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The Irish standard., 1902-04-19

anxious to find any such existing case
or cases that he might rid his diocese
Of such unworthy ministers. The first
payment has yet to be made on that
account.
The clergy, both Spanish and Porto
Rican, are devoted, cultured men, who
will compare most favorably with the
clergy anywhere else. 1t is quite pos
sible that some of the priests have gone
to cock fights or into wine shop, Just
as some American clergy attend horse
races, and 1t would be little out of the
way, according to the customs of the
people. have been many times to the
Cathedral In San Juan, and 1 fail to
see how the rust could accumulate on
the confessionals, judging from the
number of people who daily and week
~ receive the sacraments of Penance
and Holy Eucharist. On Maundy
Thursday Of last year large number
of men received the Holy Communion
from the Bishops hands in the Cathed.
raj, among whom were judges, law
yers, doctors, officials and gentlemen
representing the highest culture and in.
telligence Of the island; the same is the
case In other churches of the island.
The people in some districts NAV be
neglected through the lack Of priests
and funds, there being only ninety par
ishes for over 100000 people. Ger
tainly that island is not SO very badly
priest-ridden, as there are more priests
in New York city than on the whole
island of Porto Rico.
DR.. Carroll's last statement would be
really amusing were it not for the
harm it may do, viz: That the people
are "focking to the Protestant
churches because they have a deep
rooted idea that the Roman Catholic
religion is not consistent with Amer
lean citizenship" Whence or how he
evolved this remarkable idea am at
loss to know. The educated people GER
tainly have no such idea, and the great
masses are utterly Indifferent to Amer
lean citizenship. The prominence and
position of the Roman Catholics in the
United States from (the great namesake
of this latest falsifier) Charles Carroll,
of Carrollton, down to Justice McKen-
ma, Archbishop Ireland, Cardinal Glib
bons and thousands of other Catholic
sitiZens, will disprove any such wild
and lying assertion. Under the wise
guidance of Mgr. Blenk, there seems to
be a wonderful revival in the practices
of the faith. The churches are crowd
ed at every service; there is large in
crease in the number of communicates,
and the devotion is singularly mani
fest. The Association of Catholics, a
society composed of some of the most
prominent gentlemen of the island. is
doing great work in combating in
difference, the greatest enemy of the
practice Of religion among the Latin
races.
The Irish standard., 1902-04-19

In an article entitled winning the
Markets of the Orient" which Senator
Beverage, Of Indiana, contributes to
the Saturday Evening Post, we find
the following: another thing which
the government should do is to keep in
Chinese waters all but one or two ships
Of our Pacific squadron. Moreover, the
heaviest part Of our navy should be
kept in Asiatic waters. 1t is there that
the conflicts Of the future will occur
and 1t Is there where our visible power
should be manifest to all beholders."
1t Is needless to say that the young
Hoosier statesman is an imperlalist of
the first water.
The Irish standard., 1902-04-19

In speech at Chicago few weeks
ago, Gen. Fred Funston, the Jay
hawker, ferociously denied that the
water cure" had been administered
to Filipinos to compel them to divulge
secrets. Last Monday, in Washing
ton, before the Philippine committee
of the senate, two volunteer soldiers
named Sergt. Chas. S. Riley and Pri-
vate VIM. l.. Smith, testified to the
torture inflicted upon 'our wards by
command of U. S. officials. The for
mer described at length how water
was poured into the mouth and and
nostrils of the presidente of the town
of Icbarras, in Iloilo province. An
American contract surgeon superin-
tended the operation. What has
Funston to say now?
The Irish standard., 1902-04-19

We may soon hear Of bread riots in
England. The new budget to raise
revenue for continuing the Boer war
proposes to levy tariff of three pence
per 100 pounds on imported wheat and
flour. The common people of the
British islands will be reused to in
dignation at taxing their food. Beer,
wine, and sugar remain rs they were.
The poor subjects Of King Edward
will soon find out who pays the tariff
something that American politicians
of the imperialistic kind are still
ignorant Of. The American shippers
of flour will lose by the operation, but
they have no right to complain.
The Irish standard., 1902-04-19
WHAT WILL ROOSEVELT DO ?

