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The Irish standard., 1903-01-10
PHILIPPINE AFFAIRS.

| Last Monday the papers gave a sum-
mary of Gov. Taft's annual report
which was made public by the war
department at Washington. Accord
ing to the American governor of the
Philippines all is not we'll in the
islands. Though the Instruction is
at an end, there is considerable brig
andage going on, despite the fact that
the islands are patrolled by some
5000 constabulary. when want and
famine are staring people in the face"
says Gov. Taft. "the life of the free
booter forms to the desperate and
the weak very great attraction" And
then he goes on to say: 'The bane of
Philippine civilization in the past was
ladronism, and the present conditions
are most favorable for it's growth and
maintenance. 1t is not certain wheth-
er in the depressed state Of agricul-
ture, with the temptations to ladron-
ism, that the constabulary will be able
without the assistance of the military
to stamp it out"
But Gov. Taft thinks that conditions
will grow worse and that eventually
the military must be called on to sup
press ladronism. To say the least of
it, the report makes anything but
pleasant reading at the opening of the
new year, and abundant proof is fur
nished that the government of the
Philippines up to date has been a
gigantic failure, Notwithstanding the
statements in the presidents recent
message.
Gov. Taft says 30 per cent. of the
water buffalo, on which the cultivation
of rice is almost wholly dependent,
have been destroyed. Without these
useful animals the land could not be
cultivated and as a consequence no
crops could be raised; hence it is that
want and famine are staring people
in the face Instead of selling their
farm products as in the past food to
the value of $15.OO0,OOO had to be pur-
chased ION which to live" Gov. Taft
frankly says that unless the water
buffalo or c;r:lbao can be replaced or
other methods of agriculture are sub
stituted 1.-THE future for several years
has Il gloomy outlook"
There is no need of commenting OH
Gov. Taft's report. 1t speaks for It,
self. For the first time in it's history
the American republic has forcibly as
sumcd control of an alien race and il
is not "benevolently assimilating" it as
promised. The Filipinos are not salts
fled to be governed by a people who
devastated their provinces, and that is
why there are so many ladrones caus
ing so much disturbance. Conditions
in the Philippines are very bad, and
they will not improve under American
carpet-baggers.
The Irish standard., 1903-01-10

ing extremely unlikely ever to recover
it, is having try for Trinity, and
he and his fellow-awyers have been
studiously cultivating the parsons who
folm the strongest section of the grad.
yates. The unfortunate subject of
Sunday golf for the moment hindcred
MIR. Campbell's chances, but it is be-
lieved that he has rehubllitated him.
self in the eyes of the clergy by
sundry religious addresses.
MIR. Samuels, however, has not neg
lected the synods, and he possesses
the dull, platitudinising style which
exactly suits these assemblies. Mr..
Bushe occupies rather unique posi-
ton. He has pledged himself that
though a lawyer he will not seek for
place. He proposes to be the rara
avis of the law library-a man who
seeks a political career upon grounds
Of high principle and with never an
eye upon the ermine. Mr.. Bushe is
almost too good to be true. He is a
Sunday school story in a wig and a
silk gown, a regular pattern for good
and unseltish political children.
1t is hard to give any advice to the
electors as to their choice between the
three champions. We think that, on
the whole, we would most rejoice in
a victory for Mr.. Samuels. He is the
kind of man exactly that we should
wish to see representing Irish Union.
ism, and he would do much to dis
credit it. Mr.. Campbell, it is true, has
done something in that way. but he
has not Mr.. Samuel's capacity.
AS for Mr.. Bushe, we trust, for his
own sake, he will be beaten. He is 1,
brilliant advocate, forensic orator OF
the highest class, and Il man of we'll.
deserved popularity. But he will
doubtless be a failure as Il politician
and in any case he would lose in repu.
tation by lowering himself to the posi-.
ton of a Castle advocate at the zenith
of his professional career. What
Trinity really wants is an evangelical
golfer whose character is rounded Oft
by tentative operations in the fields of
financial relations and gas-and-water
home rule. Mr.. Samuels is the man
that fills the bill.
The Irish standard., 1903-01-10
A Popular Calendar.

