The Irish standard., 1909-11-13
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Mayor Mcclellan of New York has
appointed three women as members of
the board of education.
The ancestry of Robert Fulton is a.
subject of controversy in the New
York papers. One writer says that he
was neither Irish nor Scotch but most
probably English.
The late John Stuart Kennedy, the
New York financier, left half his es-
tate or s25, 900 to colleges and char
liable institutions and the other half
to his relatives. He left nothing to
any Catholic institution. Mr.. Kennedy
was Scotchman and a Presbyterian
of the John Knox school of religion.
That may account for his action in ex-
GLIDING Catholic institutions from his
benefactions.
The friends Of Archbishop Christie
In Minnesota, and they are legion, will
be pleased to learn that he is rapidly
recovering from the injury received by
slipping and falling heavily on the side
walk at Portland. His shoulder was
fractured and he is now resting under
the care of DR.. Andrew C. Smith 1T
st. Vincent's hospital. The pain has
the institution.
Judge Jaggard of the Minnesota SUI
preme court, said in an address in ST.
Paul the other evening that the Rus
slams cannot be depended on and that
they are traitors. Traitors to whom or
what? The judge evidently forgets
that the only friend this republic had
in the darkest hour Of the Civil War
was Russia. That great empire has
never been unfriendly to the United
States. Is it possible that this Repub-
lican jurist imbibed British prejudices
while abroad? 1t looks as If he had.
La Follette's for Oct. 80 pays its re.
spects to Speaker Cannon for saying:
IF La Toilette and Cummins are Re
publicans, then I'm not" IF Cannon
is a Republican," retorts La Follette's
then Lincoln and Sumner and George
William Curtis and Carl Schurz and
the men who followed Sherman and
Grant, and the founders of the Repub-
lican party, were not Republicans"
Then it refers to Joe as a grim old
wolf whose depredations within the
sheep folds of the people are surely
numbered Joe should start a per-
sonal organ to defend his noble actions
from the attacks Of his political critics.
In his New York speech last Sunday
night T. P. O'connor said that within
ten or fifteen years the great land
lords of Ireland will have been driven
out and half million Irishmen will
be lords Of their own farms. That is
long time to wait. Liberals or Tories
should pass bill making it compul-
sorry on the part of landlords to sell to
the cultivators Of the soil. Until that
is done landlordism will not be stamp
ed out in the Emerald Isle. Let the
power of veto in the upper house of
Parliament be taken away from the
lords and let the people Of the British
islands get possession of the land Gre
ated by the Almighty for their use and
benefit Hereditary law makers who
monopolize the soil of country should
not be tolerated in this progressive
age.
That versatile and prolific writer,
Miss Katherine e. Conway, formerly
of the Pilot, but now OF the Repub-
lie, whose splendid poem, 1.-THE Mod
ern Pharisee," appears in this issue Of
the Irish Standard, has two new books
just issued from thA press. viz: "The
Story Of Beautiful Childhood" and
"The Woman Who Never Did Wrong
A fourth large edition Of "Lalors Ma
ples' is also in press. Miss Conway is
an indefatigable literary worker whose
writings are widely read by the Cath
olics of the country. She is now the
literary editor Of the Boston Republic,
one Of our most valued exchanges, and
any one desiring her publications can
address her in care of that paper.
Needless to say that Miss Conway's
books should find place in every
Catholic home and library.
In reply to the question Of an es.
teemed Butte correspondent as to the
elimination Of one stanza from the Star
spangled Banner, we desire to say that
Eastern nub1ishers of sohoo1 hool-s