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The Irish standard., 1916-12-02
6IGoTs TURNED DOWN.

Maurice Fl. DOnahue was reelected
as one of the judges of the supreme
court of Ohio. fine type of the
American citizen, an able, conscien.
tfous Judge, and sincere Catholic
man is Judge Donahue, says "The
Catholic Columbian" Despite these
qualifications, the contemplate pink"
ticket of the Ohio state court OF the
Gardens" indorsing the state and
national Republican tickets had this
insidious reminder: There are two
to be elected; if you vote for but one
you may be the means of helping elect
Mr.. Donahue. Signed, C. w. Ran
dolph, state recorder" When Ran.
dOlph and his bigots are buried in
oblivion, the name Of Maurice H. Don.
ahue and his able. colleague, John
Johnson, will be enshrined in the heart
Johnson, will be enshrined in the
hearts of a grateful and patriotic peo.
pie.
The Irish standard., 1916-12-02
IRELAND AND CONSUMPTION.

The Wexford county Council and the
Tralee-Urban Council, have adopted
the Kerry County Councils resolutions
protesting against conscriptiOn and
partition, and the Tralee Council have
adopted the Dublin Corporations reso-
luton calling for the release of un'
tried political prisoners. The Wexford
County Council.
"The Spectator" says that a news
paper agitation for the application of
conscription to Ireland is bound to
come, and the government will be
bound to yield to it.. A government, 1t
adds, cannot be continually goaded into
strong courses by irresponsible news.
papers without a great weakening of
their influence.
The Irish standard., 1916-12-02
A Whole Family
4 Become Catholics
Generals Widow, Her chiidren's Tutor
and Protestant Chaplain All
Join Catholic Church.

London, Nov. 2.-To the recent con-
versions of Protestant clergyman,
and the wife of we'll known General,
has now to be added that of whole
family. Mrs. Romanes, widow of a
we'll known freethinking professor at
Oxford, and owner of an important
property in Rosshire, Scotland, has
been received into the Church with
all her children, together with the tu.
tor of the latter, who was a Scottish
Episcopalian minister, and the Protes.
tant chaplain to the family, who had
their own chapel on the estate. This
will now become Catholic. The news
has created deep impression in the
district.
The Irish standard., 1916-12-02
Examinations For
k.ofc. Scholarship
To Be Held in April

Competitive examinations for the
knights of Columbus Scholarships
will be held April IA, 1917.
Applications for admission to the
examination should be filed not later
than March Is.
Examination centers will be desig-
mated to meet as far as possible the
convenience of candidates
Eligible Candidates. Only laymen
are admitted to the examination.
Applicants must be, preferably,
Knights of Columbus or sons of men,
bers of the Order.
The examination is open to stud
ents who have already received the
degree Bachelor Of Arts, Bachelor of
Science, Bachelor of Laws; or an
equivalent academic degree, and to
students who will complete bacca-
laureate course at the close of the cur
rent academic year. In any case the
candidate must have received the
Bachelors degree before July ], 1917.
Conditions of Tenure.-The Scholar
ship provides board, lodging and tut
tion during the time prescribed for
the degree which the candidate de-
sires to obtain. All other expenses,
laboratory fees and athletic fees are
at the charge Of the student.
BY the terms OF the foundation,
each knights of Columbus scholar Is
required to pursue courses of study in
preparation for the Masters or the
Doctors degree in the Schools of
Philosophy. Letters, Sciences, or Law.
His work must be of graduate char.
acter and must be conducted in ac-
cordance with the regulations estab-
lislled by the University for graduate
students.
Undergraduate courses in Law are
not open to holders of these scholar.
ships. Knights of Columbus scholars
who desire to pursue, graduate courses
In Law, must have obtained both the
degree of Bachelor of Laws and the
degree Bachelor Of Arts --------- ~. Z,
Holders Of scholarships are not al
lowed to pursue simultaneously
courses Of study in any other insti-
tuition or to engage in any occupa-
tion which would interfere with their
work as candidates for advanced de-
grees in the University.
All communications in reference to
the scholarships should be addressed
to Very Rev. Edward A. Pace, D. D.,
Director of Studies, The Catholic Uni
versity of America, Washington, D. C.
The Irish standard., 1916-12-02
GROWTH OF IRISH NATION LEAGUE WORTHY OF NOTICE

