The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-29
BRIEF TELEGRAMS

/ Dublin.-Ireland is astir with plans Il
! give her absent sons a rousing welcome
when they return to the old sod neXt
summer upon the pilgrimage arranged
by the irish Home Going association il
the United States. Letters galore are
being received by the old folks and
stay At-htme young folks in all parts
of Erin from absent ones in America
announcing intended visits. with the
result that family joy is adding fuel tc
public spirit. and there is likely to be
such homecoming as neither ireland
nor any other country ever has wit
messed. The idea of such a pilgrimage
has reached out from the United States
where it originated, to every part OF
the world where Irishmen have made
their homes, and letters are arriving
from Canada and South Africa, from
India and from Australia, from big
countries and from small ones. assuring
relatives here at home that the Irish
men from america are not going to
have the fun all to themselves, but
that, on the principle OF the more the
merrier, there will be Irishmen from
every land to share in the welcome
home and to add to the enthusiasm of
the reunion.
The people of Ireland are permitting
no shamrocks to grow under their feet
in the work of making ready for the
great incursion. Municipal bodies,
boards of trade and big social organiza-
tions are taking an active interest in
the preparations, and together with
men of prominence in various walks of
life, are giving assurance that success
viii crown the occasion. Great ban
quets will be arranged; beautiful arches
1Nn i
will be Donnybrook fairs and meets for
Irish games; and all sorts of things
dear to the Irish heart will be pro-
vided for the entertainment of the Wis
itors. 1t Is even hoped that. though it
should prove yet too early for an Irish
parliament to lead in the official well
comes that will be extended Ireland
Will at least have been granted the
right of home rule, for which so long
she has fought and prayed, and that
her homecoming sons viii be able to
rejoice with her that she is to have a
parliament of her own
The elections are just at the moment
absorbing the attention of the people
The fact that it is the most momentous.
election for Ireland within the lives of
the present generation causes its prog
ress on the other side of the channel to
be watched with most intense interest
Hope is high in the hearts of the Ma
and 1t will be a bitter dose If
by any chance home rule should be de-
feated when it is practically within
reach. However. the Nationalists will
not admit the possibility of defeat.
There is much disappointment over
the announcement that there will be no
entertainments at the castle during
February. Much sympathy is felt for
Lord and Lady Aberdeen because of
their bereavement, which has led to the
determination to postpone the season.
so far as the castle is concerned. until
March, but the disappointment is keen
y felt, particularly by the tradesmen,
nevertheless.
Hitherto Catholics in Scotland have
oeen forbidden to join the Ancient
Order of Hibernians Cardinal Rampol-
a, member of the COnsistory congre-
cation at the vatican, now writes that
is the rules have been revised, the or
Ter may be tolerated
The many Irish friends of Right Rev |
Tohn Brady. auxiliary bishop of Bos-
on. Mass, are grieved to hear of his
leath. Bishop Brady was one of the /
most brilliant of the graduates of All
Iallows college, Dublin, and though he |
vent to America in 1864, Immediately |
Ifter graduation, he has visited Ireland !
N several occasions, and had many |
riends here.
Rome.-King Victor Emanuel may
'e the most active ally among Euro
'ean monarchs of the peace plans fos-
cred by the United States and urged
n part by the recent note of Sec
etary of State Knox urging an
greement on the question of an
International court of arbitration.
King Victor Emanuel with Queen Hell
ma are making preparations for a roval
our of Europe. ] understand that their
najesties propose to visit Paris. Lon
on, Berlin and st. Petersburg King
'ictor is firm advocate of ANYTHING
hat makes for the peace of the world
Mayor Nathan's recent anti-foreign
trade. has created a mixed feeling of
and Indignation among
-merican and English visitors. The
layor's Indignation has been aroused
Y what he calls their impertinent crit
ism of the italian capital. In the
curse Of his lecture to foreign critics.
those from England and
merica, Signor Nathan says: 1--WE do
or