Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-06-28
CATHOLICS IN ARMS
1rishmen in England Resent Attitude
Of the Clergy.
JEALOUS OF POLITICAL RIGHTS
Ordered to Vote for Anti-Home Rule
Candidate.
MANCHESTER RIsHMEN REBEL
United Irish League Takes Stand at
Recent Meeting.
DOOM OF THE WAKE IS SOUNDED
Biakop of KiIIaIIOe says DisEraceful
Orgies Must Cease - Trav-
cling Tinker to BE
Abolished.
DOOM OF THE WAKE IS SOUNDED

ferences have arisen I'm England between
the English Roman Catholic clergy and the
Irish party which threaten II they are not
settled to weaker and divide the Irish vote
in many British constituencies. A firm
stand against clerical interference in mat
ters that are purely political has been
taken by the United Irish league Of Great
Britain and all patriotic Irshmenfare hop !
ing that the clergymen will see the strength |
and justice Of this position ard yield grace
fully.
The trouble arose over the recent bye |
elections at Manchester and Dundee, when |
the Irish political leaders advised the Irish |
voters in these constituencies to support the |
liberal candidate, who was pledged to home |
rule, while the English Catholic bishops |
advised their parishiorers who were largely !
the same Irish voters to support he Tory |
candidate because he was pledged against
any interference with the clerical. control
of the Catholic and Anglican school. All
attempts at compromise failed and in both
constituencies the vote was hopelessly di-
vided
The fact Is that the English Roman Cath
olics, instead Of sympathizing, as one would
expect them to do with the aspirations of
their eo-rellgionists In Ireland, have always
be n the most bgoted unionists and enemies
OF the Irish cause. They are Tories TO a
man and they seem ready to swallow all
the libels on Ireland and their religion,
which are spread broadcast by the rapidly
dwindling carrion crow brigade from the
small orange corner Of Ulste.
Notice to EnEIish Bishops.
Their control however. over the Irish
Catholics In England seems TO be at
end, At the recent convention OF the United
Irish league OF Great Britain Councillor d.
English bishops on behalf of the Irish Ca'h-
olics of Manchester that while they were
prepared TO follow the clergy in all matters
Of faith and morals they declined to be
guided by them IN political affairs So far
no expression OF opinion has been given
on the situation by any Of the Irish bish-
ops or clergy and perhaps II is not fair to
Expect any. IRE situation is an embar-
raising one for them, as, Of course, they
are nationalists TO man.
Z" The famous Irish institutions, the wake
and the travelling tinker. are threatened
with extinction. the first By a bishop and
the latter by the police. The bishop Of
Sillaloe,,has issued 20 his diocese letter
denouncing in strong terms the "scandalous
orgies which sometimes take place at
wakes and practically ordering their abo-
ition. He directs that In future when It
comes TO the ki.~wledge OF the parish
priest that drink was distributed at wake
he shall not be allowed to attend the fu-
neral or TO read the service for the dead.
He will also be forbidden to offer up mass
for the deceased or to ask for the prayers
of the faithful for his soul. Parishioners
win In future be obliged to bring the
bodies OF their dead to the church the day
before the funeral so that there will be no
opportunity for the orgies which have so
often disgraced the last night OF the wake.
II could never understand" says the
bishop "how our Irish people could carry
on such reprehensible practices, involving
insult to the dead and degradation to them
selves"
The Travelling mixer.
Against the travelling tinker a crusade
has been undertaken by the police. The
travelling tinker is like the gypsy in his love
Of wandering, but his manner OF wander
ing is even less comfortable than the ayp-
sizes. Usually he is the possessor OF a ram.
shaekle cart decrepid monkey, anything
up to a dozen children and a wife With
this outfit he travels the country. sleep
ing in the fields or by the roadside with
hts family and. It is alleged, feeding hi.
family by raiding the farmers hen roost,
ana turnip fields There have been case,
Of highway robbery, too, traced to the trav
cling tinker but the stronget indictmen
against him is the evil influence of hi
manner Of life on his children. who ar,
treined TO beg and often to steal. In add
ton to which they very often suffer ply
sically from exposure. Orders have beer
Issued to the country police to arrest then
at sight under the vagrancy act, and L
do AL in their power to drive the tinke
of the roads
Another Irish institution which has beei
threatened, but which like many threat
ened things lives long. is cock-fighting
The police do their best 10 suppress IT. bu
in spite Of all their efforts the big main
are always pulled OFF, without any hitch
Cock Fighting Doomed.
The last event Of this kind occurred
few days ago on one Of the Islands In Loucl
Erne. II inter-county main be
tween the champion bird OF counties Cavan
Monaghan and Fermanagh. The principal
and the spectators assembled on the bank
of the Lough and carefully collected ever
boat within several miles They then rowe
out to the island and fastened and locke
the boats so that when the police arrive
on the banks OF the Lough they found n
means OF reaching the island where sew
eral thousand spectators were enjoyin
the sport Finally a police sergeant swar
Ills teeth and succeeded IN cutting the chat
out 20 the island with a pair OF pliers 4
his teeth and succeeded in outtins IN
chain OF one OF the boats unobserved. an
getting II across 10 the mainland Half
dozen policemen started for the island A
this boat. but when they were half wa
across they were noticed and half a doze
bosts Put out to meet them The polio
beat was overturned and the constable
had TO swim for It. but they landed o
the island and broke up the main Tn
eock-nShters' however, seized all the boat
again AID leaving the police on the ISLAM
WVanOther island. paar
where they finished the main In comfort
The shortage Of meat in America is max
Ing itself felt In Ireland and Il Is year
since there has been such boom as IN