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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-08-16

collected by the express companies. |
They divided the graft between them.
The hearing which resulted in this
stupendous victory was not brought
about by any state or national public
official. For more than half a CEN
fury Congress permitted these great
parasites on transportation to extort
untold millions from the public. State
governments and state officials were
helpless If not Indifferent. because
the bulk Of express transportation ex-
tends beyond state lines. 1t remain
ed for three Minnesota reformers,
acting as private individuals, to make
the fight which compelled the atten-
I! ton and investigation of the inter-
! state commerce commission. Bengt
, E. Sundberg, Red River Valley farm
! er, elected to the state Senate, felt
! personally aggrieved by an extortion-
ate charge Of an express company for
carrying casting to him during har-
7, vest time, and complained to George
| s. Lotus, who had acquired the hab.
, 1t Of exposing transportation abuses
and who had short time before had
an encounter with the Pullman mon
: opoly. Lotus put the matter up to
his lawyer, James Manahan, now con-
gresham at large from Minnesota,
who started three suits in Senator
Sundberg's name attacking generally
| the unreasonableness Of express
charges all over the United States.
Lotus as transportation expert,
! Manahan as lawyer of nerve and
| great fore, with Sundberg as far
! mer publ spirited enough to pay the
expenses, opened the fight in Mime
! apolis and forced it to a conclusion
!, in New York, when they compelled
! the presidents Of the four great ex-
press companies to personally take
j the stand and disclose the working
l arrangement under which they oper-
!; ated together, as we'll as to open their
books and show their profits.
At the Minneapolis hearing 1t was
shown that the Great Northern Elk
press company on an investment of
less than 100000 earned in one year
over $650.oOO net, after paying all its
: own operating expenses and forty
per cent of its gross earnings to the
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-08-16
THE MILWAUKEE MEETING.

The eleventh annual meeting of tho
National Federation of Catholic So
cieties at Milwaukee this week has
occupied. the attention Of all Catholics
throughout the nation, and in particu-
lar the 100000 Catholics now banded
together in the Federation. Errone-
Gus conceptions exist in the minds OF
many, both in the church and out of
it. concerning the work of this great
organization. Many think it's exist
tence means discord. its work source
of strife, and its meetings held for
the purpose of airing grievances.
The Federation means the union OF
Catholics OF every race and language
in the United States for the preserva-
ton of Catholic principles and social
progress. The aim of the Federation
is to cultivate peace, to destroy civil
and religious discord, to extend the
hand of fellowship to non-Catholica
and unite with them when necessary
for the solution of problems which
mean so much to us all-Catholics and
non Catholics alike.
What q sad commentary it is on
the mind Of any man who supposei
that any outburst of enthusiasm, any
great demonstration of strength dis.
played by an organization or any
comlningling Of men and minds which
deserves public notice is cause TO,
alarm, that it awakens opposition an6
breeds antagonism. The Catholic
church is calltng upon educated lay.
men to take the.!lead in public move.
ments and assume responsible pc.
sition in civil affairs rather than t.
be careless, Indifferent or silent. The
great non-Catholic body of American
citizenship is broad minded, fair ant
impartial. supporting all attempts TO,
social betterment and one of the mos
important reasons for the existence
and need of the Catholic Federation
is to supply hack sbone. moral strength
and stamtna tn those Catholics VIII,
are afraid u d III snas u say whit, o
what they are.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-08-16

Whatever may be said against the
holding Of conventions the gathering
at Milwaukee this week should have
q beneficial effect. The discussions
and conclusions reached by that large,
representative body Of Catholics gath
cred from all parts Of the country will
indicate how the Church stands on
vital questions. 1t should have the
effect of dispelling some Of the err
roneous views that gain favor among
certain. classes of people. It should
show to the country that the citizen.
ship of Catholics does not suffer by
their allegiance to the Church. but
that the members of the Church are
better citizens for being members.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-08-16

our vision. Beyond that everything
is mystery. So it is with anything
we may choose to consider. And 30
mystery surrounds us on all sides.
This systematic chaos leads us to be-
lieve that Supreme Being is be-
hind 1t all. That Supreme Being is
God.
Now God is not hampered by the
laws he has made. Through the aid
of those laws He can do what He
chooses. Hence it Is that we believe
in praying for rain-or for the fulfill.
ment of any lawful desire.
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THE COMMON SENSE OF IT..

