The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-03-28

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including members Of parlia-
clerical, 1,ors of cities and members of
menL IN hierarchy, havef sent cordial
the IiL9s of affection and good will to
esoT,ntrvmen in America for the
then ,,etional holiday, ST. Patrick's
irish .,rough Mr.. John O'Callaghan of
Gds Roston Globe.
the P}oosisstics like Archbishop Fennel-
bcC 55,asbeI and Bishop ODonheIl of,
ly o. u are at one with the leaders like
RapIp Sa5nond. Michael Davitt and oth-,
MI - hailing the advent of new era
q irish affairs.
u The messages are as follows:
From the Archbishop of Cashel.
The Palace,
,-,.,,r1ae County Tipperary, Ireland.
~. mar Sir: The conditions prevail
W. Ireland. at the close of the ma
III ilS festival give hope of a bright
uol.%l for the Old Land. Tenants and
IuSgIior5s are as one as to the necessity,
No interest of peace and prosperity,
~ settlement, once for all, of the
- ouestion: and it is earnestly ex-
lI.aota5 that the government measure to
introduced Immediately viii be sat
isfactory.
.baro,1qb union Of Irishmen viii be the
.esrlf and in that event, a measure of
national self-government cannot be
postponed -,....5, A. Ola c.
nave no hesitation in saying to our
dieyiles"-" Sursum Cordial"
Respectfully yours,
THOMAS FENNELLY,
Archbishop of Cashel.
-,.----.:1,. Do+,,so+;o D-o1oA.
South Roscommon.
The Most Rev. DR.. O'Donnell, bishop
10 panboe. writes from Letterkenny,
nonegaI. ireland, as follows:
March 5, 1903
near Sir: The outlook in Ireland is
fun of hope. If our people needed an
obiect lesson in the advantages of I'M
ion and organization the events Of the
mast year are amply sufficient to sup
5lv it. The ruin wrought by disunion
( only too visible on every page of
Trisb history But seldom have we
had such a telling demonstration of
what the race can accomplish as is
written on the face of current events. 4
since St Patricks day last year the
limited Irish league has strengthened
i+s hold in every corner of the country.
The parliamentary party has upheld
sfrict principles in its ranks, and ev1
erv generous American has given re-
sn0nse to the National delegates. And
what is the result? Well, landlords
and tenants meet in confidence through
their representatives, coercion is aban-
doned and there is every indication of !
q radical change of attitude on thet
part of the government toward Ire |
land.
lam not going to say that the better !
hone that has arisen is altogether due |
To the organization of our people. 9th !
e. causes under the guidance Of re- |
dress have contributed, but the most |
powerfu factor of all is by far the |
momentum Of a united people working |
for a righteous cause
A land bill is promised in a few days |
that will settle the land question, and |
everyone viii pray that the result will |
answer the expectation Of the people, I
and end the system which has been re- |
sponsble for the worst evils that af-
ficted the country.
Fvictions, emigration. tears, sorrows !
and death to countless families were
the sad record in the past. But these
now nave hope that the soil of Ireland |
will be freely turned to its purpose, the /
future support of human life, and that /
a comprehensive settlement beneficial |
10 every class viii not only end the
feud of centuries between landlord and
tenant, but will provide homes for the
cvicted tenants, redress their griev-
ances, remedy the worst phase of con-
gestion and supply a new specific for
the evils of wholesale emigration.
All this a good bill ought to do-in-.
deed. good bill will do more. Here
tofore a great weight Of property has
been against home rule. Once the land
question Is settled this weight will bit
in the right scale. The organization of
the people is at once a provision
against disappointing Legislation and
a considerable guaranty that the legis-
lation now so near will not be disap-
pointed. ! am. dear sir,
Faithfully yours,
PATRICK O'DONNELL,
Bishop of Raphoe.