Cañon City record., 1910-04-14
OBSERVATIONS IN EUROPE
BY WILLIAM ALLAN WHITE

Irish shindy and there was none OF
the old spirit in it. The Irishman
whose delight was found in twisting
the tail of the British lion is dying
out in ireland. Because the people Of
ireland know that whether they want
II or not, home rule, with an Irish par
lament is one of the inevitable things
coming soon. And now that 1t is
coming 1t is not hailed as an unmix-
ed blessing. For England runs Ire
land not at deficit of more than
million per annum. And when ireland
is given home rule this deficit will
fall upon the Irish taxpayers and SO
the enthusiasm for home rule is not
SO unrestrained as It used to be In
the old days when England was pill
laying ireland for her British land
lords. They tell you in England =
so 1t must be discounted little =
that ireland would have had home
rule several years ago Of It had not
been for the protests OF prominent
Irishmen, who said they feared that
home rule would mean the domina-
lon of the Catholic church. 1t is like
ly also that they feared the Increase
in taxes. But there is no doubt but
that the fear of Catholic domination
does not keep home rule back in Ire
land. Probably much of that fear
is due to bigotry and prejudice. But
there is an intelligent fear among
certain Irishmen of the Protestant
faith, not that the rank and file of
the Irish Catholics are untrustworthy.
but that the Jesuit branch OF the Cath
Ollie clergy will be too much under the
OF the Jesuits OF Rome and
that in the politics OF the churc at
Rome. Ireland will become through
the ambition and vanity of the Cath
oiic clergy. a mere pawn in the
church court of notorious intriguers.
These Protestants referred to fear
home rule because they fear not
the Catholics of ireland. but the Cath
olics OF Rome. But they-these per-
turbed Protestants-are taking the
one wise course TO break the force
of the Jesuits OF Rome. and that Is
to make higher Catholic education In
ireland as free and as popular as pos
sible. Let In the light: intrigue
only in the dark. The pow
er OF evil politics in churches-and all
have evil politics-the pow
er OF evil politics flourishes only
among an ignorant people. whether
they be Methodists. Catholics. Epico-
paleans Of Jews: indeed. evil politics
out OF the church as we'll as
in 1t. only upon ignorance. And the
new free university in ireland will.
In n generation or two. tie the hands
OF the Jesults in Rome. II they try
TO use ireland as a pawn in any game.
When one considers how ireland.
even as a subject country. has grown
In grace and prosperity and In civil
ization with all the world during the
past century. one sees reason for faith
in the island and its people. They
have undergone every economic op-
preston known to man in the CEN
tury last past Their religion was
banned. Their churches were closed.
"A Catholic Ceit In Ireland" said =
great London newspaper. less than
twenty years ago. will soon be az
rare as a Red Indian on Manhattan"
The Irish have been ground by alien
landlords and have paid their blood
In unjust titles to wrack renters. Yet
today the wave of civilization that IL
bringing all men OF all western races
under its refreshing influence. has
swept ireland. and in liberty and the
blessings that 90 with II, ireland is
an equal with any other part Of the
earth. The wave was damned, but
II was not permanently checked. II
cannot be permanently checked. It
is q part Of the growth of the human
mind. It is not a national movement.
It is bigger than any nation. II ia ra.
cial-is this sweep Of humanity up
ward by Divine gravity: II is God
moving in a mysterious way His won
ders to perform. W. A. w.