A dispatch from New Orleans says
that the American officers who were
sent by our government to investigate
affairs in the British camp at Port
Chalmette. near the Crescent City, will
report that the neutrality laws have
been violated by permitting the Brit
islr to establish the military post on
American soil. The American army
officers and secret service men con-
tend that on the evidence given by the
British officers themselves there is no
doubt whatever that continuous sup
ply post for the British army in South
Africa exists on American territory in
violation of international law. The
camp serves as a base of supplies from
which upward of 10000 mules and
horses have been sent to the scene of
war to be used against two sister re-
publics. or course, England would
never have dared to establish a mil
itary camp on American soil without
first obtaining permission from the Re-
publican administration ut Washing
ton. Secretary Hay was undoubtedly
consulted in the matter, and that
traitor to liberty gladly showed his
friendship to the Mother Country"
The British had been carrying on their
military operations before President
Roosevelt reached the executive man.
sion. He can hardly be held respon-
sible for what has been done in the
past, but now that he knows the facts
in the case, what will he do?
Governor Heard. of Louisiana, ap-
peared before Col. e. II. Crowder, the
investigating officer at the camp. and
told him that he would soon abolish
the military establishment if the gen
eral government permitted him to do
so. He had no hesitation in denounc-
ing the infringement of the neutrality
laws If the camp were interfered
with by Boer sympathizers the State
Department should afford protection.
A special correspondent of the Min
neapolis Journal visited the camp and
told what was going on. He was re-
fused admission to pass over the piece
of American territory occupied by the
British. He says:
AS / passed through the yards l
was halted by Waterman who came
dodging In and. out among the horses
and mules.
"Stop! stop, there! you can't go in
here"
He cried out with authoritative ve-
hemence rs he reached me.
"Why can't go in?"
Because nobody is allowed in here"
''Why not?'
Because. because-well, there's no
use In wasting words, you can't get in
without a pass from Captain Fenner.
There he goes now-that's him on the
cream horse yonder."
Captain Fenner-yes he's British
officer, isn't he?"
eyes"
And you are an American citizen, I
take it,"
eyes,"
"And this is a bit of American fer.
ritory?"
"Yes."
"And British officer gives you, an
American citizen, orders on a bit of
The Irish standard., 1902-04-19
A CRITICAL TIME IN ERIN.

The friends Of Ireland in the United
States are watching with anxiety the
trend of affairs in the Emerald Isle
The Tory government of England and
the United Irish League have locked
horns. The degenerate descendant of
Lord Edward Fitzgerald who oftic-
ates in Dublin Castle as Chief Sec
rotary for Ireland is alarmed at the
gigantic power of William O'Brien's
organization and is going to suppress
it by force. A lineal descendant of
Lord Castlereagh, who goes by the
name of Lord Londonderry, is report
ed to have said that he will resign
from Salisbury's cabinet if the anti
landlord league is not summarily dealt
with and to please his lordship the
government has concluded to send
some Scotch and Irish militia into Ire
land to aid the Royal Irish Constabu-
larry in dispensing public meetings and
in bayoneting the people if necessary
for the preservation of English claw
and ORDER The Irish, unfortunate
~, are without arms and cannot de-
fend themselves from attack.
Are the Irish in the United States
to look calmly OH while their kith and
kin in the old land are being treated
like slaves? Is there any way by
which they can help their brothers at
home? There are two ways by which
they can render succor. Those who
believe in passive resistance can con-
tribute financial support toward the
victims of landlord tyranny. They
can organize auxiliary branches of the
United Irish League in this country
and remit their contributions to the
national treasurer of the organization
Mr.. f. b. Fitzpatrick. 1O4 Kingston
street, Boston, Mass. The money thus
given will be used for the support of
the evicted tenants.
While boycotting continues no other
tenants will take the farms from
which they have been cast out. The
land will remain unoccupied and the
landlords will lose their incomes. AT.
ter awhile they will sell out to the
tenants or reduce their rents and the
United Irish League will gain glor.
ious victory.
The physical force men who have NO
confidence in this method of warfare
will not stand with arms akimbo and
see their countrymen ruthlessly tram
pied upon by the imperial militia.
What will they do? What can they
do? Now is the time for action. For
the first time in the history of Ireland
the militia Of England and Scotland
are crossing the channel. The British
soldiers are in South Africa fighting
the Beers, and the militia are deemed
sufficiently able to grapple with the
Irish on their native heath. Will
there be no resistance offered to them ?
Men Of Ireland, if you are ready to
fight now is your time. This is the
opportunity" to show what you can
do.
The Irish standard., 1902-04-19