Why should there be all this tur-
moil over the Professionalism and
Catholicity of Ireland? Why in this
twentieth century should religion be
an issue in the politics Of the coun-
try? ~.
The population of Ireland is approx
imately three -fourths Catholic. That
Is a remarkable fact, considering the
desperate attempts that were made by
means of the Penal Code to rid the
country of every trace Of the Catholic
religion. Now there is a small per-
centage-much less than one-fourth-
that 10 opposed to the self government
Of the country. They are afraid that
the Catholics will tyrannize over them
In word, they fear the sins of thei,
forefathers in prosecuting the Cath.
olics will be visited on them.
There is no foundation for the fear
There is no reason to believe that the
Catholics will act as tyrants. There
l 40 IO ACd6Ou " O0lONC SAdI ASAl6AOI
will enter into the politics of tn,
country. There Is no reason why /,
should.
The sensible way to look at the sit
uation would be to consider the in
terests Of the country as whole ant
to unite In an effort to accomplish
those reforms that would be for tn,
betterment of Ireland north and south
east; and west. The country is small
the people are comparatively few
There is no reason why they shout,
have very different interests. Their
is no reason why they should dife
very widely in their political beliefs
The government of Ireland shout,
be 3 comparatively easy matter. Their
they have not the problems to NEE
: that must be met in nation cover
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-08-16
PRAYER AND scoFFINe,

This week ministers Of churches in
Kansas sent out request to their
brethren in other parts of the coun
try to join them in praying for rain.
A high temperature and severe
drought in Kansas, Missouri and Ok.
lahoma threatened to do severe dam
age to the crops.
Some people will scott at the idea
of praying for rain. How is a request
going to draw water out OF the skies!
they ask. Or they will say, IL it's
going to rain, it will rain whether
anyone prays or not.
Such an attitude, while the person
who takes it processes to be too wise
to be superstitious. is nevertheless
the work of rank ignorance.
He who does not believe in prayer
can ask, what good does it do to pray
for rain? We who do believe in i
can ask, How do you know 1t won't
do good? One question is as impossi
BILE to answer concretely as the 9th
er. Neither proves anything, but the
last is just as good a sample of argu
ment as the first.
The reason the Christian believer
in praying for rain is simply this;
The world and its laws are complex
Behind everything we know through
our senses there is mystery. We TAX,
piece of wood. We say 1t is mad,
up of certain elements. We ma,
even trace them back to atoms, bu
we eventually come to the end O
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-08-16
THE HoMEsrAKE GOLD NINE
AND BISHOP BUSCH.

1t is inconceivable that a Catholic
bishop in neighboring state should,
through antipathy and opposition. be
forced to leave his see and take up
his residence in a neighboring city,
Yet such is the situation in Lead, S.
d. The Reverend Bishop has been
forced to leave his see city of Lead
and reside in Rapid City. And why?
Because of his labors in behalf Of the
miners. His efforts to secure for
them a day Of rest and an opportun-
ity to observe the Sunday. Not alone
for his own did the good bishop make
the appeal but for all the miners Of
Lead. So strong was the opposition
that he could no longer remain in
Lead. What explanation or apology
can be made by the citizens of Lead
for this unwarranted occurrence?
What explanation can be made by the
Hearst interests?
While the occurrence is most regret
able, inexcusable, the incident will do
much to prove the sincerity and inter-
est of the Catholic church in the min
ers of Lead and make them UNDER
stand that during the recent strike
its advice was for the best and its
opposition to the Socialist program,
at that time. justified.
1t was in Lead that most obscene
parody was published in daily paper
on the Ten Commandments. It was
in Lead that Catholic priest was
threatened and insulted by vile cpl
thets in a public restaurant. 1t was
the school authorities of Lead that
refused the use of the school audi
forum in connection with the install
lation Of Bishop Busch when he came
accompanied by Archbishop Ireland
But 1t remained for Lead to- expel
from their midst the liberal minded
public spirited young bishop after the
Catholic priest Of the city did so much
to preserve peace and order during
the recent strike and assisted the
Homestake authorities in adjusting
the trouble.
The Hearst family might we'll use
some Of its journalistic energy in
placing the citizens of Lead and the
HomsFtake mine right with the pub.
lie and discharge debt Of gratitude
now due the church in that locality.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-08-16
THE MEXICAN SITUATION.

