The Irish standard., 1913-07-05


Washington. D. c., July 2.-The Hon.
orable James M. Graham Of Spring.
field, Illinois, representing the 2lst
district of that state in congress, is
still receiving many congratulations
any words OF praise for his eloquent
address delivered before the gradual
ing class at the Catholic University of
America.
Mr.. Graham Is no stranger before
Catholic audiences in Washington, for
he is often heard before gatherings of
the Knights Of Columbus Of which he
Is most earnest member, and before
meetings in which the Catholic church
is Interested. AS he is a most elo-
quent and forceful orator, his services
are much in demand.
Representative Graham halls from
Springfield, Illinois, and by profession
is a lawyer and has had much service
in public life before coming to con-
gress. He served in the Illinois legis-
lature and also as states attorney for
Sangamon county. He was associated
with the late United States Senator
John NJ. Palmer, in the practice Of
law. Served in the Sixty first and was
reelected to the Sixty second and
Sixty-third congresses.
Representative Graham has intro
duced bill calling for the immediate
construction Of three dreadnough bat
tleships. The bill is short one and
provides simply that for the purpose
of further increasing the naval estab-
lishment Of the United States, the
president is authorized to have con-
structed three f1rst-class battleships,
each carrying as heavy armor and as
powerful armament as any vessel OF
it's class, to have the highest practical
speed, and to cost, exclusive of armor
and armament, not to exceed $6,000,-
0OO."
Another chaplain of the Catholic
faith has been selected and assigned
for duty in the Philippine Islands. Or
ders have just been issued from the
war department, directing Father
Frederick Lawrence Kunnecke, chap
lain, coast artillery corps, to proceed
to San FRANCISCO. at the expiration Of
his leave Of absence on July 30 next
to embark on the transport leaving
there on August 9Th.
Chaplain Kunnecke has the distinc-
ton of being the senior of the Cath
Ollie chaplains with the rank Of first
lieutenant, and the date of rank is
June 8, 1908. He is a native OF Bal.
timore. and was born on July II, 1878
and was appointed to the army from
Maryland.
He has been stationed at many OF
the coast defenses on the Atlantic sea
coast, including Forts Caswell, North
81 q,
we're in Boston harbor.
Father Kunnecke was to have sailed
on the July transport with Chap.
lain Kangley, also. recently assigned
for duty in the Philippines. but was
granted an extension of leave of alb
sence, on account Of illness in his fam
lily.
The years 1913 has been proclaimed
Presbyterian Year"-but truly the
literary man is coming into his own
under the administration Of President
Wilson. Henry Van Dyke has been ap-
pointed minister to the Netherlands
Thomas Nelson Page has been made
ambassador to Italy. Walter H. Page
Is at London. Meredith Nicholson IL
named for duty in Lisbon. and Pleasant
stovall at Berne, Switzerland.
For years, with the exception OF
Whitelaw Reid. writer's have failed to
obtain the recognition Of presidents
Washington Irving and Nathaniel
Hawthorne were in the foreign service
but no administration other than the
present has SO distinctly rewarded the
author.
The Honorable John d. O'Rear OF
Missouri has been nominated by Pres.
ident Wilson to be envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary to Boliv-
la, to succeed Honorable Horace G.
Knowles of Delaware.
The compensation is $4,000 year
The new appointee is only Al years
of age, and has been practicing law
for 10 years, and been the prosecuting
attorney Of his county.
He is descendant Of Josiah Bart
lett, who was his great-grandfathel
and one of the signers Of the Declare