way. / re-
peat, Of hearing the other side"
By the bye, what are the people OF
Wheeling doing to show their sympa-
thies for this great cause. The citi-
zens of New York, Boston, Pittsburg
and other cities have trumpet tongued
raised their voices in laudation and
protest. Is patriotism dead here?
No! Dewey Day of past celebration
proved that it is living and healthy in
this town Of ours. Why not some of
our semi-martial societies take the
initiative in getting up a citizens meet
ing in Carroll club hall or other like
place. The knights of st. George is
composed for the most part of the Ger
man and Irish element. Is there no
sympathy in the heart of the German
for his cousin in the hour of the lat
ter's peril and dire distress? Is there
not word of protest on the Irishman's
lips for the natural foe of all that is
dear and near to him?
Hibernians, do you not seen IN op-
portunity here of at least showing the
world how true is your boosted love