Another preacher is apt to be tried
for heresy. One Rev. DR.. Chas. A.
Easton, who is the Baptist pastor Of
Jno. D. Rockefeller's church in Cleve-
land. O., had the temerity to say on a
recent occasion: 1.-THE anarchists are
not all poor men. Men who made
the laws for their own gain, who
amassed riches by taking advantage Of
the failures to enforce laws which
their wealth enables them to bring
about, are anarchists of the worst
kind. The man who gets rich at the
expense Of the people is an anarchist
of the worst kind"
The Irish standard., 1902-04-19

The youngest American author is
Master Allen Walsh Dalles, of Wash
tngton, D. G. He is only eight years
old, and has published book on
'.The Boer War" to be sold for the ben
eft Of the helpless victims of British
oppression in South Africa. The
bright boy is grandson of John w.
Foster, former secretary Of state. II
do hope that the Beers will win," says
the boy, ''for the Beers are in the
right and the British are in the wrong
in the war;"
The Irish standard., 1902-04-19

Major Cornelius Gardiner, Civil
Governor of the Philippine province Of
Tayabas, has a higher opinion Of the
ability of the natives than has Gen.
Fred Funston. The Kansas BUSH
whacker said that the Filipinos were
inferior to Cubans and Mexicans in
the capacity for self-government. Ma
jor Gardiner says: II believe that
the people Of Tayabas province are in
every way superior in education, intel
ligence, morals, and civilization to the
people Of Tamaulipas, Mexico, or
Santa Clara, Cuba" Which of these
military men are we to believe?
The Irish standard., 1902-04-19

In the Newfoundland legislature the
other day, Mr.. Morine called Mr.. Jack
man, the Finance Minister, liar, a
jader, bumptious noisy cad, a brag-
CART, coward, gasbag, an ass, a
BLACKBOARD and vile character. How
Is that for parliamentary language?
Why, it casts Mr.. Dillon completely
into the shade!-Quebec Saturday
Budget. Yes, but Mr.. Dillon was sus.
pended for week and Mr.. Morine was
not. The Anglo-saxon press, too, was
not Mortified over Mr.. Morine's vituper-
alton.
The Irish standard., 1902-04-19

The Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage, the
famous Brooklyn minister, died in
Washington, D. c., last Saturday, at
the age Of three-score years and ten.
He belonged to the Dutch Reformed
Church, and was man Of remarkable
ability. In all his numerous discourses
he never attacked the Catholic Church.
His preaching was Of the sensational
order, and thousands flocked to hear
him in the pulpit and on the platform,
and millions read his syndicated SER
mons in the newspapers.
The Irish standard., 1902-04-19

In the British parliament last week
James J. O'Reilly, Irish Nationalist,
asked whether John Hay, the Amer
ican Secretary of State, would be in
vited by the government to attend the
conference of colonial premiers to be
held during the kings coronation. A.
J. Balfour replied that no foreign rep
resentatives would be invited. Is it
possible that Hay is considered "a for
eigner" in England?
The Irish standard., 1902-04-19

A Duluth preacher of the gospel
yclept Rev. Harry Knowles defends
the atrocities of the British in South
Africa. Why he should have select
ed the Herald to ventilate his un-
American views is beyond our compre-
hension. Its morning contemporary Is
a filter medium for such champion
Of brutality. Knowles has evidently
lost his vocation and Is more fitted for
the camp than the pulpit.
The Irish standard., 1902-04-19

A bill to equalize mems and women's
wages has been passed by the Ohio
legislature. The first section reads:
'"That in any profession, pursuit or
service Of any kind, where female labor
or professional service Is employed,
such female shall be paid for such
labor or professional service the GUS
tomary amount of compensation paid
male employees for like service" Such
a bill as that should be passed by the
legislatures Of all the states Of the
The Irish standard., 1902-04-19

