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The Irish standard., 1919-01-18
BELFAST WORKMEN
DENOUNCE CARSON
Feeling Against the Slippery Sir Ed
ward Appears to Be Strong
In North.

A demonstration absolutely extraor
binary and novel to Ulster was big
meeting held in the Ulster Hall, Bel
fast, on December 2, in support of the
Labor Representation candidates
Messrs. Kyle (ShankhilD, Waugh
(Victoria), Freeland (Cromac), and
Porter (Pottinger), all Of whom adj
dressed the gathering. Several of the
speakers denounced the posturing OF
Sir e. Carson as friend of democra,
cy, pointing to his Parliamentary rec.
ord in this regard.
Mr.. T. Moore, Chairman of the l.. r.
Committee, presiding, claimed that
they were entitled to speak for the
100000 workers, and there was no
hole-and-corner business about their
movement. Mr.. Freeland ask for sup
port for the straight Labor candidate
and advocated minimum standard
wage, with equal wage for equal work,
irrespective of sex, 44-hour week,
and pensions to mothers; while he
pointed to the Inadequate salaries paid
to Irish primary teachers.
Mr. S. Kyle, 1. l.. P, declared that
it was only by the united action of
the worlds workers that wars would
be averted. Up to now twenty men in
Europe could make 20,O00,O0O homes
desolate. That state of things must
end-along with secret diplomacy. He
continued, that the Ulster M. Prs had
been found out, and they should in.
spect the voting record of Sir E. Car.
son on social questions affecting the
workers.
If such people wanted to do some
thing for the workers, why did they
wait till an election to talk about it?
There was loud outburst OF cheering
when Mr.. Kyle said: "These men hear
the rumblings that are going on. They
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know revolutions have Il habit of
spreading" but Labor was not out to
spread revolution and blood-they
could bring about revolution without
blood.
Mr.. S. c. Porter, B.&, said that
Belfast workers had burst out of the
strait WaistcOat in which they had
been confined for so many years. They
had decided to throw Off the second
hand rags in which they had been
clothed, and when they were getting a
new suit it would not be ordered from
the Ulster Unionist Council There
was no more bitter opponent of trades
uniOnism in Parliament than Sir E.
Carson, who voted against the Old-Age
Pensions Act and against every Land
Bill since 1894.
Most of those present wore Red
Flag rosettes, and during the evening
a selection of airs was played on the
organ, including "The Red Flag" and
Let Erin Remember" which were
received with enthusiasm Leaflets dis.
tributed included one entitled "Sir
Edward Carson Friend Of Democ-
racy?" Another was, Acts speak
louder than words" followed by quo
tations from Sir Edwards speeches to
suggest that he was not, and never
was, a friend of the workers.
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GENERAL. PERsHING CONVEYS
THANKS.

Paris, Jan. General Pershing
dispatched to Knights of Columbus
Headquarters here message convey
ing his thanks and the thanks of the
American Army for the splendid serv-
ices rendered the men by the Knights,
and extending a New Years greeting
from the Army and himself and his
staff. The tenor of General Pershing's
message indicated high appreciation
of knights of Columbus service in be-
half of American troops. General
Pershing did not forget to particularly
mention that large part of this serv-
ice was rendered by Knights of Co
lumbus secretaries, while American
troops were engaged in actual fighting
on the several battle front.
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Sim Fein In Scotland

Liam MacGill Iosa contributes an
interesting paper to New Zealand"
on the progress of Sim Fein in Scot
land. Let us point out that he does
not deal with the Irish Sim Fem:
the Scots have a Sim Fein movement
of their own. They have their own
papers and their own organizers and
their own ideals. And they are thor.
oughly in earnest about it too. They
were hampered at the beginning by
having no strong nationalist move.
ment to help them, but they launched
their organ, Guth ma Bliadhna, four
teen years ago, and kept on bravely,
until today the movement is being
felt and heard Of
For centuries feudalism had a
strangle-hold on Scotland, and it is
dying hard. But it is dying. which
is the plain thing. And as it dies the
Gaels are being knitted more and
more closely together. The party of
which the writer speaks is aiming
straight for the national independ-
ence of Scotland. 1t is thoroughly in
sympathy with the labor and the land
movements, and just as thoroughly
convinced of the futility of agitating
in the Westminster Talking Shop
where small nations are forgotten
Already Labor has endorsed the pro
posal for Scottish representation at
the peace conference, and protest in
favor of Scottish freedom has beer,
signed by the Trades Unions through
out the country.
The Highland Land League is in
spired by the spirit of the Irish Gae
lie League, and is working earnestl,
for the same ends, using the Gaelic as
far as possible and encouraging the
national dress. The leaguers are
following in the footsteps of Johl
| Murdoch, who first raised the stand
| ard and taught Scots to respect theil
! nationality and to look on their birth
right of national freedom as some
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Knights Take Over German Officers
Club.

