The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-04

tahtS an eUort or lmaglnaUOn TO pic
ture the ordinary middle class Eng
glish girl marching nareheaded through
the streets, singing and shouting ant
waving flags, but this is what occurred
About 1000 male and female students
: Of the Kensington Art Schools, the
gils hatleSs and wearing their model
ling gowns and the men in overals
marched. singing and cheering, to the
Albert Memorial and thence 10 Mr.
Joseph Chamberlains house. where
Mrs, Chamberlain smilinSly acknowl.
edged he ovation and Mr.. J. Austin
Chamberlain. the colonial secretary's
eldest son. made a speech.
The sentries refused this strange band
admission to the knights bridge bar
racks, 10 they had 10 sing Rule Brit.
annia' outside. At Colonel Baden
Powell's house. they sang. For He is
a jolly Good Fellow" and passing the
French embassy. 10 indicate their feel
ings. they maintained an ominous ST.
lence. It was a weird procession for
staid old England.
\ number OF boys OF the West Minister
1 schools demonstrated somewhat simi-
larly in front Of the offices OF the Can
adian high commissioner and the other
colonial agents.
! The scenes after the battle Of Water
loo. as described by the writers of that
( day. were as nothing compared with
the scenes witnessed this week.
The pope's attitude toward Great
Britain and the British Catholics at
titude toward the war were interest
ingly exhibited at an influential meet
ing Of the British Catholics Union this
week. when the president, the Duke of
Norfolk. read some correspondence ex-
changed between himself and Cardi-
nal Rampolla. the papal secretary OF
state. The Union had requested the
Duke Of Norfolk to interrogate the
Holy See in relation to the anti Brit
ish tone taken by the Osservatore Ro-
mano in commenting on the Boer war.
The paper is supposed to be the pope's
official organ, receiving a financial
subsidy from him. The Duke OF Nor
folk wrote
To us IL seems very grevious that
any opportunity should be given to
anyone to persuade the British people
that the Holy See regards them with
hostility or dislike. cannot deny that
an impression Of this sort is creeping
into the public mind When it is re-
membered that Catholics are in the mi
nority in Great Britain, it will, We
think. be admitted that in the free
dom Of our religion, in the great ques-
tion Of education md in matters Of
religious ministrations to soldiers and
sailors. We need not fear comparison
with other countries in which Catho-
lies form the great majority"
To which Cardinal Rampolla cor
daily replied that the Osseryatore Ro-
mano only printed one column that
was official and this was devoted to
religious news, adding his refusal to
accept responsibility for any political
views it might express and declaring
that the Holy Father always cherish
ed for England that lively special
many occasions Of displaying, and
interest which he has before found
that as year Of the God Of Peace he
desires nothing more earnestly than
a cessation Of the actual state Of
things which costs the English nation
80 many victims
Lord Herries. discussing the corre-
spondence at meeting Of thu Union,
declared that in religious matters the
English Catholics implicitly obeyed
the pope, but when it came to civil
government they took their places side
by side with their fellow countrymen.
The Times, commenting upon the pa
triotism Of the many titled persons and
others who were present at the meet.
ing, said:
1T is pity that Cardinal Rampol-
la did not speak out palmer in view Of
the fact that the subsidized Ossavatore
Ramona all the world over is supposed
to represent the pope's personal opin-
ions
Mr.. Ferdinad W. Peck. tn United
States commissioner TO the Paris ex-
position, and Mrs. Peck, happened to
be present in the house Of lords Thurs
day at the interesting moment Of the
announcement Of the relief of Lady,
msith, and the attorney general, Sir
Richard Webster, improved the occa-
sion by presenting Mr.. and Mrs. Peck
to the Prince Of Wales, who is presi-
dent of the British Exposition COM
mission. His Royal Highness greeted
the Americans most cordially. Mr.. and
Mrs. Peck were then introduced to
Lord Salisbury and Mr.. A. j. Balfour.
O o
Mr.. A. w. Pringle, Of Chicago, who
came over this week, representing the
Rev. c. NJ. Sheldon. has arranged with
the Westminster Gazette to reproduce
" -S"7'""N SiS Nui1iOh VI the lOpehd
Capital, which the author Of I'm His
Steps" begins March 10. Religious So
cieties also have warmly taken up the
idea. The Sunday School Chronicle
and Christian Endeavor are arrang-
ing to publish the bulk of Mr.. Shell
don's weeks works, in order to show