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The Irish standard., 1907-03-02

paralyzed. So long as the men. who
arc elected by the peopIe to speak for
them and represent them In the franz
ing Of laws for the preservation Of or
der and decency in society, say we
shall have prize fighting, gambling
halls. wide open saloons, day and
night, Sunday and Monday the influ-
ence Of the Christian pulpit can reach
those only who listen to its voice. Ev-
cry sane man who knows something
Of the past history Of our race and
has at heart the moral and physical
health of the people will admit to
himself and speak it from the house
tops that the church and the legisla-
ture must work together and stand to-
gether-unite even-for the protection
of the state and the preservation of
the people. Without this union or UNI
derstanding there can be no discipline,
no order and without order there is
lawlessness. And the fruit of lawless-
ness are the Whites, the Browns, the
Thaws and the whole wretched gang
of murderers. seducers ana adultGr-
ers.
The Irish standard., 1907-03-02

The Ancient Order of Hibernians
and the National German Alliance have
formed themselves into an organization
for the protection and promotion of
the Irish and German interests in the
United States, says the Chicago New
World. The significance Of this unex-
pected move may be Judged from tho
fact that the combined membership Of
both societies amounts to 100000. A
compact such as this between the two
most influential racial bodies in the
United States cannot fail to be of i'm
mense service both to the one and to
the other. OF especial interest to
Irishmen is the mutual agreement Ito
oppose any alliance of any foreign
power on the part Of the government
Of the United States.'' Mr.. Bryce, the
ex-Secretary Of Ireland, has been sent
as ambassador to Washington Tor the
express purpose of bringing about such
an alliance between Great Britain and
the United States. That is his mission
to Washington, as understood by his
English masters. If England's efforts
have so far been unsuccessful it IL
due almost entirely to the determined
hostility Of the Irish and Irish-Ameri-
can element. That Mr.. Bryce will re-
turn empty handed like his predeces-
sors is now practically assured. May
the combination so auspiciously iuaug-
urated extend to every Irish and every
German society without exception! The
more thorough the union is made, the
moro potent will be it's influence.
The Irish standard., 1907-03-02

We believe NJ. Henri des Houx, the
leader Of the Vilatte faction in Paris,
claims to be Catholic, but the sort Of
one he really is may be inferred from
the fact that he has challenged a.
deputy, NJ. Pugliesi, to fight Il duel,
says the Catholic Standard and Times.
The quarrel arose over a disturbance
that arose in the church where Vilatte
was holding 81 sacrilcgious service. If
NJ. des Houx be Catholic, he must be
aware that the church forbids duelling,
under penalty of excomlnunication.
But his association with the impostor
Nilatte settles the question of his
orthodoxy. To have this odd partner
ship eliminating in the fighting Of one
Of those farcical performances called
in France duels is fitting climax to a
chapter of what we may call ecclesias-
tical tomfoolery.
The Irish standard., 1907-03-02

Now it is reported that Senator
Blackburn of Kentucky, who failed of
reelection to the United States senate.
is about to be rewarded by President
Roosevelt with an appointment on the
Panama Canal Commission. There is
reason for suspicion that this appoint
ment, if it is made, will be by way of
compensation for what Blackburn did
for the President in the trouble arising
over the discharge Of the colored
troops. 1t is becoming quite the FASH
ion in recent years for Democratic
Senators in tho South, who have out
lived their usefulness. and who fail of
reelection, to get appointments from
Republican Presidents. Senator Nc
Laurin Of South Carolina received an
appointment at the hands of President
Mckinley, and Senator Cockrell OF Mis-
souri, WAS provided for by President
Roosevelt. Ii Senator Blackburn has
any qualifications for tho Panama
Canal Commission no one knows any
thing about them.
The Irish standard., 1907-03-02
CATHOLICS CANNOT BE SOCIAL
lists.

