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Ireland and England

The following article, written by a
resident of Winnipeg, shows that
there are Irishmen in Canada, even in
war times, who dare to beard the
lion in his den" and present facts for
consideration, facts that are worthy of
serious attention. The following COM
munication is from an open letter ad-
dressed to the editor of the Northwest
Review.
Editor Northwest Review
read with much interest letter
written by Canon Barry of Liverpool,
which appeared in your last issue. It
is very thoughtful article and we'll
worth studying. l have not seen any
Irish-American newspaper for the last
ten months and not being in touch
with any Irish-Americans do not
know their views on the present war.
But l think that Canon Barry is as
Stunning too much when he states that
they hate the very name of the British
Empire. From what know of the
past attitude of the Irish-Americans I
am in position to state that their
opinions are actuated by love of Ire
land and desire to see her possessing
the same freedom that is enjoyed by
all the other European nations with
the exception of Poland. Irist-Amer-
leans feel that Ireland has not only
been 'unjustly treated in the past, but
that she is unjustly treated right up to
the present time and the English gov
eminent has given no guarantee as yet
that Ireland's future as free nation
is assured. England and England
alone must bear full responsibility for
the attitude of the Irish-Americans.
If that attitude is hostile to English
interests, England has herself to
blame. The greatest crime committed
by England against Ireland was the
Orange plantation of Ulster and that
crime is bearing fruit at the present
time in the attitude of the Irish.Amer-
leans which is natural and in the at
titude Of the Obstetrics which is un.
natural. fs'' s.
The ancestors of the present day
Orangemen and anti-Home Rulers
were placed in the richest province
of Ireland and given to understand
that they were superior human beings
to the native Irish. They were given
the power of life and death over the
latter.
All the laws passed were for the
benefit of the new settlers. The
native Irish were considered outcasts.
The Orange planters were given to
understand that they were not to as.
sociate on equal terms with the Irish
people. The reason Of this was to
prevent the Orangemen from embib-
Ing the spirit of Irish nationality.
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The Iowa legislature has passed
campaign bill which deserves to be a
law in every state in the Union, The
Dill requires that all circulars, cards,
posters, etc., be signed by the person
issuing or posting them. The cock
roach patriots" attempted to have the
Dill recalled. but without success. The
new law will aid materially in stem.
ming the flood of anti-Catholic circu.
lars and dodgers which the patriots
nave been putting out anonymously
against Catholic candidates for public
Office.
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Previous English settlers became more
Irish than the Irish themselves, this
defeating the purpose for which they
were sent to Ireland. Knowing this
England created conditions that made
it impossible for the new settlers to
become more Irish than the Irish
themselves"
In Canada the second generation are
Canadians. They think and act as If
they have common interest in the
development of their country. They
take just pride in the prosperity of
their self-governing dominion; in it's
past history and in its future pos
sibilities.
But the Irish Orangeman, or anti.
Home Ruler, has no such conception
of nationality. He takes no pride in
Ireland's past; has no ambition for
Ireland's future; his interest in Irish
history only goes back to the date
on which Dutchman defeated an
English king at the battle of the
Boyne. 1t is questionable If the an
cestors of the present day Orangmen
had anything to do with that battle.
Yet their past, their present. and their
future are all rolled up in this battle.
Because of this battle Orangemen will
not submit to the degradation of join
ing with their Catholic fellow country
men to govern Ireland. They would
provoke civil war first.
Why all this senseless opposition
to Irish aspirations? There is only
one answer. The Orangemen were
placed in Ulster to govern Ireland
for the English, not to govern Ireland
for the Irish. They are England's
faithful garrison in Ireland, fulfilling
the instructions in their "scrap of
paper"
Has England repented Of her folly?
No. The leaders of the Orangemen
are rewarded for faithfully perform.
ing their duty. Carson, Law. Balfour
and Smith are suitably rewarded for
doing England's work in Ireland.
We Irishmen must not deceive our
selves in thinking that Home Rule
Is assured. 1t is not. English democ-
racy, of course, is on our side. but
English democracy does not control
the army and navy and the English
army and navy will defeat Irish Home
Rule. vi
P.J. MURPHY.
Winnipeg, June 18th.
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THE LEPER ISLAND OF MoLokAI

