The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-06
ia. GanliY Mcagher
gtspecial Correspondence
DUBLIN, February eo.sj

n 3 DUBLIN, February 2o...
Inward OF 1850 600 have already been
promised OF the gigantic fund Of 375o'oqoo,
with which II is proposed TO start q q p e 3;
hibition In this city In 1905 .1
As to the benefits to be derived 4 from
tho proposed show opinions are much ~ III
vded Many hold that the advantages
10 be gained from an exhibition In ~ hich
4 foreign goods would occupy almost en-
tire attention would be Of fleeting kinu,
ard they arc In favor Of IN purely national
display. On1thc other hand. Vt Is held thas
our native manufactures are SO few ! ma !
an exhibition OF them could do but little
good. There can be little doubt that u
the people would only support goods man
ufacturcd In Ireland instead OF spending
their money on foreign made articles o..
Inferior quality, they would do more to re-
yive Irish Industry than any class OF ex-
addition which could be organized under
present circumstances.
In this connection "a Northern r. P.,'
writing to the Irish News, says tho clergy.
religious orders and nuns could furnish
great help and powerful example 10
/ the laity, by purchasing ycstmcnts made
pf@IrIsh poplIn. There arc at least three
i thousand churches and oratortes IN ire-
+ land. Each OF these requires on an aver
age ten sets OF vestmcnts, one-half#of a
superior quality for Sunday use, and the
other half n palmer kind for weekdays.
If we include copes, wells. banners. etc,
tho aggregate money value of then,S all
would represent at least 100000. Now,
nearly all these vestments could be. OF
Irish poplin. woven on Irish looms, and
oilt together and embroidered by Irish
hands And yet, OF this vast sum hardly
any portionis spent In Ireland. except
The small commission made by the houses
that sell them, as the agents Of foreign
s rcstment makers.
The University Question.
Although the evils OF intemperance.
gambling, irreigious literature, secret So
cities, emigration. and many other sub
Jects OF grave Importance TO the faithful
are dealt with a length in vigorous and
Impressive language by tho archbishops
and bishops OF Ireland In their Lente.
pastorals. much attention is also devoted
to the university question, and strong
condemnation of the government express
ed, for refusing TO remedy the injustice
10 which Irish Catholics are subjected In
matters OF higher education. In view OF
the numerous promises to settle the
question made by leading statesmen.
promises made only to the broken.
the advice of Cardinal Logue is most
opportune and should be universally
adopted. His Eminence says were the
youth Of Ireland to hearken to his adj
vice he would advise them no longer to
/ uta thotr nj MI cDa in
of shadows ond no longer to rely on
I promises which nre written In water.
3 Let them avail themselves with earnest
2 ness and perseverance of tho means OF
primary, secondary, and especially tech.
meal education, which are placed within
their reach. These. with their native
u talents, may enable them. to- carve out
for themselves some path In life, even IN
the face of adversely and Injustice The
more favored few may find a higher
career open to them, through University
> College and the nourishing medical school
with which 1t Is Joined, This Is the
most they can promise themselves for the
present. In all likelihood. before larger
opportunities are opened UP to them, gem
erations Of them shall have passed the
student stage and gone into active life,
carrying with them the ranking sense Of
blighted hopes and married careers AS
their fathers have borne more active
persecution In the past, 80 they must
endeayor to bear this moro covert and
i insIdious persecution; for their exclu-
sion, because of their religious princi-
pies, from almost every Office OF honor
and emolument. and from the means OF
A qualifying for them, falls nothing short
OF persecution for conscience sake.
England slaveholding Country
Unless the unexpected happens, ENGLAND
will. within q few weeks. once again be