The Irish standard., 1918-07-13
ENGLISH "scRAPs OF PAPER"

Lloyd George the British ministry have utterly fal
en- down" their Irish program. The promised Home
Rule bill is not forthcoming and Consumption has been
side tracked The initial mistake of the blum
derng nay criminal, misjonder of these two
1t is impossible believe that the British Premier
speaking in good faith when he declared that each of
these issues would be considered on it's and
dependent merits With the facts and conditions
him he must have known that it would be impossible to
deal with both matters at the time Obviously his
real intention to boggle the whole situation and lay
grounds for the violation of the solemn promises made
himself in his behalf the labor representative
the ministry George N. Barnes, in April These promises
have been relegated the condition of the scraps OF
paper of the Germans They scraps of politics and
subterfuge, and made only to gain time and post
crisis. The enacted Home Rule statute is also
mere scrap of paper"
But the crisis is almost at hand His vocilation and
caprcous policies have evoked condemnation
in England He faces broadsde of attacks from
all Sides He has pleased neither the Tories of the Morn
ing Post the spectator and the Saturday Review
Liberals of the Daily News and the Manchester Guardian
has he satisfied the Northclie press. of
condemnation is so complete as to make it perfectly
obvious that he from this seinfcted
blow to his reputation of firm of states
manke stature Until the clear light of history is thrown
upon this whole episode, it will impossible under
stand what induced him to plunge into such scheme with
out having consulted single Irish leader having in
formed himself conditions in the island
of treating their solemn covenants scraps of paper
I'm a single month";" writes Mr.. Massngham in the
London Nation, "he has estranged England Ireland
more completely than at any time since the early violence
of the agrarian rising. He has snatched
to Germany out of mouth and put into hers the
rejoinder to her violation of Belgium"
In Ireland the temper of the and the
against the grossly unlawful the Sim Fein
has been shown in the election of Arthur Griffith
by decisive majority his Nationalist opponent,
though Griffith is restrained of his liberty in English
prison. The of the alleged conspiracy vague
and cloudy that they lack the of legal evidence
though they serve to convict few stray individuals
for whose activities the Sim Fem party entirely
without responsibility. Ireland is disguised and
not for the counsel and restraint of the hierarchy would
almost surely be driven to desperation under the zgag
and capricious handling of their affairs British
try.
that ministry party ministry it would by this
time have fallen to pieces under the attacks it has
receiving from all quarters But it is coalition govern
ment, and it survives by virtue exigencies the
war situation.
| Meanwhile Americans thoughtfully look on-watchng
and waiting. But it may be presumed they
served that Others have adopted policy
THE cAHENsLY DRIVE AGAINST THE CHURCH IN
AMERICA.
The passing of Archbishop j. Keane of Dubuque
a. has recalled his distinguished service
America uncompromisng opponent of Ger
man drive which took place about twenty-five years ago
and is designated Cahenslysn. light
developments it would that this effort side
i
operation in all parts of the world.
The gist of the Cahensy plan to divide the Catholics
of the United States racial and national elements
Bishops in the several sections be selected
ing to the predominance of nationaties 1t
urged in behalf of this policy that the church losing
because of the existing regime and the matter
laid before the highest ecclesiastical of Rome
At this. uncture four American preates took strong
ground against the project which ultimately rejected
These Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop Ireland Bishop
Keane and the Bishop spading. These stalwar
Americans the champions of Amercanism and the
unity Of the church in America How marvelousy
of national events indicated their judgment and
justified the ground of their opposition? The Cahensly
proposition would have wrought humiliation and injury to
American Catholics that would be incalculable.
Cardinal Gibbons expressed the American viewpoint
clearly when he said:
IF the church is to take deep root in the country and
flourish it must be sustained by of the educated
at home breathing the spirit of the country growing with
its growth and in harmony with it's civil and political in
stutions" In this splendid sentiment he cordially
supported by his colleagues all of the highest type
of Americanism and the church spared from the
effects of movement which would have involved much
embarrassment mschief-as instance in the
ent national crisis.
i The proponents of Cahensyism taught the
lesson that is about to be taught the Teuonc plumber
bund-that Gernansm must be restricted its European
boundaries.
HOLD YOUR BAG, FATHER BAEIHN.
We have of late sadly missed Father Baethins bag
of refreshing of current humorisms Here
of the kind that the bag" has been usually found to
tain The letters and experiences boys over there
place in Father Baethns podrida. Thes
q are taken from the Boston TRANSCRIPT: