The Irish standard., 1909-03-20
IN PASSING


Speaker Cannon was reelected last
Monday but encountered strong op-
position from Democrats and indie
pendent Republicans.
Lord Chief Justice O'Brien was re-
Gently presented with white gloves in
County Wicklow anu had nothing to.
Go but discharge the grand jury.
Mayor D. w. Lawler, of st. Paul,
was the orator on st. Patrick's Day
IN Chicago. He is one of the most
eloquent speakers in the West and
| is right at home on the Irish question.
In his inaugural address, Presi lent
Taft invoked ''the considerable SYM
pathy and support Of my fellow-citi-
2ens and the aid of Almighty God in
the discharge of my responsible
duties"
The United Irish Societies of San
Francisco have boycctted the Exam
liner of that city for insults to their
faith and nationality. No daily news
PAPER can afford to antagonize any
.ace or creed in this country.
"Short Answers to Common Obiec-
tions Against Religion" is the title of
little book of Els pages published
Ey the International Catholic Truth
Society of Brooklyn, N. Y. 1t is edited
by Rev. DR.. Lambert editor of the
Freemans Journal, and that is suf-
fcient evidence of the value of the
work. The retail price is Is cents a
copy and the wholesale price $3.50 a
hundred.
John G. SAKE, the American
poet. shows the composite character
Of the American Aristocracy'' as fol-
lows:
English and Irish, French and Spanish,
Germans, Italians. Dutch, and Danish,
Crossing their veins until they vanish
In one conglomeration!
So subtle tangle of blood, indeed,
No heraldry Harvey will ever succeed
In finding the circulation.
Prof. Beach, of the University of
Minnesota, does not believe in immor-
tally. He is entitled to his belief or
re belief. but he ought to attend to
his English literature and let theo-
logical questions alone. Father Fyrne's
interview, published elsewhere, shows
that there are other poets greater than
Shelley who believed in the immortal
!ty of the soul. correspondent Of the
Standard also pays his compliments
TO the disciple Of Shelley.
Premier Asquith says of the condi-
ton Of Ireland: IF you take Ireland
as whole, it is country in which
respect for the law is more widely
spread and disobedience to the ordi-
larry law is more rare occurrence
than in any part Of the Kings domin-
ions.'' Earl Percy is Of a contrary
opinion and says that outside of the
Orange section, the Green Isle IL in a
doplorable state of disorder. Either
Of them is woefully mistaken.
Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs. Harrison,
widows Of the late Presidents, have
been given franks by an act of Con-
gress which provides that "all mail
matter sent by Frances E. Cleveland,
| widow of the late Grover Cleveland,
under her written signature, and by
| Mary Lord Harrison, widow of the latc
Benjamin Harrison, under her written
autograph signature, will be convey
ell free of postage during the natural
| life of each respectively"
| Rather than prosecute Joseph Pulitz
er and Delevan Smith, the newspaper
lroprietors, on the charge of libel
against the government, U. S. District
Attorney Heating Of Indianapolis, has
thrown up his job. He says in his
letter of resignation: AS to the guilt
or innocence of the defendants on the
question of libel I do not attempt to
say. If guilty they should be prosecut-
ed, but properly indicted and prosecut-
ed in the right place, viz. at their
homes. believe the principle involved
is a dangerous one, striking at the
very foundation of our form Of rovern-
ment.
The Minneapolis journal does not
approve of the revival and cultlvatio,
Of the native language Of Ireland in
ITS own educational institutions. And
why? Because it would be "separ-