The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-03-11
TWO COUNTRIES
WILL WELCOME KING
Announcement of MOnarch's Visits
to Ireland and Scotland
Gives Satisfaction,
AS Scotch and Irish Are Poor Dis
simulatOrs Welcome Won't
be Misleading.
Hoax Perpetrated by Wag in Ireland
Turned Laugh on Critics of
Irish Intolerance.

The announcement OF the Kings
proposed visit to ireland and Scotland
just after the coronation have given
great satisfaction not only in the two
countries. but also TO the many ma
tives OF each who form a large pro-
portion Of the Kings loyal subjects in
England, writes a London correspond
ent OF the Catholic Union and Times
The state apartments at the vice-regal
lodge in Dublin are being extensively
redecorated, while Holyrood Palace,
SO full of great and painful memories
for Scotsmen. will probably house the
King On his visit to Edinburgh 1t is
said the sovereign and his consort are
| looking forward to these visits for the
King as very real desire to get near
er to the lives and interests of his
various subjects. and both know that
neither OF the two peoples in ques.
tion are good dissmulators-;lt least
en- masses-and that their welcome il
hearty and affeclionate will be surely
genuine
Speaking Of Ireland suggests the
thought Of the mixed marriage agita-
ton, and inseparablc with that now Is
wag, WHO had some method in his
mirth, for he effectually stopped the
anonymous tales OF suffering and de-
sertion that were getting IL little too
common, for no one will believe such
a story now without the fullest partic-
ulars, for fear of ridicule. An affect
ing letter appeared in several Irish
and English papers last week signed
by a gentleman named Pym, and stat
ing that another case OF cruel deser-
ton, accompanied or followed by "a
vile robbery of flesh and blood from
the poor mother, had just come to his
notice. Abandoned by her natural pro-
tector, the mother was not offered any
terms because none would have been
| iIN'pttu, lHc lAlc went on, DuL ncr
children were snatchcd from her, and
but for the kindness of Presbyterian
elder who was providing for her lber-
ally at present she would now be desti-
tute. The writer added that he could
prove the offspring of this "unhallowed
union were spirited away by a mem
Der of an Irish secret society. SeiZing
on that phrase, "unhHllOwcd union"
the Times and other papers immedi-
ately headed the letter with such lines
as "Another Case of Catholic Intoler-
position. Now their rivals in the press
are taking care to spread the laugh
against them, for the inquirers, both
indignant Catholics and indignant
Professionals who went UP Mr.. Pym's
garden path in shoals eyeing each
other with wrath and 1nistrust, were
accorded every information they de-
sired and were even offered an intro
duction to the forlorn parent, with the
curious result that the Catholics came
out holding their sides, and the Protes-
tants wore disgustcd air, save where
a sense of humor saved the situation
for them For the female member OF
the unhalloWed union was cat, whose
master, a. gardener, had unceremon.
iously drowned an unexpected litter of
kittens!
The provincial Of the Franciscan
order in England, Father Alphonsus
well-known throughout the length OF
the land as one of the most eloquent
missioners of the order, passed away
on Monday last at the early age OF
forty-eight. He had been in failing
health for some months, owing to the
great strain Oh a delicate and highly
strung nature occasioned by his mis-
sionary labors. Though born in Eng
land, he was of Irish parentage, and
he joined the brethren of St. Francis
at the early age of fourteen. He rose
by his piety, genius for bringing souls
to Cod, and administrative ability, to
be guardian of both the Pantasaph and
Crawley monasteries of the order, and
finally was appointed provincial.
There is renewed activity on the
part of the Old English Catholics.
, Bishop Mathew has now blOssomed out
into an archbishop and informs US he