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The Irish standard., 1920-05-15
Mgr. Kelley and N. J. sIattery, Testi.
flying Before the Senate Committee
at Washington, Counter the Asser-
tions Of John Lind.
(By N. c. w. c. News Service.)

CBy N. c. w. c. News Service.)
Washington, d. c., May 10.-Tes-
timony furnished by Catholics who
know conditions in Mexico now ap-
pears in the record of the Senate
Mexican Investigating Committee to
counter the assertions of John Lind
and others that tho Catholic Church
was in any way or degree responsi.
bic for the political and social Ills of
the southern republic. Very Rev.
Francis c. Kelley, president Of the
Catholic Extension Society, and M. J.
Slattery, executive secretary Of the
National Catholic War Council, have
given the Committee evidence that
the Church in Mexico has been ham,
pered and despoiled and its clergy
and sisters prosecuted by Mexican
rulers.
So much interest has been aroused
by the Committees Investigations
that the copies of testimony taken in
the last several weeks were exhaust
ed almost as rapidly us they were
printed.
John Lind, President Wilson's "spe-
cial commissioner to Mexico" in 1913
and 1914, repeated in substance, If
not in form, some of his previous
statements about the failure" of the
Catholic Church in Mexico when he
appeared before the Senate Commit
tee as witness few days ago.
Francis J. Kearful, counsel for the
committee, pressed Lind so hard on
this point that the latter disclaimed
having made the statement. Subse-
quently, however Lind admitted he
might have said that "the Catholic
Church with its hold on the people
and it's power has not devoted more
effects to education Of the masses of
the Mexican people,"
"That l may have said, and / say
that now," Lind explained.
The extent to which the Catholic
Church in Mexico had been the object
The Irish standard., 1920-05-15
Convention Held In Chicago Favors
$25,00o, 900 EndoWment-A Board
Of Twelve Directors Elected.

(By N c. w. c. News Service.)
Chicago, May 11.-Defntte plans to
organize the entire membership of the
Catholic Church in the United States
into workable unit through the
agency of the many lay organizations
were formulated here in the organiza-
ton of the National Catholic Laymen's
Council of the National Catholic We'll
fare Council. Sixty delegates, coming
from more than twenty different states,
and representing nearly twenty-five
different Laymen's organizations, at
tended the meeting and subscribed for
themselves and for their organizations
and their Diocese to the plan of this
great movement of laymen.
These men also subscribed to reso-
luton recommending that an endow-
ment fund Of twenty-five millions of
dollars be provided, the income from
which will be devoted toward carrying
out the work of the National Catholic
Welfare Council.
A board of twelve directors for this
council was named. This board will
meet soon, elect officers and make fur
ther plans for carrying out in detail
the work outlined in the general pro.
j gram, which is set forth in section 2
of the constitution, which reads as
follows:
Plan Of Organization.
''The object of this organization shall
be to coordinate all existing Catholic
Laymen's organizations so that their
united action may be more effective;
The Irish standard., 1920-05-15
Carried OF. to a British Jail
Without Warrant.

(By N. c. w. G. News service.)
Washington, May 10.-Reports re-
ceived here Of the arrest and confine-
ment in British prison of Walter
Cantwell, brother of Bishop John J..
Cantwell of Los Angeles and three
other prominent California priests
have multiplied the efforts of United
States Senators and Congressman
who have been protesting against the
wholesale arrests and imprisonment,
without charge, arraignment or trial,
Of those striving to win freedom for
Ireland. A cable protest signed by
former Speaker of the House Champ
Clark and julius Kahn, chairman Of
the Military Affairs Committee, has
been sent to Premier Lloyd-George.
Senator Phelan Of California has re-
ceived the personal assurance of Sec
retary of State Colby that representa-
tions will be made to the British en-
bassy to take action in the Cantwell
case.
News of the imprisonment of Walter
Cantwell was conveyed here in a tele-
gram from three of his brothers, the
Rev. James P. Cantwell, Chancellor Of
the Archdiocese of San Francisco,
Rev. William P. Cantwell Of San An
selmo, and Rev. Arthur ]. Cantwell
of Sausalito, reciting the circum-
stances as given them in letter from
their mother, Mrs. Ellen Cantwell.
Bishop Cantwell, who is on his way
to Rome, was apprised Of the situa-
tion by wireless while in midocean.
MiIitary's Outrageous Conduct.
The letter, received by Father James
Cantwell, recites how his sick and
aged mother was reused from her bed
when the door was battered in at 4:30
a. m. by, a squad Of military police
who overran the house, destroying
property and dragging the young man
from his bed, hurried him of under
armed guard, without warrant and
without explanation.
The military, after lodging their
prisoner in Jail, returned to the house,
Loughcoppie, in Fethard, County Tip
perary, and ransacked every room,
doing great damage.
Upon receipt of telegrams of pro-
test sent by the three California
priests and by Andrew ]. Gallagher,
state president of the California
branches of the Friends Of Irish
Freedom and w. George Harkins,
president: Of the United Irish Socie'
ties Of San Francisco, copies were
fled with the State Department by
Senators James D. Phelan and Hiram
The Irish standard., 1920-05-15
An En6lishman's
Visit to Dublin