In the early part Of the week indi.
cations pointed strongly to a greater
tangle in the Mexican situation. Re.
ports of hostility planned for the
greeting Of John Lind. President Will.
sons special representative in Mex
leo, were spread over the country
broadcast.
Later developments have shown
that there was but little ground for
the first reports. The Mexicans, on
the whole, had little to say about
the advent Of Mr.. Lind. The assur.
ances from Washington that his mis-.
sion was peaceful had the effect OF
quelling any spirit Of distrust that
might otherwise have arisen in Mex
leo.
President Wilson is not DESTROYS
of bringing about strained relations
between this country and Mexico. Hit
aim is to bring about a peaceful set
Element of the difficulties. The pro
A0A6OU uAACsI III MCA1CO udS UG6u
hardship to foreigners living there
Firmness in dealing with the situa
ton was absolutely necessary. The
rights of Americans must be pro
tected.
The probability is that Mr.. Lind.
mission will be successful. His onl,
purpose is to insist that Huerta abide
by his pledge to see to 1t that a con
stitutional election is held in dut
time. Huerta cannot very we'll inter
pose any objection to that. The tim,
of the election was fixed for Octo
Der. If it takes place then, as 1
should, there ought to be an end t,
the Mexican troubles for some tim,
to come.
Mr.. Lind's mission places him 1,
the international limelight. The out
come of his efforts as peace envo,
will be watched with interest all owe
the world. That 1t may strengthen
his own chances for political prefer
ment is not at all unlikely.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-08-16

the commission form of government
before it is adopted. The fact that
six out of the fifteen men appointed
to draw up the charter did not see At
to sign the finished document is EVIL
dence that there are strong argu-
ments against it. Instead of organ
izing to defeat the charter or to put
it over" there should be open discus
sions Of the points on which the dis
agreement Is most marked. Let the
people know what they are voting for
or against before they are called upon
to vote.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-08-16

Great Northern Railway company for
carrying charges-being over 600 per
cent annually on its investment. At
the hearing in New York the com.
btnation between the United States
Express company, the American Ex-
press company and the Adams Elk
press company was proved in connec.
tion. with the enormous dividends that
had been declared from year to year
in addition to the accumulation of
capital by each company.
When the evidence taken at Mime.
apolis and New York was finally sub
mitted to the full commission at
Washington and argued by Mr.. Man.
ahan before that commission, he
showed so clearly not only the COM
binations that existed between the
great companies but the extortionate
character Of their charges and their
unreasonable earnings, that the com.
mission decided, with the consent of
Mr.. Manahan, to merge the Sundberg
cases into general investigation OF
all of the rates between all stations
in the United States, to be conducted
by the experts of the commission it.
self. This general Investigation last
ed a couple Of years, and confirmed
every charge made by Manahan in
the Sundberg cases. It showed that
the express companies profits were
unreasonable, that their charges, es.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-08-16

This journal 10 devoted to the inter.
este Of the Irish Catholics Of the
Northwest. Its purpose 10 to keep
them Informed Of what 10 being done
among tho people Of their race in this
country and In ireland. It aims by
keeping fresh In the minds OF Ito
readers the deeds Of their forefathers.
to inspire them to honor, love and
emulate those great men who were
willing to die If need be for their coun.
try and their religion. lts columns
are open only to reliable advertisers.
We feel that we are not asking over
much 10 request our readers to kindly
consider the mon who advertise In
those columns when they are In the
market for any product represented
in. our advertisements. The eonsid.
GRAFTON, we feel certain, will be mu.
tualIy beneficial.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-08-16
suLzER's4 IMPEACHMENT.

Governor Sulzer OF New York was
impeached by the New York state as
sembly Wednesday. The charges in
the resolution for impeachment are
that he made a fraudulent report un-
der oath to the secretary of state
about the amount Of money received
by him for campaign expenses; that
he converted to his own personal use
contributions given in aid of his elec-
ton; that he engaged in stock market
speculation which would effect prices
on the exchange, and that he has made
false public statements advising citi-
zens to suppress evidence regarding
his unlawful use of funds.
Governor sulzer denies the charges
against him. He( goes SO far as to
deny having ever heard of the firm of
stock brokers with whom he is alleged
to have done business.
: The action Of the lower house Of the
state legislature raises vital ques-
ton in the Interpretation Of the con-
stitution. Suffers opponents claim
that by the impeachment he becomes
automatically barred from exercising
the functions of the office of COVER
nor. Mr.. sulzer will fight this conten-
ton, and endeavorsto remain the ac-
tive head of the states government
until the case is decided.
The case will be tried by the senate
and the court of appeals sitting joint
~. The case is one OF unusual i'm
portance. The validity of the charges
made against Governor Sulzer may
better be determined after the evil
dence is in. e.
One thing the case seems to indi.
cate is that there is something rot
ten in New York. II Mr.. sulzer mis-
used campaign funds it must have
been known to many people. He must
have had lot Of "conidentials." In
that event he Is only one of group
Of crooks. If he didn't misuse the
funds. then obviously there is gang
actively engaged in an effort to "get
him."
In either case there ia something
rotten in New York. 1t is only mat.
ter Of locating the guilt.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-08-16
ST. PAUL NEWS
IN AND AROUND THE CITY.

