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The Irish standard., 1916-08-26

The Holy Father will watch with
a loving and paternal eye the Fedora
tion of Catholic Societies Of the
United States holding their annual
convention in New York. He sends
warmest wishes that their friendly
discussions shall accomplish much for
the welfare and honor of the Catholic
name in your favored land"
James Cardinal Gibbons delivered an
address before a mass meeting at
Madison Square garden Saturday
night, as one of the features of the
Catholic Week program. He said in
part:
You live in a republic where there
is liberty without license, and author
ity without dcspotism; and where the
civil rulers hold over you the aegis
OF its protection without interfering
with the Godgiven rights of con.
science
"In view of the signal blessings
you enjoy. il is your duty to take an
active, personal, vital interest in the
welfare of your country. You should
glory in her prosperity. and be con-
Doe
The Irish standard., 1916-08-26
RESOLUTION DIRECTED TO SEC'Y BAKER

Honorable Robert T.. DrOussard,
chairman of the Senate Committee on
Library, to which was referred S. J..
Res. lA3. granting permission for the
ton National Cemetery Virginia, to
the memory and in honor of the mem.
bcrs of the various orders of sisters
who gave their services as nurses on
battlefelds, in hospitals. and on float
ing hospitals during the Civil War,
last week reported the bill back to
the senate with the recommendation
that IL do pass. and submitted the fol-
lowing report of the committee which
was unanimous in it's favor.
The report reads as follows: This
resolution simply authorizes and d.
rccts the Secretary of War to select
a suitable site upon which to erect
a monument to the memory and in
honor of the members of the various
orders of sisters who gave their ser
vices as nurses during the Civil War
carrying with it no expense to the
Government whatever. and upon its
completion to be presented to the peo
pie of the United States.
"A memorial was erected III nonol
Of Maj. Archibald w. Butt, Quarter
masters Corps, United States Army
who was lost at sea.
Recently monument was brough
by the Navy Department from Pana
ma. which was originally erected Of
Flamenco Island (near the Isthmus o
Panama) by the officers and crew o
the U. s. 8. Lancaster. over the re
mains of one officer and number q
sailors buried there.
Memorials have been erected i
The Irish standard., 1916-08-26
FlSKE O'HARA AT THE METROPOLITAN

less it was love match. Larry's
aunt would like to break his grand
fathers will for she has her heart set
on seeing her daughter Norah become
his wife. AS the day approaches for
Larry's return Mollie is beside her.
self with rage at the thought of having
to face him. Her hatred of him be-
comes intense and she is more de-
termined than ever not to marry him.
Larry arrives at the Baronial Castle
of The O'Neil. quite Unexpectedly,
accompanied by his friend Lord Beres-
ford. M0llie, in a girlish prank is try
ing on her mothers wedding gown.
When Larry beholds her he becomes
fascinated. During a brief conversa-
tion he learns from her of her hatred
for himself. She. believing that Lord
Beresford is Larry he playfully keeps
up the deception and tells her he is
Larry's secretary. This is the pivot
around which laughter flourishes for
three acts, ending in an uproarious
climax. The action of the play is in
the latter part Of the 18th century
Mr.. 'O'Hara will sing the following
new songs: "Be Sure and Kiss the
Blarney Stone" "Mollie Mine,
Hearts Delight" and That's How
the Fairies Came to Ireland" His excel
lent supporting cast includes Edgar
Murray. Jr.. ]. P. Sullivan, VIM. T
Sheehan. ]. E. Miller. Helen Valley
Bess Sankey. Lisle Leigh and Lo'
Ripley.
The Irish standard., 1916-08-26
CATHOLIC CONVENTION NcLuDES
SESSION AT new YORK CITY

