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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-12-02
THE FACTS IN THE CASE.

1t seems almost unnecessary to adj
duce facts to disprove the charge that
the Catholics of Ireland are intoler-
ant OF their Protestant breathren And
yet as long as the charge is made so
long must the refutation be iterated.
Here are a few facts from recent
speech made by John Redmond, which
are to the point:
I'm Galway" said Mr.. Redmond
the Professionals are six per cent of the
population, and hold eighteen per cent
of the salaried Offices. In Cork they
are ten per cent, and hold twenty-one
per cent of the offices. In Cavan they
are twenty per cent, and hold forty
seven per cent; and this state of af-
fairs is true Of every single county
in Ireland where the Catholics are in
a majority. Turning to few non
Catholic counties, find that in An
trim the Catholics are twenty per
cent OF the population, and hold eight
per cent of the salaried Offices. In
Armagh they are fCrtyeight per cent,
and hold six per cent; and in Tyrone
they are more than half-f1fty-one per
cent-but the County Council has a
Protestant majority, and the Catho-
lies have only ten per cent of the
salaried offices. .2,ar
81 do not want to attack these bod
les, but when the accusation of intol-
elance is made against us, surely we
are justified in showing that wner:
ever Catholics are in majority they
have been fair and tolerant towards
the minority, while in the few in
stances where the Catholics are in the
mnortyI am afraid that the con-
trary is true. II that Is true as re-
CARDS small local assemblies, there
are a hundred reasons why it is more
likely to prevail in Il National Par
lament, which will be exposed to the
gaze of the world.
"On this question of liberation who
are our accusers? The men in Belfast
who accuse us have for ages past held
absolute monopoly of every Office of
honor or emolument, and though the
Catholics there are one-third of the
population, there has never been u
Catholic mayor In that city. In my
native town of Wexford, where the
oTcstants are not four per cent OF
the population, they elected this year
a respected Protestant, Howard Rowe,
as mayor"
These facts speak for themselves.
The men who are complaining of
possible offense are themselves the
actual Offenders
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-12-02
Irish Woman Gives Birth to II. plots.

On Saturday very interesting went
took place in Dublin, when Mrs. L. '.ch,
wife of Michael Lynch, city laborer,
gave birth to three children, two boys
and one girl. Mrs. Lynch and the
three babies are doing we'll. She has
now family Of five. Mrs. Lynch is,
o. course, entitled to their Majesties'
bounty of e3, but, as the King and
Queen are now on the high seas on
their way to India for their Corona
ton Durbar, application will have to
be made to the Kings Commissioners,
Prince Arthur of Connaught, the Lord
Chancellor of England, Lord Morley,
and the Archbishop of Canterbury. 1t
is anticipated that her Excellency the
Countess of Aberdeen will make the
application on behalf of Mrs. Lynch.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-12-02
WAR NARROWLY AvERTED,

The anXiously awaited speech of Sir
Edward Grey, British foreign secrc-
t:lry, relating to the negotiations
which took place between England and
Germany last July. was delivered in
the House of Commons Monday. From
Sir Edwards statement Of the case,
it Is now evident that tho relations be-
tween the two countries were at ono
time much more strained than the gen.
eral public was aware of.
When on July 1 Sir Edward was
approached by the German ambassa-
dor, Count Paul Wolff Metternich, re-
garding the sending of the German
gunboat, Panther, to southern Moroc-
co, he stated that matter so serious
would have to be discussed by the
cabinet council. Three days later he
informed the German amba ssador
that Great Britain was not able to as
sumo a disinterested attitude toward
Morocco nor to recognize any new
agreement without her consent. On
July u Sir Edward notified the Ger
man foreign Office that the British
government had concurred in his judg-
ment.
Il pointed out that the Germans
We're in the closed port of Agadlr,"
said Lord Grey in his speech, that
they We're landing and negotiating with
be acquiring concessions. 1t might
also be that the German flag had beer
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-12-02
SALUTE FOR IRISH PLAYERS.