Inc soldiers were mere boys, as are
most Of the army of occupation. They
were nervous and afraid, and one ash.
enfaced youth fired his rife through
sheer panic. AS the wagons drove OF
the rifles of the soldiers we're trained
on the crowd, and an Australian officer
in multi who stood beside me said, in
voice trembling with indignation: II
never thought that I, British officer,
should have British rifles levelled at
me. Had this happened in Australia,
the crowd would have broken loose
and attacked their attackers"
! The Military Raids.
The Dublin people are used to mill.
tafy outrages. Raids are common.
place, and have heard enough of
Dublin Castle despotism to fill this
paper. Looting is the usual accom-.
paniment of the raid, and where eff.
fects are seized anything of value ia
seldom returned. Women and children
are not spared, and the whole mon
strous business is equal to the worst
savagery debited to the Germans in
Belgium. l am sure that nothing
would please the authorities more than
another attempt at revolt, which
would give them the opportunity of
exterminating the Irish people.
The Faith Of the People.
But they have not calculated on the
faith of the race. cannot trust my.
self to write of this. In it's beauty, its
simplicity and intensity it is beyond
any normal powers Of description. The
Faith alone is saving Ireland from de.
strtction. If English Catholics would
only grasp the fact that everything
English in Ireland is Protestant and
hostile to their religion they might
show more sympathy with tho mar.
tyled nation. l am being forced to
the conclusion that nothing will ever
piefce the frigid detachment of Englisl,
Catholicism. Even the Irish Protes.
tants are not so unsympathetic.
discussed the question with one of the
wealthiest landowners in 1reland-a
Unionist and a Protestant-and he
said, "The stupidity and brutality OF
the military rule is driving the people
to madness" II the bond of faith is
nothing to my fellow-Catholics in Eng
land, perhaps their national pride may
move them to action. tell them that
England is fast earning the contempt
of the civilized world. Anti-English
feeling is general throughout America; +;
it is spreading in France and the other
Latin countries, and if this iniquity
does not end it will spread like a
prairie fire that will consume the last
vestiges Of England's prestige.
The Irish standard., 1920-05-15
cannot go forward unless its alumni
oud %r9oudo ro1I1y ~ l<a s,,uy,or<

cannot go forward unless its alumni
and friends rally to its support.
st. Louis University brought medi.
cine as a professional branch Of study
to the middle west years in advance
of any other institution and intro
duced law school on the western
banks Of tho Mississippi river. 1t
operates splendid school Of dentisr
try and was q pioneer in opening .
school of commerce and finance. One,
half Of the endowment sought IL for
the purpose Of obtaining IN annual
income Of 5000 to increase salaries
Of pTofessorS.
The Irish standard., 1920-05-15
ENDOWMENT FUND FOR 49,
ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY
tBy N, C. w. G. News servic.

(By N. C.. w. C. News Service.)
st. Louis, May IA movement to
raise a centennial endowment fund of
50, 100000 for st. Louis University has
been started by i've thousand of the
University's twenty thousand gradu.
ates, located in every state in the
Union, working under the direction
of the Rev. William J. Robinson, 8. J.,
president Of the University.
Large annual deficits encountered
by the Institution have 30 taxed its
treasury that after q century Of con.
structive service and achievement II
The Irish standard., 1920-05-15
Imprisonment of
Bishops Brother