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year by the North Western Line iona
ha Road is now ready for distribution.
This is without doubt the most useful
calendar issued and will be found in
more business houses and homes than
any other. 1t is distinctively a calen-
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10 cents to cover postage and wrap
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The Irish standard., 1903-01-10
PUBLIC PUlsATIONS.
A Crisis Coming.
Dear Editor:

Dear Editor:
In my letter Il couple of weeks ago
l showed that Indians We're practically
unable to exercise freedom of con-
science in educational matters, as they
We're deprived of the just and neces-
sary means to meet these expenses.
Deprived Of their land, they cannot.
according to the Constitution of the
United States itself, be deprived of
freedom Of conscience; but the United
States practically does deprive them
of this, when, having control of their
resources, it refuses to pay for such
education at a mission school.
1 quoted the pitiable fact of Bene-
dictine fathers having to beg little
clothing for the waits of this rich
nation ut their mission school, Ste
phan, S. D.; and now Father Plus
Boehm, the Superior, writes:
MANY thanks, father, for your little
note in the Catholic press. But will
~ wv ahy SOOus tSceIllS " UC lIIhlUS
to deaf ears. Now we are in trouble
(rather Father Ambrose, the principal
of the school. They want to take
number of our children, in spite of
Browning's ruling, abolished. Will to
the last ditch. Come to see u.s."
Can Catholic Indians regard Uncle
Sam as good step-father? And can
Catholic Americans let those self-sacri-
ficing fathers struggle unaided? On
this the patronal feast of the heroic
mission l appeal to the good and kind
hearted of your readers to remit what
they see fit to Rev. Father Plus, o. S.
B., the above address, so as to tide him
over the present difficulty.
Yours respectfully,
Rev. I. Phelan.
Rock Valley, Iowa.
The Irish standard., 1903-01-10

A New York paper thinks that the
salary of the president of the United
graceful" it says, for the mightiest
and richest nation on earth to give to
Its chief executive but S5U,UUO Il
year" 1t says King Edward gets
S2OOO,O0O a year; the president OF
France $24O,OOO; the emperor OF Ger
many, nearly $S,OOOOOO; the car Of
Russia, $12,OOO,OUO; the king of Greece,
100000, and the governor general of
Canada, $4,000.
The Irish standard., 1903-01-10

The Irish Standard is indebted to
the Adams-C Cannon Company, Globe
Building, st. Paul, Mimi, for copy
of the "Orations of Henry Austin
Adams" with an introduction by
Cardinal Gibbons. The neatly bound
volume contains DR.. Adams lectures
on cardinal Newman" LEO XIII, y
blessed Sir Thomas More" ''The
Destiny of Erin and CDR. Wind,
horst" 1t is dedicated to the memory
of the late Father Michael J. McGib,
ney, founder of the Knights Of Column
bus. DR.. Adams is n convert to
Catholicity who has made many sacri'
fees for conscience sake. He is in
poor health ut present and has been
compelled to abandon the lecture plat,
form. Every Catholic in the country
should order copy of his book. The
price is $1.50.
The Irish standard., 1903-01-10
A BLACK EYE FOR VAN SAINT.