The Irish players who are touring
America to impress the people with
the meaning Of life among the peas
antry in Ireland We're greeted with a
shower OF antiuuatcd eggs and other
refuse in a New York theater Monday
night. The United Irish societies of
New York city recently passed Il reso-
luton protesting against the prescntA-
tloh OF Syngc's pagan concoction, "rhc
Playboy of the Western World" When
the Irish players arrived in that city,
however, they proceeded to put on the
play which was resented by the peo-
pic Of Dublin when an attempt was
made to stage it in the Able theater
The reception which they received in
New York was no different from that
which they received in Dublin. When
the patrcide hero had announced that
he had killed his father and was be-
ing chccrcd by the other characters
of the play. the indignation OF the
audience was aroused.
1t is strange how men who purport
to be representing the most Christian
people in the world will persist in the
face of adverse public criticism In
staging their rcpulsive stuff. Wher-
ever the "Playboy of the Western
World" has been played it has been
found necessary to provide police pro-
lection to keep order This was the
case in New York and 1t was so in
Dublin. Yet the players persist in as
sorting that they are all Irish and that
they could have no object in misrep-
resenting their country. They may be
Irish but that does not free them of
the charge that they are misrepresent-
ing their country.
A year ago we heard a great deal
about the part American dollars was
playing In winning Irish Home Rule.
Can it be that tho tour of tho social
ed Irish players is intended to preju-
dice Americans against Ireland? Sure
~ u people SO pagan AS TO applaud
patricide could not be considered fit for
self government If, then, the Irish
players" can succeed in conveying the
impression that the plays they are act
Ing are typical of Irish life they will
have gone a long way towards preju-
dicing the people of this country
against the claims of Ireland for self
government.
Considering the treatment Yeats and
his band are receiving one would think
their sense of shame and their respect
from the stage. However, theirs is an
uphill task which must eventually re-
suit in failure.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-12-02
St. Clara College, sinsinawa. wi.

On Sunday, Nov. 26th, Saint Clara
was favored by visit from the Right
Reverend James Schwebach, Bishop of
Lacrosse. A cordial and apprecia-
tive welcome was accorded to Bishop
Schwebach, who had graciously made
time in the arduous round of a Con-
firmation tour to greet and bless the
community and the students of the
college and academy.
Mr.. George Griswold Hill of WASH
lngton, D. c., was an honored guest at
Saint Clara College during the past
week. AS representative of the New
York Tribune in Washington Mr.. Hill
is well qualified to discuss american
journalism" which formed the subject
matter of his lecture delivered to the
teachers and students in the College
Auditorium Thursday afternoon, Nov.
%. The discussion of the develop
ment. methods and possibilities of
newspaper work in America was Of
especial interest because of the evil
dence 1t gave of practical experience
back Of the speakers words. The high
ideals of journalism upheld by Mr.. Hill
and his appeal for the exercise of con-
science and judgment by the reading
public make his lecture one of particu-
lar value to young people.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-12-02

mortify the flesh or to go to church so
long as one helps his fellow man.
Brotherly love is noble thing. It
takes the sting from the hardships of
life. 1t makes rugged pathways pleas
ant. But how is brotherly love ere
ated? Do we not grow into the spirit
of brotherly love by recognizing God,
by worshipping Him and by perform
ing other practices, as fasting and
praying. which tend to bring our spirit
into harmony with the Divine plan? 1t
is by such practices that we learn to
appreciate what brotherhood means
Without them we could not love our
to recognize any one as our brother.
Those who scott at the idea Of Il life
of silent prayer and meditation have a
distorted idea of the relation of man
to God. For them religion means pub
lie service simply and no more. They
do not look upon God as an all-power-
full Being who presides over the des-
tlnics of the universe and who is re-
sponsive to human appeals. They do
not appreciate the value of sacrifice
as means of helping a brother
Brothery love is desirable but it
does not come at our beck. 1t is an
outgroWth of the spirit of prayer and
meditation. one could not love his
neghbor as himself without first
knowing God, and to know Him is to
love him and to pray to Him for guild
ance and mercy. The very idea of Al
personal God and that it is possible to
offend Him implies the need of prayer.
Rellsion without prayer would be i'm
possible.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-12-02
THANK SEWING.

