The Irish standard., 1910-02-26
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King Edwards speech did not set the
Thames OH fire. The speech was not
his at all. 1t was prepared by the Lib
eral ministry and His Majesty read it
to the Lords and Commons. 1t is said
his voice was in good trim and that
every word he uttered was distinctly
heard.
Henry M. Hoyt now attorney gen.
eral for Porto Rico, corroborated Gla-
young man was justified in believing
that the government would be involved
in a scandal if the Cunningham claims
were allowed to go to patent, He
spoke highly of CLAWS to the great cha
grin of Taft and Wickersham.
The Irish Fellowship club of Chi
cago, composed of Irish American pol
iticians, will dine President Taft on
st. Patrick's Day. The president Of
the club is ex-Judge Elbridge G. Ha-
necy. Some years ago the Chicago
Examiner accused Hanecy of changing
his name and religion, but he has quite
following among Republicans of Irish
extraction.
| The Boston Transcript says that the
minister of church at the Hub re-
Gently reported that he had 400 fam
| lilies in his parish and an average Sun
day morning congregation of so peo-
! pie. And perhaps the church-going
people of the parish are supporting a
foreign mission in Rome or elsewhere,
instead of urging their co-religionists
at home to- attend divine service on
Sundays.
The Duke Of Manchester, who is now
visiting the United States, occa sionally
makes sensible remark, such as this
Three hundred members Of the house
of lords are fossils and could be
dropped and nobody would know the
difference. They are neither useful
nor ornamental. If they were COM
PEELED to run at elections they could
never be elected. They are incompe-
tent as public officials. The useless
ones come to the house Of lords about
| IN 10 i,,.
reform measure. They hamper prog
ress."
The True Voice. OF Omaha. Neb., re-
ferring to the new Bishops Of the
Northwest, says: It is likely that the
conservation Of six bishops for the
province Of st. Paul will take place in
the Cathedral of st. Paul on the same
day. Two are already appointed and
the appointments Of the other four are
looked for every day. Three bishops
were consecrated there on Dec 81,
1889. and two on Oct 20. 1902. We do
not think the coming event will be
There has been nothing like it in the
past.
Says america" in it's issue Of Feb.
10: The Fairbanks incident is closed.
His fiasco in Rome was as sad an ex-
perience for him as his cocktail scan
dial at home. Archbishop Ireland
promptly set public opinion right OH
the Pope's attitude to the sectarian
politician, and the further explanation
of Archbishop Farley and OF the apos-
tolic delegate at Washington said all
that could be said in the matter ex-
cept perhaps what Mr.. Brisbane add
ed in the Evening Journal Of February
| Is, that all the Italians that could he
made Methodists in thousand years
In Rome would not fill taxicab.
|
Charles w. Eliot, president Of Har-
ward University for forty years. has
published a little volume called "Thc
|
ing the book, the publisher says: "a
few years ago he would have been os-
tracized for writing such 4 book; but
the world has changed and now We
have no fear Of the old orthodox l1ell
and the accompanying fireworks" Then
he adds: If you are believer, a non
! believer or If YOU do not know lust
what you believe, read this book-it
will set you right" All the publisher
cares for is to sell Eliot's book. He
cares not an iota for the spiritual well
fare Of the reader, either here or hers
after
.
When approached for second in
terVieW on the FairbankR incident in