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danger of the war that was narrowly
averted between England and Ger
many.
CHRISTMAS GIFTS.

The approach of the Christmas sea-
son brings to many the annual vexing
question Of what to select for Christ
mas gifts. When one stands in front
of the various store windows and
takes note of the variety of articles
that are selected for the Christmas
trade and the range of prices repre-
scented, the shopping question would
seem to be a myth. But instead of
simplifying matters for their CUSTOM
ers the shop keepers are mystifying
them by the variety of the display and
make the matter of choosing all the
more difficult. Where there are only
ter of choosing is comparatively easy.
But where there are hundreds of ar
ticles and all equally attractive it is a
difficult matter to make a satisfactory
choice. OF course, the trouble is peo-
pie who so on Christmas shopping ex-
petitions go out to get ideas rather
than to buy articles If the Christmas
shopper would decide at home what
she wanted to buy. the purchasing it
self would be an easy matter.
But how can one decide what to
buy for Christmas gift? 1t should
| not be a difficult matter. Receivers of
gifts should not be fastidious in their
tastes. Any little token that reflects
the spirit OF the Christmas season will
be appropriate. Many small tokens
given to many friends will cause more
/! Christmas joy than few costly gifts
given to friends who expect some re-
membrance. A little book which will
elevate the mind Of the reader to high
er levels, which will inspire him or her
to higher ideals, is the best kind Of a
gift, for if 1t is appreciated it will re-
main constant inspiration to nobler
things. One. inspiring thought ex-
pressed in such a way as to fix itself
on the readers mind can be of more
actual worth than a hundred glitter
ing trinketss that please the eye for a
moment and are then thrown aside
and forgotten. A subscription to a
good Catholic paper is Christmas
gift big with possibilities for doing
good. Yet many good Catholics pass
over such a thought because they
somehow feel that it is unattractive
and commonplace. Pictures we'll chos-
en- make appropriate gifts. There are
hundreds of articles which may be
chosen. But in choosing your Christ
mas gifts; of all things, be certain
that they are worth WHILE that they
have something substantial about
them; that they have some lasting
worth
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FORTY YEARS
Since Mass Was First Read in Church
If hmm aeiIIafA Concenfion

OF Immaculate conception.
Last Sunday morning the fortieth
anniversary of the dedication Of the
Church of the Immaculate Conception
was observed with fitting ceremony at
which the four men who have during
that period been pastors of the church
were present. The occasion was the
Feast of the Immaculate Conception.
Forty years ago Father McGolrick Of
ficiated at the first Mass celebrated in
edifce which is soon to be replaced by
the new cathedral, and last Sunday the
same celebrant, who is now the Bishop
of Duluth offered up the Holy Sacri
flee in the presence of all those who
succeeded him aus pastors in the parish.
Besides Bishop McGolrick, there were
present Rev. J. G. Byrne, now of St.
Paul, who was pastor from 1890 to
1892; Bishop ]. ]. Keane of Dubuque,
who succeeded Father Byrne; and
Rev. C. A. Cullen, who has been pastor
since 1902.
Father Byrne delivered the sermon
He began by referring to the zeal Of
Bishop McGolrick which made the
erection of the Church of the Immacu-
late Conception possible, and then
turned to a discussion Of the doc
trine of the Immaculate Conception.
In his rigorous. logical style he set
forth the meaning Of that doctrine and
refuted the principal arguments used
against it. In the course of his SER
mon, Father Byrne said:
"The philosopher may believe in
certain abstract truths easy to profess,
and having no effect upon character,
and he may believe in the wisdom,
omnipotence and goodness of God, but
if he is Christian as we'll he holds
a belief in truths which operate upon
his emotions and affect his conduct
He believes that God extends toward
men his goodness, and that God is in
all things and above all things. And
so he can see how the grace of God
was extended in an especial manner to
Mary who was to become the Mother
of Christ. Mary was to rise from the
wreckage of humanity, and though in
deed to remain human spirit, she
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PREACH PEACE, PRACTICE WAR