The practice OF the United States
government in setting apart a national
holiday for the purpose of returning
thanks to God for the favors received
during the year is one that reflects a
truly Christian spirit and as such is
everyone no matter how busy he is,
or how busy he thinks he is, to pause
in his work from time to time and take
his bearings. Business is the god of
cur day who commands homage with
Il voice so stern as to be tyrannical.
Most people look upon their business
as something that cannot be neglected
while praying and church going are
practices that should not be neglected
but are, nevertheless, to be consid-
cred of secondary Importance. This is
different spirit from that which pre-
vailed at the time the custom of set
ting apart Il day for general thanks
then were less engrossed with the
money-making idea. They were plain,
naive men and women who came more
closely in contact with nature and de-
pended for their comforts more on
forces over which they had no control
than do the people of today.
For them Thanksgiving Day had a
deeper significance than it has for
most people now. Instead of being a
day on which thanks are returned to
God Tor tav"rs received, and blessings
asked for the years ahead, it has be-
come Il holiday on which turkey forms
the principal part Of dinner and din
ner forms the principal event of the
day. 1t is no longer seriously regard
ed as dag for thanksgiving. 1t has
lost it's original significance. The
Catholic Church, it is true, lends it's
approval to the spirit of the occasion
by holding special services, and many
Of the other churches do likewise
These services are fairly well attended
but not by those who have greatest
reason to be thankful. They are at
tended by those who are in the habit
of performing their spiritual duties
regularly. We need to realize more
kcenly our dependence on IL personal
God in order to observe Thanksgiving
in the spirit in which it should be OBJ
served.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-12-02

DR.. Andrew Gillies, pastor of the
Hcnnepin Avenue NJ. e. church. thinks
that the "silliest thing the recent log
islature did was to abolish capital pun
ishment." He believes it was brought
about by sentimentality rather than
by reason. If DR.. Gillies can show
that crime does actually increase as a
result of the abolition of capital pun
ishment, he can vindicate his position.
However, his task, should he under
take to prove the point, would be no
easy one. Besides, isn't society sufti-
GENTLY rid Of a criminal when he is
placed in a penitentiary for life, and
at the same time isn't the crimina!
given better chance to adjust his
bearings and to get a fuller apprecia-
ton Of God and righteousness? In a
word, are not his chances of saving
his soul increased?
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-12-02
DIED IN WISCONSIN

Mrs. James Gallagher of New Rich
nond Passes Away in That City.
Mrs. James Gallagher, many years
a resident of st. Croix county, Wis,
and well known and respected in that
community, died of heart failure in
New Richmond, Friday evening, No.
vember "a. She had been visiting that
afternoon at the home of her brother.
Michael Henry, who resides but a. few
blocks away. and while returning was
suddenly stricken when within a short
distance of her own home. Deceased
was 81 years of age and was born in
Great Falls, New Hampshire, August
10, 1852. In 1864 she came, with her
parents, to Wisconsin and on May Z,
1911, was married to James Gallagher
in st. Patrick's church, Erin Prairie.
by Rev. Father Quigley. Her maiden
name was Mary Henry. Besides her
husband seven children are left to
mourn her departure, namely: Mrs.
Thomas Mcnamara, Mrs. James
Meath, Mrs. Chas. Walsh, Mrs. w. P,
Meath, Katie, Nellie, Rosa and joseph
Gallagher. Two brothers also survive
her, Michael and William Henry.
The funeral services were conducted
at the Church Of the Immaculate Con-
ceptlon in New Richmond last Monday
morning, interment following in the
catholic cemetery at Cylon. Mrs.
Gallagher was an excellent woman.
mighty esteemed by all who knew her.
Peace be to her kindly soul.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-12-02
Welded Thanksgiving Day.

a very pretty wedding was solemn
lied on Thanksgiving morning at s
O'Clock at the Church of the Immacu-
late Conception, this city, the parties
to the marriage being Miss Marjorie
Rae Jennings, daughter of Mrs. Cath
crime Jennings, 70 Fifteenth street
north, and Mr. John ]. Shea. Mr.. and
friends in the city, will carry with
them the earnest and hearty congratu-
lations of all. They will be at home
after January Is at 315 West Fifteenth
street.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-12-02
A BETTER HOME RULE BILL.

