The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-06-12
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Union, says OF Il. ID. O'Br1en OF St
Paul: ''Mr. O'Brien is an exceeding
ly able attorney and is exceptionally
we'll qualified for the position on the
supreme court bench.' Very hand
some Of Bob-after the strong opposi-
ton of the O'Briens when Republican
candidate for governor against john
son.
The Irish who return to The Emerald
Isle next year under the tutelage of
Mr.. Kilkenny. of Washington, D. c.,
should bear in mind when purchasing
blackthorn sticks for their friends in
this country that plain sticks will be
admitted free of duty, while finished
sticks with ferrules will be charged 40
per cent advaloren1. That is joker in
the tariff schedules worth remember
ing.
William M. Laffan, who controls and
directs the policy of the N. Y. Sun.
(which shines for all'' plutocrats, is
a native of Tipperary and journalist
of high standing. The late Charles
A. Dana recognized his great ability
and employed him as art critic. He
has now the controlling interest in
the Sun. Mr.. Laffan is said to have
considerable regard for the land Of
his birth, though no evidence of it is
seen in his journal. the editorial writ
ers of which appear to be Cockneys.
In reply to a writer In the N. Y.
Sun, who said he saw no foreigners
except a few Germans in the Mem
orial Day parade John McGoldrick
says: The statistician of the War
Department tells us that out of the
100000 men who enlisted in the Union
Army 100000 soldiers were of foreign
birth. Germany furnished 175.0o0; Ire
land, 10000; England, $4,000; British
America, $4,000; other countries. 49,.
900. From this it is evident that the
foreigners were there, as were tens
and of Ireland.
The friends and admirers of the
late James Jeffrey Roche, who sue
ceeded John Boyle O'Reilly as editor
of the Boston Pilot, have erected a
memorial slab over his grave in Holy
hood Cemetery. Brookline, Mass. Mr..
Roche resigned the editorship Of the
Pilot to accept from Roosevelt con-
sulship at Genoa. as his health was i'm
paired from incessant literary labors.
He was later consul at Berne, Switz-
erland, where he died in April, 1908.
He is the author of the Life Of John
Boyle O'Reilly," whom he loved as a
brother.
DR.. David ]. Burrell we'll known in
Minneapolis in the early eos as pas
tor of a Presbyterian church and An
"anti- Romanist," is now in New York
as minister of the Dutch Reformed
Church, having dropped the religion
of John Knox for a larger salary. OF
course, DR.: Burrell keeps in the pub
lie eye. He is now attacking the new
theology" and hits hard, at "the En-
manuel movement" which he calls
"only a weak dilution Of Christian
Science with more snide in it to the
square inch than Christian Science
ITSELF" No one should take DR.. Bur
rell seriously. He is a sectarian turn
coat for revenue only.
The Dublin Freeman's Journal says
that the authorities of the Abbey
Theatre are going to present in Lon
don 1.-THE Playboy of the Western
World" by the late J. M. Synge. The
Freeman's comment is as follows: This
is regrettable. If the play were y
Clever play LleTc might DC SOHlcLIlltlS
not much, but something to be said
for its re-enactment. But it has not
the redeeming feature of being clever
play. 1t is worthless as drama,
wretched in construction, flimsy in
characterization, embarrassing in dia-
logue, devoid of dramatic situation, and
wholly absurd. In addition, 1t is scam
dalously libelous of the Irish peas
antry, and essentially unhealthy N
tone. But what are we to think about
their hawking it over to London for
the delectation of the British?
| The debate in the British parliament
on decreasing the duty on tobacco
raised in Ireland is given on the first
page. The readers Of this column will
remember that Ireland was the first