The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-12
OF A KING
Edward SavageIy Attacked
by The Irish People.
This Bald-Headed Roue, Says The Paper, De-
cIares the Catholics Superstitious doa-
tefs. The Paper Seized.
[By the Assoeiated .Press.l

Dublin, May 10.-The police of Cork,
Limerick and other towns Of Ireland
seized all the copies OF Mr.. William
O'Brien's weekly paper, The Irish People,
at the newsdealers today. The offending
article, it now appears, was an abusive
attack on King Edward. 1t was as fol-
lows:
Down upon his knees before an old
and bald-headed roue-lover Of every wo-
man of fair features who has appeared IN
English society for forty years, including
titled danes and as yet untitled actress
es-the English gentleman pnrjurer OF a
historic divorce case, the polluted nero
of one of the most malodorous scenes in
Zola,s rotten novel Mana" the center OF
a score of the most disgraceful scandals
of the most contemplate type, down in
front Of this English King, whose latest
public performance was to stigmatize on
his solemn oath the whole Catholic
world as superstitious idolaters, knelt
the English born Cardinal prince of the
church with document that might have
been presented to Legree in a South
ern plantation SO years ago, but not by
an Uncle Tom, poor but contented, OF
Harriet Beecher Stoves great story,
who would have seen his black skin strip
ped off inch by inch rather than put ms
mark to a document like that signed ana
presented by Cardinal Vaughan and the
Duke of Norfolk on his solemn oath.
1--WE do not believe he attached the
slightest solemnity to the performance.
But the fact remains--this old WORKOUT
descendant Of a. race of scoundrels and
practical professor of hideous immortality
asseyerated that most of the sacred doc
trines of the Catholic faith We're idola-
trous and superstitious. He has not yet
recanted. He has not said word to in
dictate he did not thoroughly approve OF
the terms of the oath framed in the days
of Titus. The oath of a per1urer is no
less vile than that of the reignlng King;
but on Bonded knees the prince OF the
church knelt before this unutterably
abominable person. Let US console our
selves with the fact that the presentees
were English Catholics, who are repu-
dated by the only really Catholic nation
now in existence The Loyalists repre-
scented England only, and il the English
Catholics choose to acknowledge them
selves superstitious idolaters, it is not
the fault OF ours.
The police of London are suppress1ng
copies Of The Irish People forwarded be-
fore the office in Dublin was seized.
DECLARES IT A BLOW AT LIBERTY.
London, May 10.-At the conclusion OF
the questions in the House of Commons
today, John Dillon (NationalisD, moved
the adjournment of the House in order
to call attention to the seizure OF The
Irish People.
Mr.. Dillon complained that the action
of the authorities was grossly illegal. Any
seizure should have been done through
the courts. The present action was
blow at the liberty of the press.
Mr. Wyndham, in defending the seizure,
declined to "soil his lips with reading
the attack on the King, which constitu-
ted seditious libel, nor would he wound
the feelings of many by propagating the
outrageous, gross and scurrilous lies OF
the article
The motion for an adjournment was de-
feated by vote of 252 to ga.