: Coblenz, Jan. What was former
ly the German Army Officers club
building has been taken over by the
knights of Columbus as headquarters
here. This new knights of Columbus
building is crowded every day and
night by American soldiers who find
here the same entertainment, amuse-
ments and distribution of K. of G.
supplies that they did at all Knights
of Columbus buildings in France.
Seven K. of c. secretaries are kept
busy serving the troops here, and a
supply depot will be established here
by the Knights.
The citizens of Coblenz testify in
many ways their appreciation of the
Knights distributing toys and candies
to all children here during Christmas
season.
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hing worth striving for.

thing worth striving for.
John Murdoch, like so many pro.
tagonists of lost causes, died before
the vision blessed his eyes; but the
blue banner is today worthily borne
by many stout Scots who are in
famed by his zeal, and their leader is
the scion of noble house, the Hon.
Ruaraidh Erskine of Mar. He is the
editor of the two quarterlies, Guth
ma Bliadhna and The Scottish Quar-
terly, in which in fine literary style
the aims and aspirations Of the young
Scots find expression among a circle
of readers daily widening.
We have had a few copies of these
admirable reviews sent us. and it is
most inspiring to see now bravely the
aims of our sister country are advoca-
ted by the writer's who want to save
so noble a thing as the soul of Scot
land from destruction. 1t is predicted
that daily paper will soon appear,
and that it may be republican in Tone
Already the efforts of the noble band
that are leading the movement have
had much success. The interest in
| the old tongue is growing and great
number Of young students have &C.
CURED fair proficiency in Gaelic.
Needless to say the movement is
not welcomed in English circles, and
those who have learned to eat tamely
from the hand of the foreigner look
askance on their nobler brethren who
have at heart not England but Scot
land. In many Scottish hearts to-
day the words of President Wilson,
when he gave his pledge that the af-
fairs of small nations would be set
tied without consulting the selfish in
terests of exterior powers. have sunk
deep and are bearing fruit Let us
hope that as time goes on the Scot
fish Sim Fciners will welcome under
their banners thousands of sons anX-
ious to do Something for puir auld
Scotia's sake. New Zealand Tablet
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(From 1.-THE Statesman" Toronto)
It is one of the strange paradoxes
of the Irish Home Rule controversy
that English officials who are sent
over to govern Ireland with a strong
hand, usually return with sympathies
keenly Irish and anti Unionist. This
was notably the case among the Bri-
fish peers who have reigned at Dub
lin Castle as Viceroys. The death last
month of Major-General Sir Alfred
E. Turner, X. G. B., recalls the career
OF an Englishman who played a pro-
minent part in the affairs of Ireland
during the Land war when Spencer
and Balfour in succession tried their
hands at subjecting Ireland to the
British idea of Adjudication. An ex-
IRENE and ardent advocate of coercion
the late Sir Alfred Turner veered
round in later years to the Irish side
and became a convinced Home Ruler.
1t is very interesting, on the morrow
of his death, considering that he was
for good while one of the chief cogs
in the machine which, by means of
twenty years of resolute government,
was to crush out all Irish Nationalist
aspirations, to recall his apologize for
former presumed opinions, which he
gives in his book of "reminiscences,
published few years ago.
II am a convinced Home Ruler in
so far that l am positive that peace
and content will never be permanent
ly established in Ireland till form of
self-government, that would give the
people the management of their own
local affairs, is granted to them.
"That there would be any religious
intolerance, bigotry, or persecution
on the part of Catholics in case of
Home Rule I utterly disbelieve.
never saw anything approaching this
during my long stay in Ireland. The
only bigotry l discerned was that of
the ,Orangemen, especially at certain
seasons.
"Great Britain would doubtless be
forced to pay something at first to-
wards the establishment of Home
Rule. AS said in Holy Writ: BE sure
your sin will find you out and this
contribution would only be just com
pensation for the sins of forefathers
who, for their own selfish ends, des
troyed Irish industries and bligfted
her prosperity"
An apologize! The word is perhaps
not quite fair to Major-General Tur
ner's memory. The passage quoted
was written in 1912, only six years
ago. But, so long ago as 1889, in reply
to letter from the Warehouses OF
Ailesbury, then staying at the Royal
The Irish standard., 1919-01-18
Octave of Prayer
For Church Unity