pended for charitable purposes, to-wit:
The relief of refugees, the establish
ment of seminary for Mexican &C.
clesiastical students in Castroville,
Texas; transportation and appeals for
further charity.
"At no time and under no circum-
stances have the exiled Mexican arch
bishops and bishops asked their fellow
Catholics in the United States to aid
in revolutionary movements, or to agi-
tate for the bringing about of Ameri-
can intervention.
"What the Catholics of the United
States ask, in connection with Mexico,
is that whatever form of government
be established in Mexico with the aid
and friendship Of our country, it shall
grant and guarantee liberty of con-
science and freedom of worship as they
exist in our United States, and which
are denied in Mexico by unjust law
Bishop Schrembs was asked if the
resolutions represented any backdown
by the federation from the anti-Wilson
stand taken by National Secretary
Matre in his report to the convention
Monday.
"No backdown whatsoever" replied
the bishop.
Bishop p ]. Muldoon of Rockford
ILL.,, urged about 200 women delegates
to join every state. county and city
civic movement in their communities
Don't hang back and say, We Cath
olic women are not wanted and won
get a fair chance" he said.
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where he assisted in the organization
of modern troops under the Viceroy,
Chang Chihtung. For two years he
studied Notifications in Japan, and on
his return became a major in the cav
airy. His service was chiefly at WI.
chang, the capital of Hupeh Province,
which lies on the Yangtse river i'm.
mediately opposite the important com.
mercial city of Hankow.
He sprang into national fame as
commandant of the revolutionary
forces at Wuchang in 1911. He was
a chief leader i'll arranging for the
Shanghai peace conference, and after
the abdication of the Manchus was
elected vice president of the republic
He was reelected vice president Oc
tober Z, 1913
No other man in China is as uni
versally beloved as Lii Yuanhung. He
has always enjoyed the reputation ol
being absolutely honest and patriotic
Many other leaders are more forceful
more energetic and have a better
; grasp Of public affairs. But Lii Yuan
hung is the one man who enjoys the
The Irish standard., 1916-08-26
THE CAREER OF JAMES CONNOLLY

in the way of freedom for her coun.
try and her people. With the BRAY
cry she has inherited and the train
ing she has been given she was we'll
fitted for the combat
Connolly was invited to return by
labour group in Ireland and he went
back to organize the Irish workers in
Dublin and Belfast. That was about
1906. Soon after his return he pub
lished his survey Of Irish economic
history, "Labour in Irish History" He
knew history and he knew economics,
but he know, too, that the militant
force that was necessary in the Irish
cities could not be built around alb
stractions. He said plain and direct,
the Irish Transport Workers Union,
the labour organization which he and
James Larlin had built up in Dublin:
This union has from it's inception
fought shy of all th heorizing and philos-
ophizing about history or tradition,
but. addressing itself directly to the
work nearest hand has fought to raise
| the standard of labour conditions in
Dublin to at least an approximation
to decent human conditions. To do
this it has used as its inspiring bat
tie cry, as the watchword of it's men,
bers and the keyword of it's message,
the affirmation, can injury to one
is the concern of all The problem
of the workers had been shamefully
neglected by the Irish politicians
James Connolly and James Larkin
created an organization that gave the
workers solidarity-a thing difficult tc
do in Dublin where there are few
specialized industries and where gen
eral or unskilled labour bears !;
greater proportion to the whole body
of workers than elsewhere, where the
workers are engaged in totally dis
similar industries. But the Irisl
Transport Workers Union was created
"a memorable event in Irish history
Then, after the capitalists and the gov
ernment authorities made frontal at
tack upon the union in 1913, jane
J Connolly with Captain Robert Whit
founded defensive force for the III
J ion-the Irish Citizen Army. The az
cord between the Citizen Army, rel
resenting the Dublin workers, and tn
Volunteers representing the CONNER
, cial and the farming classes was mad
, perfect, and the fact that these tw
bodies fought and suffered togethe
will have it's effect on the future {
: Irish history. The knitting of tn
: two forces together may be as impor
f ant as the union of political and cct
;. nomic forces which Michael Davit
| made when he founded the Ian
Y League.
2 Connolly, with his staff, was in I'll,
|. General Post Office during the insu
' rection. On Thursday, fourth day {
1 the republic. Joseph Plunkett note
/ in his journal that Connolly had bee
The Irish standard., 1916-08-26

honor of Lieut.. fIunsicker and Com
mander Carmody, both of whom we're
lost at sea.
There is also memorial in the
form of temple of fame, so called,
in honor of Washington, Thomas,
Meade, Farragut. Mansfield, Garfield,
Humphres, Reynolds, Sedgwick, Grant
and Mcpherson.
THUS it will be seen that memorials
have been erected in Arlington Gene
terry in honor of persons and classes
whose remains were not buried there
in and not only in cases where the
parties were lost at sea, but also in
cases where the remains repose in 9TH
er cemeteries or public places in the
United States
These sisters in whose honor this
monument is proposed to be erected
were regularly enlisted and discharged
from the service of the United States,
and under the act of March 3, are en-
titled to be buried in Arlington Gene
terry.
THE committee believes that the
erection of the proposed monument
will NOT establish an undesirable pre-
cedent, because the law and the facts
In the case entirely justify the propo-
sition; and the records submitted here
with show that the service rendered
by these Sisters during the Civil War
is so unique that it stands out in
class by itself, and, on the testi-
mony of the leaders in that great
struggle, and of Abraham Lincoln him
self, no parallel can be presented to
it. Wherefore the committee recon-
mended that the permission requested
in this joint resolution be granted"
The Irish standard., 1916-08-26

