The Irish standard., 1919-02-22
Bishop Pleads
For ireland
Or. Amigo Says That England Having
Obtained Justice for Other Peo-
Piles Cannot Deny 1t to ireland.

London, Jan. 30,-There have been
several announcements by the Bis
hops recently on affairs in ireland.
The Bishop of Southwark, DIR. Amigo,
in giving out the papal encyclical re-
garding prayers for the Peace Confer
ence and its results on Sunday, spoke
of Ireland in the following terms:
Our rulers have committed blunders
in the past in regard to Ireland; and
that country has suffered from griev-
ances, which should now be removed.
/ trust, now that universal peace pro-
posals are to be considered, the as
pirations of the people of Ireland will
be favorably considered also, and that
in future she may be justly ruled.
Having attained justice for other coun-
tries, we can not refuse it to Ireland"
The Bishop of Killaloe, speaking at
a meeting at Ennis the other day, de-
manded, In the name of the people,
the release of the hundred Irish prison.
He declared that the moral wind of
right, justice and goodwill" might be
blowing in the Balkans. but it had not
struck Dublin Castle; and one people
the protection of Gods Eternal Law.
The road to permanent and perfect
peace between England and ireland
was to set the prisoners free, scrap
Dublin Castle. and apply to Ireland,
with spirit of courage and truth, the
principles of self-determination, which
England herself, in conformity with
all the world has proclaimed as the
God-given right Of every nation large
and small.
The Archbishop of Dublin, in giving
out the call of the Holy Father for
Peace Prayers, also called on the peo-
pie for an earnest effort to bring about
the desired end in Irish affairs. For
this prayer is necessary. Difficult and,
indeed, hopeless as the accomplish
ment of the gigantic work seems, it
must not be despaired Of; and the
archbishop orders special prayers each
day that the conference is sitting, for
this end
Luxembourg.
The question of the return of Luxem-
burg to Belgium as an integral part of
that kingdom is one which is agitating
the minds of the Flemish people. On
the proposal for republic after the
abdication of the Grand Duchess, all
the clerical deputies walked out of
the chamber. The protest of the Cath
olics seems to have had an effect, for
the Grand Duchess sister, the Prin-
cess Charlotte, has been elected in
her place. The Princess is engaged
to be married to Prince Felix of Bour-
bon Parma, brother of the Empress
Zita and brother also of the two
! princes who have been fighting for the
Allies with the Belgian army since the
commencement of the war There is
still possibility, however, that Lux
emburg will cease to exist as sepa-
rate entity. The young Grand Duchess
has announced her intention of enter
ing convent She is a great personal
friend of the Empress Zita; and both
are devout Catholics. The Empress
Zita is greatly distressed by the health
of her husband, the Emperor, at the
present time. He tainted several times
on New Years day; and his condition
was for time so serious that his
chaplain was sent for.
Protest Against Vandalism
! A protest has been sent to Mons.
Charles Widart, Permanent Secretary
of the Acadamy of Fine Arts, who is
requested to bring it before the Peace
Conference. The National Society of
French Antiquaries, the French
Archaeological Society and the So
ciety of the Friends of the Cathedrals
protest against the theft and the de-
struction, committed by the Germans
to the detriment of the cathedrals,
churches and other monuments. They
demand that the restitution of the OBJ
jects of art, the expenses of recon
structing the churches, and particu-
larly the reparations of the great or.
gans should be the charge of the enc
my cities responsible for all this dam
age. It is understood that the enter
prise and the work shall be exclusively
French. The protest is signed by
Mons. Martin, Mons. Lefevre-Portalis
and Mons. Enlart. ranreaanfinR thu