The Irish standard., 1909-05-01
IN PASSING

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The Chicago Inter Ocean says that
the time will come when both Canada
and Cuba will be parts of the United
States. ut is their manifest Destiny
exclaims the Windy City paper. Per-
haps it is, and if it is. we pity them.
The subjects of King Edward in
New South Wales are strongly OPP
posed to the action of the colonial
government in offering two new
Dreadnaughts to Great Britain. At a
public meeting, the Union Jack was
seized, torn to shreds and trod under
foot by an Infatuated populace.
The second national peace congress
will be held in Chicago the first week
in May. Some noted foreigners will
attend it. OF course, Andrew Carne-
gle will be present in behalf of Eng
land. While the delegates will be
passing peace resolutions. the great
powers will be busily preparing for
emergencies.
Rudyard Kipling, who is now in
Rome. thinks that Theodore Roose-
welt is making serious mistake in
taking his son Kermit with him into
the African jungle. He says that part
of Africa is no place for a boy, even
if he is a perfect type of young man
hood, and Kermit has a very fine
chance Of acquiring some sort of fever
from the effects of which he may
never entirely recover.
who spent several years in the Min
nesota state prison at Saltwater, is
now on the lecture platform in Okla
homa. He says that in delivering lee
lures he is not violating the condi-
lions of his parole issued by the board
of pardons in Minnesota, where he
was serving a life sentence for his
part in the famous Northfield bank
robbery.
A worlds fair will be held in Bos-
ton in 1920 to commemorate the 3O0th
anniversary of the landing Of the Pill
grin1s and the founding of New Eng
land. The descendants of the Pill
grims will find citizens Of all races
and creeds to join them in the cele-
bration. Such an event as the COM
ing of the Pilgrims to the New World
is worthy of commemoration by the
American people of all nationalities-
The 345th anniversary Of the birth
of William Shakespeare was celebrat-
ed at Stratford- on Avon the other day.
One Of the principal features of the
ceremonies was the unfurling Of for
ty-one national flags representing the
countries which especially admire the
bard. Whitelaw Reid, the American
Ambassador, unfurled the Stars and
Stripes. Mr.. Reid laid on the tomb
wreath sent by the Players club Of
New York.
Last Saturday in New York City,
Mr.. Peter F. Collier, the we'll known
book publisher, fell dead of apoplexy.
He was born in Ireland, nearly sixty
years ago and came to the United
States when boy, settling in Ctncin-
natl, where he was educated. He
amassed a great fortune in the sub
scription book business, being the
first to introduce the monthly INSTALL
ment plan of payments. About twelve
years ago he with his only son, Rob-
ert ]. Collier, started Golfers Week
ly, which has attained an enormous
circulation. His wife and son survive
him. Though Mr.. Collier was a Cath
Ollie, nobody would think so from his
Weekly or the character of some of
the books he published. Some time
ago he donated a lot Of his publica-
| tions to the Limerick public library.
In his London letter to the Chicago
Sunday Tribune, T. P. O'Connor, M,
p, says that Matthew Cummings is
in Ireland to create discussion and not
unity in the Irish ranks. "At first
he says, 1.-The purpose Of Cumming.
was unknown, and the 1rishmen's pro.
found love and gratitude to all Amer
leans induced hearty welcome ia
Cummings. When his denunciations
of the Irish party in speeches and con-
ventions in America were sent here,
mainly through Patrick Fords Irish