Remember this" said John Red
mond in speech at Baltinglass, "in
framing Home Rule bills in the past,
English Ministers had always to think
of the possibility OF placating the
House of Lords. They always had at
the back of their minds this thought;
that in all probability, no matter how
they sought to placate the House of
Lords the Bill would be destroyed
They need be so no longer. All the
Home Rule bill has to do today is to
pass the House of Commons and if it.
passes through the House of Com
MONS then, in spite of anything that
the House of Lords can do, within u
short space of specified time it must
pass into law"
From this statement it is not far to
the conclusion that deferred Home
Rule means better Home Rule. Had
bill been passed while the House Of
Lords possessed the absolute right to
veto 1t, notifications and concessions
would have to be made with a view
to currying the favor of the upper
chamber. Now that that obstacle has
been removed the necessity for con-
sldering the wishes of the lords is re-
moved and the chances of framing and
passing Il bill that will be satisfactory
to the Irish people are very materially
improved.
In the first place the members of
the House of Commons are much more
democra tic than the members of the
House of Lords and consequently are
more in sympathy with and can bet
ter appreciate the demands of the
Irish people. In the second place the
members of the lower house coming in
contact with Irish members are in
closer touch with the actual conditions
and needs oil the country than the
members OF the upper house. The pros
poets for satisfactory Irish Home
Rule bill passing the House of Com
mons alone are much greater than the
prospects OF the same bill passing
beth houses. 1t seems then that Ire
land will be no loser for having dis
posed of the veto power of the House
of Lords before getting Home Rule.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-12-02
Death ~ Noted Convert.

DR.. Eugep Wasdin, who. as sur
geon in TIL United States marine
service. operated on the late President
Mckinley after he was shot in Buffalo
In 1901, died on Friday of last week
a: Gladwynne, Pa, where he had been
under treatment for nervous break
down. The deceased was convert to
the true faith. having been received
into the Church in this city several
years ago. In his last illness he en-
joyed all the consultations of religion.
DR.. Wasdin was born in George
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-12-02

An interesting case involving the
recall of judges is now engaging the
attention of the people Of Oregon. The
case briefly stated is this: A promi-
nent citizen of that state who was
charged with committing murder
pleaded self defense as the cause of
his act. During the course Of the trial
the evidence went to show that the
murdered man was armed and that he
had made threats against the man on
trial, but that the fatal shots had en-
tered the mans back. The defendant
was acquitted by the jury. Popular
sympathy, however, being with the
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-12-02

town, S. c., fifty-tWo years ago, and
ical College in 1882. Entering the
United States service the following
year, he rapidly advanced to the rank
OF surgeon. Because of his researches
as to the cause and cure of yellow
fever he received a decoration from
the King of Italy, where he aided in
suppressing an epidemic of the dread
disease.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-12-02
Victim Roasts to Death in Wreck.

Winona, Mimi, Nov. 29.-Fireman
Percy Fox, 25, of Preston, Mimi, was
killed and three other trainmen were
badly injured, one perhaps fatally,
when the engine of a freight train on
the North Western road toppled off a
20-foot trestle late Tuesday.
The accident occurred on the spur
track between Kasson and Mantor-
ville
The four men were riding in the cab
of the engine. The locomotive turned
completely over and fell bottom side
up. Fox was roasted to death in the
debris.
Emil Long of Waseca is in a serious
condition from scalds.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-12-02

murdered man, an attempt is being
made to recall the judge on the ground
that he was unfair in his charge to
the jury. This of course is only
single instance but since the value OF
our popular reforms can be tested only
by their results, these instances are
worth taking note of.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-12-02
President Taft's annual message to

President Taft's annual message to
Congress. which will be presented to
that body next Tuesday, contains only
six Thousand words. Whatever other
feature it may have to commend it,
it is at least .sensibly short. If a
president has a secret which he wants
to keep he can do no better than en-
body 1t in message of thirty or for
ty thousand words. Then he may be
sure no one will find it out until per-
haps, some future antiquarian Stun
bles onto it. President Taft must have
something to say which he wants the
people to know about
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-12-02
FROM THE CAPITAL

