The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-03

hatred, and their favoritc cry is: Down
with the King!" The Orungcmen, Win
cIcnched teeth. yell back: 10 $50 with
the Pope!'h y ssE
Talked Plainly.
1 talked with many OF the educated
Catholic Irsh OF the south about this
antpathy between the north and the
south, and pointcdly asked them why It
was that Ulster was so prosperous ana
South ireland, with so much richer land
was SO poyerty-strickcn. They argued
that the north had always been favored
by the government and petted. VIII the
south had been crushed and dcspised.
asked the people at the north why II was,
and they said It was due largely to the
difference In the stock OF people and
largely 10 the religion which they pro-
fcssed Il "
d Sir James Henderson,. owner Of the
Belfast Newsletter, and one OF the most
prominent men in the United Kingdom,
discussed this matter long time WITH
me In his office In Belfast, and he SPOKE
out with all the enthusiasm Of polltl-
can and artisan that he Is, and de-
clarcd South Ireland was poverty
stricken because, the people would not
work. and they would not work because
OIL the seIleTFJlllS uGAi'c' o'iH''S -
fuence of their religion.
..Thcy nre the worst priest ,rin1cn Dro-g
pie in the world SAID he, and they
VIII rot turn a hand to better their
condition. The priests can 90 ANYTHING
they IKE With ahT Iasaers a the
irish people would work as hard in Ire
land as they do In America. where they
are all going. they would be tne.r CT ehe s.
America, even II they continue Catholics:
;hcy come from, under the influence OF
the pr ests. The priests arc responsible
for this condition.
Catholics Pleasant People.
talked with many priests about this
a ther ' evil influence i Many Of them laugh
ed and told me It was all mistake
And ! have reason to behave that the
evil inauence Q! ne priests e:t;,, N lr re-
Presb Yterian and wore Masonic pin
the farthest point could reach away
from ~ Cathoicsi ,S %as un1feTmy m me
them that shall cherish all my life.
] haye never met more genuinely kind,
ii woulf take all OF North Ireland to
make ME. believe t. ~
no more to be compared to South Ire.
land than Mexico is to be compared to
Ohio; though mean no harm to Mexico.
In the North thereEis modern rnanufac-
turing and practical farming and money
making and clean houses and happy
middle class; in the South there Is a
beautiful country, r CHI land, practically
no tillage. not 4 single factory OF I'M
portance, aud complete stagnatlon. Every
body Is leaving for America who can
possibly get away.
Three Denominations.
Willie in Dublin I made a study Of the
religious census and statistics OF Ire
land Il found that In 1901 there were
in Ireland 3,30S,661 Catholics, bSl ,0S9 Epis-
cOpnlinns and 1926 Prcsbyterians The
small remaudcr OF the population be-
longs to various denominations. Accord
ing 10 the census. 74.2 per cent. OF the
people are Roman CATHOLICS: 1908 are
iIpiscopalIans, and 994 are Pres vterians.
Nearly all the Presbyteri ans. and many
OF the Episcopaila,ls live 10 Ulster, while
the Catholics compose practically the
entire population OF Munster, Connaught
One OF the most charming books o,
OF view and from Its value as history
is a volume by an Irish Protestant, Ell,
son Young, cnti led ''Ireland at tho Cross
Roads" No less n Catholic than Hon.
T. p, o'connor, member Of Parliament
striking and valuable books Of recent
years" In this remarkable book. MIR
Young scores the Catholic Church IN