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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-08-24
Griffith's Last Message

Yet another way. When Mr.. Dillon
entered the British Parliament there
was in Ireland one Irishman to every
five Englishmen in England. There
is now but one Irishman to nine Eng
lishmen.
n when Mr. Dillon entered the British
Parliament, that Parliament was tax
ing the people of Ireland one pound
and three shillings ($5.52) per head
On the 31st of March, 1917, it had in.
creased the tax to five pounds eighteen
shillings and six pence ($2S44) per
head.
Briefly put, since Mr.. Dillon entered
the British Parliament, Ireland has
lost more men and women in proper
ton to her population, than Germany,
France. Russia, Austria-Hungary, and
England have lost in the great war
Ireland, since Mr.. Dillon entered that
Parliament, has also had her taxation
increased seven-fold. simultaneously
England's population increased by
eleven millions of people, and Eng
lands wealth trebled.
If Mr.. Dillon's thirty-seven years of
service to the English Parliament has
resulted in the loss of one-sixth of the
Irish population and the increase of
Ireland's tax burden to an extent that
Tro1o,,I h1 II,
taxed country in the world-if Ireland,
after Mr. Dillon's thirty-seven years
Of supporting English Liberals Min
istries and becoming the dupe of Eng
lish policy, has greater losses to show
In man power and in money than any
nation in Europe-would the Irish peo.
pie be sane people to continue the
policy. of Parliamentarianism for
for which Mr.. Dillon stands, or would
they justify Dean Swift's bitter epi.
gram:
"He gave the little wealth he had
To build house for fools and mad
To show by one satiric touch
No nation needed it so much"
We leave it to East Cavan to an
1swer, but we know what the answer
| will be. The British Parliament is the
grave of Irish hope, Irish energy, Irish
/ wealth, and the Irish people. 1t has
been the Great Delusion of the Irish
mind polite for years Cavan will dis.
pei it for ever and by making the Irish
mind free, assure the ultimate freedom
of the Irish body
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-08-24

The following is the last editorial
written by Arthur Griffith before his
arrest and internment by the British
authorities:
''In 1880, when Mr.. John Dillon en-
tered the British Parliament, the Brit
ish Government officially returned the
population of Ireland as 5,2O2,64S
souls. Last year the same goHssnmafat oHss i
officially returned the popl s'oa of
Ireland as 4,ss7 ,000. Ire1alAshas
therefore lost se5,e4s people arly
one-sixth of her populati6nss a1r kls.
Dillon entered the British Par1iament.
In 1880, when Mr.. Dillon entered the
British Parliament, the revenue, ac-
cording to the British Government re-
turns, collected from Ireland for the
maintenance of that government, was
e6,036,213. In 1917 the revenue col
lected according to the official returns
of that government, was G23,766,5 500.
For the year 191S-1919 the estimated
revenue of Ireland will be 35,OOO,000.
In 1880 when Mr.. Dillon entered the
British Parliament, the men and boys
in Ireland numbered 1851, 800. In 1911
the number was officially returned at
2,139,OOO, a decrease in the man
power" of 412,S0O.
In 1881, the census year following
the entry of Mr.. Dillon to the British
Parliament, the population of Cavan
was officially returned at 129,476. In
1911, after Mr.. Dillon had spent 80
years in the British Parliament, the
population of Cavan had reduced to
91,S76, or bv one-third.
In the same period what happened in
England? In 1881 England had pop
ulation of 25,96S,000. In 1911 the popu
lation had increased to 96,070,492
That is, while Mr.. Dillon was sitting in
the English Parliament, that Parlia
ment was decreasing Ireland's popu
lation by one-sixth and increasing Eng
lands population by one-fOurth.
There is another way. When Mr.
Dillon entered the British Parliament
there were 159 people to the square
mile in Ireland, while there were AL
to the square mile in England. While
Mr.. Dillon sat in the English Parlia
| ment Ireland has lost Is human beings
to every square mile, and England has
gained 175 human beings to every
square mile.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-08-24