The WinOna navigator who was re.
elected governor of Minnesota last No.
vember by majority of $4,000 got
the conceit knocked out of him the
other day by the Republican mem.
bers of the House. At the instigation
of u few would-be bosses he impudent.
ly interfered in the contest for the
speakership and announced that he
favored the election of Hennepin
county man named Johnson on the
ground that the opposing candidate,
DR.. Babcock, of Wadena, was under
the malign influence of that bugbear,
j. J. Hill, the promoter of railway
mergers. 1t was on the anti-merger
issue that Van SAINT was elected,
though his Democratic opponent for
governor was as honestly opposed to
the consolidation of parallel railroads
as he was.
| The legislature that convened in st.
Paul last Monday has nothing to do
about railroad mergers. The case
against the consolidation of the Great
Northern and the Northern Pacific is
now pending in the courts, and the
members of the legislature have moth
ing to do with it. When Van SAINT,
therefore, said that DR.. Babcock, be-
cause of his environments" was OBJ
jectionable to him as presiding officer
of the House he went too far and got
rebuked in Il manner that he will re-
member for the next two years.
Van SAINT bambooZled the voters Of
the State by his sham fight on the
merger, but he could not bambOoZle
the majority of the Republican men,
bers of the House in his antagonism to
DIR. RabcOck. So far as the Wadena
physician is concerned he is as good
IL Republican as l.. III. johnson or the
governor himself, and this was made
manifest by the Republican caucus
which elected DR.. Babcock by vote
of GIG to 33. 1t will thus be seen
that Van SAINT was repudiated in an
emphatic manner and that the charge
Of disloyalty to his administration on
the part of DR.. Babcock was not be-
lieved by his colleagues of the Repub-
lican party.
The Times and Journal of this city
appear to be anything but pleased
with the defeat of johnson. They
had been booming him against Bah
cock for several weeks and predicting
his election. They now realize that
the power Of Il partisan press is not as
potent as they imagined. 1t is all right
for Republican organs to oppose Demo
Gratis, but when they take sides in a
Republican fight they make mistake.
| We took no part III the Johnson-Bab-
cock fight. 1t was Il matter of indif-
ference to us who would be selected
speaker in an assembly which is over.
whclmingly Republican. We thought
that BabcOck was misrepresented
and that Van SAINT had no right tC
interfere in the contest. We are glad
that pudgy Sam got black eye TO,
taking sides and hope he will profit
by his experience.
The Irish standard., 1903-01-10

"A report OF u relIylOus debate be-
pears III a oOu.nein paper LII Mu4cu LuS
Wriler says: DIO.ner Millinery Auu
splendid selL-cOA.lOl; DuC WAeu lucAcr
AealiAeu AiS ulscOulnLure ne became
uespeiaLe and Cuneu Nuunery u llAr,
Il inner ana an lunuel.' 1AlL IS gen
erally what one pully in reAy.vus
controversy says OF lne OLuer Wuell
he Is lelLlng lAe WORST OF II.
The Irish standard., 1903-01-10

The Ancient and Honorable Artil-
lery Company OF Boston has no mil
tary record, but it is thoroughly
Anglo-SaXon, you know. 1t will hold
Il field day next September and invita-
tons lave been extended 10 the Prince
OF Wales, the Duke OF Connought, Lord
hoberls and other British notaDili-
ties to witness the evOluliOns of the
the company is Thomas Jefferson
Olys. 1he last part of his lame is
not very famous.
The Irish standard., 1903-01-10

Martin Travesco, swarthy Porto
Rican student at Cornell, has delivered
a speech in which he says that Ameri-
can rule in Porto Rico is worse than
Spanish. The explanation of this is
the old one: 1.-The boy lied."-Duluth
News-Tribune. That is silly way of
replying to the statements of the
young Porto Rican student who is sup
posed to know more about affairs in
his own island than the Zenith City
organ of benevolent assimilation" and
Anglo-Saxon rapacity.
The Irish standard., 1903-01-10

The Duluth Herald says: When Gov
Van SAINT attempted to dictate to the
members Of the House OH the speaker
ship he violated all the traditions of
the high office which he was elected
to fill and lowered his dignity. Even
had he won the fight against DR.. Bah.
cock. he would not have regained the
prestige which he lost by dragging the
executive department into fight that
concerned the executive branch SOLE
w. Now he stands beaten and dis
credited, and robbed Of much of the
influence which ordinarily attaches to
the governorship.
The Irish standard., 1903-01-10

In her speech before the Buffalo
antl-SultruElSlS last month NlrS. a. j
George OF BrOOkllue, MASS, announced
That woman suurage i'll New Zealand
Is Il failure, and suIu: 1T was tnOuynl
When the women were given the
franchise that the temperance problem
would lie aided materially, but, on the
contrary, the vO.e opposing temper
;lnce has doubled" That is Il Dad
advertisement Tor the voting women
OF New Zealand.
The Irish standard., 1903-01-10

Martin I. ]. Griffin's interesting life
of Commodore John Barry is pub.
lished. There is movement on foot
to erect monument to the distin.
guished Irishman ut Washington. 1t
has been initiated by the Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick and by the An.
cient Order of Hibernians. The mem
bers of both organizations ought to
have a copy of the biography of the
naval hero.
The Irish standard., 1903-01-10