(By John F. Kelly, in The Irish Worldly
The formation and growth of the
Irish Nation League are worthy the
attention of every Irishman the world
over. 1t is the first attempt to realize
on a large scale policy recommended
by Irish leaders, differing as.much in
principle as O'Connell and Finton
Lalor, in time as O'Connell and Arthur
Griffith. 1t, in fact, combines O'Con-
nells notion of an Irish council with
Lalor's moral insurrection."
Note, to begin with, that the League
repudiates constitutionalism" on the
explicit ground, as stated by Mr.. Gin
nell, that there is no constitution in
Ireland. Theory and experience alike
show that any Irish movement pledged
to "constitutionalism" is foredoomed to
failure. An Irish body which binds it.
self to constitutionalism" binds itself
in fact to abide by the rules as laid
down by England, and as modifiable at
any instant by England. The Irish
Nation League, on the contrary, re-
serves to itself the right to any and all
means suitable to its purpose. And, as
Lalor wrote: "There has already, l
think, been too much giving in on this
question of means and force. Merely to
save or assert the abstract right for the
use Of other nations and other times
won't do for me. We must save it for
our own use, and assert it, too, if need
be, and occasion Offer" Moral insur-
rection, according to Lalor's definition,
differs only from physical insurrection
as the defensive use of physical force
differs from its aggressive use. The
one is properly transformed into the
other, IF need be, and occasion offer. !"
The question as to their use is one of
efficacy only.
Again the new League does not bind
itself to Home Rule, or to a revival of
Grattan's Parliament. It stands for
complete national self.government of
The Irish standard., 1916-12-02
BRANCH OF ST. MARY's SEMINARY
TO BE ERECTED IN WASHINGTON.

On Tuesday, November 21st, the
Alumni Association of st. Mary's Sem
mary, Baltimore, observed the 125th
anniversary Of the founding of the in
stitution. The Rev. Edward Kelly, Of
Chicago, was elected president; the
Rev. Philip O'Donnell of Boston, vice
president; the Rev. John Belford, of
Brooklyn, secretary, and Monsignor
James Donahue, of Baltimore, treas
urer.
His Eminence, Cardinal Gibbons, as.
sisted by Most Rev. John Bonzano.
Apostolic delegate, presided. Eight
bishops with clergy from all parts of
the United States attended. The as
sociation voted $4,000 to aid in the
erection of branch of the seminary
at the Catholic University Of America
There will be no delay in carrying
out this project, and the site for the
new seminary will be the large tract
of land between the Dominican Col.
lege and the new Oblate College
right at the entrance gate to the uni
versity.
The Irish standard., 1916-12-02
Twenty Girls Adopt
Black Seminarian

Twenty young women in Chicago
have formed an organization known
as the Thesaurus Club. Their prin-
cipal aim is to help the poor missions
at home and abroad. They meet every
two weeks at the homes of various
members and at each meeting give
twenty-five cents apiece toward the
helping fund. The girl at whose house
the next meeting is to be takes charge
of the mite box during the interven-
ing time, thus being given the chance
to make secret sacrifices-the box is
opened only when it is filled. One fea-
ture of the meetings is the making of
altar linens. To increase their funds
the members conduct Christmas sales
and the like and accept donations from
friends who want to share in the work
without being actually affiliated with
the organization.
The Club has already decided on
adopting a native seminarian in
Africa, that is, paying $40 year for
four years to educate negro student
in Africa for the priesthood Last
week half of the first years install.
ment was sent to the Sodality Of St.
Peter Claver in st. Louis with the
promise that the other half would be
shortly forthcoming. This ingenious
bit of mission enterprise shows that
the young women of the East will have
to look to their laurels in Christian
almsgiving once the girls of the Middle
West and Far West are aroused to q
love of Christ Conquering.
The Irish standard., 1916-12-02
Leaves Large Estate
To Sisters Of Charity

The will Of Molly. Elliot Seawell,
the author, who died in Washington
November 18th, was filed in the pro-
bate court last week, and after the
legacies mentioned in the document
are paid, the servants and secretary
rewarded, the entire residue of the
estate is bequeathed to the Sisters Of
Charity of Virginia, to be expended as
memorial to Henrietta Seawell and
Mrs. Frances Elizabeth Seawell, sis
ter and mother of the deceased. The
wish is expressed that the memorial
take the form of a hospital, preferably
in Gloucester county, Virginia, and the
deceased asks the prayers of the Sis.
ters.
The Irish standard., 1916-12-02
Vatican Pleased
Regarding Poles
Holy Father Will Take No. Action
Towards Territorial Changes
at Close Of War.

