Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-25
ROYAL COUNCIL MEETS
importation of Canadian Cattle
Discussed. So.
Special cablegram to ne Star.

Special cabegram TO Tie Star
DUBLIN. March pa meeting OF the
Council of the Royal Dublin Society had
Just been held In the council CHAMBER.
Leinster House. c. U. Townsend. ]. p.
vice president. In the chair. On the motion
OF Right Hon. Frederick Wrench, ]. r., a
resolution was adopted setting forth that
the letter drafted by the subcommittee APP
pointed BY the committee of agriculture in
relation TO the importation of Canadian
cattle be adopted as amended, and that it
be forwarded to the lord lieutenant with
a request that the views OF the society
may be laid before the minister of agri-
culture" letter was read from the GEN.
trail chamber of agriculture asking the
council to nominate representatives on a
deputation to wait on the president OF the
board of agriculture In London with re-
gard to the importation of live cattle from
abroad. Mr. Garden or the Right Hon.
Frederick Wrench appointed to at
tend.
There is considerable activity among
those interested in the introduction OF
Canadian cattle into Great Britain and
Ireland. The president OF the board or
agriculture has already received several
Populations from the Free Importation OF
Canadian Cattle Association, urging the re-
moval of all restrictions, and he has ar
ranged to receive several other Populations.
bill en-the subject has been introduced,
and the second reading will be taken on the
9Th of April 1t IS expected that the Irish
party Will oppose the entrance of these CO.
lonial stores with logged persistency, ex-
hausting all the weapons of procedure to
avert 1t. OF course the ground upon which
the battle will be fought is the obvious
danger which first led to the restrictions
that disease might be imported with the
cattle. On behalf OF the importation OF
Canadian cattle II Is claimed that matters
have improved Of late and that the animals
imported are of a much better quality. On
the other hand the opponents assert that
the possibilities of disease lurking In the
cattle still remain.
Will Ruin Irish Cattle Trade.
The more open of the opponents OF the
Importation Of Canadian cattle frankly as
sert that the invasion of the Canadian herd
will ruin the Irish cattle trade. and ruin
NEST effectively the small farmer, who mas
heretofore looked to the price of his two
or three store cattle to secure the money
for the payment of the rent. 1t is note
worthy that despite the restriction shutting
Canadian cattle out from competing IN
many of the markets prices of meat have
gone steadily down, and the contention is
that IL Canadian cattle are admitted and
the drops continue many more small farm
ers must be wiped out OF existence.
The Rev. Father O'Brien of Toledo, one
OF the most popular of Irish-American pas
tors who Is at present In Ireland. advises
home instead of emigrating to the new
world. There has been considerable DIS
cussion in ireland recently over the marked
emigration from England to the colonies III
general and to Canada in particular Father
OBrien warns the poorer people of Ireland,
telling them that some Of the American
cities are overcrowded and that relatively
and proportionately wages paid are no
greater In some sections OF the United
States than in Ireland itself He cites the
cases OF many Of the sweat shops IN many
OF the larger cities. and says that IL IL to
life OF this kind that 30 many OF tho
Irish emigrants go.
In the pastoral address to his people by
the Bishop Of Kildare and Leighlan on the
education question there passages
which are attracting the special attention
of Irish educa ttonalists and financial re-
formers. His lordship. in taking note or
the fact that the acceptance OF rate aid
by the Catholic school authorities IN Eng
land has been used to justify the demand
for the subsection of the schools in all the
particulars Of their administration to the
representatives of the rate payers. REMARKS
that the people of this country who are
practically all In favor Of religious In
structfon in the schools. would do well TO
pause before considering any proposal 20
requisition the rates for the purpose of as
sisting primary education They should be
thus careful in the interests, not alone or
religious instruction. but also of financial
Justice"
Full Amount for Educa ton.
In any case" says the bishop, cit viii
be extremely difficult to extract from tho
imperial treasury the full amount for edu-
cation to which the country is unquestion-
ably entitled on the basis OF population, not
to speak Of the poverty of the people. But
should the government be allowed to requi-
sition the rates for that purpose the task
Will become absolutely impossible" The
Bishop of Kildare and Leighan speaks on
this point with the authority~of one who
has personal knowledge of the difficulty
OF getting proper provision made by the
treasury for Irish primary education This
fact will be manifest in the single state-'
ment just sent out from London that this
year the English education vote is being
Increased by s2,5O0,000. the Scottish vote by
$4,000 and the Irish vote by $500.
Efforts are being made to induce the at
torney general for Ireland to see that any
mere perfunctory tinkering with the system
OF jury packing that characterizes the
legal administration In Ireland at present
is probably worse than useless. In answer
to question regarding the packing Of a
jury in Sligo, he said: II propose immedi-
ately to call the attention of all crown So
Hcitors In Ireland to the rule, originally
issued In 1894. that no person should be
directed to stand aside by reason of his
religious or political opinions and to i'm
press upon them the Importance of a strict
compliance with it, 1t is believed that the
rule has been in practice used as cover
for jury packing. OF course the crown So
licitor who had stood aside forty or fifty
jurors, all Catholics and nationalist. was
always ready to declare that not one or
them was ordered to stand aside on account
of his religious or political opinions. AS II
to emphasize the worthlessness of the rule,
the attorney general made the statement
that the crown solicitor responsible for the
amazing jury packing in Sligo had in
formed him that he did not inquire into the
religion or politics of the jurors, and did
not know and had no means of ascertain
ing. what their opinions on political re-
ligious matters were or now are. However,
the objection is made that he contriyed TO
turn every nationalist and Catholic out OK
the jury box.
What Mr.. Bodkin Said.
Mr.. Med. Bodkin has just been discussing
the homo rule mandate. Mr.. Lindsay Tai
bot Crosby places Numerically opposite
construction upon Mr. Bodkins writings to
that Interpretation given by Mr.. Stead On
the question of mandate Mr. Bodkin really
said.