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THE IRONY OF FATE.

Almost forty years ago Wendell
Phillips made this statement in a
speech delivered in Boston:
1.-The relations of Ireland are the
gravest, the most important feature OF
Engand'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
infamous oppression of Ireland. Mr.
Froude told us with epigramlnatic
force and great truth that the wicked
ness of Nations is always punished;
that no matter how long Providence
waits, in the end the wickedness 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 aristo-
crazy 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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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 elcquently 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-
cellcncies God gave her, and the more
we honor her for these, the more we
honor Him.
"This," continued Father Byrne, sis
a time when the doctrine of the I'm
maculate Conception should be kept
before the eyes of men. This doctrine
iAAeoHo "ol snip vi sun. IOudy 10 q
day of body worship. 1t is a 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"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-12-16
Sir Wilfred Laurier.

London.-It is stated on high au-
thority that Sir Wilfrid Laurier will
soon succeed Lord Strathcona in Lon
don as the Canadian high commission
err. After the recent Canadian cleo
tions 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.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-12-16

Edison, Siemens, the inventor of the
water meter, and Bessemer and
Mushet, the inventors of processes Of
making steel. Columbus is honered by
being the twelfth on the list Watt,
who improved the steam engine; Bell,
the inventor CT the telephone, and
Arkwright the inventor OF cotton
spinning machinery, come next in or
der. The final names on this illustri-
Gus role are Franklin, discoverer Of
electricity; Murdoch, first to use coal
as an illuminant; Hargreaves, inven-
tor of the spinning jimmy; Stephenson,
inventor of the locomotive, and Sym
ington, inventor Of the rotary engine.
But what Of the inventors OF shin
gle nails and railroad spikes and hat
pins? Are not these articles made of
iron and steel? And what of the in
ventors of rat traps and mouse catchers
and button hooks and hair pins? They
all contribute to the extent of An
drew's industry and should be recog-
niZed even if the list should have to
be heightened bit.
Milton, Chaucer, Dante, Homer, Vir-
gil. Horace, Plato, Socrates, Aristotle,
Michael Angelo, Leonard de Vinci, not
to mention many others, didn't come
up to Andrews standard of greatness.
But what are they to Burns and Edi-
son and Bessemer and Mushet? Not
one of them ever did one solitary thing
for the steel industry. The whole
bunch never as much as invented a
steel carpet tack.
1t must be admitted that Mr.. Car
negie's list is a gem of originality 1t
certainly ought to become more ia
nous than most of the men on it. The
chrystallized steel king must have
gone through an effective annealing
process to be so witty. He would,
however, have greatly intensified the
humor of his composition if he had
headed the list with the name of John
D. Rockefeller, inventor of the Stand
ard Oil Trust.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-12-16
PREACH PEACE, PRACTICE WAR.

From present indications the dove
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 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 a policy of peace, they are
actually engaged in or ready to pursue
a policy OF war.
What does it all mean? Can world
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 nation is quelled
by the reign of law, international dis
turbances will in time be minimized
by the recognition on the part of ma
lions of tribunal the function Of
which will be to render justice with
out the use OF force. But as the law
of he best regulated country does not
prevent the commission of crime, but
only discourages it, and as crimes of
all kinds are committed in the best
regulated states, SO it will be with ma
lions. The recognition of interna-
tional 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 a time when all men
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.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-12-16
FORTY YEARS
Since Mass Was First Read in Church
of Immaculate Conception.

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
edifice which is soon to be replaced by
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. ]. G. Byrne, now OF St.
Paul, who was pastor from 1890 to
1892; Bishop ]. J. 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
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-12-16
LAND PRODUCTS SHOW
Northern Pacific Railway Gives Half
Dozen Silver Pitchers as Prizes.

Dozen Silver Pitchers as Prizes.
The Northern Pacific Railway,
through President Howard Elliott and
Vice President J. M. Hannaford, has
donated to the Northwest Develop
ment League, six silver pitchers to be
given as prizes at the Northwestern
Land Products Show in Saint Paul,
December Il to %.
The six pitchers are to be awarded
for exhibits as follows:
1. For the best bushel Of apples
grown in Minnesota.
2. For the best sample of barley
grown in North Dakota or Montana,
3. For the best exhibit of alfalfa
grown in Central Oregon.
4. For the best exhibit of processed
fruits from Washington or Oregon.
5. For the best sample of flax
grown in North Dakota or Montana.
s. For the best exhibit of products
Of loggedoff land in Idaho.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-12-16
DILLON'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 ENGAGEMENT that almost led to Il
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, "and 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 We're not one whit worse than the
bombardment Of Casa Blanca, which
was defenseless town, and in which
men and women were blown to pieces. :"
Mr.. Dillon's speech was a harsh crit
icism of the British foreign policy,
which seems to indicate that the For
leign Office was not blameless for the
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danger of the war that was narrowly
averted between England and Ger
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 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
a few things to choose from the mat
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 go 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 fastdious 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
err 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 q 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
titlueil "ot III S1slll q lluiiuiC GU 6iIICA
ing trinkets that please the eye for a
moment and are then thrown aside
and forgotten. A subscription to a
good Catholic paper is a Christmas
gift big with possibilities for doing
good. Yet many good Catholics pass
over such 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.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-12-16
Plays Not Worthy of Patronage.

The Federation Bulletin designates
the following list of theatrical attrac-
tons as plays which Catholics should
not patronage: Miss Innocence" "Des-
perate Chance" "The Hypocrites,"
"Kreutzer Sonata" "Sapho," 1.-THE
Blue Mouse, 1.-The Soul Kiss" The
Girl from Rectors," "The Easiest
Way" 1.-The Girl in the Train" 1.-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."
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-12-16

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
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-12-16

~ 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 dissenting voice suddenly
interrupted the proceedings. Nicholas
Murray Butler, president OF Columbia
University, had read resolutions urg-
ing the Senate to ratfy 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
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-12-16

4 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-
icial 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.. Talft's chances
OF reelection will be accordingly
diminished. The next campaign bids
fair to have no dearth of issues
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-12-16
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 measlr-
ing the relative strength of the candi-
dates.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-12-16

humorous incident which occurred to
him in the north of Ireland. Arriving
late at small village, he made in
quiries from Harvey" concerning the
two local hotels.
(Which is the better, Pat?" he asked.
We'll, 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. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-12-16
All tho 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 pontift
told him that he might meet unworthy
persons. The answer Of his great
noble spirit was: IF they be un-
worthy they have the greater need OF
seeing me-"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 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 seditious politi-
clans. TO grant it, he says, would be
to roll back progress 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 Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-12-16

The Representatives Of more than
twenty nations were present at the
Thanksgiving Day Mass celebrated in
st. Patricks 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.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 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
said to have been carried out with far
more splendor than characterized the
accession of King Edward in 1908.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-12-16

Archbishop O'Connell Of Boston, is
the youngest of our American cardi-
nails and one of the youngest members
OF bhe 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. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-12-16

The centenary Of Wendell Phillips
recalls the memory Of man who was
VI powerful exponent Of the rights OF
stthe people. Mr.. Phillips Wac IN Orator
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 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-
before the last moment