ROme.-The news of the establish.
ment of a revived Kingdom of Poland
by Emperor William of Germany and
the late Emperor Francis Joseph of
Austria, has, of course. been officially
communicated to the Holy See, and, 1t
is needless to say, has caused gratifi.
cation in the Vatican. Pope Benedict
however, will take 10 action in regard
to thts-or, in fact. in regard to any
Other--territorial change until after
the close of the war.
The vast church of st. lgnatius here
was filled yesterday morning during
the celebration of, the Solemn High
Mass of Requiem under the auspices
of the Society of Catholic Youth OF
italy for the Italian soldiers who have
been killed in the war. The students
of the American College rendered the
music of the Mass and sang the vocal
parts.
Cardinal Annette, Archbishop OF
Paris, has arrived in Rome for the
purpose of attending the coming Con
sistory, at which three of his arch
episcopal olleagues-Archbisho Du
bois. of Rouen; Archbishop Dubourg
of Renues, and Archbishop Maurin, OF
I.yons-will receive the red hat.
The statement made by the "Koel
nische Volkszeitung" that the Italian
government is about to cOnfiscate the
property OF the Church in Rome in
order to raise money for the further
prosecution of the war against Aus
tria, is utterly devoid of foundation
A large amount of new taxes have re
Gently been imposed on manufacturers
who have been making excessive
profits out of army contracts and or
other members of the wealthy classes;
but religious property has been left
untouched.
The Irish standard., 1916-12-02
THE HYPOCRISY OF
ANoteA3|u
(Communfcated)

Day by day the war is peeling off
rind after rind obdurate in the wealth
ers of bygone centuries, and adhesive
with painful tenacity, from the core
of the self-exalted savioress of civili-
zation, of the rights of small nations,
of the sanctity of treaties, of justice,
liberty and humanity. 1t is the con-
ISOLATION of lifetime to see the slow,
but costly and painful process by the
inexorable power of the cannon which
served this goddess of civilization to
impose her benign light on every sub
ject of her realm from Felaheen and
Zulu to the Red man of the primeval
plains of the western hemisphere.
We all thought her divine among
nations. Yes, everyone, king, priest,
and peasant (few disturbers Of the
realm excepted, and these far be-
tween) thought that it was by the
grace of her will that we are not as
the Hottentots without knowledge,
culture, without single lofty aim.
Already "the idols are broke in the
temple of Baal." Eere long we shall
see the British system as it really is,
fear, venerable custom, and above all,
wealth, Notwithstanding. 1t is truly
"pitiless publicity"
We read today volumes in the fate
full heading of her own press, Eng
lish Government to take measures to
insure food supply" so says Runcl-
man. Does it recur to ones mind the
allusion of Divine Writ that in those
things a man sins, by those same he
shall be punished, and Providence is
inexorably just. The famines of '46,
AZ and '48 still ring in the ears of
the exiled Celt let him be rich or
poor today; the millions reaped by
the harvest of starvation on the banks
of the Ganges in the midst of Gods
richest cline defy year by year the
sitting power of that tyrant's guilty
soul.
remember this imperial dictator
Runciman, but a few months ago pass
ing laws to ruin the poor Irish peas
antry trade in cattle. putting on an
embargo and slaughtering them in
thousands for mere spite, without Civ
ing the least remedial measure to
stamp out a cattle disease that might
have been, and reasonably was pro,
duced by contagion from British traf-
| fic. Is it to turn out that he may
starve in the bed he prepared for him.
self? Irish cattle are now a negli.
gible quantity, even though they are
to a unit commandeered for John
Bull.
Further on we read, notwithstand
ing Runciman's belated energy, John
is drinking himself to desth. Note
the words 1--WE are producing fal
more drink than any other belligerent
country" o tempora, o mores. Ii
the self-appointed apostle of sobriety
The Irish standard., 1916-12-02
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY PROP
ERTY VALUES.

According to the financial condition
report filed with the recorder of deeds
Of the District of Columbia last week,
property valued at $3,645,919.52 is
owned by the Catholic University of
America. The liabilities are given as
$157,607.52.
The report was signed by Cardinals
Gibbons and Farley, president and vice
president. respectively, and Rt. Rev
J. F. Regis Canevin, secretary, also
signed the report.
The Irish standard., 1916-12-02
MANY NEW STATES ARE IN DRY
COLUMN.
Half Of States In Union Voted for
Prohibition.