Welfare Board and Salvation Army
shortly after Jan. /.
'I have wired the Secretary of War
deplOring this decision, which l hope,
is not final. 1t seems to me that this
is drawing line between the Protest
ants on one side, and the Catholics,
the Jews and the Salvation Army, on
the other; line which we have been
seeking to have wiped out in war ac-
tivities and surely in so far as welfare
of the boys in the service is con-
cerned.
"The press notice states that it was
impossible to have all of these agen-
cies join together in one drive, owing
to the difference in financial year
periods. This is news to me. The
Knights of Columbus, at meeting in
Washington, attended by representa-
tives of all the other organizations, ex-
cepting the Salvation Army, expressed
its willingness and desire to enter a
joint drive with all war work organ
izations at such time as seemed best,
and this news notice is the first in
timation which have had that the
fiscal year entered into the PROPOSE
tion
"The relations of the knights of
Columbus with all the organizations
have been most cordial, and we have
worked shoulder to shoulder for all
the boys both here and overseas. We
are honored with the association with
the Jewish Welfare Board, to whom
we have extended the use of our build
ings for their religious exercises, and
with the Salvation Army, whose won
derful work at the front has won the
heart of every boy and of every mother
and father. I could wish that the
fraternal lines might be rounded to
include all of the war activity agen-
cies in one great nationwide, all
American drive.
Religious Line Drawn.
1T seems a pity to have this line
drawn so sharply at this time of stress
and universal desire to help the Gov
ernment win the war.
apart from this viewpoint there is
another one of unfairness. There will
be a Liberty Loan drive in October
Continued on pages
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-08-24
Fiske 0'Hara Is
At The MET. y

Fiske O'Ilara has a new play by
Anna Nichols, called Marry in Haste, -
which he will present for his annual
engagement at the Metropolitan Thea.
ire beginning week of August 25.
It is romantic farce in three acts
and is said to delightfully."- blend ro
nance, bright and witty dialogue
wholesome comedy and amusing stu
ations, with an element of mystery that
is sustained throughout the play and
adds greatly to the enjoyment of the
audiences.
O'Hara appears as Lord Richard
Leigh, character he is we'll qualified
to portray. He is one of those rollick,
ing, reckless young Irishmen who
flourislred during the last century, and
won the hearts of everybody they met
His freedom Of bachelorhood is sud
denly wrested from him when, in a
moment of anger over his fathers in.
sistence that he marry in order to
carry on the family name and tradi
tions, he proposes to lady's maid
whom he has never laid eyes on before,
is accepted, and proceeds forthwith to
the church where the knot is tied
His mad act proves boomerang, how.
ever, when he returns to his fathers
estate and there meets charming Lady
Evelyn O'Connor, with whom he falls
head over heels in love- How he is
extricated from his mad marriage
with the maid, and wins the fair Eve
lyn is told in the story of the play
O'Hara is particularly happy in his
role this season, and is said to be
giving the best performance of his ca
reer.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-08-24
''The Command
Is Forward"

His name was Leahy-Capt Francis
M. Leahy Of Lawrence, Mass, the son
OF Celt, one who had done his turn
in the ranks and who used to tell of
the days when he was orderly to Capt
Pershing out in the Philippines. He
had just caught the signal from down
the road that the regiment was to fall
in and move on when, whining out
of space, came Il German shell. This
was in France, says "Stars and
Stripes" official newspaper of the A..
e. r.
1t plowed up the earth and stretched
on the ground several men who we're
just getting to their feet, wounding
some of them. 1t hit the tree against
which the captain was leaning and
snapped it off like an asparagus stalk.
A piece Of the shell struck the cap
tain in the back and tore it's way.
through his chest.
Goodbye, boys" he said, and his
head sagged forward.
Then it was as if, somewhere in the
universe, a Commander Invisible had
called "Attention!" Captain Leahy
raised his head. With clearing voice.
he spoke the name of the officer to
whom it would be his duty to turn
over the battalion in the event of his
being called away.
Lieutenant Hansen" he said, "the
command is Forward See the boys
through"
Then he died.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-08-24
PR0vIDENTlAL MEN
Defend OUR CHURCH