Few travellers are familiar with the
island Of Molokai, the fifth in size of
the Hawaiian Islands, and to them
probably the name signifies little ex-
cept as that of a United States leper
settlement. In the more inaccessible
parts of the island, however, the
scenery is wonderful, and there are
many interesting facts to be learned
about this small island, which was
formed i'm the Pacific ocean by two
volcanoes.
Practically the whole southern coast
of Molokai is fringed by coral reef
from half a mile to mile wide. The
parts of this reef that lie near the
main gulches are gradually being filled
with mud, and thus the island lie SLOW
ly growing out southwark. The soil
Is nearly everywhere fertile, but the
problem of obtaining water has not
yet been solved and the land Is not
put to its greatest use. Sugar cane,
cocoanuts, coffee, oranges and rice are
grown. Luxuriant algaroba trees "a
variety of mesquite) furnish excellent
f1rewood, and the fiber of the lahale
trees is used for the manufacture of
hats. The pasture lands are covered
with thick carpet of manania "a
variety of Bermuda grass) or with
delicate tufted Pele grass up to an
elevation of about 500 feet on the west
end of the island.
On the northern coast of Molokai.
west of the rocky peninsula that ex.
tends seaward from the foot of great
precipice, there is q prosperous look
ing town with regular streets and
white cottages. Many of the houses
are surrounded by bright green gar
dens, and several churches and larger
buildings may be seen. The leper
settlement, established in 1865, en-
braces 5000 acres and within it's Dor
ders live about 1000 unfortunates, iso-
lated by the great precipice over which
steep and somewhat dangerous trail
leads to the town.
To those who wish to know more
about this island q copy of Water
Supply Paper n will be furnished free
on application to the director, U. s. !
Geological Survey. Washington, D. C. |
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1t is said of William R. Nelson, the
great Kansas editor who died recently,
that he was generous friend of the
Little Sisters of the Poor, st. Joseph's
Orphan Asylum and other Catholic
charitable institutions. MIR. Nelson was
not Catholic but before his death
ne made sincere act Of contrition in
the presence of Father Dalton, rector
OF Annunciation church, who had been
a friend of Mr.. Nelson for many wears
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NOT AN1AeoNIsrlc.

1t is very difficult indeed to make
the public mind understand that the
Catholic program of education is not
an antagonistic one. The words of
Archbishop Ireland in closing the mass
meeting held at the St. Paul Auditor
ium could we'll be used as a motto to
be placed over the entrance of every
Catholic school in the country. I'VE
have no quarrel with any other sys-
TEN of education. We know the value
of our own and we prize it highly"
Unfortunately in some instances Cath
Ole educators, over Jealous in promot-
ing the cause Of Catholic education,
seem to think that the proper means
of promoting the educational interest
of the Catholic Church is to denounce
in vehement terms every other sys.
tenn, and in many instances the lay
members of the congregation are call
ed upon to explain to their non-Cath-
Ollie neighbors that it is not the aim
or the ambition of the Catholic pro.
gram to ride rough-shod over the ad-
herents of every other program but
their own. Those who speak with au-
thority upon the position of the Cath
olic church and those who know it's
aim and its object in the field of edu-
cation need no other guidance in I'M
derstanding the spirit of the Catholic
system than the words used by His
Grace on the occasion to which refer
ence has been made. The public
school system in the United States
has had focused upon it the attention
of educators of national prominence,
as we'll as the public mind, because
of the attempts within the last few
years to introduce some sort of moral
training into the curriculum, because
the necessity of it was realized. Laud-
ing the Catholic system of education
and at the same time denouncing
every other arouses spirit of antag-
onism and distrust, which neither adds
to our prosperity, our strength, or our
position. The strength of the paro-
chial school system is the cause of
great alarm among those not of the
fold. A clamorous attitude on our
part a.rouses unnecessary fears in the
minds of the untutored and will pre-
sent serious obtacles in the way of
worthy, broadminded Catholic young
men and women who desire to take
their places as educators worthy of
public confidence in the school system
of the country. The variety of con-
flicting interests make the position of
the public school system difficult
one to harmonic A high minded at
titude in educational matters, such as
that expressed by Archbishop ireland,
should guide public utterances at all
times regarding systems of education
and the comparison of educational
values.
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1eA9esl H aTeI cogNc!ls
>eIss"S;5Ss.
Some time ago we announced tn,

