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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-05-20
NEW STREET CAR ORDINANCE.

The new street car ordinance limit
ing the number of passengers allowed
on a car which went into effect this
week is operating more to the hard
ship than to the good of the public.
Under this ruling the conductors refuse
to stop for passengers after they have
reached the prescribed limit, and the
result is that during the busy hours
people are compelled to wait unneces-
sArily for cars. This of course is an
indication that the service is not ade-
Quate.' If there were more cars the
delays would not be SO great.
There is no .disputing the fact that
during certain hours of the day the
service, is not what it should be. We
do not dissent from the proposition
that there ought to be more cars, but
the fact still remains that regula-
ton of this nature is impractical. In
practical matters it is impossible to
prescribe strict rules. They frequently
result in more of Il hindrance than
help to efficiency.
This. is. not saving that the street
car company should be left entirely to
it's own discretion i'll determining the
kind of serviccse it will furnish. Every
public service, ss corporation should be
subject to reasonable governmental
control The street car company is
such a corporation and unless it were
held responsible to the city for it's
service there would be no service at
all in, those outlying portions of the
city where the business offers but
slight returns on the investment. On
the other hand there must be a limit
to the degre" Of control. exercised.
Such control should not be unreason-
ably rigid, or such as TO unduly re-
strict the company in, carrying OH the
business for which it was organized.
Obviously the trainers of the ordin-
ance under discussion hoped through
it's opera tfun to secure. better service.
The Impractical nature Of such a
regulation, however, makes it evident
that it not only Will not secure the
end for which it was framed but that
it will result in a chaos in traffic the
last state of which will be worse than
the first. Let the number Of cars be
increased but let people who are in
hurry have the privilege of riding
on cars that are more than comfort
ably loaded if theyachoose.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-05-20
THE DEMOCRATIC DINNER,

All arrangements for the Democrat
ic dinner to take place in st. Paul on
June LIST have been perfected and a
goodly attendance of Democrats, to-
gcther with so-cnlled Democrats, will
be present on the OCCASION. The lat
ter are not large in numbers in Min
nesota but the management Of the
party has strangely enough been in
their hands for long period, during
which time gatherings of this nature
have become quite popular, while al
ways tending, each in turn to fur
Their weaken instead of strengthening
the cause of genuine Democracy.
These events have become COM
monty known in this State as harmony
dinners but their originators must
have meant them for something else.
They are enjoyed. TO doubt, by the
National Committeeman and a few
others. and SO serve q purpose, but
admitting this, the Objects and aims
of the Democracy of Minnesota can
better be advanced and in truth
achieved by the elimination OF these
misnamed harmony banuuets. They
are a dclusion and a snare
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-05-20
PROTEST AGAINST IT
Action in Opposition to AIlianc
Urged by President Resan.

ST. Paul, Mimi, May 1, 1911.
Dear Sir and Brother-As you. are
aware, another effort is being made to
force upon the American people an
Anglo American alliance. This is be-
ing done ostensibly in the interest of
peace, but in reality is war measure
pure and simple-an effort to get the
powerful influence of the United
States back of England in her ,trou-
bles with other nations. This alliance
is particularly directed against the
German empire, with whose people, in
this country we, as a society, are es-
pecially friendly. S'
AS American citizens we are 'l1nal-
terably opposed to changing the. pol
icy of Washingtcn-no entangling al
liances with European countries-a
policy under which the United States
has experienced period of unexam-
pied prosperity, extending over more
than a century and quarter.
AS loyal friends of our German
American citizens, we are opposed to
any action that may place this repub-
lie in a position of hostility to the
-fatherland, or for that matter, to any
other of the. great nations of he world.
AS Irishmen we will never give aid
or comfort to the country that keeps
the heel Of oppression upon the necks
of our people.
We are happily in very strong po-
sition. England knows that her de-
signs on America are bitterly opposed
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-05-20
Big. Barn Destroyed by Fire.