Octave of Prayer for the reunion OF
Christiandom is that it has beer
adopted by the joint commissions OF
the Anglican Communion in the Uni
ted States, Canada and England, who
in turn have officially invited all the
other Commissions formed among the
Orthodox Schismatics of Russia and
the various Protestant denominations
in preparation for world conference
on faith and order to unite with them
in the same observance. This is the
first time that anything like this has
happened since the Protestant Refor
nation.
Form Prayer Decreed by Pope sene
dict to Be Recited During Octave.
Antiphon. That they all may be One
as Thou, Father, in Me and in Thee;
that they also may be one in Us; that
the world may believe that Thou hast
sent Me. (St. John xvii: 21.)
V. say unto thee, that thou art
Peter;
R. And upon this Rock l will build
My Church.
Let us pray
o Lord Jesus Christ, who saidst unto
Thine Apostles: Peace l leave with
you, My Peace give unto you; regard
not our sins, but the faith of Thy
Church, and grant unto her that Peace
and Unity which are agreeable to Thy
Will, Who Invest and reignest God for.
ever and ever. Amen.
N. B. 1t is also recommended that
one decade of the Rosary lat least)
be said for the particular intention of
each day; also that Holy Communion
be received as often as possible during
the Octave, daily if possible.
The Daily Intentions.
Jan. IS. Feast of st. Peters Chair
at Rome. The return of all the "Other
Sheep to the one Fold of Peter, the
One Shepherd.
Jdu 10. uc IcLuTIl VI jill OTlClLdl
Separatists to Communion with the
Apostolic See.
Jan. TO- The submission of all An.
glicans to the authority of the Vicar of
Christ.
Jan. 81. That the Lutherans and all
other Protestants of Continental Eu.
rope may find their way Back to
Holy Church."
Jan. %. That all Christians in
America may become one in commun-
ion with the Chair Of Peter.
Jan. %. The return to the Sacra.
ment of all lapsed Catholics.
Jan. "a. The conversion of the
Jews.
Jan. 25. Feast of the Conversion of
st. Paul. The Missionary conquest of
the entire world for Christ.
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Will be Observed Throughout the
World From January 10 to 25-spe-
ciaI Intention for Each Day-Prot-

The Octave of Prayer for the return
of all separated Christians to the
Unity of the One Fold under the One
Shepherd, which is annually observed
from the Feast of the Chair of Peter
at Rome, January IS, to the Feast o1
the Conversion of St. Paul, the Apos
tie, January rs, now rapidly ap
proaches.
There are imperative reasons why
this Octave should be participated in
by the whole body Of the Faithful
henceforth with the most intense de
votion. Never since Christ first ut
tered His Highpriestly Prayer that al
who believe in Him might be one cut
omnes unum sint) has there been q
time when Unity among Christians OF
the whole world was so necessary tc
the salvation of the human race as
right now.
Above the ruin of ancient thrones
and the wreck of the Houses of Ro
manoff, Hapsburg and Hohenzollern
a vast democracy has arisen in Cen
trail and Eastern Europe and Northern
Asia; in fact, the whole world seems
in fair way to become confedera
ton of republics. Over this new birth
of the enfranchised peoples of the
earth, whose spirit is to preside? Is
it to be the Spirit of Christ or Anti
Christ? That is the question of SUI
preme import, and whether the new
epoch now dawning is to reveal con
dition of the human family, better OF
worse, depends upon the answer.
In view of the tremendous world
struggle for Christian liberty and civ
ilization which now lies before us
Catholics ought to respond with uni
versal and enthusiastic assent to the
call of the Church Unity Octave.
This call, remember, is no longer
one that has nothing behind it but the
Friars of the Atonement, and their
magazine, The Lamp, with whom II
originated eleven years ago, or even
the Bishops, the Archbishops and the
Cardinals, who from time to time have
endorsed it and addressed pastorals
to the faithful under their jurisdiction
in regard to it, but our Holy Father
Pope Benedict XIV, by a Papal brief
two years ago, extended it's observance
by his sovereign authority to the Uni
versal Church.
A yet further proof that the Holy
Ghost is behind the observance Of this
The Irish standard., 1919-01-18
Pores Reliance is
Placed on Wilson
international News Agency,