Some time ago we announced that
the convent inspection bill would
prove boomerang. 1t has already
done SO. The sheriff in Arkansas, who
made the official visit to the convent
asked for permission for his wife to
call and the lady did so. AS the re-
suit of her visit she decided that the
convent was good place to send her
daughter to be educated. The COM
ment upon this situation from antag-
onistic quarters should be very inter-
esting. The Arkansas official recog-
nized merit when he saw 1t.
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Gathering of Catholic Educators
A MESSAGE FROM THE HOLY FATHER
Valuable Papers Read--Important and Interesting
Observation-Disclosures Passed

The annual convention of the Cath.
Ole Educational Association closed its
sessions Thursday morning, July L.
The practical nature of the delibera,
tfons and of the various questions that
came up for discussion is shown in the
set of resolutions which are found be.
low.
The general impression that the del.
egates seem to have taken away with
them is one of optimism over the out.
look for Catholic education. The
many dangers that confront the Cath.
olic schools were all we'll marked out
and dilated upon by men whose names
stand high on the list of educators. A
feeling was manifest of a tendency
rather to build up the Catholic schools
than to seek to discredit the state
institutions. Comparisons were intro
duced by way of lending strength to
an argument, rather than for the pur-
pose of belittling the opposition.
The following resolutions were
adopted by the convention:
General Resolutions.
The twelfth annual meeting of the
Catholic Educational Association finds
in the reports of it's delegates from all
sections of our country gratifying evil
dence of earnestness, of solid progress
and constant improvement in Catholic
education
Q)-For these excellent results, the
Association makes public acknowledge
ment to the generosity of the Catho-
lie laity, the self-sacrifice of our teach
ers and the untiring zeal of the pas
tors and priests, all united and in
spired by our bishops Few things in
the history of Christian generosity the
world over parallels the munificence
of the Catholics Of America in behalf
of the schools, their colleges and their
universities.
(2)-The Association urges that
vocations to the Brotherhoods and
Sisterhoods of the Church should be
encouraged and. fostered by priests
and people through advice and exhor-
tation and through the Christian virtue
of self-sacrifice.
(3)-Vocations will multiply where
high Christian ideas flourish and
where the true spirit of Catholicity
is manifest. An effective means for
implanting genuine Catholic prin-
ciples is the reading of Catholic pa
pers and Catholic books. The school
is the place to awaken the taste for
such reading.
(N-The Association heartily rec
ommends the education Of our chill
dren in the music of our liturgy and
in the hymns Of the Church. 1t is
desirable that the Catholics of our
country should have certain hymns
known to all, hymns which will
awaken and perpetuate Catholic devo-
ton and serve as a sympathetic bond
to unite Catholics of all nationalities in
our common worship.
(5)-The Association exhorts Cath
olic parents to make every sacrifice
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toward making the country realize
that there is neutrality, morality,
and humanity, bigger and broader, and
better than that which prays for peace
on Sunday and gloats over war or
ders the other six days of the week.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-07-10

The United States is the melting Dot
OF a nation, more powerful than any
existing now, which will be the out.
growth of the present European con.
Hict, said ex-senator James p. Boyle
of Eveleth at the third banquet of
the knights of Columbus, which was
the elimination of the annual initia-
ton of council No. 1649.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-07-10

The name of the Unitarian denomi.
nation will not be changed for the
present. This was decided at the an.
nual meeting of the American Uni
tartan Association recently by the
adoption of report of special COM
mission, headed by Charles w. Eliot.
president emeritus of Harvard Univer-
sfty, that it would be inexpedient to
attempt to abolish or supplant the de.
nominational name.
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FOOD PRICES IN 1914 HIGHEST ON
RECORD.

According to figures just made pub
lie by the bureau of labor statistics,
worAngmen paid more for food for
their families in 1914 than ever be-
fore. The figures show that the cost
is increasing each year. In 1914, the
years cost of filling the market bias.
ket of the average workingman's fam
lily was $6.68 higher than it was in
1913, and $60.43 higher than It was in
1907.
The bureaus Investigation covered
prices in forty-four important indus.
trial cities, representing thirty-three
states.
The price of all food combined was
2 per cent higher for the year 1914
than 1918.
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MAckENsEN VIEW OF NEUTRAL.
lTN