Red Wing, Mimi, May 16.-The big
barn on the. farm of Michael Ryan,
two miles north Of the Catholic church
at Belle Creek, was totally destroyed
by fire.. The live stock was saved but
considerable farm machinery and farm
vehicles were destroyed with the build
ing, as well as hay and feed. The
total loss is estimated at about $4,000.
There was an insurance of $1.50o on
the building and contents.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-05-20

be measured by the sentiment of the
vulgar crowd OF debauchces. {.
The American people can expect to
continue as a happy and thrifty ma
ton only on the sound principles OF
Christian morality. We, therefore, de-
mand OF the theatrical producers and
managers that vulgarity, indecency
and immoral-~s be en-
tirely eliminated from all plays pro-
grams, advertisements and posters"
Surely there is room for improve
ment in the quality of the plays pro-
duced on theaAmerican stage. If the
atre managers thoroughly realized
their responsibility and had Il con-
scientious regard for their duty they
would not defend the production of a
sallacious play by saying the people
want it, They would rather endeavor
to cultivate a taste for higher quail
ity Of play among the people to whom
they make their appeal.
The uplifting OF public morals is a
work that ought to interest the MEM
bers of all creeds alike. 1t is d COM
mon ground on which all can and
should unite. The principle involved
is one that does not admit of contrary
views. All should cooperate to decry
indecent plays and in every way use
their influence to discourage their
production. In proportion as we love
our country and are solicitous for its
minds of our young folks from being
infected with the contagion OF i'm
morality, the germs of which are SO
often waited from the stage.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-05-20

by the eXiled children of the Gael. She
again employs her old methods
promises-but we are the same peo-
pie from when parliament, solemn
Wrested we are the same people with
whom the solemn treaty of Limerick
was broken; we are the same people
whose rational existence was crushed
out under strongbow and we do not
want any more =, promises-we want
results, tangible, final and irrevoc-
able. 90 ~,
We must labor to prevent ratifica-
ton of this treaty by the United
States Senate, and we must do it at
once. The treaty will be disposed of
one way or another this month. There
fore no time can be lost. Reach every
officer and member in your jurisdic-
ton, by wire if necessary, and urge
them to Immediately send written or
telegraphed protests to their Senators
against the Anglo-American arbitra-
ton treaty. Let the protests come
from individuals and societies, partic-
ularly the, former, and labor to have
patriotic American citizens and socie-.
ties of other nationalities, not only CO.
operate with you, but also to protest
on their own behalf. Let me know
what is being done.
Fraternally yours,
JAMES J. REGAIN,
National President A. o. H.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-05-20

defense of their attitude on this mat
ter than the brilliant expose of the in
EQUITIES of the cotton schedule pre-
sented in the Senate by the late Sena-
tor Dolliver OF Iowa, an Insurgent
Republican, in what proved to be prac-
tically his last as well. as one of the
most profound speeches which he ever
delivered in that body, ,- Should the
Insurgent Republicans, who accepted
and applauded that speech as the final
word upon the subject of the cotton
schedule, continue in the same frame
of mind respecting it, there is no rea-
son why such revision as is provided
in the Underwood cotton schedule
bill, should not be accomplished be-
fore the extraordinary session is term
mated. a.
But the question may arise as: to
what method the Democrats will adopt
to meet the possible loss of Govern
ment revenue by reason of the placing
of many articles ION the free list and
materially decreasing the rates upon
others. In the first place, the answer
is that the Democrats will inaugurate
a system of economy which will mean
the saving of many millions of dollars
annually to the Government. The
party is pledged to tariff sufficient
only to afford revenue for the Gov
eminent wisely and economically ad-
ministered. In a speech in the Sen
ate, not two years ago, Senator Aid
rich declared that a business man, en-
ploying modern methods could run
the Government at a cost $3OO,00O,OOO
less annually than is now expended.
Of course, it is not possible under the
complicated system of government to
realize this vast saving, but the Dem
ocrats intend TO go as far as possible
in accomplishing it. To this end they
have already started out to investi-
gate each and every one of the several
executive departments of the Govern
ment. For sixteen years the Repub-
licans have been handling the purse
strings, and for fourteen years of that
time the executive departments have
been in the hands of the Republicans.
Now, the Democrats purpose ascer-
tanning how and in what manner the
money has been expended.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-05-20

