The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-08-07

Lord Charles Beresford admiral Of
the British navy. does not stand alone
in criticising the out of-d;,te condi-
ton Of the naval forces of Great
Britain in the event OK a clash with the
ravy of Germany, France or the United
States. Nine other admira!s indorse the
views of Lord Beresford. The quail
ity of the ships Of war. and not their
number, is what counts in sea battles
in modern days.
A Milwaukee correspondent who has
The itch for writing, and whose organ
Of self-esteem is abnormally developed
in his Uranium, made the mistake Of
his life when he brought the editor
IT the Chicago Citizen to task for some
remarks in that paper on France
Fastening to Ruin" The Milwaukee
critic ran against buzz-saw when he
drew fire from John P. Sutton. He
will be more careful next time.
Or. Ryan Devereaux, Of New York.
his wife and seven children, ranging
in age from one to ten years. were re-
Gently granted an audience with Pope
Leo x. When the family was present
ed to the Pope. they knelt round him
and he blessed them all. He then gave
each member of the family, including
the baby a small medal as a souvenir
of the occasion. They left Rome as
happy as any Catholic family could
feel. DR.. Devereaux is an ex-surgeon
in the United States navy.
They say that Premier BRAND of
France has Irish blood in his viens,
and that the name originally was
Brian rr o'Brien. \ gran'l-nephew Of
Chateaubriand. author Of the Genius
Of Christianity" declares that the
famous writer was Of Irish origin, the
name meaning the castle" Of Brian"
IN English. The NV premier is a
socialist but a man Of brilliant at
tainment and an orator Of considerable
power. He is anti-clerical and has in
fdel ideas on religion.
It is said by Secretary Nugent in his
report that the Board of Erin has $40
divisions spread throughout England.
Ireland and Scotland, the United
States. Australia and South Africa and
bership of about 100000. He claims
that several divisions of tire A. o. H.
in America have enrolled themselves
under the Board Of Erin and that the
first has been Div. No. 270, New York.
The strongest division in Philadelphia
is also said to have Joined the parent
body. These statements are contradict
ed by the organs of President Cum
rcings.
At his audience with the Pope. Bishop
Duhig, Of Northampton, Australia,
who is said to be the youngest bishop
in the world. said he was very proud
Of being an 1rishman. TIL: Pope re-
piled: Il am we'll aware OF the per-
petual fidelity of the Irish people to
the See Of Peter And we'll know the
great share which they have had in
building up the Catholic Church both
in Australia and the United States Of
America. This great fidelity and mis-
sionary zeal Of the Irish race I feel
most anxious to acknowledge" Bishop
Duhig is a native of Limerick He will
visit Ireland and the United States be-
fore returning to Australia.
Annie Besant, the high rriestess Of
theosophy. has arrived in New York
from England to explain her religious
cult to the American people. She says
that Christ is coming again to teach
a new civilization, but she will not fix
the time Of his coming. "Tjll he come
in the next fifty years ?" asked long
haired man. II must not say" re-
piled Annie, ''the date depends on &C.
cult forces" why, millions Of years
ago." she said, people could n.y." A
good thing If Annie was provided with
wings to fly back to England, and
leave the religion Of the future for ex-
President Eliot of Harvard to prornul-
gate The American people are too
practical and too hard-headed to take
any stock in Annie Besant's theosophi-,
cal vaporings.
1t is with regret that the Catholics
Of the country have learned that Arch
bishop Keane of Dubuque is in poor
health and that his days are drawing
to a close. The noted prc'ate is not
yet 70 years old, being born at Bal
lyshannon, County Donegal, Ireland,
on Sept. ~. 1889: He cane with his