Fiske O'Hara's annual visit is
looked forward to by the lovers of
Irish drama with keen delight. He is
booked to appear this season at the
Metropolitan Theatre beginning Sun
day, August eth, in the charming
comedy, His Hearts Desire" which
is said to eclipse in every way all pre-
vious productions that the distin-
guished actor-singer ever appeared in.
Mr.. O'Hara stands out as peer of
all romantic singing stars in America
today. He has won his way into the
hearts not only of the Irish race and
descendants but all others who appre-
ciate sweet and delightful tenor
voice and stirring Irish romantic
comedy. His forte is comedy and
His Hearts Desire" has laughter in
every line. The story of the play is
refreshing and charming. Larry
O'Neil, the hero, has been allotted by
the will of his grandfather to marry
Mollie McGarry. an Irish girl. Larry
has never cast his eye on her. He is
about to return to Ireland after an alb
sence of ten years and naturally is
somewhat anxious to get glimpse OF
the fair one his grandfather chose
for his wife. Anyhow, Larry possesses
a happy disposition and does not
worry one whit whether she be pretty
or an old maid. for If she doesn't suit
his taste and fancy no mandate ol
any will could make him marry un
The Irish standard., 1916-08-26

New York, Aug. 23.-Because of the
heat, an effort is being made today to
wind up the business of the fifteenth
annual convention of the National
Federation of Catholic Societies by
night instead of holding sessions
Thursday, as originally planned.
In nominating committee session to-
day there was every indication that
present officers would be renominated
and reelected.
By way Of climax to yesterdays pro-
gram a resolution was unanimously
adopted by the federation setting forth
the position Of the church OH the Mexi-
can attitude
The resolution made no direct at
tack upon President Wilson's admin
istration, but vas SO worded as to
make perfectly clear it's full political
significance
Presented by Bishop Joseph
Schrembs of Toledo, chairman of the
federations committee on resolutions,
it read:
"At no tins since the beginning of
the sad outrages against religion in
Mexico has the church, or any official
body of the church, or any of her lead.
ers, lent aid, financial or otherwise, to
the stirring up of strife. either here or
elsewhere, against any person, or group
claiming to be government, or even
faction, in Mexico.
THE only money raised by Ameri
can Catholics to aid Mexicans in theil
present sad plight, was raised and ex
The Irish standard., 1916-08-26

wounded-"Commandant General Con-
molly was wounded in the left arm
and ten minutes later in the left leg
(by a sniper) the leg wound is Sc
rious as it caused compound frac.
ture of the shin-bone." Connolly had
gone into one OF the side streets to
inspect barricade. He was shot
in the left arm. He returned, ordered
his men to do something at the win
dows so as to take their attention
Off his wound, and went downstairs
and had it dressed. He went into the
street again and received the second
and more serious wound
On the afternoon of the same day
the houses that were in the way were
levelled and the artillery began smash
ing at the post Office. On Friday eve
ming the fires that had broken out
made the place untenable. Connolly,
in spite of his dangerous wounds, still
gave cammands. The men fought
their way out OF the post Office carry
! ing Connolly on a stretcher and made
their headquarters in an empty house
or stable in Moore Lane. On Satur-
day they surrendered. Connolly was
made a prisoner and lodged in the
Castle Hospital
He saw his wife in the hospital
after his comrades had been executed
He did not know that this had hap
pened and she did not tell him. When
she saw him here the military stood
around his bed with fixed bayonets
They did not wish to execute him un
til he was able to stand up to tho
rifles. His wife and daughter saw
him again with the military guarding
him with fixed bayonets. This time
he knew that his comrades had me-
their deaths and that he too, was t,
be shot in few hours.
Up to the day when lie formal,
took charge of all the insurrectionar.
forces James Connolly had been asso
ciated with the Irish Citizen Army il
the month before the insurrcctio1
when the Irish Nationalist journal
) were being suppressed and their typ
, was being broken up by the author
tiles the rifles of the Citizen Arm
: turned back the force that had bee
J. sent to obliterate Connollys paper
e "The Workers Republic" The cor
: duct of the Citizen Army during tn
e insurrection should receive spccis
D notice from the historian. They wer
T. men with distinct class grievances
f they had been pcralized by Il combin;
e tion of capitalists, the head of whic
J. was Mr.. William Martin Murphy II
}. is the head of the Dublin street ca
t corporation, the owner of the dali
Il newspaper, "Thc Independent" an
the controller of great many othC
G interests in the city. The insurrectiO
r placed a great deal of Mr.. Murphy
# property under the hands OF the Cit
The Irish standard., 1916-08-26