The trend of American public opin-
ion seems to be leaning toward Pro.
htbition more and more every day,
say leaders of the Prohibition party.
The returns from the recent election
indicate that the American people are
satisfied with the wiping out of the
liquor traffic, they say.
"On November 7th seven states and
the territory of Alaska voted on a
Prohibition amendment" said one
prominent Prohibitionist. "Of this
number six voted to do away with the
sale of liquor within the boundaries
of their domain. Only two states.
California and Missouri voted to re-
main wet There is n peculiar situa-
tion in the state Of California with
regard to the liquor question, namely.
the wine industry. Millions of dollars
are tied up in this line OF business, in
fact it has become one of the main in
dustries of California Because of
that fact and we'll informed people say
for no other reason in the world, Cali
fornia voted to remain license state.
The state of Missouri, outside of the
city of st. Louis, gave Prohibition an
overwhelming majority; even Kansas
City was found in the dry column,
but st. Louis, with it's large percent
age of German population was able
to overcome the lead of the balance of
the state.
"The fact that Michigan, and par.
ticularly the city of Detroit, voted dry
on November 7th, is said to have
caused the wet leaders of the coun.
try considerable anxiety. They have
always depended upon the large cen.
ters of population to counteract the
dry majorities in the rural communi.
ties.
"At the present time exactly one.
half of the Union is in the dry col
umn. The lineup by states is as fol.
lows:
alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colo.
RADIO. Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas,
Maine, Mississippi North Carolina,
North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon
South Carolina. Tennessee, Virginia
Washington and West Virginia.
ITO these have now been added
Idaho, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska
and South Dakota, and the Territory
Of Alaska. California and Missouri
rejected prohibition at this election
Utah and Florida will likely go TO,
Prohibition within the next few years
prohibition has been rejected with
in recent years by the Legislatures o.
Minnesota, New Hampshire ant
Wyoming; and by vote Of the people
in Arkansas (1912), California (1914)
Missouri (1910), Ohio (1914 and 1915)
Pennsylvania 1850, Texas (1911)
and Vermont (1916). Verify the caus,
Of Prohibition is making headway II
the United States"
The Irish standard., 1916-12-02

and separate nation, nothing could so
damage English prestige as to bring
the delegates back home, repudiating
the claim Of the English Parliament to
legislate for Ireland.
The fifth paragraph in the declara-
tion of the objects Of the League
might, think. be more strongly word.
ed. 1t should be one of the objects
OF every Irish organization to restore
or re-create purely Irish culture root.
ed in the traditions, customs and feel
ings Of the race. This implies, amongst
other things, the restoration as rapidly
as possible of Gaelic as the common
tongue of Ireland. Irish nationality
must be protected at every point
against the insidious, as we'll as
against the open assaults, of the Eng
lish enemy.
On the whole, l think the Irish Ma.
tion League is an organization cap
able of doing great, perhaps the great.
est, service to Ireland. If it progresses
as now seems likely, under intelligent
and capable leadership, 1t will earn the
support of the lovers of Ireland every
where. At present it is worthy OF
tentative support and encouragement
There is much that we can do. Our
moral and material support would be
of immense advantage to the council in
winning over the Irish masses from q
rotten parliamentarianism, or, rather
for the people seem sick enough OF
parliamentary proceedings, showing
them a practicable plan of of,accomplish
ing freedom for Ireland. And we can
aid in the moral insurrection, and in
the preparation for Transforming that
into physical insurrection, "if need be
and occasion Offer" With the martial
law in the land the council in ireland
cannot openly recommend the armine
of the Irish people. We can recon
mend it, and do it.
JOHN +. KELLY.
Pittsfield, Mass, Nov. H.. 1916.
The Irish standard., 1916-12-02