From present indications the dove
of peace will have to put up hard
fight If It wishes to remain in Europe
Only few months ago England and
Germany were at swords points and
still there is danger that the same
dreadful condition may be precipitat-
ed at any time. France and Germany
had scarcely quit quarreling over Nor
Deco when Italy engaged in a struggle
with the Turks. The Chinese Empire
is rent with rebellion. Persia and Rus
STA are aroused as a result of the ac-
ton of Mr.. Schuster, citizen of the
United States who was recommended
to Persia and accepted by that coun-
try as the man who would put
finances in order. The war clouds are
lowering over all parts of Europe
While the various nations are loudly
advocating policy of peace, they are
actually engaged in or ready to pursue
policy Of war;
peace never be realized? Is it only a
phantom to be striven after but never
to be attained? Perhaps it never will
be completely attained, but it seems
reasonable to hope that in time wars
will become less and less frequent
Just as anarchy in a nation is quelled
by the reign of law, international dis
turbances will in time be minimiZed
by the recognition on the part of ma
tons Of tribunal the function of
which will be to render justice with
out the use of force. But as the law
Of the best regulated country does not
prevent the commission of crime, but
only discourages 1T, and as crimes OF
all kinds are committed In the best
regulated states, SO it will be with ma
lions. The recognition of interna-
tonal courts will discourage war and
cause nations to fight less frequently
but will never wholly eliminate war
There will be peace on earth among
men Of good will; but there probably
will never come time when all mel,
will be Of good will. Yet we should
strive for the goal, though it is an
ideal one. by lending active aid to
whatever will promote the spirit OF
peace.
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DlLLON'S CRITICISM

At the close of Sir Edward Grey's
famous speech in the House of Com
mons, in which he explained the part
taken by the British Foreign Office in
the enlightenment that almost led to q
war with Germany, Mr.. John Dillon
harshly criticized the policy by which
the Foreign Office was able to carry
on negotiations of such moment to the
country in absolute secrecy. He said
that the House OF Commons was on
that occasion called upon to discuss a
matter of the most vital Importance to
the country without any information
whatever regarding it. Those who
knew the policy of the Foreign Office
twenty-five years ago, said Mr.. Dillon,
could not help noticing how it has be-
come more and more secret until at
the present time only the extreme
danger of war forced the question be-
fore the House Of Commons,
Mr.. Dillon asked Sir Edward Grey
to give the causes which led the Eng
lish government to support the French
government on their recent incursion
, in Morocco and what was the nature
and extent of the obligations by which
England was bound to France in con-
nection with Morocco. Though Lord
Grey made an able speech he did not
give satisfactory answer to Mr.. Dill
Ions questions. In the course of his
speech, Mr. Dillon showed that France
had violated her treaty. ."she COM
menced by encroachments upon the
frontier" said Mr.. Dillon, land she
then proceeded to the bombardment
of Casa Blanca, which was one of the
most outrageous violations of the act
of Algeciras and barbarous acts ever
perpetrated. They had all heard Of
the terrible massacres at Tripoli, but
they were not one whit worse than the
bombardment of Casa Blanca, which
was defenseless town, and in which
men and women We're blown to pieces"
Mr. Dillon's speech was a harsh crit
icism of the British foreign policy,
which seems to indicate that the For
eign Office was not blameless for the
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Sir Wilfred Laurier.

London.-1t is stated on high au-
thority that Sir Wilfrd Laurier will
soon succeed Lord Strathcona in Lon
don as the Canadian high commission
err. After the recent Canadian cleo
tons Lord Strathcona made one of his
many flying visits to the Dominion, in
order, as he told his friends, ito shake
my friend Borden by the hand
During that visit the question Of a
successor to the increasingly import
ant post of high commissioner was
discussed. Sir Wilfrid Laurier ex-
pressed the opinion that if he took the
London post Immediately it would look
as if he were Sinking his duty, which
is to lead the opposition. The force
of circumstances has, however, pre-
vailed, and Lord Strathcona's growing
feebleness makes it imperative that
his post be filled.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier has always made
great impression during his visits
to London, and his appointment would
give the greatest satisfaction.
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was, through the Holy Spirit, to be

was, through the Holy Spirit, to be
made superior to other men.
ut would be interesting to see how
Mary responded to the greatness OF
conception. Little is written, but that
little shows eloquently her virginia.
purity, fortitude and willing submis-
sion to the will of God, and these mark
her worthy of the honor We pay her.
at is urged against the doctrine of
the Immaculate Conception that it in
wolves a worship akin to the worship
paid to gods of wood and stone. But
such an opinion denotes a benighted
condition of mind. We do pay honor
to Mary, but it is in view of the ex-
cellencies God gave her, and the more
we honor her for these, the more we
honor Him.
"This," continued Father Byrne, "is
a time when the doctrine of the I'm
maculate Conception should be kept
before the eyes of men. This doctrine
means worship OF soul Today is a
day of body worship. 1t is day OF
the doctrine of physical culture, ath-
letics. exercise and amusement, all of
which are desirable if not carried to
extremes, but which are often over.
done and supplant the worship of the
soul. Read the report of your vice
commission and YOU will realize how
necessary it is that the doctrine of the
soul be instituted
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THE IRONY OF FATE,