Dublin, August 4, 1916.-When an
outsider called at the Office of THE
Irish WORKER where James Connolly
was in charge he found there an earn
est man who regarded him with deep
set eyes that had in them the shrewd-
ness of the North of Ireland man.
When this earnest man stood up to
speak to a crowd of impoverished
Dublin working people his deep-set
eyes had flashes in them. This man
was fighter. All his blows were as
shrewd as mother wit and intellec-
tual training could make them. He
spoke as one who had made all prep.
arations and who knew what terms
would mean victory for his people. He
spoke, as he always thought, like
the chief OF general army staff We
were not astonished when we heard
that he had been made the command
ant-general of the little army of the
Irish Republic.
A native of Monaghan, James Con.
molly was from his early manhood as
sociated with Irish separatist politics.
a lady who belonged to one of the rev.
olutionary organizations in Dublin
once told us of dramatic interven.
tion by him. 1t was during the Boer
war, and a protest was being made
by the Nationalists of Dublin against
the system of concentration camps
that were helping to eliminate the
next generation of Beers. The au
thorities had forbidden the meeting
Those who were to speak at it were
in wagonette the driver of which
had been pulled off or terrorized. The
wagonette could not be driven on
Suddenly out of the crowd a darl
man appeared, jumped up on the wag
onette, seized the reins and drove
through the police Gordon. The maj
| was James Connolly.
| He was in America in 1905-O6, work
ing for industrial liberation with hi
mind always ON conditions at home
In New York he started a weekl.
paper, "The Harp" and he published
in it some chapters of the book h
was to complete on his return to hi
own country, "Labour in Irish His
tory" He published here too hi
book of poems, Songs of Irish Free
dom"
His almost constant thoughts ou
side his love for Ireland were of low
for his family" writes comrade VIII
knew him while he lived in Americ;
In Connolly's household, between hu:
band and wife and father and Chi
dren there was a wonderful comradt
ship. He had eight children. most c
them girls and all of them yount
Nora. his eldest daughter, is chill
who has been most wisely and finel
trained. She has the spirit of til
Spartan and the mind of the Gae
She knows as much OF song and stor
as the most fortunate peasant chill
and she knows too what forces stan
The Irish standard., 1916-08-26
cHINA's..cATH0LIc PRESIDENT
WINs.REeARD OF ALL CLASSES

Ii YUAN-HUNG WORKS STARTLING CHANGES IN COUN
TRY-WHOLE SPIRIT OF PUBLIC LIFE ALTERED
AND DEMOCRACY COMES INTO IT'S OWN
cOMMANDANT OF REVOLUTIONARY
FORCES IN 1911 REFUSED I'M
PERIAL HONORS
The Irish standard., 1916-08-26
The GREATEST GATHERING IN
HISTORY HELD IN new YORK

OVER 5000 CROWD THE GREAT CATHEDRAL. WHERE
THREE PRINCES OF THE MOTHER CHURCH. PAPAL
DELEGATES AND OTHER DIGNITARIES OF
THE CHURCH PARTICIPATED IN
SOLEMN HIGH MASS AT ST.
PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL
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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-08-24

other senators and the people sit
up and take notice Just as an ex-
ampl" of hos he fight, when on
JnIy 2lSr the Bethlehem Steel Co.,
thru its hirelinl. Senator Penrose
Of the steel uu>t uoXlous fame had
carried thru the senate a resolution
which would allow the Bethlehem
Steel company to print in the Con
greSsiUnal record its offer to the
government to furnish armor plate
at d lower price than II had pre-
viOuSly robbed the government of,
Senator Reed. who was absent
when the shameless procedure was
rushed thru. came into the senate
! chamber and discovering what had
, transplred delivered speech
which completely upset the robbers
program ard which he concluded
! this way
For Twenty-Five years. accord
ing 10 its own admission, the Beth
lehem Steel Company has robbed
the government whose flag float.
over It and whose armies anC
navles protect 1t by charging exOr
bitant prices for the armor plate
it manufactured Now. when tn,
government proposes to build ;
plant of its own. TO prevent thi
holdup. the Bethlehem Steel com
pauy, thu its stockholders in TIL
senate, asks unanimous consent [,
have its misleading propaganda
and advertisements made senat
document, that it may be printe'
by the government and circulate,
thru the mails free, and that
may be sent throughout the coun
try with this brand OF government
sanction. 1t is shameless propC
, sitiOn.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-08-24

