New-York tribune., 1908-09-15
LIBERALS ATTACKED
Political Efeet of Premiers Actton
ToScard Catholics.

Tondon Sent I4-Premier Asquith's action In
preventing the ceremony of carrying the Host IN
yesterdays procession is still the SUBJECT oi gen.
eral discussion chiefly in relation to It's pohtcai
-rcc, This evenings newspapers are practlcaIy
unanimous in saying that a modlhca,on III Tue
plans for the procession was not necessary ana
low that attention has been drawn TO IL they say
that the law which was evoked should be repeated
on the ground that The Pail Mail 1aze'te
puts it. English Professionalism Is able to protect
itself without resort to rusty weapons from the
medieval arrnory.'
Those papers which think that the Premier was
we'll advised in stopping the carrying OF the HOST
in the procession. the ground that II might nave
caused serious trouble criticse his delay in not
acting until the last moment, and also his eHort
TO induce Archbishop Bourne to act without making
his action public.
Lord Edmund Talbot has already announced his
intention of raising the question in Parliament and
other Catholic peers and members of the House OF
Commons will move for the repeal Of the law and
also for the elimination from the soveregn's oath
of the declaration against Catholicism
At Newcastle where by-election campaign is
going on for the seat of the late Thomas Cairns,
the governments decision is believed likely to
cause Catholics. of whom there many in the
constituency, to vote against the Liberals
Among the English priests the decision overshad-
owed their qualification the freedom allowed
them during the week. The Irish priests were more
reticent but it is learned that they hope fer
strong political action by the Natonalists 1t Will
be interesting whether the action OF premier
Asquith will affect the support which John Red-
rnond has heretofore given to the Liberals
Cardinal Nannutelli. before his departure Tor
arundel Castle. said that the action Of the Pre-
mier had aided the Catholic cause as IL eNohe'
sympathy. He greatly gratified with the tone
O. the London papers
Most cf the prelates and clergy who came TO Lon
don to attend Eucharstic Congress left the CITY
this morning The early Channel steamers TOOK
more than three hundred. including Cardlnal Mer-
cicr Archbishop of Malines, and Cardinal ferratl
Archbishop of Milan. who are going to the CoEu-
nent A large number of delegates went oy ua'h
to Canterbury. where they visited Canterbury "a
thedral the Monastery OF ST. Augustine anu lie
Church OF St Martin. which is believed to be lhe
oldest Christian church in England Anothef parry,
including the Papal Degate Cardinal NlhcehZo an
n,telIi and Cardinal Gibbons, went to Aruhuel Ca'
tIe the seat of the Duke of Norfolk, Whefe tieS
were the guests of the duke at a house party y
which al! the dignitaries attending the cong eSs
we're invited. Cardinal Gibbons VIII leave AIuhue
Castle tomorrow for Ireland. He VIII nrSt 'toi'
friends at Wexford, and afterward VIII De ''ie
s,,est of the Right Rev Francis j. MacooiliiaoN,
Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh. Ihe Caroiidi
will sail on the Cunard Line steamer Carola'
which will leave Queenstown on october LOT Ne"
York