There are some Catholics who pro-
fcss to be Socialists. Either they arc
not Catholics or else they arc not
Socialists. 1t is intellectually i,npos-
sibe for one to be a Catholic and Il
Socialist. Those Catholics who are
friendly to Socialism arc wont to be-
come irritatcd at the attitude of the
Church toward Socialism. They think
they know morc about Socialism than
the Church does. Some of them cx-
press themselves as dissatisfied With
what they arc pleased to call the
Clnrch's interference with political
questions. Tho attitude OF the Church
towards Socialism,. particularly Of tho
revolutionary kind, is due to the fact
that Socialism is at war not only with
every political state but is opposed to
lln very constitution Of society. Tho
Church recognizes tho individual, en-
courages and protects tho home and
teaches it's adherents to obey the laws
of the civil state Of which they are
citizens. Socialism opposes not only
one government, but every govern
lnent. II opposes society: it opposes
the home. Socialism aims to deal, not
with individuals, but with community,
and has us it's final object the enroll
lncnt of all the people or the world
in one cooperative community. It is
at war with all authority, and for that
reason, if no other, the Catholic church
opposes it.
That Socialists understand that the
Catholic Church is the greatest OBJ
stacle in the way of the growth Of So
cialism is shown by their attitude to-
ward the Church. From every coun-
try in the world Socialistic societies
have sent words of congratulation to
attitude toward the Church. Socialist
societies have paraded the streets of
Rome shouting words OF encourage
lnent to those whom they call their
brethren in France and offering threats
and insults to the Vatican. From
Barcelona, Spain, comes the report
that thousands Of Socialists paraded
the streets Of that city short time
ago shouting their sympathy with the
French prosecutors of the Church.
From every Socialistic headquarters
the message has been the same. How
do the so-called Catholic Socialists ac-
count for this attitude?
| At times, of course, the demands of
Catholics and Socialists appear to run
in the same line. Political exigencies
in different countries sometimes make
The Irish standard., 1907-03-02

or every wealthy man. He pleads for
Il democracy where every man shall
have an equal opportunity. but he de-
MES that all men are equally talented
equally far-sighted equally industri-
Gus, and consequently he denies that
men are entitled to equal possession Of
wealth or an equal Industrial reward
AS long as men are different by nature
ana by habit, society cannot be with
out its rich and its poor. The Arch
bishops observations are of peculiar
value at a time when men are at
tempting to regulate and equalize
everything by law. The political power
which vests in the individual is like
ly, as the Archbishop points out, to
destroy the civil liberty, to establish
which the Constitution Of, the United
States was framed. Men. by using the
power that they have to elect repre-
sentatives to the. legislatures and to
the Congress, are attempting to so
abridge the liberties of the individual
that they are unconsciously Destroy
ing the political power which they
possess. We need not moral laws. but
a better observation of law. We need
not more laws to direct the actions
Of the individual, but a freer exercise
of individual action under the law.
Men cannot be made rich by legisla-
ton. They can, however, become rich
i'll violation of law. Men cannot be
made good by legislation. They can
be punished under laws that are al
ready ample for the protection Of all.
If our legislators could only realize
that what we need is not more law
but a stricter observance Of law, it
would be better for all concerned.
The Irish standard., 1907-03-02

Alas, alas! the country is going
over to Rome entirely. says the Cath
olic Columbian. Here is a case Of sep
arating the sheep and the goats
which will cause much braying and
butting: Chicago. Feb. 14.-Thc
ETrans-Continental Passenger Assocl-
alton at its meeting just closed here
decided to refuse free or reduced
transportation to officers and agents
s$of the Womans Christian Temperance
Union. the Young Mems Christian
Association, the Young Womens
Christian Temperance Association and
kindred societies and also to theolog-
$ical students and to curtail Salvation
Army transportation. Free or reduced
transportation will, however, be issued
y to nuns. sisters of charity and broth
ssrs Of religious orders" Corporations
may have no souls, but they have fine
eyes-they can spot the real and the
I shaSn every time.
The Irish standard., 1907-03-02

Looking over file of old newspapers
the other day u we'll known mission
ary priest found the following item
in the Cincinnati Catholic Telegraph
Of December IS, 1919: The Observa-
teur Beige shows that since the year
1889 all the revolutions in France have
been effected under Popes bearing the
name Of Plus. Louis NVI was de-
throned and decapittted under Piltb
vi; the Directory was overthrown un-
der Plus vi; Napoleon fell under Plus
VII; Charles Y was dethrOneu and
driven into hopeless exile under Plus
VIII and, finally. Louis Philippe was
deposed and banished uncer Plus IN.
Some may suppose that the world will
come to an end under Plus n
The Irish standard., 1907-03-02

