Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-07
BREACH STILL WIDER
Irish Universities Bill Greatly Dis
liked by People.
MANY PROMISES UNFULFuLED
Growing Dissatisfaction with Meas
ure Of the Government.
ALL DENOMINATIONS OPPOSED
Wealth Of Pledges, but No Machinery
for Bringing Them About.
IRISH LANGUAGE IS sLIGHTED
North Cork Militia with Long List
of Atrocities 90 It's Credit
Has at Last Been
Disbanded.
IRISH LANGUAGE IS sI1GHTE1


lish government which has tried TO legislate
for ireland has met the fate which threat
ems the present administration in connec-
tior with its Irish universities bill. This
measure, which at first was hailed by all
classes as a solution of the educational
problem In ireland. is now universally con-
demned. and instead Of healing the sec
tartan breach It has only widened II. Its
fault Is one common 70 all English legis-
lation; the bill is a speclous and at first
sight an almost convincing attempt to
satisfy the demands Of Irish nationality,
without in reality granting any essential
reform. 1t lays down great principles. but
provides no adequate machinery for carry
ing them into practice.
told few weeks ago how the Irish
Roman Catholic hierarchy were in q state
of indecision about their attitude toward
the bill. They do not like 1t, but they
: cannot make up their minds whether or not
they ought to refuse It. The more they
consider II the less they like 1t. Now one
would have supposed that a bill that was
so distasteful to the Catholic bishops
would have pleased the Ulster Protestants.
but the general assembly of the Presbyter-
ian church has condemned the bill, lock,
stock and barrel. and has sent its moder-
ator to England to appeal to the English
nOnCOhIOfHllSIS 10 neAp XIII u. Inc lTlhu
Methodist church. which is entirely
ignored, has also condemned It. The truth
Is that the bill, which processes TO provide
distinctive universities for both Protestsnts
and Catholics, does nothing of the sort.
The proposed University Of Dublin, which
II was understood. would be as Roman
Catholic in atmosphere as Trinity Is AnGli-
can, viii be entirely nondescript as far al
religious influence is concerned. while the
proposed Belfast university will be ever
less under Presbyterian influence than IL
the present Queens college.
HELD for sien Feiners.
The Gaelic league and the Sim Feiners
who are not always the best Of friends
have Joined hands In common attack OF
the new universities bill because no provi
sion is made for the teaching OF the Irish
language They demand that irish should
be one Of tks'aobiisaaory subjects for ma.
triculation at the new universities. and that
after a period Of four or five years a GER
tain proportion Of the lectures at the uni
versities should be given in Irish. They
rightly point out that national univer
ssty in which the national language hal
no place is an educational absurdity.
Dublin does not take kindly to fnnova
tions. few weeks ago several motto
omnibuses OF the unwieldly type that cum
Der London's streets were introduced b
an English company and began to run Il
the Dublin streets amid the jeers of tn
jarvles From the first the Dublin publi
gave them the cold shoulder, and the com
pany IN despair tried sending the 'buse
to the theaters at closing time in the hop
OF picking up a load of homeward botin
playgoers. This was resented by the jar
vies az an invasion OF their territory an
he n MI 100 xIvhA
one OF the new buses drew up in front o
the Tivoli theater about i0:30 p. m. Ther
y was a line OF nearly forty cars on tn
rank. and every one Of the jarvies prOmptl
left his car and made rush for the bus
The chauffeur and conductor saw ther
coming and did not walt to argue. The
ron for their lives. but unfortunately tn
coaductor received blow on the head fror
a stone which necessitated treatment q
the hospital When It was all over tn
police appeared and demanded the in
, mediate removal of the motor bus as a
obstruction. No one present understood II
mechanism and the victorious jarvies too
their horses out of their cars and towe
it into a neighboring yard. where 1t r,
reposed until morning.
North Cork Militia Disbands.
The disbandment OF the North Cor
militia a few days ago closes the histor
Of one of the Oldest military organization
in Ireland, and one with the worst recoI
OF atrocities against the people OF Il
country. The North Cork distinguished 1
self especially in the insurrection OF 17s
when it's activities were devoted TO q
county Of Wexford The gallant militi
men spared neither women nor ehildre
and one of It's sergesnts In that rebelliC
Is still spoken OF in Wexford as Tom Il
DEVIL He invented the fiendish tortu
OF the pitch cap. which he applied persol
ally to many unfortunate prisoners. 1t col
sisted OF smearing the head of the victi
with pitch and setting It on fire 1t was
the North Cork militia that Lord Cor
walls. the Union lord lieutnsnt OF Irelan
said that our troops delighted in murder
and to who he applied the phrase III
ferocity Of the yeomanry militia" His d
fence. when he was charged with und'
leniency, was to point to the record OF Il
North Cork and declare that all he h'
done was to stop murder, the outrage
women. the burning OF houses with the
inmates. and reign Of rapine ard terrC
The Dublin law courts have just decid
an interesting case brought by Mrs Morr
the only lady member OF the Derry boa
of guardians TO assert what she terms h
rights. Mrs. Norris who takes her duu
very seriously. insited on paying surpri
visits 10 the workhouse innrmaTy AZ
hours OF the day and night The docto
and nurses complained 10 the board
guardians. saying that Mrs. Morris, VI
was not backward In her criticisms VII
she saw anything OF which she did not a
pirove. disturbed the patients and destroy
the discipline OF the institution. The boa
agreed with the doctors. and forbade MI
Morris 10 so TO the infirmary except
the regular visiting time for guardian
Mrs. Morris continued her unexpected VI
its and the doctors finally locked her o,
whereupon she broke a window and climb
In that way. Eventually all the windo'
Yere barred to keep her out. and she IN
ed for the enforcement OF her right
eater. The court. however. has decid
that she must obey the rules made by {
board u which she is member.
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