The habit of exaggerating and the
habit of Icing are close akin. Both
lead to distrust in those who practice
them. Both are inconsistent and ulti-
mately defeat their own purpose. On
the other hand those who practice the
habit of telling the truth are trusted.
Their word is taken at face value and
they never need to fear the conse-
quences of an investigation of their
statements. Honesty is a possession
too precious to be .bartered off for any
temporary consideration.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-05-20
Fer THE MORAL UPLIET.

The American Federation of Cath
Ole Societies has addressed an open
letter to theatrical producers and man.
ayers of public playhouses for the
purpose OF calling the. attention of
those people to the responsible
ity that rests. with them in choosing
the plays they send before the
public. 1t points out the deplor-
able effects of putting upon the stage
plays that mock at sacred things and
hold the, moral principles without
WITCH the. nation would go the way
of all corruption, up to ridicule.
We are.-.aMare." the letter reads,
that many timesEthe excuse is given
the people want these plays; give the
people what they want. We most ear
nestly protest against this allegation.
There are thousands, nay millions! of
American people who are disguised
with these putrid exhibitions. We
most emphatically assert that themes
of divorce, adultery. seduction, double
life, conjugal infidelity, free love, and
other worse performances exhibiting
sexual perversity are not what the
decent people want. The decent people
are not negligible quantity, and the
peoples ideas and desires must not
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-05-20

Rev. Charles NJ Sheldon, pastor Of
the Central Presbyterian church, To-
peka, Kansas, declares that Protestant
churches need a., confessional-not Il
confessional such as in the Catholic
Church where the penitcnt goes for
the purpose of confessing his sins and
making an act of contriton that he
may gain forgiveness--but place
tell their troubles to their minister,
thus atfording him an opportunity to
get better acquainted with them and
to become their confidant.t Rev Shell
don reasons that people in trouble
want II contidant to whom they can
tell their troubles. All. yes; but why?
one he knows is powcrless to help
him? The confessional is not a place
designed for telling troubles. 1t is a
place wherein the soul of the true
penitent is enriched with divine grace.
If the priest had not the power of for
giving sin how many people would
go to him to tell their troubles and
what kind Of troubles would they tell?
Surely not those that betrayed their
weaknesses. A confessional where the
power of renting sin is not to be
found is no confessional at all, but
an information bureau, a, gossip box
where the laxative might so for want
of better pastme.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-05-20
TIE FARMER WILL NOT LOSE.

TIE FARMER WILL MOT LOSE.
~ The CRY against Canadian reciproc-
ity has been that it would injure the
farmer, and impair the purely imag-
mary benefits he derives by reason
of the imposition of duties upon pro-
ducts of the Dominion coming into
the United States.4 Should the farmer
sustain any loss because of Canadian
reciprocity, he will be fully compen-
stated by the relief granted him in the
farmers free list measure which the
Democrats have submitted, and which
removes the duty from those articles
of anufacture-@whieh~ the agricultur-
list is, qbliged to purchase. Moreover,
this measure is intended to cheaper
1.-THE necessities of life, and aid, not
-onlyAthe farmer, but the great laborfng
and middle classes, who have long
suffered from the steady advances In
the cost of living under Republican
tariffs, says Frank B. Lord in Macks
National Monthly. nj
/, The.Republican tariff makers, with
their.jcustomary magnaminity toward
the people, have placed acorns, bones,
divi-diti, Dragons blood, fossils, leech-
'es, myrobolans radium, spunk, turtles
and the like upon the free list. The
Democrats purpose placing upon the
free list, agricultural implements,
wire fencing. cotton .bagging and ties,
boots and shoes, fresh meats and
dressed meats, -four and nearly a hun
idred other articles of prime necessity
and universal use. More than that,
the legislative program which they
have adopted, includes revision OF
the obnoxious wooden and cotton
schedules, in the form of separate
bills. Not only do they intend max
ing a.material reduction on raw wool,
If not actually placing it on the free
list, but they will also slash the duties
on WOODEN goods, where some of the
rates now are far in excess of one
hundred per cent. The cotton sched-
ule will also receive their attention,
and they need no further argument in
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-05-20

