The Irish standard., 1912-04-27
Urges His People to Give No Ear
to the Counsel of Socialist
Trouble Maker
Those Who Did Attend Put the
Damper Down on the Speakers
Enthusiasm.
Duke of Norfolk, a Catholic Peer
Shows Generosity During the
Coal Strike.

A noteworthy instance of great
Catholics generosity in connection
with the British coal strike has just
come to light in the neghborhood OF
Sheffield, says the London c0rres-
pondent OF the Western Watchman.
Here, the Duke of Norfolk owns,
amongst other large possessions,
| coal mine. Last week he offered the
miners wage of six shllings day
| during the strike, ii they would re-
turn to work, with the condition that
| all the best coal they screened was
| to be given to the destitute poor, and
| seconds were to be sold at a reason
able figure to q big works nearby. the
| closing of which would increase the
destitution and misery greatly. The
Duke has now received word from the
Miners Federation that the men are
| at liberty to accept these terms, which
are indeed princcly.
| Apropos of the strike and the
methods of persuasion and ntimida-
ton which have led to this catas-
trophe, having been practiced by the
leaders of the trades unions, one of
these demagogues met with a sharp
| repulse from an irish Bishop this
week. At Sligo on Sunday, the Bish-
op of Elphin caused letter to be
read at all the Masses in every
church. In which he gravely warned
his people against Larkin, the leader
of the Transport Workers Union,
who was going to visit Sligo that day.
The Bishop begged his people to re-
socialistic co,Inses of a man whose
name was associated with incidents
which showed his views to be un-
Christian and dangerous to faith and
| morals. man who was looked upon
with suspicion by the Irish I'arla-
mentary party also. Larkin held n
meeting in the afternoon near the
town hall for transport workers and
told his audience that he hoped the
Bishop would keep to his own affairs,
and that every one had right to as
much as his fellowman. He was too
much impressed by the aspect of his
audience, however, to dare openly at
tack DR.. Clancy, and as last faint
effort to gain something like the
number of adhcrents he had hoped for
before the Bishops warning he called
for three cheers for his Lordship, sug-
gesting charitably that he was a very
mistaken man. The hearty manner
in which the cheers were given did
not broaden the smile on the orators
face and he left Sligo a disappointed
man.
A very important school case was
decided this week which ought to
have q direct bearing on a Catholic
case of the same order, for the YER
dict will be taken as precedent. A
married woman teacher brought an
action against the managers of a
/ | tSA tdIu <hi5uSdI oCIIODI lOi WTOIiS-
full dismissal. The managers at first
declared they had dismissed the plain
tiff because they no longer desired
i, to keep Il married woman on their
staff, but it transpired later that the
, reason was that the lady no longer
, attended the Anglican Church, but
. was ragularly seen at the Wesleyan
Methodist chapel. After long and
, learned arguments the judge held
> that as no complaint had been made
OF the religious instruction given b,
, the mistress to the children. her dis.
3 missal for change of her own religious
belief was unwarrantable and could
not take effect. and the lady must be
reinstated. Now the Motherwel
School Board have for Some months
). been endeavoring to get rid Of a fe.
4 male teacher because she had become
e Catholic. The Hartwell case deci.
: sion will be check to their zeal ir
& this direction.