not be satisfied with petty political
beautifully portrays the story of the
conversion of lgnatius and the events
that led up to the founding of the So
ciety of Jesus.
Having been wounded at the siege
Of Pampeluna, he chanced in his ILL
ness to read some pious books, which
kindled in his soul wonderful eager
ness to follow in the footsteps of
Christ and the Saints. He went to
Montserrat, and hung up his arms be-
fore the Altar of the Blessed Virgin;
he then watched the whole night in
prayer, and thus entered upon his
knighthood in the army of Christ.
Next he retired to Manresa, dressed
as he was in sackcloth, for he had a
short time before given his costly
garments to a beggar. Here he stayed
for a year, and during that time he
lived on bread and water given to
him in aims; he tasted every day ex-
cept Sunday, subdued his flesh with
sharp chain and hairshirt, slept ON
the ground, and scourged himself with
iron disciplines. God favored and re-
freshed him with wonderful spiritual
lights that afterwards he was wont to
say, that even If the sacred Scriptures
did not exist. he would be ready to die
| for the faith, on account of those reve]-
| ations alone which the Lord had made
to him at Manresa. 1t was at this time
| that he, man without education,
composed that admirable book, the
Exercises, which had been approved
by the Judgment Of the Apostolic See,
and by the benefit reaped from it by
all.
However, in order to make himself
lit for gaining souls, he determined to
! Continued from Page ~
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-08-24
Great Men Come to the Fore When
It Is Attacked.
lGNATlUS OF LoYoLA.
Formerly an Ignorant Warrior, He
Later Became One of the Church's
Greatest Saints-Opened Schools for
the Education of the Poor and
Founded Other Great Works.

Whenever the Church Of Christ has
been in danger God has raised up
providential men to defend her. In
the early sixteenth century new Lu-
cifer aimed at equality with God, The
renegade monk, Martin Luther, set
himself up against the Vicar of Christ,
and drew with him into the abyss
thousands Of the children of God. The
designs of the Almighty are never
frustrated. When Lucifer raised his
hand in revolt He called on the great
Archangel Michael; when Luther at
tempted to dethrone the Vicar of
Christ God raised up lgnatius of 10y
loa.
There is a striking PARALLEL in the
detection OF Luther and the develop
| ment Of vocation in Saint lgnatius. 1t
| is more than a coincidence. In April
1921, Luther was condemned by the
Diet of Worms. On May Goth. Tgna-
| titus OF LoyOla received at Pampe-
luna the wound which was the occa-
| sion of his leaving the world and re-
firing to Manresa. lgnatius came from
a race of soldiers. His ancestors had
| fought on the battlefields of Spain, but
| at the time of his birth the campaign
against the Moors had just closed. The
great chivalrous soul of Ignatius could
quarrels. The Liturgy of the Church
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-08-24
Catholic Fighter. May
Eat Meat On Friday

Washington, Aug. 22-To remove
all doubt from the minds of Catholic
soldiers and sailors of the United
States regarding the obligation of alb
stinence on Fridays, the war depart
ment today made public the follow.
ing direction from Patrick ]. Hayes,
Catholic chaplain bishop:
"All Catholics in the army and navy
of the United States, whether serving
in America or abroad, are dispensed,
as long as they remain in military
service, from the obligation of alb.
staining from flesh meats on all Fri.
days throughout the year, with the sole
exception of Good Friday.
Catholic nurses also are dispensed" !"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-08-24

The Knights of Columbus have sent
a protest to Secretary of War Baker
against the reported decision of the
Washington authorities to direct two
drives for war camp funds, one by the
Y. M. G. A., the Y. w. c. A., the War
Camp Community Service, and the
American Library Association. the
other by the Knights of Columbus,
the Salvation Army and the Jewish
Welfare Board.
This action was taken yesterday at a
meeting of the knights of Columbus
Committee on War Activities held in
the Waldorf-Astoria. This is the tele-
gram sent to Secretary Baker:
II earnestly trust that the rumor
that you are to order two joint drives
for recreation funds-one for the
Catholics and Jews and the other for
the Y. M. c. A. and three other
agencies-is not true. This would be
drawing a religious line in time of
war that cannot fail to cause grea1
criticism and disturbance throughout
the country. l am sending copy of
this wire to Chairman Fosdick.
JAMES A. FLAHERTY,
Supreme Knight, Knights of Col
umbus"
In statement issued later Mr.. F1ah.
erty defined the attitude of the knights
of Columbus. He announced also that
he had called a special meeting of the
Supreme Board of Directors Of the or.
ganization to consider the matter and
present the knights side of the case
to President Wilson. In his state.
ment Mr.. Flaherty said:
Rumored Dual Drive.
According to the press, Washington
authorities have ordered two distinct
drives to be made by the several war
activity agencies-the Y. M. C. A., the
Y. w. c. A. War Camp Community
Service and American Library Associai
tion to conduct their drive in Novem-
Der, the Knights of Columbus, Jewish
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-08-24
Extension of the Franchise Is Sure
to Spell Doom for the Par
Iamentary Party.

