The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-12-15
Price Upon the University Teachers

Price Upon the University Teachers
Head.
When he had finished his address
MIR. O'Brien offered. on behalf Of HIM
self and Wife, to contribute a quarter
Of a million dollars for the purpose OF
founding the proposed university. 1t
is thought the Cork City Council will
appropriate an equal amount, thus
making it a half million. On the face
of it this might seem sufficient, never
tleless the contrary is the case, for
many OF the greater universities OF the
present time are backed by millions,
and yet they assert that funds are
insufficient. However, other. may do
what Mr. O'Brien has done.
Concerning this matter the SYRIA
cuse Catholic Sun says:
That the Catholic young men Of Ire
land should have opportunities equal
to their Protestant brothers, is true.
The Jews over in Russia make inces-
SAINT clamor because they are deprived
OF precisely such advantages as are
asked for by Catholic Ireland And
yet England encourages the Jews in
their struggle against the Russian
autocracy, while she deliberately re-
fuses to right similar wrong against
her own Irish Catholics. If the Mum
ster University is founded it will re-
ceive small support from official Eng
land
Still, it must have support, and we
incline to believe that much Of it's
financial strength eventually will come
from the United States. At low
estimate the Irish in America con-
tribute 100000 year to Irish causes
over sea. During tour Of three
brief months Douglas Hyde was able
to gather $54,400 for the Gaelic League.
Five years ago Dillon and Davitt OBJ
tanned s125,000 for the Parliamentary
fund. Within a month. T. p. O'Con-
nor harvested $13S,000 for the Irish
cause. Where is there any race so
generous as the Irish in America? It's
members may be crude-they may
lack some of those graces that are
gained by mingling in polite society
their anxiety to acquire the Dollar
may be too evident at times, but, after
all their faults are stated, still it re-
mains a fact that whenever called
upon by men authorized to speak they
pour out their dollars for Ireland as
generously as their ancestors poured
out their blood. What is it but their
very life-blood, after all? The man
who tolls to acquire wealth, gives so
much of his life to obtain it.
Then look at the vast sums gathered
in this land for the restoration of old
cathedrals, old churches, old abbeys
and such like, and for the building of
new ones. Where is there all Irish
church, or school, or convent, restored
during the last quarter Of a century
lItdL 1IlSu AHlcElCdll uOlldfS IldV6 1lOI
helped in it's resurrection? From this
one can see that if the university
question becomes dominant over sea
aid may be expected from this side
Of the water from race that, what
ever its faults or how glaring it's crud-
tiles, does not forget. If the Irish
Bishops approve Mr.. O'Brien's plan,
the Irish in the United States will
help. Money given to the cause of
Catholic education is not money
thrown away; and it were nobler to
give to such Irish cause than to other
causes that might be mentioned Irish
American Catholics bear many bur-
dens-the most bitter, perhaps, being
double payment for their schools; but
who can truthfully assert that they
ever fail to hear a cry from over sea?