Says Marquise de Fontenoy: King
Edward has not only dispensed with
the. Indian servants which constituted
80 picturesque feature Of the late
Queens household, but likewise with
the Highland attendants, of whom the
late sovereign was so fond. Highland
servants will, of course, be used north
of the Tweed by the King, but the
services of gillies elsewhere have been
dispensed with by Edward VII.
The Irish standard., 1902-04-19

In lecture on early Irish literature,
recently delivered in Belfast, DR..
Kuns Meyer said: eff there was one
circumstance more than any other elo-
quent of the high degree of learning
which prevailed in Ireland in the sixth
and following centuries, it was the
fact that with the exception of a few
isolated instances in Italy, Ireland
was the only country in the world
where the Greek language was stud
ied.''
The Irish standard., 1902-04-19

Major Waller has been indicated,
He shot Filipino prisoners without
trial and was acquitted by court
martial. 1t is said that Gen. Smith
ordered that ''every native over 10 be
shot" Waller obeyed the orders of
his superior officer. 1t is now in or
der for Gen. Smith to be court-mar-
tailed. But what is the use? He
would be acquitted, anyway. Our
army officers in the Philippines are
"benevolently assimilating" the ma
tives after the style of Mohawk In
dians. That is Imperialism with a
vengeance.
The Irish standard., 1902-04-19

allow an American citizen to cross this
American territory without pass
from the British officer who doesn't
own foot of this soil?"
"Yes.-Now see here" he broke in
in the midst of the questioning, 81
can't help doing what am told to do
can II"
"That is, you can't help enforcing
orders from British officer on Amer.
lean soil?"
well, it amounts to that, l reckon,
but l told these fellows this morning,
this very morning, SIR" chucking his
elbow in the direction Of a lot of Brit
ish officers who were strolling around
in the warm April sunshine over in
the yards near the mule barns, "that
this thing wasn't right, that they
ought to let everybody come here who
wanted to; that it would hurt their
cause to keep people out. 1 told 'em
this thing would get them into trouble
yet. OF course, don't care myself
how many photographs you make here
u had already made them) but you
can see for yourself that it wouldn't
do for them to let everybody in here.
How would they know who it was?"
"That is to say, they have British
camp here on this American territory
and spy might get in?"
swell, anyway, you can see that
they have got to protect themselves"
eyes, protect themselves in guarding
this most important base of supplies
in the world at the present moment, q
complete camp of British officers"
1 insisted on going on beyond where
the British officers were lolling around
on the ground that was red and wet
with British blood one far, bygone
day-what would be the result if he
forcibly put me off from a piece of
American territory at the command Of
British officer? He said he had an
idea somebody would have to stand a
heavy bill of damages.
1 have related this incident some
what in detail because it was a clear
concrete illustration though probably
different in type from any that has
not been offered, of the fact that Great
Britain is maintaining a most import
ant military camp upon the territory
of the United States.
The Journal correspondent is said to
be pro- British, but he stated the exact
facts, nevertheless. If President
Roosevelt, who is of Dutch stock, will
not act promptly and order the Brit
ish to leave American territory, it is
because lie will be influenced by John
Hay. Can The afford to keep silent
and let the British remain? We think
not. If he is the candidate of the
imperialistic party in 1904 he will be
brought to account for dereliction of
duty for not observing the laws Of
neutrality between Briton and Boer.
Perhaps he is waiting for the war to
end before he takes action. That will
not save him from criticism if he ap-
pears again on the stump soliciting the
support of the liberty-loving citizens of
a republic that declared it's independ-
ence of England over 125 years ago.
The Irish standard., 1902-04-19

Union. The reason why men are SUPER
seeded by women in so many employ
ments is because the latter work for
less wages. When woman does the
same amount of work as man in a
satisfactory manner she is entitled to
a mans wages and should have it
from her employer.
The Irish standard., 1902-04-19

1t is reported from Washington that
Lieut.. Gen. Miles will be retired by
President Roosevelt at an early date
on account of the friction between
himself and War Secretary Elihu
Root. No comment is necessary until
he has been retired by the man on
horseback.
The Irish standard., 1902-04-19