London, Dec. 29.-(Delayed in
Transmission.) Monsignor Cerretti
Especial Papal Envoy to the United
States) who held a conference with
President Wilson in Paris, granted an
interview in regard to whether the
Pope seeks voice in the Peace Con,
ference, or whether the Vatican will
press 1.-The Roman question"
~ can authorize you to deny" he
said, that the Pope wishes to send
representative to the Peace Confer.
ence. They are repeating today what
was repeated to safety years ago
and has been always categorically de.
MED. You may be convinced that the
Holy See. till now has not done any.
thing to solicit an invitation and take
part in the peace conference because
there was no occasion for it,"
The Understanding.
The correspondent understood from
the last words that he meant to refer
to the peace program of President Will.
son, which is based on practically the
same as Pope Benedict XIV. express
ed in his famous peace note.
In regard to the Roman question
Mgr. Cerretti denied the report that a
strip of territory reaching from Rome
to the sea would be granted in order
to permit the Pontiff to travel further
without touching Italian territory. He
said the Vatican wanted to see the
Roman question solved, and that the
steps taken led the hope for much from
the further conference he will holC
with President Wilson when he will
explain the Pope's views about peace
and the settlement of the Roman ques
ton.
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Ireland Under Balf0ur

Hospital, Kilmainham, with Prince
Edward of Saxe-Weimar, who had be.
come Commander-in-C Chief of the for
ces in Ireland, in which that lady said
that there could be no peace for Ire
land until Home Rule in some form
was granted, and who at the same
time admitted that this could not be
done unless "Ulster" Joined, he ex-
pressed similar views At that time he
was on the Princes staff as Assistant
Military Secretary.
"This letter (Lady Ailesbury's) was
in reply to one of mine, in which
wrote that, though law and order had
been restored, this had only been eff
fected through brute force, and that
though l could by such means keep
the peace the discomfort was as great
as ever, and that if the present con-
trolling power were removed or slack
ened, things would be as difficult as
ever. Lady Ailesbury was an acute OBJ
server, and an ardent friend and ad-
mirer, but not blind follower, of Mr.
Gladstone. She was convinced as to
f, the hopelessness of making Ireland
peaceful and contented under Dublin
Castle rule, but she always appreciat-
ed the deadly difficulty of the incon-
ooivohlo TI1ctor ro;Dor;tv with thoi,
intense hatred of the Pope and Cath
olicism, and their deep, though un.
founded, dread that Papist domination
would take the place of the much
glorified-in Protestant ascendancy, to
the ghost of which they still chung
with the bigotry of the Middle Ages.
If Ulster would, as Lady Ailesbury
writes, join with the rest of the land,
as the latter would readily do with
them, the settlement of this long.
standing question of Home Rule
would soon and surely be settled. VI
ster would be received with open arms
and my experience of the most dis
turbed counties of Ireland, at time
of something like suppressed revolu
tion, convinced me that there is not
the smallest> justification for the as
sumption that under Home Rule Pro
testants would fare badly at the
hands of their Catholic fellow country
men. AS it is, a system of government
which is ardently desired by some
four-fifths Of the Irish people, includ
ing even a large proportion of Ulster
men, is blocked by an irreconcilable
minority, thus causing perpetual fric
ton and irritation, and making the
settlement of the Irish question one
|.of insurmountable difficulty
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knights Of Columbus News

had arrived there, and was distributed
as arranged for in the armistice stipu-
lations. Now that the transportation
problem between Paris and Coblenz is
eased bit, knights of Columbus have
been given permission to substantially
increase the number of their secre-
taries and quantity of supplies in
tended for Coblenz, where, in a big
building, formerly occupied by Ger
man Army Officers club, the Knights
have established supply depot and
club building.
Chairman William ]. Mulligan, of
New York K. of G. Headquarters, ac-
companied the motor-truck fleet, which
left here this week.
Playing Cards for the Boys.
William P. Larkin, Director of K. of
G. Overseas Activities, today said he
had been requested by Mr.. Mulligan
to especially increase shipments of
playing cards, chocolate and gum drops
Mr.. Mulligan also cabled that workers,
experienced in driving and repairing
motor cars were urgently needed. Men
with knowledge of motor cars, who
are willing to enlist as Knights of
Columbus secretaries, will be given
precedence i'm transportation abroad.
K. Of c. Need Motor Car Mechanics.
Knights of Columbus will, for the
present, give preference to applicants
for overseas secretaryships to men
having knowledge of motor cars and
experience in driving and repairing
them. There is urgent need for this
class of men in Knights of Columbus
service abroad, and applicants are re-
quested to communicate with K. of C.
Headquarters, GAL Fourth Avenue,
New York City.
Knights of Columbus maintain big
fleet of motor trucks, light cars and
motorcycles to ensure an uninterrupted
flow of Knights of Columbus supplies
with which to supply Pershing's Army
of Occupation, and men are needed for
this branch of the K of G. service.
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MSeR. CAMASsEl
Patriarch, Of Jerusalem Makes Solemn
Re-Entry Into Holy
City.
Catholic Press Association)

