The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-11
IRISH PEOPLE SEIZED
POLICE SUPPRESS WILLIAM O'BRI-
EMS WEEKLY PAPER FOR AN
ATTACK ON THE KING
DID NOT MINCE HIS WORDS
CAUSTIC COMMENT ON ADDRESS
PRESENTED BY CARDINAL
VAUGHAN AND NORFOLK
EDWARD VII. ROASTED BROWN

DUBLIN, May 1O.-The police of Cork,
Limerick and other towns of Ireland
seized all the copies of Mr. William
O'Brien's weekly paper The Irish Peo-
pie, found at the news dealers today. Ine
offending articles, it now appears, were
abusive attacks on King Edward, Cardi-
nal Vaughan and the address to the king.
which, the paper declares, was such as
might have been presented to a Legree
half a century ago.
The following are some of the person.
alities of the Irish People, which caused
the papers seizure last night:
RICH BROWN ROAST.
Down upon his knees before an old
bald-headed roue-lover of every woman
of fair features who has appeared i'll
English society for forty years, including
titled DANES and as yet untitled actresses
the English gentleman perjurer of a
historic divorce case the polluted hero
of one of the most malodorous scenes in
Zolas rotten novel, Mana, the center
of score of the most diSgraceful scam
dalS of the most contemplate type, down
in front of this English king, whose latest
public performance was to StlgmatiZe on
his solemn oath the whole Catholic world
al superStitiouS idolaterS, kneft the Eng
liSh-born cardinal, prince of the church,
with a document that might have been
presented to q Legree in a Southern plan
tation fifty years ago. but not by an I'm
Gle Tom, poor but contented, of Harriet
Beecher Stoves great story, who would
have seen his black skin stripped off
inch by inch rather than put his mark to
scented by Cardinal Vaughan and the
Duke of Norfolk on his solemn oath We
do not believe he attached the slightest
solemnity to the performance. But, the
fact remains-this old and worn-out de-
ScGnudDt
practical professors of hideous immoraIi-
ty asseverated that most of the sacred
doctrines of the Catholic faith were idol
atrous and superstitiOus. He has not yet
recanted. He has not said word to in
dictate that he did not thoroughly APP
prove OF the terms of the oath framed
In the days of Titus. The oath of a
perjurer IS no less vile than that Of the
reign1ng king: but on Bonded knees the
prince of the church knelt before this un-
utterably abomnable person Let us
presenters We're English Catholics. who
are repudiated by the only really Catholic
nation now in existence The lovalists
I TTepTIe,sefnted England only, and if the
Ingllsh Catholics choose to acknowledge
fault OF ours" ~ 10 II"
phe police of London are supnressi,,
copies of the Irish People forwarded he
Iore the office in Dublin was seized.
IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
LONDON, May 1O.-At the conclusion
or the questions in the house of com
mons today John Dillon CNationalist)
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. and
asked whether it was due to the attack
on Mr.. Wyndham, the chief secretary
Tor Ireland, or to the attack on the kino.
continuing, Mr.. Dillon said he was not
concerned to defend the violence of the
attack, but any seizure should have been
uone through the courts. Far more
Elolent attacks on Queen Victoria had
peen made in the English papsrs without
their being seized. The present action
was blow at the liberty of the press.
William Redmond CNationalist) second
co the motion, character.zing the article
complained of as a very proper and
patriotic attack on the conduct of the
chief secretary.
After John Redmond (Nationalist had
commented on the policy Of the govern
ment's action in Selling the irish Paonia
which would simply have the effect of
fastening attention on the article of the
1rlsh People, many copies of which were
IN the pockets of members then in the
mouse. and many of which had gone to
America. Mr.. Balfour the government.
leader, denied that the government was
attacking either the freedom OF the press
or legitimate Irish agitation He asked
was the publication of an obscene libel
a necessary weapon for the Nationali It's?
No epithets he could employ were too
strong to describe this foul and poisonous
article. No man in that house could ex-
pect any government to allow an act of
such gross indecency to lie committed
with impunity
John Burns (Social1st expressed the
opinion that if the article had been sub,
mitted to the king he would have smiled
and thrown it into the waste paper
basket
Mr.. Wyndham, in defending the seizure
declined to 'soil his lips with reading the
attack on the king which constituted
seditious libel nor would he wound the
feelings of millions by propagating the
outrageous, gross and scurrilous lies of
the article
The motion for an adjournment was
defeated by a vote of 252 to GA.