the cause Of one the cause Of the
tho Catholics and the Socialists were
lined up together in opposing the COL
onial projects Of the German emperor.
but there Is no more natural connec-
tion between the German Catholics and
the German Socialist than there 10 be-
tween the Catholic peasant of Breton
and the Jewish Socialist Of Paris.
They stand for q different organization
of society. The Socialistic state would
religion could have no stand. 1t is not
strange that the able leaders Of So
cialism have directed their hardest
blows aginst the Catholic Church.
They have realized what wonderful
power in support of society and organ
lied government the Catholic Church
is. The Socialist leaders Of other times
have realized that it is necessary to
drive the religion of Jesus Christ from
the hearts of men before the Socialistic
state can be established. Clemenceau
in France today is attempting to do
what Karl Marx preached before him.
They know that it is not only neces-
sary to sever all connection between
Church and State, but that it is neces-
sary to destroy the Christian belief.
The leaders of Socialism are intelii-
gent. They know the real object OF
the struggle that is now going OH in
France and this accounts for the uni
versal expression Of sympathy from
the Socialstic camps. If those who
profess to be Catholic and also profess
adherence to Socialistic principles
were as intelligent as tile leaders of
the Socialistic movement, they would
cease at once to call themselves Cath
olic Socialists. Socialistic principles
cannot exist whore the Catholic re-
ligion prevails Because the Catholic
Church could not exist in a Socialistic
state is sufficient reason for believing
that the Socialistic state will never
exist.
The Irish standard., 1907-03-02
Lord RussslPs Confession.

A story is being told of a pickpockst
who, when accused Of theft, was
touched on hearing that the watch
purloined had belonged to his victims
mother, and caused it to be restored.
If we are all arrested when appear
ances are against us, says the London
Evening Standard, many would risk
being charged with pocketpickins.
Lord Russell of Killowen certainly
would not have escaped-did not, in
fact. AS a young man he went to a
theater, where he was wedged in the
crowded pit, to hear cry raised, "My
watch is gone!" The man who COM
planned declared that the thief wan
Russell or one of two men between
whom he was standing. Russell sux-
gested that they should all 90 to the
box Office to be searched. As he led
the way it occurred to him that II the
man behind were guilty he would try
to thrust the watch into his .(Rus-
tSSAASsS ~ AlS NA0V SAS lol4S VI
his coat tightly about him. To his
horror he felt that the watch was al
ready there!
Luckily, as they approached the box
Office, a detective recognised tho man
behind Russell as an old thief, and
took him into custody. The other two
received apologies and were permitted
to depart. But that watch burned in
Russell's pocket. He could not let an
innocent man suffer. He walked slow
ly back to the otilce and confessed that
although he was not the thief he
really had the watch. He put his hand
into his pocket to produce tho hateful
thing. and drew out-a forgotten
snuffbox. ~
The Irish standard., 1907-03-02

Tho long fight made in tho United
States Senate against Senator Smoot
has ended. Signatures running up into
the millions were secured TO petitions
to eject the Senator from the Senate.
Now it appears that Smoot comes
through the investigation without ::
single charge being sustained against
him. In fact, it appears that he is
an unusually upright citizen: that lie
does not practice poliganly nor even
believe in it. 1t seems that some OF
the valuable time wasted in the Slnuot
Investigation might have been more
profltably directed to an investigation
of some of the other Senators, not
from the state of Utah.
The Irish standard., 1907-03-02

was reared in California. He was
graduated from the Santa Clara Jesuit
College with the degree Of A. y. in
1852, a. NJ. in 1863. and received the
degree Of Phi. D. in 1903 FIe was
graduated from Yale law school an
LII. D. in 1865. After his admission
to the California bar in 1866. he prac-
ticed law in San Jose until 1883, and
since then in San Francisco. He was
elected district attorney of Santa Clara
county in 1865. He was chosen regent
Of the University Of California in 1885
and delegate at large to the Demo-
cratic national convention in st. Louis
In 1904. He is IL Catholic, and the
author Of speeches and Addresses, y
published in 1901. He is known us
Napoleon Delmas from his resem-
blance to the great Emperor.
The Irish standard., 1907-03-02

A republican member Of the Nebras-
ka legislature deserves the medal as
the most consistent standpatter. He
voted against tho adoption OF a reso-
luton asking congress to take the duty
off of lumber and steel, saying thai
while he favored removing the duty
on lumber he did not want the duty
removed from steel. And his lumber
costs him twenty times what his steel
costs him every year, says the Com
1noner.
The Irish standard., 1907-03-02