II there is one man in Missouri
who can feel proud Of his renOmi
nation II should be- Senator James
A Reed. who is Low 50 ably repre-
SentinG with Mi>sourl's great senator
William joel Stone. this -reat state
in the national senate
Senator Reed had but one oppo-
nent, Judge l. A Martin of Chilli
Gothic who, by the way. is one of
the great lawl ers of Missouri and
most estlmaDle gentlemen and
the latter nade a most active and
vigorous campaign, visiting all the
big counties and cities Of the state
and by his pleasing personality Sc.
curing many votes. but to no avail,
for. when the final result was dis
closed it was found that Senator
Reed had 50 much majority to his
credit that it was hardly necessary
TO give the total
The prime reason why Senator
Reed was renomInated by such a
splendid majority is that he has
made good he has represented
the people Of Missouri and he has
been at his post at all times and at
all hours fighting for them and
their interests He. like Congress.
man Booher believes that when a
man is given a public office his
place is where the people send him
and not at some other point where
he might incidentally help his owr
personal cause to the neglect Of
the people in whose employ he is.
The people of Missouri like Reed
they like him because he is fight.
er and fights for their interest
They like him also from the fac,
that when he says something the
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-08-24
= The Old Reliable" The Normal
School Kirksville, Missouri,

The Normal School at Kirksvilie
has just established a new high.
water mark by summer term at
tendance of more than 1900 and an
annual enrolment Of almost 2OOO.
Olt Of those in attendance d ring
the past year more than one thOus
aud will be teachers in Northeast
Missouri during the coming year
They are vigorous yOunS Miss Iu-i
ans entering the public SchD u, Il,
teachers with definit pTeparatial
and with more than ordinary skill
and ability
The year 1916 II gives promise
of going above the high water
mark of 1856. The faculty will
be larger: the attendance OF id.
vanced students. greater; and the
organized activities, better, The
new movement in Reading, Speak
Ing. and Debating is attracting
many students of the highest type
The facilities for Agricultural Edu
cation are nearly double those Of
the past year. The courses in
Commercial Education. in Music,
and in Fine Arts will be on better
footing. The Rural education fac
ulty has been strengthened Man.
ual Training is placed upon new
basis with increase facilities The
library and laboratories are in the
best working condition. The gym.
naslums are being improved to
conserve and promote the health OF
students. The voluntary student
activities will have better facilities
for funCtionine in service to the
school. The cooperative spirit Of
students and faculty is the best the
institution has ever known. There
is every kind and variety Of sub
jet taught that is in any way
likely to interest young prospective
teachers
Ambitious and capable young
Missourians are therefore invited
to consider the unusual oppOrtuni.
ties and advantages offered in the
wholesome atmosphere Of this fine
old school.
The fall term opens Tuesday,
September II
For bulletins and other informa.
ton, address
( John R Kirk, President.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-08-24
Oil and Gas Possibilities Near
Billings, Okla.

Within the last few months nu.
merous shallow gas sands have
been encountered in several wells
being drilled few miles east and
southeast of Billings, Okla That
these wells deserve a close watch
by the oil and GAS industry is the
opinion OF Government biologists,
because of the presence in this
region Of a large anticlinal fold,
type Of rock structure which should
be favorable for the accumulation
Of oil and gas. Should these wells
discover any highly productive oil
and gas sands. there is a good pos
sibility tor the opening of an oil
and gas field of considerable ex-
tent near Billings a description
Of the rock fold and discussion of
its possibilities are contained in
Bulletin GALE, recently issued by
the United States Geological Sur
ve!. Department of the Interior.
A copy may be obtained free on
application to the Director of the
Geological Survey Washington,
D {
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-08-24

Leo Beeley, Harold Hagan. Allen
Larkin, Johnnie Miles. Gerald
0Daniel and Emmett Piereeall left
Friday night for Detroit Michigan.
They expect to be gone about three
months.