8EsS A very big war chest has, been
started by the Unionists in Great
sBritain and Ireland, to be used in OPP
posing Home Rule, says the Catholic
4 Standard and Times 1t is their pur-
pose, to send speakers all over Eng
land and Scotland to educate" the
aelectors on the dangers of Home Rule,
sand incidentally to denounce the Irish
Catholic population as intolerant
priest ridden and "disloyal." The de-
ssnunciation of disloyalty must sound
Jimmy when the Unionists and Orange
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-05-20
VETO BILL PASSES COMMONS.

There was a good deal of jubilation
among the members of the Irish and
Liberal parties in the House Of. Com
mons in the early part of this week
when the Veto bill. or the Govern
ment bill as it is sometimes called,
passed the third reading in the House
after prolonged filibustering and de-
bate. The bill goes to the House of
Lords practically in the form in which
it was originally drafted, for in the
Commons while the Tories could pro-
pose it was left for the Liberal and
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-05-20

Those who have not yet made their
Easter duty should not delay fulfill
to confession is difficult for the YEAR
lings who go only as often as the law
requires, but it is easy for those who
go frequently. Why not try to be
among those who go often and in ad.
dition to being benefited thereby have
the task itself lightened?
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-05-20

Father McKenna who is himself an
enthusiastic worker in behalf of the
Holy Name Society possesses the fac
ulty of infusing his enthusiasm into
others. Here is how he comments on
the proposed Holy Name Congress-
al. May God bless the Holy Name
Congress. May, it be convened not be-
cause other congresses are held, but
that. it may result in infusing new
life into every Holy Name Society
throughout the country. May it be
a q call to arms in which all the Cath
solic men of America will enlist under
the standard Of the Holy Name to
fight the irreligious spirit of our day,
TO destroy the revolt Of Socialism
against authority"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-05-20

Prof. AllrrenniuS the distinguished
Swedish scientist, who visited this city
last week, says the world will be un-
inhabitable ten thousand years hence
However, we refuse to begin worrying
about it for some little time to come
say about nine thousand nine hundred
and ninety nine years
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-05-20

If Mr. Roosevelt's arraignment of
ton of Catholics and Jews in the mat
ter Of voting and holding office, did
nothing else, 1t served q useful pur-
pose in giving nation wide publicity to
the associations sectaranism, says
the Providence Visitor. The Literary
Digest, in recounting the agitation
caused by Mr.. Roosevelts letter, says
that it applied to the Y. M. c. A. for a
statement but they declined to make
tone'-on the principle, doubtless, that
''the less said the sooner mended."
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-05-20

is to no purpose because of the con-
fused idea Of the meaning of the term.
To talk about Socialism without de-
filming the kind meant is like talking
about the "color of the spectrum"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-05-20
FROM DULUTH