The newspaper editors Of Manila
have hard time of it. For criticising
the actions of Gen. Bell, Manuel
Range. of the Iibertos. has been SEN
fenced to six months imprisonment at
hard labor and to pay Il fine of $1,000
in gold. OF course there was no trial
by jury. and freedom of the press
under the American flag is unknown
in the Philippines.
The Irish standard., 1903-01-10

Says the Catholic Standard and
Times: "Visitors to Limerick are
shown q monument called the Treaty
Stone. It was on this that Williams
generals and Sarstield's signed the
articles of capitulation. But another
monument in Westminster shows how
the articles were kept-the body of
statutes known as the Penal Laws.
These are not shown to visitors to
London" The Penal Laws under
which the Irish suffered were passed
by the Dublin parliament and, if we
The Irish standard., 1903-01-10
The Unmarried Mllltona.

The fate of the unsophisticated man
who declared in a public address that
there We're 100000 superfuous wome.,
in Massachusetts, has never been def
initely ascertained. 1t is known,
however, that this was his concluding
public declaration OH that subject.
The Irish standard., 1903-01-10

The Right Rev. DIR. WOodlock, for
merly B.snop OF Aruagh ana Clonmac-
HullOWs COlleSe, died Oh Dec. IL ut an
advanced age. lie was notable for
having combined great plety with
singular ACTIVITY.
The Irish standard., 1903-01-10
President schurman, of Cornell Ur

President SchurmNn, of Cornell Uni
versity, says: "And the Philippine
problem-why, nothing could be easier
to adjust. Just treat 6,5O0,0OO Fill
pinos like Cubans and give them indie
pendence when they are ready for it.
and then treat the remaining 100000
islanders, including the Moro cut
threats, as we have treated our red
brother-in-law." That's rather hard
on Mohammedans and heathens. Why
should they be killed off like the In
dams? The best thing for Uncle
Sam to do is to get out of the islands
as quickly as possible. He made a
false step in landing in the archipel-
ago, and he is now beginning to realize
it when he is asked for $3,O0O,OOO to
keep his oriental subjects from starya-
ton.
The Irish standard., 1903-01-10

The by-election held ut Newmarket,
England, last week resulted i'll Il vic
tory Tor the Liberals. Z. u. Rose car
fieu the seat by 1O1 majority over L..
Brassey, the Tory candidate. The
Liberal gain since the previous cleo
ton was over l,5UO.
The Irish standard., 1903-01-10

The "Review OF Catholic Pedagogy"
Of which u notice appears elsewhere,
will take u high place among educa-
honal periodicals. The first number
10 characterized by deep scholarship.
The educated Catholics Of the country
ought to be proud Of such Il publica-
ton. The best way to show their
appreciation is to subscribe for it.
The annual subscription is $3.50.
The Irish standard., 1903-01-10

Lord Charles Beresford, the Anglo
Irish admiral, says that the British
empire is large enough now and that
he wants no more territory added to it.
He would not object very strongly to
a slice of Venezuela containing gold.
The Irish standard., 1903-01-10

The last OF Wuller W ellluun's letters
on Ireland appears OH the first page
Of this Issue. tOr Il man who saw Ire
band for the first time and who had
but a slight knowledge Of its history,
Mr.. Wellnun wrote pretty fair uc-
count OF things. He made some mis-
takes, but not Intentionally.
The Irish standard., 1903-01-10

There Is Il report that Rockefeller
III lAe oOutn. Ii lie does, there is no
knowing how h,gn the prlce Of kerO-
Gene VIII soar.
The Irish standard., 1903-01-10

The st. johns IN. 3D. Telegraph is
xignI Wllen It, says: some correspond
6hLS or American newspapers have an
unlOrLulAl.e lllUlC OF Wrl,lng what Will
sell raLller IMAM What is true"
The Irish standard., 1903-01-10

Ihe garden parry gwen III honor OF
Joseph Cuanlucrluln at l'reLOrlu was
attended NY Geuerals BOtha, Delarey,
CrOnJe ana SmuLz. Dcwer, the great
est OF them all, was absent.
The Irish standard., 1903-01-10

John Flanagan, lIe champion ham,
mer thrOWer or the world, has been
appointed a pOllcennn III New York.
He Is u nutlve OF IIpperary.
The Irish standard., 1903-01-10