Gov. Beckdlam, of Kentucky. has ap-
pointed Hon. Matt O'Doherty, Of
Louisville, Judge of the circuit court
of Jefferson county. Mr.. O'Doherty is
a native of the County of Leitrim
Ireland, and emigrated to America at
the age of II. After working as a
laborer for several years, he studied
law and was admitted to the bar. He
is now lawyer of national reputation
and is recognized as brilliant orator.
The Irish standard., 1902-04-19

Henri Watterson has again deliv-
cred TRADE against President Roose-
welt and condemned the foreign policy
of the Republican administration.
Henri is a Democrat of the gold brand
who helped to defeat the peoples can-
didate for the presidency. What did
he expect?
The Irish standard., 1902-04-19

The editor Of the Manila Freedom
is charged with sedition for publishing
in his paper an article from an Amer
lean magazine, rejecting on the Of
fetal integrity of our carpetbaggers in
the oriental city. If he publishes the
Declaration Of Independence-the
most seditious document ever written
he may get transported to the penal
island Of Guam to keep company with
Filipino patriots who We're guilty of
fighting the foreign invaders of their
native land.
The Irish standard., 1902-04-19

The editor of the Manila Freedom
was arrested last week under the sedi-
ton law for criticising the action Of
members of the Philippine commission.
There is freedom of the press in Amer
lea up to date, but in our Oriental COL
ony newspaper shall not be permitted
to charge the governmental body with
wrong-doing. The Manila Freedom
has been suppressed.
The Irish standard., 1902-04-19

The birthday of Thomas Jefferson
was celebrated in Minneapolis last
Monday night by the Democracy of
Minnesota. The speeches made at the
banquet will be found ON the eighth
page of this issue of the Irish Stand
ard. Don't fail to read them.
The Irish standard., 1902-04-19

President Steyn, of the Orange Free
State, is statesman whom British
diplomats cannot bambnozle in making
a treaty of peace. He understands
British diplomacy thoroughly and will
insist on Boer independence or fight
to the bitter end.
The Irish standard., 1902-04-19

Rev. Francis M. Price, missionary
in Suam, writes home and says that
American soldiers in our penal colony
are leading bad lives. What is he
there for? Why not reform them?
The Irish standard., 1902-04-19

Says John r. Finerty in the Chicago
Citizen: IF our missionary enthusi-
asts want to exercise their apostolic
labors among the heather let them go
to London this summer, and they will
see human dcpravity in its worst con-
dition this side of hell"
The Irish standard., 1902-04-19

After a spirited debate the House
of Representatives at Washington
passed pension bill of $1,000 year
for the benefit of Mrs. Ida Mckinley,
wife of the late President. 1t had
already passed the Senate, and now
goes to President Roosevelt for his
signature. A similar pension should
be granted to Mrs. BENJAMIN Harri-
son who has a family to support.
The Irish standard., 1902-04-19

Lewis Nixon, who succeeds Richard
Croker as head of Tammany, cannot
be accused by Republicans of making
money out of politics. He is
wealthy ship builder and architect. 1t
was he who designed the Oregon, the
greatest battleship afloat on the briny
deem,
The Irish standard., 1902-04-19

Archbishop Ryan, of Philadelphia,
has been appointed Indian commits
sioner by President Roosevelt to fill
the vacancy occasioned by the death
Of Bishop Whipple, Of Minnesota. No
better selection could have been made.
The Irish standard., 1902-04-19

Minister WI of China was criti-
cised by Mr.. Teller in the United
States senate for interfering with
pending legislation on the Chinese ex-
clusion question. The pig-tailed
statesman from the Flowery Kingdom
The Irish standard., 1902-04-19

At Ell Paso, Tex, last Sunday, lion
was whipped by bull. That is moth
ing remarkable. A lion has been
whipped by a boer on the South At
rican veldts.
The Irish standard., 1902-04-19

gold war. The Franco Russian naval
demonstration has much significance
at this time. 1t is a warming to Eng
land that the two nations will act to-
gcther in case of trouble over China.
The Irish standard., 1902-04-19

A state convention of the Peoples
Party Of Minnesota will be held in
Minneapolis on July to nominate
candidates for the various state offices
to be voted for in November.