After an obscurity of twenty years
or more Denis Kearney, of anti-Chi-
nese sandlot memory, steps into the
breach again long enugh to proclaim
that "tfe Japanese are the yellow per-
ill.," He further says: They're es-
tablishing tailor shops, shoemaker
shops, laundries, restaurants, and ev-
erything else. They're becoming gard
eners and doing all kinds Of work
which our own children and our own
people ought to be compelled to do.
They're leasing land all over the state
and raising products on it to compete
with our own farmers at a cheaper
rate. They're worn1ing their way into
every work. BY and by there'll be
million Of them here, because this is
the finest place in the known world to
live, Now, 100000 Japanese would
be a menace to the peace OF these
states. They'll fight. We know that.
The Russo>Japanese war shows it.
They are a fighting nation, and they
are fighters by nature. They mean
to win by hook or crook" It's no idle
alarm that Mr.. Kearney 10 thus sound
ing. as future dealings with the willy
jap will more clearly show.
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The Irish standard., 1907-03-02

President Eliot of Harvard would
segregate the negro students in his
university, IL they We're numerous
enough, says the Boston Pilot. He
would also maintain separate public
schools Tor the two races in Boston,
if the negro population were larger.
Bishop Lawrence protestant Episco-
paD says it is only 10000, and that the
attitude OF the whites to the negroes
is changing as the latter increase. This
In the city Of Wendell Phillips and
William Lloyd Garrison! Was it not
President Eliot who declared that de-
spite legislative inroads on Boston's
independence. our city had not yet
achieved a reputable city government
that it had deteriorated unspeakably
from the days when his father and his
uncle held the office of chief n1agis-
trate? Yet, two days before President
Eliot spoke for negro segregation, the
present mayor of Boston appointed Il
negro-Edward Everett Brownie the
office Of assistant health commissioner,
a place in which his associates and the
citizens benet1ting by his labors will
be most numerously white. Mayor
Fitzgerald would not segregate the ne
groes, nor deprive them of representa-
tion in the municipal offices. Who,
then, is keeping up the spirit which has
made the name of Boston the very
synonym Of good Anericanislnc
The Irish standard., 1907-03-02

Every day adds to the number Of
lives sacrificed on rail and water to the
mad struggle to earn dividends. The
number of lives lost in railroad and
steamship wrecks in the last six
months is simply appalling. The record
Of American railroads, when compared
with that of other countries, is Moth
ing less than criminal. From several
different quarters statistics have been
gathered which show that the railways
OF the United States are in class by
themselves. The bad record of the
American railways can be accounted
for on no other basis than that the
earning Of dividends is considered of
moro Importance than the saving Of
human life. The railroad arrangements
find it cheaper to run the risk of
wrecks than to install safety appliances
and other regulations. So long as the
liability Of railroads for the death of
passengers is limited TO $4,000, with
no criminal liability attached. railroads
will continue to take the chances of
wrecks instead of, providing adequate
means for transportation and safety
appliances for the prevention OF So
called accidents.
The Irish standard., 1907-03-02

The real friends Of Home Rule in
the British Cabinet. among whom we
are pleased to mention the Premier
Sir Henry Campbell l-Bannerman and
John Morley. will have serious trou-
BILE Of fulfilling their promises for
!9sA Hams Rule. Many Of tie Liberal
The Irish standard., 1907-03-02

Postmaster John Sheehy OF Mont
xolnery, this state, who has many
Democratic symptoms, Was recently
re-appointed to that position Mr.
Shsehy thus enters upon his fourth
term in the service of Uncle Sam.
The Irish standard., 1907-03-02

Recent forcible protests made here
and in Brooklyn against the vile trav-
esty known as the "stage Irishman"
are further warnings to managers that
such insults to a large portion of their
audiences will no longer be tolerated.
says the n. Y. 1rish-American. 1t
is not likely they will remain blind to
their interests in this direction. SINH
lar drastic methods. it seems, have had
to be adopted recently in Dublin, where
at the Abbey National theater play
by one Synze entitled 'The Playboy Of
the Western World,'' had to be hustled
through under police protection. 1t was
a calumny on Irish life and character
plainly not accidental. Old ISLANDERS are
raked UP to justify the production.
which the author declares is founded
on fact. He INDUCES in some of that
foolish jargon about art for arts sake.
but it is not easy to discover the artis-
tic delight inspired by the thought of
the glorifcation of foul-mouthed par
ricide by a gang Of female Yahoos.
From whatever point it be regarded
the piece Is sordid, sIanderous and re-
pulsive, and the Dublin people prompt
ly hooted it down and out.
The Irish standard., 1907-03-02

Dolphin Michael Delmas, so promi-
snent in the public eye at present, as
the leading attorney for Harry X.
Thaw, is a Frenchman by birth, but