The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-03
|RELAND'S EMPIRE
DAY IS NOW FIXED
Suggestion That st. Patrick's
Day Be So Observed Meets
General Approval.
BY THOMAS EMMETT.
.cial Cable to The Tribune.


DUBLIN, April 2.-Thc suggestion
made by Cardinal Moran that St. Pat
rick's day be celebrated throughout the
world as 1reland's empire day has met
with a hearty response here and already
steps have been taken to make next years
celebration partake of this character not
only here. but wherever Irishmen may be
round and where ON the habitable globe
are loyal sons OF Erin not 10 be found.
The Freeman's Journal fairly expresses
Irish opinion when In commenting on
rule ike saS Gys tSey dgs s
or very nearly always. like all other fes-
tivals OF empire associated with rob-
berries. copiis,Sations, brutal wars, and
bloodshed and spoilation are inseparably
related. a nobleman for some years past
has been trying TO found a British EN-
would be were 1t kept with appropriate
ceremonial But we like the good Irish
cardinals idea, for empire. is the same
and association with which he used Il.
II has great. a glorious a noble mean
ing. For on st. Patrick's day surely and
truly In every part OF this tessestrial
sphere, In every nook and Granny where
civilization has penetrated. men. women
and children OF the Irish race hold high
and holy festival and unfalteriug, un
conquerable devotion to faith and father
land. Year by year st, Patrick's day a
great chain of brotherhood Is stretched
around the world. hands are reached out
across the sea. messages OF love and fl
deity are waited from all the points of
the compass TO the little green Isle
sparkling here in the Irish sea. Surely
ST. Patricks day is the empire day OF
lreland-the day when the world spread
chilren OF the Gael unite and renew allie
glance 10 the old land. There Is not Il
CLINE in which the day is not held sacred,
a day which patriotism and creed unite
TO keep sacred
Great Statue Of Parnell.
.lnft Ia NS,l. t. 4
behind ST. Gaudens's statue of Parnell In
O'Connell street. Dublin, is going up
slowly II is now well above the sur
rounding boarding. but Ii has long
way to travel up before it will be ready
for the scuptor's masterpiece. There
is comparatively little money required
TO finish the monument. and IL Is not too
creditablc that 1t is coming In so slow
~. dublin has. of course, very partic-
ular interest In the monument. for, when
completed It will be one Of It's finest
municipal treasures.
Where Are McGurk's s Heirs.
After a lapse OF eighteen months and
many fruitless inquiries, final effort
Is being made to discover the heirs OF
former county Armagh man named Pat
rick McGurk, Over fifty years ago Nc
intestate' about two years ago, leaving a
fortune OF $500. 900 The Belgian consul
at Belfast. Mr.. James Heyn. Is in charge
OF the estate.
Preserving Irish Language.
The society for the preservation OF the
Irish language has Just issued It's report
for 1909 which contains much informa
ton that is both useful and instructive.
and statistics are supplied relating TO the
Irish language at the present time. With
reference to Irish In the national schools,
II appears that the language is taught
in 1851. and that the national board made
payment in respect of Irish for 45,474
pupils. as compared with 39.90f in 1908
The report mentions that there are still
many drawbacks to the progress OF Irish
In national schools, one of which is. that
teachers are not allowed TO present pu-
pills for fees earlier than The third stand
ard. An effort is to be made 10 allow
the present children for examination in
Irish In the first and second standards
and to have professors of Irish appointed
In all the training colleges,