Almost forty years ago Wendell
Phillips made this statement in a
speech delivered in Boston,:
"'Hhe relations of Ireland are the
gravest, the most important feature of
England's political life. Eight years
ago was Kissed in Cooper Institute
for having said that England was a
secOnd-rate power on the chess board
of Europe, but today her journalists
have ceased to deny the fact, and are
engaged in an explanation of why she
is SO. And the two great influences
which have made her fall from a first
class power are the neglect and OPP
preston of her own masses, and
seven centuries of unauthorized and
Froude told us with epigrammatic
force and great truth that the wicked
ness of Nations is always punished
that no matter how long Providence
waits, in the end the wickedne,ss of a
race Is avenged by the punishment of
their descendants. England has held,
for seven centuries, to the lips OF her
sister Ireland a poisoned chalice"
The wickedness of nations is doubt
less punished in the course Of time.
Only forty years have passed since
Wendell Phillips delivered this
speech and today the English artistic
cracy that sat so heavily on the rights
of Irishmen Is fallen from their high
estate and the oppressed country holds
a commanding position in the politics
OF the nation. 1t would seem that the
irony of fate is beginning to come
into evidence
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a meeting which was held in Car
negie hall, New York, on Tuesday
night to support the arbitration treat
les was suddenly thrown into pandemo-
mum when a dissenting voice suddenly
interrupted the proceedings. Nicholas
Murray Butler, president OF Columbia
University, had read resolutions urg-
ing the Senate to ratify the treaties
when Alfonso G. Koeble of the Ger
man-American Citizens League, moved
the adoption of the resolution of the
United States Senate committee on
foreign relations, which resolution, it
will be remembered, stated among
other things that the treaties would
be breeders of war. Turmoil fol-
lowed after which it was announced
that Buffers resolution was adopted
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Plays Not Worthy of Patrona GO.

The Federation Bulletin designates
the following list of theatrical attrac-
tons as plays which Catholics should
not putronize: Miss Innocence" "Des-
perate Chance" "The Hypocrites,' -
"Kreutzer Sonata" "Sapho," "The
Blue Mouse "The Soul Kiss The
Girl from Rectors," '"rhe Easiest
Way" 1.-THE Girl in the Train,' "The
Girl in the Taxi" "Alma Wo Wohnst
Du,' La Samaritaine," "Three
Weeks" "Salome," Queen of the
Moulin Rouge" The Showing up of
Blanco Posnet," rebellion" "Thais.'
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IRELAND's CRIMINAL RECORD.


sertions that have been made about
the prevalence OF crime in Ireland, one
takes the trouble to turn to statistics
on the subject he is likely to be at
started. The Catholic Encyclopedia
shows that immortality is not prcva-
lent in the country. While the figures
indicate that the percentage OF illegiti-
mate births is higher in Ulster, where
Professionalism is strongest, neverthe-
less the average percentage for the
entire country is remarkably low, be-
ing close to that OF Belgium, the most
Catholic. country in the world. The
latest criminal statistics published by
the English government show that
crime is much more prevalent in Eng
land, Scotland and Wales than it is in
Ireland. Or, as John Redmond put it,
Ireland compared with these countries
is practically crimeless. The fact is
at the present time ireland is not a
criminal country. How, then, did it
ever get the name of being Il criminal
country?
The reason seems to be this: There
was a time when Ireland contained a
large number OF prisons. Of that large
number ane hundred and fourteen
have been closed in recent years. Now
only twenty-three remain in the whole
country. If we were to be guided by
this prison record our conclusion
would necessarily be that in recent
years the Irish people have become
remarkably peaceful and law-abidng.
But of course the fact Is the decrease
of prisons has been due, not to any
marked change in the character of the
people, but to the fact that the oppres-
sive laws by which Irishmen were
mercilessly ncarcerated for abiding by
the solemn dictates OF their consclen-
ces have been repealed. No wonder
there was need for prisons in Ireland
when there was bounty on the head
of priest; when to celebrate Mass
or to be caught in the act of assisting
at the Holy Sacrifice was criminal
offense; when, in the words of an act
OF Parliament, prosecuting and In
forming against Papists was an honor
abel service to the Government" Z;
when Professionals were the only law
full holders of property and could have
Catholics deprived of their holdings
by informing against Them 1t Is little
wonder that the Penal Code caused a
luxurant growth of prisons in a coun-
try SO thoroughly Catholic as Ireland
was and still is; the prisons that were
built during those years are an honor
rather than disgrace to the land.
And now that the merciless tyranny
has been tempered with fair share
of justice, the Irish enjoy the rights
the practice OF which made them Grim
inals then. The habit of calling the
Irish criminals because they would not
meekly submit to the rigors OF the
Penal Code has lived on. In spite of
their crimeless record today their en-
emies bark back to the times when
Irish criminals We're created by the
acts OF an English Parliament.
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of tremendous power and winning elo-
quence., He expressed his convictions
in the face of the most violent hostil-
ity. AS some one has said of him, if
an audience indicated it's disapproval
of the sentiment he expressed he COM
PEELED recognition by uncompromising
iteration. His voice was often lifted
in the cause of Ireland and with telling
effect. The hostility he aroused
among those who oppressed the Irish
people, only caused sympathy for the
oppressed Of that misruled country to
grow up elsewhere. Men who have the
courage Of conviction as Phillips had
are the trees around which the vines
of democracy grow.
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All the Greater Reason.