Ireland" and. Ireland undivided. The
League sets no bounds to the march
of a nation, nor does it hobble the
marchers. It stands for the freedom
of Ireland by any means suitable to the
end. Originating in Ulster, it empha-
sizes unity.
In still another point the Irish Ma
tion League is great improvement
over all the big open societies since
the Land League. 1t shifts the center
of gravity, the center of control, of
the Irish movement from England to
Ireland. 1t turns the eyes of the Irish
people from Westminster homeward,
and tends to impress upon them the
great truth that the freedom of ireland
must be won in Ireland. Although the
League has not so far explicitly de-
clared for the withdrawal of the Irish
members of Parliament, it reduces
them from their position as the con.
trolling authority In Irish affairs, sub
ordinates them toi the council which
sits in Ireland, and excludes them
from membership therein. The men,
bers of Parliament are thus converted,
according to the Leagues program,
from the governors of Nationalist Ire.
land into mere delegates or attorneys
of the council to carry out its orders
in the English Parliament. From rulers
they fall to being somewhat less than
ambassadors. The true leaders stay
in Ireland in touch with Irish public
opinion, guiding and being guided by it.
For my own part, l would like to
see the M. P.'s withdrawn from West
minister, and I hope the League will
make up it's mind to withdraw them.
realize that 1t Is a rather difficult
thing to accomplish, but If the League
can gain the control of the M. P.'s,
which the other items in its program
call for, it can do this. And, short of
putting an army in the field against
England, nothing could go show to the
world the fact that Ireland is a distinct
The Irish standard., 1916-12-02
AsQUITH REFUSED REQUEST FOR
RE.INTERMENT OF SINN
EEjNERS

Laurence Ginnell, Nationalist mem
ber of Parliament for Northwest
Meath, asked Premier Asquith in the
House of Commons last Thursday
whether in the interest of reconcilia
tion, the British government could
accede to the desires of the Irish
people of all classes, and allow the
bodies of men executed last May al
the time of the Dublin revolt to be
removed from the places in which they
now lie and be buried in consecrated
ground.
Premier Asquith said the govern
ment was unable to accede to the re
quest.
The Irish standard., 1916-12-02
TO STOP EXPORTS OF FOOD
SUPPLIES.

Representative Fitzgerald of New
York, chairman of the committee on
appropriations and one of the demo-
cratic leaders in the house, has issued
statement to the press in which he
declared his intention to introduce a
bill providing for an embargo on food
stuffs. He will offer the bill on the
opening of Congress and will urge it's
consideration early in the session.
The proposed measure prohibits the
shipment from the United States of all
kinds Of foodstuffs entering into daily
consumption by the people, the object
being to reduce the existing high cost
of such necessities of life to domestic
consumers.
Mr.. Fitzgerald's statement says: 81
favor an embargo on foodstuffs, and
it is my purpose to prepare a bill and
to discuss the entire subject early in
the coming session. Two reasons
chiefly impel me to favor such legis-
lation. It is the most effective weapon
in our controversy with Great Britain
over her unwarranted, outrageous and
indefensible blacklist of American
merchants.
"Affronts as unending as the result.
ing injuries have been given us, and
Great Britain shows her contempt by
her persistent infringement of our
rights. AS our foodstuffs are needed
abroad, an embargo upon these ex'
ports will be more effective than weary
months of diplomatic negotiations,
which end in the continuance of the
indefensible practices against our
rights.
"The embargo should be imposed
for purely domestic reasons. The
prices of foodstuffs have reached levels
that are bringing widespread distress
to the country. Many hundreds of
thousands of our people are suffering
from the lack of necessities of life
Wholesale prices in many commodi
ties are less abroad today than they
were year ago; here the retail prices
have advanced alarmingly.
"The argument that nothing should
be done to interfere with the expan
sion of our foreign trade does not i'm
press me. OF what profit is it If Oh.
foreign trade is to grow with leaps
and bounds while our own people are
brought to the verge of starvation as 9
result of it? Every other nation oi
the world is conserving it's food sup
ply. Why should the people of the
United States suffer from privation tc
enable others to be satiated with our
foodstuffs?
"The time is ripe for the embargo
and hope to see legislation speedily
enacted to impose it. Let America be
for Americans first"
The Irish standard., 1916-12-02
DON PERosrs NEW OPERA.

Don Perosi, the celebrated compos-
er-priest, is residing in villa in Flor
ence engaged in finishing his new
Oratori0 "On the Day of the Church's
Tribulation." The Oratorio is an elegy
on the sad days Of the war and Is de-
dicated to Pope Benedict XIV.
The Irish standard., 1916-12-02
SCHOLARSHIPS At HOLY CROSS

SCHOLARSHIPS At HOLY CROSS
Former Governor David l. Walsh re-
Gently announced that two new schol
arships had been given to Boston col
lege, in memory of the late Curtis
Guild. They are the gift of a promin
ent Catholic layman whose name If
withheld at his own request. The
Rev. Charles W. Lyons, s. j., president
of Boston college, in accepting the
gift, predicted that from eight to ter
buildings will stand on Universit,
Heights in ten years time.