The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-15

and bitter suffering of the enormous
catastrophe. He boosted that he would
make civil war. and such were his prep
arations that In any other country in the
world civil war would have been inevl-
table
Germany counted on that civil war.
The British army was said to be complete
~ under the influence of Carsonlsm. The
real catastrophe for the diplomacy of
Berlin was not midas loyalty and the
vigorous uprising OF the young Domin-
Ions but the dying down OF Ulster mutInv
These Irish Americans have hated the
ruling classes in England, not only for
sins or the past but for the unworthy
ana most cruel opposition offered by
those ruling classes, in the name of re-
ngious intolerance. 20 the ideals of the
Irish nation.
When Cnionist politicians sneer at the
subscriptions sent by Irish servant girls
In America to help the cause of ireland
they should reflect that not on.A do they
fall TO make "A good Joke, not only do they
exhibit horribly bad taste. but they
spread hatred OF England through the
thousands and thousands OF people. ror
u is the loyalty OF the poorest OF these
Irish Americans, the sacrifices perret-
ually made by the humblest OF them.
which should move us to see, as IL has
certainly moved tho American people to
see. that the cause OF irish liberty is
noble and unoyine
With all my heart : would beg Union.
sts in England to reflect conscientiously
upon this very significant state OF affairs
In America:
non-Catholic Bible used to be read in
the public schools Of America down to The
year 1855 4 Catholic agitation against
this ible reading was begun in 1885, and
IN lsss the custom was finally abolished.
From that date to this there has been no
religious instruction OF any kind in the
public schools of America.
Bieotry and intolerance won that VIC
tory The Catholic Church in it's foly.
destroyed religious teaching in the schools
or the country. Catholics themselves are
now looking back on that agitation with
religious repentance and political regret.
The result OF this abolition is tina, cath
oucs and Hon-Catholcs who believe m
the importanc" OF religious instruction,
and who zee the pagan effect Of purely
secular instruction, do not send their chill
dren to the public schools
These schools, for which Christians are
heavily taxed, are In the possession OF the
Hebrews II nothing is done to alter the
existing state OF things Americans them
selves assure me that In nvc-and-twerty
years America viii be a pagan country
But night Is 70 he made to avert this
disaster at the constitutional convention
10 be held next month.
What We have to do" my Irish friend
told me. Catholics and non-Catholics
alike is to appeal Tor schools representing
Catholic and nou-Catholic teaching In
stead OF the various churches fighting
against each other they must fight to-
gether, helping one another to get the
schools they demand. only in this way
can We save civilization"
This IL how The lrishman. breathing the
free air OF America, and In America rising
tu positions OF extraordinary power and
responsibility, Views the foundational
question of religion while England allows
herself to he dragged at the heels OF the
frothing fanatic who has actually dared
20 raise the unholy battle cry OF Rather
the Kaiser than the Pope"
Let the UnIonlst party hesitate before
Il seeks to revive this hideous, utterly
irrational and most unchrlstianlike spirit
at the very heart OF the British Empire
The sower OF hate IL the reaper OF death.