Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-22
STIRRING UP STRIFE
Use arrangements Prejudices to Work
Against Home Rule.
JOHN DILLON IN PLAIN TALK
While Orange AEItntors Are Busy
Protestant Business Men Express
Their Sentiments in Hearty
Fashion.
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DUBLIN. Jan. I'll special TO Inc BEEF
Tory politicians are doing their utmost to
stir up religious prejudice throughout the
country. using the arrangements organiza-
lions for that purpose. They have among
other things been endeavoring to make 1t
appear that the Catholic archbishops.
bishops and clergy arc opposed to the
Irish nationalist movement and that the
movement Is controlled by English atheists
and socialists. Discussing the subject re-
Gently at a public gathering John Dillon,
NJ. p. said:
1t is a strange thing, II we are the
bond slaves of the secuarsts and the
atheists OF England. that all the bishops
of Ireland, with the exception Of three
men, are our supporters. 1t is a strange
thing that ninety-nne out Of every 100
priests are at our back and II Is a strange
thing that across the Atlantic and in
Australia, where there exist the noblest
bishops and priests Of the whole Catholic
church, they are to a man with us"
Mr.. Dillon then called attention to an
attack made in Mr. O'Bricns newspaper on
the Ancient order Of Hibernians, and said
II was stated there that the organization
had it's origin in hell and would end there.
This organization, which was denounced
by Mr.. OBrien as having its origin it hell
this organization had in the cathedral,
Dublin. once a year a special chaplain set
aside TO conduct the annual retreat for its
members.
Il suppose" said Mr. Dillon, ito con-
duct them to HI (groans)"
Orange AEitntOrs busy.
Rev. John McDermott, formerly moder-
ator of the Presbyterian church in Ireland
has issued an appeal to FISHERMEN for
further action, in view of the imminence
of home rule lie suggests the holding Of
another great Ulster convention and asks
for further funds to send competent Ulster
unionlsts TO work all over England. Mr.
McDermott is a Tory and an Orangeman
who lifts his hat every time the kings
name is mentioned
In marked contrast stand out patriotic
Protestants like the Eplscopoian rector of
Kenmare and r. CHM, a we'll known BUSH
ness man at Castlelyons, Fermoy, who in
a recent letter says;
One Professionals View.
Twenty-Five years ago I came to this
| village a stranger from the black north
and started business and thanks to the
patronage of my Catholic neighbors,
succeeded beyond my expectations; and in
all those years and all my dealings with
tnem nave never met one to insult me or
throw a slur on my religion. l have reared
my family Protestants and have been for
years parish church warden and yet my
! best customer end friend is the parish
priest, Canon O'Leary; so / think this gives
a fair idea OF Catholic tolerance in the
south. ] may add that l was In the north
a few years ago and explained this to
some of my old friends and they would not
give II credit. / will not enter into the
merits Of home rule. but / certainly say II
II were granted tomorrow / believe II
would make no difference to the Protestant
minority"
Blunt Statement
T. W. Russell, another patriotic Pro
testant, discussed the firebrands who are
trying to revive religious hatred and in a
speech at Rathmines he said men were
making speeches and writing letters, de.
claring that IL a home rule bill was passed
they would refuse to pay taxes The,
asserted that they would take out not 6
sword, but their revolvers. These wer,
the men who claimed to be super loyal sub
jects OF the crown. Hedidn't thing II wa,
worth while dealing with folly of that kind
II was intended for consumption in Eng
land, not in Ireland
Liberal TO Charities.
The late Colonel James Craig who wa,
well known in Belfast, left an estat
valued at f9'66l. His requests TO various
charitable objects represented ia OOo