The new Registration Act which
will come into effect on October 1,
next, will more than treble the num-
ber of voters inf Ireland. During the
recent election campaign in Waterford
City, the Dillonite organs remarked
that the Sim Feiners had big crowds
at their meetings, but that the young
men had not the votes. In the elec-
tions of the future the young people
will have the franchise, and this spells
disaster for the party that sold Ire
land for jobs and empty promises. The
Dublin Independent comments as fol-
lows on the new register:
The new Registration Act has ef-
fected a complete reform of the fran
chise law. All the old franchises have
been swept away, and in their place
residence and occupation are taken
as the qualifications. Women, as is
already generally known, are, for the
first time, admitted to the parliamen-
tary franchise. The registration off,
GERS in the counties and boroughs are
at present busy in issuing the list
of electors, and, judging by the lists
SO far published, it looks as if the
numbers of electors for Ireland will
be much larger than was contemplat-
ed. According to the last register
compiled in 1914, the total number of
parliamentary electors in this country
was 69S,O9S. Taking the three bor-
oughs of Dublin, Belfast and Water
ford, and the Counties of Antrim, Ty-
rome, Mayo and portion of Dublin
County, we have on the new lists no
fewer than 592,395 names. These
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-08-24
MANY new rQ1
!1ltahD SOON

numbers may be reduced by success
full objections; but, on the other hand,
they may be increased by the addi-
tion of the names of persons entitled
to be registered which have been omit
ted. Due notice will be given of the
publication of the lists and of the
dates up to which objections and
claims may be received.
The register is divided into three
parts-viz., (D Those who are entitled
to vote both as parliamentary and
local government electors; (2) Those
who are entitled to vote only as par
liamentary electors; and CD, Those
who are entitled to vote only as local
government electors. In addition,
there is a supplement known as the
absent voters list, which will com.
prise not only naval and military vot.
ers, but also those who by reason of
the nature of their occupation, service
or employment, might be debarred
from voting in person during the time
the register is in force. Formerly
there were nine Irish boroughs with
an electorate of 124,76S. Three o1
these-viz., Kilkenny, Galway and
Newry-have been abolished. The
register compiled for Belfast alone
contains 15S,363 names, and that fol
Dublin CITY 114.33333. so that the former
city may have nearly 100000 more vot
ers than all the boroughs put together
under the old franchise. Under the
1914 register the parliamentary voters
in Belfast and Dublin were 55,S49 and
92,572 respectively. AS an illustra
tion of the effect in the counties, Mayo
may be cited. Under the old register
the country had 30,691 electors. Claims
to the number of $4,000 appear in the
list which has just been compiled.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-08-24
"a Dead 100 Hurt
ornado At Tyler

Town Hall Used as Morgue, While
Hotel Is Converted Into Hospital
Citizens Spend Night Searching for
Lost ReIatives-Homes Opened to
Injured.
Tyler, Mimi, Aug. 22.-The casualty
list in the Tyler tornado totaled "a
dead, 20 missing and more than 100 in
jured late today. The town hall is
being used for morgue. The hotel
has been converted into temporary
hospital.
One report today was that a set OF
new farm buildings about a mile from
town were entirely swept away and nc
trace of them has been found.
Night Spent in Search.
No one slept in Tyler last night
Men, women and children groped their
way through the dark streets i'm
mediately after the storm, searching
through the ruins for missing friends
and relatives.
Occasionally a pitiful cry for helI
could be heard under a pile of fallen
timbers or brick walls; then the
crowd would attack the wreckage and
work until their fingers were bleeding
and the victim had been brought out
Homes Opened to Injured.
Both men and women clawed at the
scattered bricks with their bare hands
and medical attention was needed fol
many who aided in the first rescue
work. Every home was thrown open
for the care of the injured, and these
were quickly converted into hospital
wards, where physicians and nurses
worked herocially.
Toward morning the searchers were
aided somewhat by the moon that
broke through the clouds.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-08-24
Rome Press Defends
Pope A. Pro-AIIy

Rome, Aug. %. - The Corriere
D'1talia publishes an authorized state.
ment vigorously denying charges of
Germanophilism recently made against
the pope.
Appointment of nuncios at Lisbon
and Peking, which is of especial inter.
est to two entente countries, ought to
suffice to clarity the pope's sym
pathies," the statement said.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-08-24