\>>>S~~oN~O WV AAooOSNSSSAOAAJ
Jerusalem. Dec. 1O.-After year
of exile Msgr. Camassei, Patriarch of
Jerusalem, made on November Sd, his
solemn re-entry into the Holy City.
The principal Catholic Inhabitants Or
ganized a reception at the station and
representatives of all the Christian
communities of Jerusalem, of the mu-
nicipal authorities and even of the
Musselman clergy attended to greet
the Latin Patriarch.
When the carriage of the Pope's rep
resentative, which was escorted by
mounted police reached the Jaffa
Gate, it was greeted with applause.
Many persons of all religions filled the
streets of the route, but were, as al
ways in the East, respectful in pres
ence of a religious representative. At
the Jaffa Gate, Msgr. Barlassina, Vicar
General and Auxiliary Bishop, who
was sent out during Msgr. Camassei's
Imprisonment, met the Patriarch and
spoke few words. A procession was
then formed. At it's head marched the
delegations of schools and orphanages,
followed by piques of French and then
Italian soldiers, the Jeunesse Catho-
lique and finally several representa-
tives of the secular and regular
clergy The Bishop walked under a
canopy carried by notable citizens. He
was preceded by his Coadjutor Bishop
and the Bishop of the Catholic Chal-
deans, who were followed by 1t. Du-
rieux, Delegate of the High French
Commissioner for Palestine. On the
Bishops right walked Commandant
Gladstone, Catholic Englishman,
who is military Governor of Bethle>
hem, whilst on his left walked Capt
the Marchese di Soramia, High Com
missioner of Italy.
At the entrance to the Holy Sepul-
chre before the stone of JUNCTION, FIR
Diotanelli, Custodian of the Holy Land,
awaited the Bishop. Then, chanting
the TIE Deum, the cortege approached
the Holy Sepulchre, where the Father
Custodian addressed the Patriarch,
| using the words of the Psalms: "You
have blessed your earth, you have led
back the natives of Jacob" The Pa
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SUBSTANCE OF A CABLE RE.
cEIvED TODAY At X. OF c.
HEADoiIARrERS. NEW YORK.

Paris, January S.-One of the larg-
est fleets of motor trucks ever assem-
bled in Paris, left here this week,
loaded to capacity with knights of
Columbus supplies, bound for Coblenz
and accompanied by sixty Knights of
Columbus field secretaries. These sup
plies are intended for Pershing's Army
of Occupation.
Military authorities restricted the
number of Knights of Columbus secre-
taries and quantity of supplies assign
ed to Coblenz until the American army
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Mrs. B.-My little boy wants tool
chest for Christmas, and I suppose l
must get him one.
Clerk-Yes, ma'am; here's our
Christmas special. It's just the thing
for you.
Mrs. B.-These tools appear to be
SO flimsy, though. Surely, they can't
be very strong.
Clerk-No, ma'am; that's just it;
every one of 'em will break before the
child can do much damage with 'em.
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triarch replied, praising Divine Provi-
dence for mercies received in the sad
ness of exile as in the joy of return
and he thanked the civil, military and
religious authorities for the warm well
come they had given him. The fine
and historic ceremony finally con.
cluded with Benediction of the Blessed
Sacrement, given by the Patriarch in
the chapel of the Franciscans.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1919-08-07
UNUSUAL EXPEDITION
GOES INTO AFRICA

New York, Aug 5-What is
probably the most unique cxpedi-
ton of its kind has landed at Cape
Town, South Africa, from which
point II will penetrate the jungles Of
the dark continent.
This expedition is the first TO so
on a similar errand since the be-
ginning OF the world war The OK
petition is larger than that headed
by the late Col Theodore Roosevelt
and many members Of the present
party were with the deceased ex.
president. A full nh
equipment was taken on the expedi-
ton and Photographic records will
be made of all discoveries ana will
be brought back to American for
portrayal in an educational cam
paign which is to be instituted hy
the government
The director OF the expedition l.
Edmund Heller. Of Washington. y.
c. Heller IS a famous scientist
connected with the Smithsonian in.
stltutIon and is IN experienced ex-