Pope Leo Nll. says the officers and
men OF the Unlled States navy are
the smnrlest in their dress he has ever
seen.
The Irish standard., 1903-01-10

He dwelt at some length on the neces-
sity of a new charter to meet the re-
quirements of modern metropolitan
city. AS the people, however, failed
them OH two previous occasions, it is
safe to say that some time will elapse
before new one takes the place Of
the Anticipated document now in
use.
Mayor Haynes does not appear to
like the Jacksonian dictum that ito
the victors belong the spoils," for he
says that the people at the recent cleo
ton emphatically endorsed the prin-
ciple of non-partisan selections for
local offices. They did so in his OWL
case, but that is about ALL Civil
service in connection with the police
department was tried under a police
commission in this city some years
ago and it proved to be "a mockery,
q delusion and a snare" 1t is no
better in New York City to-day. And
yet it is we'll not to make sweeping
changes when new mayor gets into
Office.
Mayor Haynes has a proper con-
ception of things, despite his apparent
prediction for non-partisan appoint
ments to the police force, for again he
says: LET it he remembered, also, that
we are still under the political system
and that until civil service law has
been actually put in operation, the
mayor ard not the law will be held
responsible for the efficiency of the
police department-hen his undoubt-
able right and duty to make any
changes which, in his opinion, shall
tend to strengthen his administration
without impairing the effectiveness Of
the force.''
That is the whole matter in Il nut
shell. Until there is Il civil service
law, the mayor has a right to exercise
his own best judgment and make such
changes as he deems necessary. He
will be held responsible for the eff
cheney of the force, and those who
know him will never blame him for
discharging incompetent men and re-
placing them by efficient officers, no
matter what their politics may be.
But though Mayor Haynes was elected
by votes of both parties he was NOM
mated by Democrats, and in order
that he may stand we'll with his own
party in the future, it will be prudent
for him to give Democrats little
more consideration than Republicans
under the present political system.
The Irish Standard has every conf
dence in Mayor Haynes ability to give
Minneapolis the best government it
has had in many years. He is man
Of high character and probity who has
had considerable experience in munic-
ipal affairs. He is we'll equipped in
every way to give the city good
business administration, not too wide
open nor too puritanical. He has the
press of the city with him and starts
out with the best wishes of the great
majority of his fellow citizens. Every
one gives him credit for good inten-
lions and believes he will give an ideal
administration which will redeem the
fair name of Minneapolis from the
odium and shame cast upon it by Doc
Ames and his subordinates.
The Irish standard., 1903-01-10

William Dean HOweilS says that the
WRITINGS or ZOla are SOnlelilneS indie
Cent" DuC never Immoral" Thut is
q distinction without difference.
The Irish standard., 1903-01-10

The president of Switzerland for
1913 is Dr. Joseph Temp, IL Catholic.
WAen VIII the UnlLeu States have Il
Cnlhollc tor president!
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Have You Fitted the House With
Screens?
heep u the flies and let in the air.
Screen doors and window screens TO
mt every door and window at Faunce's
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apt effort, and won her hearty ap-
plause.
Following the completion of the
program Miss Sundquist was present
ed with a handsome gold medal, pre-
sented by ]. B. Cook & Co., to the
student maintaining the highest
standing in the high school course.
The diplomas were delivered after
an address by Supt. Moore explaining
the significance of the closing of
school work. Cards orchestra rem
dered several selections in the course
of the program. Altogether the even
ing was pleasant and should have
been gratifying to parents and teach
ers. Father Simon dismissed the au-
dience with the benedictiOn.
The annual class banquet was held
at Romans cafe after the exercises.
1t was one of the best attended that
has been held in a number of years,
over fifty sitting at table. After the
edibles had been disposed of, Miss
Ara WaggOner as POSTMASTER called
upon various ones of the alumni to
respond, those speaking being Messrs,
Sperry, class president. John Bostrom,
Leonard Bell, J. w. Foley. Miss Dora
Nicholson responded for the class of
1o0o Cloc, oficnrc for tho nnct1inu
year were chosen as follows: Presi
dent, Emelia Hanson; vice president
Clarence Mclean; secretary anG
treasurer, Minnie Hanson