Mr. EdWard Handrahan, aged 81
years, died at his home, 500 Park ave-
| nue., Sunday after a long illness. The
| residence Wednesday at S:15 a. m.
Services We're held at st. Patrick's
Church at 9 a. m. Interment in CAL
vary cemetery. Mr.. Handrahan is
survived by his widow and one son.
Mr. Patrick Shields. aged 81 years,
was asphyxiated in his room at 597
Van Buren, street, a week ago Satur-
day night. The funeral took place
from the undertaking parlors of Con-
ley & McDevitt last Saturday at Sis
a m. Services were held at st. Vim
cents church at a. IN. Interment in
Calvary cemetery.
Mrs. Reddy, 40 Hirschell avenue,
entertained Thursday afternoon. Those
present were the Mesdames. ]. Carey,
J. Cambell, Fred Wagner, Robert J.
Clarke, Ike Hynes, Henry Hynes, J.
Nolan, Ed English, j. Laheff, Tom
Dewitt, Ed. Reddy and Miss Carrie
Eaton.
Mrs. Constance Godfrey Brady, aged
40 years. died Wednesday after a long
illness. The funeral took place from
her late residence, 1861 University
avenue, Friday at S:15 a. m. Services
were held at st. Marks church at 8
a. m. Interment in Calvary cemetery
Mrs. Nellie Ode, aged 81 years, died
at her home, 1929 Fauquier street.
, Tuesday after a long illness. The fun
eral took place from the above resi-
dence Friday at $3.50. Services were
held at st. Johns church at 8 a. m.
1nterment in Calvary cemetery.
Mr.. John OBrien, aged 4S years,
died at Spokane, Wash, Saturday, Nov.
18th, after a short illness. The fun
eral took place at the residence of his
mother, Mrs. Margaret O'Brien, 266
Commercial street. Saturday, Nov rs,
at $3.50 a. m. Services were held at
st. Mary's church at o'clock. Inter-
ment in Calvary cemetery.
Miss Irene Sweeney, 52s Carroll
avenue, entertained for her ninth
birthday Wednesday. Among the
guests were: Marion OConnor, Marie
Dudley, Helen Till, Margaret Gruber,
Evelyn Gruber, Lucy Goodson, Mar
garet Cunningham, Katherine O'Don-
nell and Dorothy Clifford and Messrs.
Arthur Cunningham, Frank O'Connor,
Edward Till, Gordon O'Connor, Albert
and Manuel Cameron, Fred Walton,
Roger O'Donnell, James and George
Clifford, Edward and Eugene Turner.
Mr.. Richard E. McCarty, aged 81
years, died at his home, "a West Ex-
change street, Wednesday after a. long
illness. The funeral took place from
the above residence Friday at $3.50 a.
m. Services were held at st. Mary's
church at a. nj. Interment in CAL
vary cemetery.
Miss Emily Conley was the guest
of honor at a dinner given Saturday
evening by Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Pat
terson, Goodrich avenue.
Miss Margaret Cunningham and
Earl Thomas Appleton We're married
at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning at St.
Mary's church. Miss Florence TAYLOR
and Marcel Arnold were the only at
PENDANTS. Miss Taylor wore a gown
of blue silk yelled with white net. She
wore large blue picture hat and car
ried an arm bouquet of pink roses.
The brides dress was of white silk
with an overdrape of white chiffon.
Roses and lilies of the valley formed
her bridal bouquet, and she wore
white picture hat. A breakfast was
a
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-12-02

The school conducted by tho Irish
Christian Brothers of st. Johns New
foundland, has for the third time en-"
tered a successful candidate in the
competitive examination for the
Rhodes Scholarship. The value Of the
scholarship is $4,000. This Is an honor
which reflects credit on the work Of
the Christian Brothers.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-12-02
RELIGION WITHOUT PRAYER,

The idea which some people have of
religion is that it consists wholly in al
truism. Helping one another, they say,
Is the only form of religion worth
while. Praying and fasting are prac-
tees that were good enough in their
day. but they have outlived their USE
fuinesS, It is no longer necessary to
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-12-02

The misunderstanding tells us that
prayers are useless because to grant
them God would have to Interfere
with the operation of natural law.
They forget that God, who is the au-
thor of natural law, can operate
through natural laws.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-12-02

From the reports which have APP
peared in the yapcrs giving details of
Still some SaVaScS running at large In
the southern state who have not yet
come under the spell Of the Catholic
Advance.
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nuns are all treated in as great detail
as the scope OF the book will permit
Father O'Hara was Minnesota boy.
He was educated in the Catholic
schools of this state and was ordained
to the priesthood at st. Paul Seminary