In a recent interview General Mack
ensen, one of Germany's most cele-
brated war officers, thus expressed
himself about America. We. should
not deceive ourselves but make up
our minds that the point of view
herein expressed is the one held by
about everyone in Germany. Speaking
of the end of the war he said:
Perhaps it will last longer-yes,
I can say that it will-than it would
have otherwise, but we will not let
ourselves be beaten. No, not by
English weapons, nor Russian, nor
French, nor American. If you people
over there wish, as you say you do,
to shorten the war, then stop ship.
ping war supplies and you will be sur
prised how quickly we'll finish up
those other fellows.
But you Americans help our en-.
emies not only on the battlefield, but
also in their scheme to starve us and
our wives and children. Can you
maintain that it is not helping them
to supply grain and meat and fodder
and potatoes and all sorts of things
to our enemies? Is it not directly
helping this heinous plan when you
let yourselves be dictated to by the
English as to what is contraband and
what is not, as to where ships flying
your flag can go and where not, as
to what we are to be permitted to
send over to you in America and what
not?
why don't you do something? Why
do you endure everything meekly I?
Why have you the Bible In one hand
and bomb in the other; your pock-
etbook in your breast instead of in
your pocket?
For years have had most pleas
ant relations with America. I have
always admired your country, especial
ly on account of your spirit of justice.
When two men fight in Germany with
rapiers, a third party is forbidden to
strike up either of the weapons so
long as the fight is honorably con-
Quoted. Is not our fight with our
enemies just that? When we have
disarmed our foes, you come along
and give him new weapon, better
one than he had before. And you
call that neutrality"
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The Sisters Of the Poor of st. Fran.
els who have conducted St. Mary's hos.
pital In Philadelphia since 1866, are
at present constructing new groun
OF hospital buildings at Palmer street
and Frankford avenue. Philadelphia
When completed, It will be one Of the
most up-to-date Of its kind in the
country.
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PoPE,s NEPHEws IN WAR

Three nephews of Pope Benedict
Fifteenth are now at the front in the
ranks of the Italian army. The three
nephews are sons of the Pope's sister.
Another nephew, son of Admiral Della
Chiesa, who is brother of Pope
Benedict, is preparing to join the ar.
tfllery regiment in which he is an
officer. This nephew was recently
received in audience by the Holy
Father.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-07-10

Rev. Edmund Hayes, of Shenandoah,
Iowa, will present magnificent and
costly altar to the new st.. Patrick's
Church now in course Of erection al
Imogene. Iowa. The new ediflce will
replace that burned some months ago.
Every Catholic of Irish blood should
be member Of the A. o. H. or Ladies',
Auxiliary.
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"A broken back, loss of one leg by
amputatlon and the other by paralysis
couldn't keep "Jim" Keither Of schaef-
1erstown, Pa, from achieving his life
ambition. A spirit that would not be
conquered overcame the tremendous
handicap of his infirmities, and TODAY.
having successfully passed final ex-
aminations at Jefferson Medical Col.
!ege, Philadelphia, he is doctor. He ia
however, to spend the rest of his days
IN MS room in the Jefferson hospital.
unless by some miracle of surgery his
broken back is mended and he regains
the use of the leg now useless from
paralysis. Is. ( A.
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We can understand that England's
better treatment of the Irish of late
should ind Its echo in the hearts of
generous people like the Irish. But II
Is scarcely necessary to bear an Irish
saiuate TO a notorious prosecutor of
the church. Consorting with the man
VINO announced that he would "extin.
guish the lights of heaven" is a dan.
serous experiment for the sons of
Catholic 1reland.-Rev. VIM. Cantwell
IN the Jersey Monitor.
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For over 1900 miles the Nile does
not receive . single tributary stream.
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oConor and Devlin should next go
to congratulate the car on his devo-
ton to religious liberty.
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P. j. MURPHY.
Winnipeg. June 18th.
The Glenwood post., 1915-02-20
Sheriff jessup ,ad ths City Official,
swoop Doxn q Megn Canning
6h Ion noEalt cilx S,1re
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honey asd Bsr.aHgA entered he rear
dssr and the following are TIE fellows
they caught in their dxagnet: willard
Howard, in cAar0e q tAs place and
working q clerk for Ton Howard, the
proprietor, G. n. Kenyon, Ed red;
hunter, ". c. Robeaett, Vince Ward,
Gus Dsnieh, Ed Place, John Riley, J..
L. Ely, john Miller, T. Gregory, Vie
Gregory, ". A. Barbour and GAboury.
The bunch was marched to jail and