1t is said that our present Pope, af-
ter his elevation. liked to stray away
from his guards for a little private
walk in the Vatican gardens. Those
fearful for the safety of the pontiff
told him that he might meet unworthy
persons. The answer of his great
noble spirit was: eff they be un-
worthy they have the greater need of
seeing me-"
The Irish standard., 1911-12-16

The Representatives of more than
twenty nations were present at the
Thanksgiving Day Mass celebrated in
st. Patricl's church, Washington, d. c.
Among those in attendance were Pres
ident Taft members of his cabinet,
representatives Of the Latin-American
countries, judges of the Supreme
Court, and hundreds of distinguished
citizens of the national capital
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Archbishop O'Connell of Boston, is
the youngest of our American cardi-
nails and one of the youngest members
of the Sacred College. He is, never
theless, a man OF ripe scholarship
and Of well-defined ideas of policy. His
suspicious elevation to the highest
rank but one in the Church seems to
point to him as member Of the Col
lege OF Cardinals who in time will
WELD great influence in that body.
The Irish standard., 1911-12-16

Out of consideration for those who
work behind the counters and who
look forward to the Christmas season
as we all do, those who can should en-
deavor to do their Christmas shopping
before the last moment.
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him in the north of Ireland. Arriving
late at small village, he made in
quiries from '.jarvey" concerning the
two local hotels.
(Which is the better, Pat?" he asked.
well, it's like this, your reverence"
was the reply, whichever you go to-,
you'll wish you'd gone to the other"
The Irish standard., 1911-12-16

Sir Edward Carson says the demand
for Home Rule is nothing more than
the survival of the demand for state
rights kept alive by sedlitious politi-
clans. TO grant it, he says, would be
to roll back progress a hundred and
ten years. And incidentally it would
be to roll Sir Edward and his ilk into
oblivion whittier they should have
gone long since.
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The report of Mr.. Taft's board o

The report of Mr.. Taft's board OF
experts for investigating the matter OF
adopting a scientific tariff schedule
will be received with no little interest
Mr. Taft vetoed tariff bills that were
passed by large majorities at the spe.
scial session on the strength of the
work which his tariff board would be
able to do in time to enlighten the
members of the present session. The
test of the tariff board will soon be
made. If the experiment does not
prove satisfactory Mr.. Taft's chances
of reelection will be accordingly
diminished. The next campaign bids
I fair to have no dearth of issues.
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The Republican national committee

The Republican national committee
met on Tuesday for the purpose of
deciding on the date and place of the
next Republican national convention.
Chicago was the place selected and
June is the date. Though the party is
divided sharply into the followers of
Taft and La Toilette, there was no
contest at the committee meeting on
Tuesday. AS no question on which the
factions could divide came up for dis
cussion there was no way Of measur.
ing the relative strength of the candi.
dates.
The Irish standard., 1911-12-16

King George WAS formally pro-
claimed emperor of India on Tuesday.
The function, which is termed the
durbar, is one of great pomp and GER
emony. King Georges accession is
more splendor than characterized the
accession of King Edward in 1908.
The Irish standard., 1911-12-16

John Dillon says he is a rebel to
English rule in Ireland About nine
tenths of the Irish people are rebels
of that type.
The Irish standard., 1911-12-16

The centenary of Wendell Phillips
recalls the memory Of man who was
a powerful exponent of the rights of
the people. MI. Phillips WEE m orator
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Father Bernard Vaughan, the we'll
known English Jesuit who is at pres
ent lecturing in this country, relates q
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