Divide 1886 by and the result is
1918, when the war will end.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-08-24
MOONEY TO APPEAL TO
v. s. SUPREME COURT

San Francisco, Aug. 22.-Thomas J.
Mooney will appeal at once to the
United States supreme court for re-
versal of his conviction for murder in
connection with bomb explosion here.
officials of the International Workers
Defense league announced today.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-08-24
K. Of G. Want One Joint Drive

Supreme Knight James A. FIaherty
Issues Statement After Rumor That
Two Drives Have Been Ordered
Dr.. e. w. Buckley and James J. Nc
Good Tidings.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-08-24
Baseball Manager
Seeks Work Overseas

st. Louis, Aug. 22.-Manager Jack
Hendricks of the St. Louis Nationals
announced today he would leave within
two weeks to confer in Chicago with
Thomas P. Flynn, head of the western
district Knights of Columbus war
activities, to seek duty overseas.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-01-30
POPULAR COURSE IN ART
Open To All Who Are In
terested

At the request of the Newark
Public School teachers and others,
Professor Harriette H. Winslow
will give a series of eighteen lect-
ures on Italian Painting, at Science
Hall on Thursday evenings begin
ming on February 7. The hour set
is 6.45 to 7.45, that the lectures
may not interfere with other en-
gagements. Those who may wish
to enroll are asked to communicate
with Miss Winslow before Friday,
February 3, as supplies must be
ord cred. The fee for the course is
S1.00. The cost of supplies, which
includes notebook, outlines, syllibi
and pictures for each lecture, viii
be $500.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-01-30
New Instructor At
Women's College

Miss Margaret Graves, daughter
of Dean Graves of the University
of Pennsylvania, has been appoint
ed assistant in the Department of
Education, of the Women's Col
lege. Miss Graves has taken an A.
B. at the University of Pennsyl-
vaina and also studied at Cleveland
and Vassar. At present she is do
ing graduate work at Columbia.
The new instructor will give
courses in psychology.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-01-30
TOWN ORDINANCE
ENFORCED
Citizens Fined For Snow
covered Pavements

Officer Apsley issued warrents
yesterday to six property holders
in Newark for failure to comply
with the town ordinance requiring
snow to be removed from the pave
ment within six hours of the time
of it's ceasing to fall, except when
the snow ceases to fall between the
setting and the rising of the sun,
in which case it must be removed
by twelve noon, the next day. A
fine of one dollar and costs is the
penalty.
The clearing of a path on the
side, by means of a horse sled, has
been a great boon to pedestrians
on Depot Road, since heavy snow
fall of Monday.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-01-30
RAISE MONEY
FOR MISSIONS
War Demands 4nterfere With
Work

Ladies of the Missionary Society
Of the Presbyterian Church are
working to make the entertainment
announced for Thursday evening,
January 31st,, success. Due TO
the many demands on account Oh
the war, contributions for mis-
sions, it is felt may suffer. At the
same time expenses have douoleo
the world over, and it is more
necessary than ever to meet these
missionary pledges.
An attractive program is pro-
missed by the committee. An ao-
mission fee of ten cents Will pe
charged, and refreshments Will pe
sold following the program.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-01-30
NATIONAL FIGURE -
COMES TO NEWARK
Congressman Fess To Lecture
Here

Congressman S. D. Fess, whose
lecture on the international Sit
uation," was indefinitely postpon-
ed several weeks ago, will come to
Newark on Tuesday evening, Feb
ruary 26th. The lecture, to be
given in Wolf Hall, has been ar
ranged by Principal Koehler of the
High School. An admission of fifty
cents will be charged, the proceeds
to be used for the purchase of a
national flag and service flag for
the school.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-01-30
LOCAL FARMERS
TO GET NITRATE
Government Sells Through
County Agent

Notice has been given to R. O.
Bausman, Agricultural Agent for
New Castle County, that the U. S.
Department of Agriculture will
sell at cost supply of nitrate to
farmers in New Castle County.
The nitrate was purchased
through the War Industries Board
under the authority of the Food
Control Act as a part of the pro-
gram for stimulating agricultural
production. 1t will be unloaded at
Atlantic ports and the price will
be $3.50 ton, free on board cars
at port of arrival. Farmers are to
pay in addition freight from port
of arrival.