----------.
A special train over the 500 line
from Chicago, recently brought to the
Head of. the Lakes seventy five men
and women from Holland, all expert
dairy workers. The party is going to
Onamia, Mimi, where there is already
a colony of Dutch people. The mem
bers of the party will engage in dairy
pursuits on land formerly owned by
the johnson Land company of ST.
Paul, and which has been turned over
for this purpose. Bishop McGolrick
was also instrumental in bringing the
Holland people over here, as he has
been instrumental in bringing some of
the others before Them The bishop
stated that when the members of the
party reached Onamia they would find
land prepared and ready for seed.
Two acres. are cleared in each tract.
Father Vanderbe1den. the priest of the
little flock, is with them, and will take
up the task of4caring for the religious
wslfare of his people atsthe settling
point q :Jjsse a;5s f%.., -. u
Miss Gertrude Marguerite ellis,
daughter of Bennett ellis, and Jo-
seph H. Ruerup of Boseman, Mont,
were married Tuesday morning at the
Sacred Heart cathedral at 9 O'Clock.
Miss" ellis was handsomely xowned
/ in white satin and carried a white
prayer book. She was attended by
Miss Alice Clutter and Miss Ethel
Murphy as bridesmaids, who were
prettily gowned in blue and white silk
and carried bouquets of yellow and
white roses. Mr.. Ruerup was attend
ed by his brother, Charles Ruerup, and
John ellis, brother of the BRIDE A
wedding breakfast was served at -
o'clock at the home Of, the brides
aunt, Mrs. John Murphy, Minnesota
avenue, Park Point, and Mr. and Mrs.
Ruerup will be at home at Bozeman
after June l.
Mrs. ]. H. Sullivan, 1923 West Third
street, entertained the Five Hundred
club Tuesday afternoon at her home.
The game was played at three tables
and the favors- awarded Mrs. Carrie
Cox and Mrs. William Murnian.
The women of the Bishops club
gave a delightful card party Tuesday
evening, the. 9th, at the Knights of
Columbus hall. The guests played five
hundred at twenty : tables and the
prizes were won by Mrs. J. v. Sexton,
Miss Theresa Long, J.. B. .O'Donnell
and H. Dunn a
A large number of invitations have
been issued by the members of the
knights of Columbus for dancing
party to be given by. them on Friday
evening, May 10, at the spalding ho-
tel The committee in charge of the
affair is composed of Messrs J. Fred
Wolff, Henry P. Gowan, Lawrence M.
Barrett, F. Arthur Sheridan, Edwin ].
kenny ands George D. Mccarthy.
AiiC AuAiCA OIL SSAN1CeS LOT MIS-. Annie
Scobie, SO years old, who died Friday
at her home, 3405 West Third street,
was held Monday morning at o'clock
from the st. James Catholic church.
lnterment was made in Calvary ceme-
terry,
The, friends of Miss Anna Sullivan
and Miss! Mamie Donahue surprised
them Wednesday, evening at the home
1.of the latter in celebration of their
twentieth birthday anniversaries.
They received many gifts and the eve
ming was pleasantly passed with
games and music.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Tomskemper and
children Of .224 South Nineteenth ave-
nue. pe east have left for spokane Wash,
to make, their home in that city,
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-05-20

men are shouting with all their might
that Ulster will fight against Home
Rule il it be established in Ireland
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-05-20

Gabriel" and other poems by Mary
25c. Send orders to The Irish stand
ard office or to the author Danvers,
Mimi.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-05-20

On Wednesday next, May "a, New
Jerseys governor, Woodrow Wilson,
will be in Minneapolis, when ne will
speak on Business and Politics. be-
fore the Publicity club at the West
hotel. The Association of Commerce,
st. Paul, will hear him in the evening
and next day he will speak to the
students Of the, University. OF. Mime
sofa, leaving Minneapolis on the even
ing, Of the, 25th for Lincoln, Neb.,
where he has arranged to address the
Commercial club of that city. "a
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-05-20

1t is said now that the Portuguese
Republic is lettering on its founda-
ton. In fact it appears that the foun-
dation itself is lettering.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-05-20

1t is announced that Monsignor j.
Henry Then of Wichita, Kansas has
been appointed Bishop of Lincoln, Ne
braska, to succeed the late Bishop
Bonacum