The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-04-10
IN PASSING

ID " THOOMU ;
Smash the tariff machine" says
the Minneapolis Tribune. 1t cannot
be smashed while the beneficiaries Of
the tariff control the party in power.
Bishop Keane, of Cheyenne, Wyo., is
conducting a mission to non Catholics
in Buffalo, N. Y, under the auspices
# the knights Of Columbus.
The most sensible thing that Presi-
dent Eliot has done since he left Har-
ward is to decline the appointment of
ambassador to the court Of st. James.
A man Of IS is too old to serve his
country abroad, and President Taft
ought to know 1t.
Pope Plus x recently sent gift of
$4,000 through Archbishop Walsh Of
Dublin for the relief Of the sufferers
from the bog disaster in Galway. The
benevolent old man Of the Vatican is
ready to help the distressed of every
land. Long may he live!
Andy Carnegie, the willy Scotchman,
is president of the New York Peace
society, which is composed of Anglo
maniacs. Judging from Andy's talk,
one is at q loss to know whether he
is British subject or naturalized
American. But one thing is certain, he
is in favor Of an Anglo American al
lance.
William Cottier, of Waterford, re-
Gently won prize of $1,000 in a
"juggle" competition which was or
ganized by the London Opinion We
are glad that an Irishman once in
awhile, can win prize from an Eng
lish publication in spite of all Saxon
jugglery.
Charles G. Doran, the architect and
| DuAAuC4 VI I1o 6ISdC SaIucUTdl VI OlOy-
ne, overlooking the Cove of Cork, died
on March 10 at Queenstown. Mr.. Doran
was a spirited, patriotic Irishman and
identified prominently with the physi-
cal force movement in Fenian days. He
was highly esteemed in the South of
Ireland.
The British house of commons has
passed the second reading Of the Irish
land bill by a vote of 275 to 1o2. The
bill is in exactly the same form as
when it was crowded out at the erd of
the last term. Although not satisfied
with all it's provisions, John Redmond
and his followers supported the bill
1t will soon go to the Lords. Wha: they
will do with it is to be seen later.
Patrick Ford, publisher of the irish
World and Freeman's Journal, is said
to have purchased the Monitor, the
official Catholic paper Of New Jersey,
of which Rev. VIM. P. Cantwell of
Long Branch, N. j., is editor in chief.
The Monitor is over ten years old and
a fine Catholic paper. The F'ords may
rot continue the publication but alb
sorb it into the Freeman's Journal,
edited by the famous Father Lambert.
Indignant Catholics of Fort Smith,
Ark, cut short a parade" on st.
Patrick's Day, which had been err
roneously advertised to take place UNI
der Catholic auspices. There We're
two vehicles and one band. One We
hicle bore a whisky advertisement.
The other advertised ball. The par
ade started, but the bystanders took
a hand, stripped the wagons and
promptly put stop to the display.
Out in California man named j.
P. McF'arlane got mad at an attorney
for taking him for a Scotctman. Nc
Farlane was on jury, and arising
in his chair he said he wanted 1t dis
tinctly understood that he was an
Irishman and not Sotchman, and
that he resented the latter term as an
insult. The judge, seeing that McFar-
lane was angry, discharged him from
the jury for fear he might be biased
against the lawyer. No Sotch or
Scotch-Ir for Mr.. McFarlane. Bully
for him!
Father VIM. Mcmahon. the editor of
the Universe at Cleveland, Ohio, is
the victim of the Fidelity Funding Co.,
which was engineered into bankrupt
cy by financial promoter named
Herman whom the good priest took
for an honest business man. Father
Mcmahon became a director OF the