in ANU An0ONO TIE Wv us
Division No. 3. L. A. to A. o. H.,
entertained their members at bas-
ket picnic Wednesday at Como Park.
A program of races were run for
which valuable prizes were awarded.
John ]. Sullivan. aged 80 years, died
at Randolph, Mimi. Friday. The fun
eral took place from the. family resi-
dence, All Greenwood avenue, Monday.
Services were held at St. Michael's
church. Interment was in Calvary
cemetery. -
Martha Armstrong, aged Is years,
died at the residence of her nephew.
George A. Mealey, 1910 East Seventh
street, Sunday after short illness
The funeral took place from the above
residence Tuesday. Services were
held at st. Johns church. 1nterment
was in Calvary cemetery.
]. M. Cunningham, 80 years old, Of
st. Paul, arrived in Spokane Saturday
in order that he would be the first
man to cross the new Hangman Creek
bridge in this city. This aged man.
accompanied by his son, ]. E. Cunning
ham. who has been the contractor for
the 100000 concrete bridge which is
nearing completion, made the trip
across the structure at 10 a. m. Satur-
day in an automobile. This was the
first machine to cross the structure
which is about 500 feet long, extend
Ing across a deep ravine.
w. H. Brill, former st. Paul news.
paper man, has been appointed pub.
licity manager of the Association Of
Commerce, position recently made
vacant by the resignation of w. P
MCGUIRE. Mr.. Brill is well known il
st. Paul having for number of year.
been connected with the editorial de.
partments of the Pioneer Press ant
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-08-16

There is little doubt that Minneap-
oils is soon to see keen fight waged
over the adoption Of the new char
ter. Already there, is evidence that
the forces for and against the adop-
ton Of the new form Of government
are organising and getting In line fol
5thsir campaigns. People who have
met disappointments under the ward
system are for the charter. People
who feel that the commission form
5of government might prove worse 70,
!. Minneapolis than the ward system are
against the charter.
This; much should be done: The
people should be given an opportunity
{ to know Just what to expect under
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-08-16
MANAHAN'S 100000
VICTORY
Sweeping Order of Interstate Com
merce Commission.
Reductions Amount to Nearly 16
Per Cent of Gross Revenue.

The express rate reduction ordered
by the interstate commerce commits.
sion to take effect October 18th, will
reduce the cost of living of all the
people of the United States more
than two million dollars a month
Nearly every article which the con
sumer buys has had express charges
added to the cost somewhere alons
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-08-16

DR.. Charles Mccarthy, librarian Of
the legislative reference library. ant
M. s. Dudgeon, Of the same depart.
ment. will leave Madison tonight fol
"a trip to Europe to study the ques.
ton Of marketing and trade with 9
view to submitting the best data OBJ
tainable for future legislation in Wis
consin. The trip Is made at the ex.
pense of the United States govern
ment. .s..s s;s,s:s
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II all the things that are said against
the Catholic Church were true, the
Church would long since have gone
out of existence as the natural result
of its own folly.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-08-16

The cost of living in England has
increased by q dollar a week in the
last seven years, according to an off,
cial report Of the board of trade Of
London. The investigation covered
the working classes who earn only
slightly over IS a week.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-08-16

the line, and for years everybody
realized that these charges, especial
ly on small packages, were outrag.
eously high. The railroad companies
could not carry freight promptly in
competition with the express compa-
MES because the railroads. had con-
tracts by which they got approximate
ly one.half of the excessive charges
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-08-16
Retreat for tn. Clergy.

The retreat for the clergy Of the d.
geese Of st. Paul will begin on the
evening Of Monday, August 18th, clos
ing on the evening Of the following
Friday. The spiritual exercises will
be under the direction of the Rev.
Calerius Nelles, o. 8. M.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-08-16

Baltimore has been chosen as the
place for the next convention Of the
Federation of Catholic Societies. The
choice of that city Is a proper tribute
to His Eminence James Cardinal Glib
bona. .s
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-08-16

II the members Of the Irish party
believed in the threats of Carson and
his. followers they would be negotiat-
ing for fortress rather than for the
old Parliament House for the meet
iugs OF the Irish Parliament.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-08-16

There are two kinds of reading
matter that satisfies people: Ltera-
ture that will make them laugh and
literature that will make them think.
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rise so long as the demand for lux
uries continues to increase.