The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-03-12
BRIEF TELEGRAMS

Dublin.-The announcement that
there will be no home rule bill present
ed to the present session of parliament
while not unexpected, has caused re-
gret in Ireland and it is recognized now
| that 1t may mean another election be-
fore Ireland will be given the right to
| govern herself. While it was hoped
here that the veto of the house of lords
would be given preference by the As
qulth government even over the budget,
the great majority of the Irish people
are inclined to stand by Redmond in
his determination not to bring about the
defeat of the government on this ques-
ton. The best opinion here is that a
thorough and satisfactory reform of
the lords will be proposed and it will be
necessary to go to the people on it be-
fore 1t will become law and home rule
become possible.
The O'Brien split is causing some un-
easiness as it is feared it will weaken
the Irish position. Mr.. O'Brien in a
letter to a West Cork clergyman, says
there can no longer be any doubt that
the Irish party contemplate the black
est treason perpetrated against Ireland
since the act of union. They propose
to assist the government in passing a
budget which will impose upon Ireland
SNO AlllIlOll VI ldAollOH per dQnuln. III
is beyond question that it adopted this
attitude under the direct inspiration of
Mr.. Dillon. 1t is wrong, perhaps, to
say that the Irish party are responsible
for one Of the most gratuitous and
criminal treacheries in history. The
fact Is that there is no Irish party They
are never consulted on any subject. All
they have to do is obey the word of
command Of Mr.. Dillon and Mr.. T. P.
OConnor, who arrange everything be-
forehand with the government, and
Irish members are simply informed as
to the lobby into which they must walk
The letter proceeds: Every man of
ability and independence was hunted
out of the party. It was sought to ex-
terminate them in the constituencies,
and where that failed the door of the
party was shut in their faces. No man
would be allowed to become a member
of the party who was not prepared to
be the servile tool of Mr.. Dillon No
such autocracy was ever established in
any country, no such degradation of
public life was ever witnessed. No
greater insult was ever offered to the
Irish people"
Rome.-J. Pierpont Morgan is one of
the most popular Americans among the
Italians. He is friend of the king and
is held in high regard at the vatican as
well. This is due to a number of grace
full things the great American financier
has done for Italy from time to time.
1t will be remembered, among other
he promptly restored the famous
stolen cope as soon as he found it had
been stolen, though he had paid a for
tune for 1t. For this he was created |
chevalier of an order which gave him |
the title of cousin to the king: The |
which has just been
made that Mr.. Morgan has promised to |
lend his famous collection of master
pieces of italian art to the exposition
to be held here next year, will certain
ly increase the popularity of the Amer
ican emperor of finance.
Rome.-The archdeacon of Villa
franca had a narrow escape from being
while celebrating mass recent
". The circumstances are as follows:
The archdeacon, not feeling well, asked
his vicar to celebrate mass in his stead.
rhe moment the vicar had removed the
communion cup from his lips he fell
back, on the altar. stairs. Conveyed to
he hospital. the doctors discovered that
he had swallowed poison. Three vestry
keepers have been arrested in connec-
ion with this attempt to murder. At
he same time it is suSDected that fhe