johnson Of California and Representa-
tives julius Kahn and John I. Nolan
of the same state.
Meanwhile petition was being cir.
culated and signed by eighty.eight
members of the House Of Representa-
tives to be forwarded to Premier
Lloyd George protesting against fur
ther imprisonment without arraignr
ment or trial and asking that in the
name of justice and liberty those now
confined in the prisons of England and
Ireland be told what offenses they
have committed in striving to win lib
erty and freedom for their country.
The cablegram Of protest, which
the lovers of freedom in this country
are confident will prove one Of the
most effective measures taken against
the unjust actions Of the British mil
itary, is as follows:
The Protest.
"To Honorable David Lloyd George,
Premier, and to the Parliament of
Great Britain:
with the profound conviction that
further wars and acts of war should
be avoided and believing that whole
sale arrests without arraignment or
trial disturb the peace and tranquility
of people, are destructive of human
rights, and are at variance with that
principle of liberty which is embodied
in the United States Constitution in
the provision that no person shall be
deprived of life, liberty or property
without due process Of law" the
undersigned members of Congress of
the United States of America protest
against further imprisonment without
arraignment or trial of persons resi-
dent in Ireland arrested for acts of
political nature, and we ask in the
spirit of American freedom and love
of Justice, out of our friendliness to
the peoples Of England and Ireland
and in the name of international
peace, that, hereafter, il arrests based
upon acts Of political nature are
made in Ireland, by color of any form
of authority, the right of trial shall
without unreasonable delay be ac.
corded to the accused"
Following, in part, is the text Of the
letter from Mrs. Cantwell to the Rev.
James Cantwell:
"Fethard, Tipperary.
my Dear James: My boy Walter
was arrested yesterday morning at
4:30 o'clock. AS we slept the door OF
our home was battered in and the
military and police overran the house
destroying everything before them.
They asked for Walter. They dragged
The Irish standard., 1920-05-15
Irish Capital tho Center Of a Most No.
mentous strugole-A Mighty Empire
Seeking to Stran9Ie a Small Nation.

Mr.. Louis Vincent, another great
English sympathizer with Ireland
whose writings we have always been
pleased to quote in these columns, has
paid recent visit to Dublin. His i'm
pressions may be taken as thoroughly
authentic and we quote them as
follows:
have just concluded short visit
to Ireland, spent mainly in Dublin.
The Irish capital is at the present
moment the center of one of the most
momentous struggles in the worlds
history. A mighty Empire is seeking
to strangle small nation. Everything
is on the side of the big battalions
but justice and God!
The people work and pray and suf-
fer with the serene consciousness that
their cause must triumph, and the op-
pressor uses all the machinery Of war
with the knowledge that such methods
are foredoomed.
No instrument of torture yet forged
by man can kill the soul of nation,
and the soul of Ireland flames with
undiminished strength. There is
something at once pathetic and sub
lime in the spectacle of this Catholic
people clinging to their faith and their
nationality against overwhelming odds
against the coldness and hostility of
their own coreligionists in England.
Like Russia in the Cars Days.
despair IF being able to convey
to my English Catholics who may read
these lines any clear picture Of the
English Protestant regime in Ireland.
It is only comparable to Russia in the
worst days of Czarism. Here is an
incident Of which myself was an eye
witness. A stones throw from my
hotel a small, obscure shop in a mean
alley hung up a Sim Fein flag. A
few hours later three motor wagons
containing $50 soldiers, fully armed
and wearing trench helmets and &C.
companied by mounted machine-gun,
arrived on the scene. The first knowl-
edge had that something was amiss
came from the rat-a-tat-tat Of ma
chine.gun volley and the spectacle of
fainting women and nervous pedes.
trians fleeing. When I got to the
scene of the trouble the raid was at
its height. All those found on the
premises were hustled out into the
patrol wagons. The people cheered
and sang The Soldiers Song in def
ance of this outrage on their liberties.
The Irish standard., 1920-05-15
Catholic Laymen
Organize in Nation

to help thems as far as lies in it's
power, to cover their particular fields;
to promote the cause of Catholic and
lay activity, both organized and indi-
vidual, in every parish and Diocese Of
the country; to use existing organiza-
tions for new needs; to call other or
ganizations into being for such pur-
poses; to provide for trained laymen
as social workers; to conduct interna-
tional relations with Catholic organiza-
tions of other countries"
Bishop schrembs Presides.
The meeting of Laymen was called
to order in the LaSalle Hotel Wednes.
day morning by the Rt. Rev. Joseph
Schrembs of Toledo, chairman Of the
Laymen's division of the N. c. w. G.
Father John ]. Burke, C.S.P., general
secretary of the N. G. w. c., was as
sistant presiding officer of the Ma
tional Catholic War Council, acted as
secretary. Bishop Schrembs explained
to the Laymen present the general
idea of the conference, but left in the
hands of the delegates the initiative
and final decision of the detailed work.
ing out of the organization. Much of
the first day was given over to hearing
and considering the views of the differ
ent delegates on what might be accom-
plished, and their recital of accom-
plishments already brought about and
the needs now existing in their own
neighborhoods. Committees to draft
the program and the constitution were
selected, the committee on program
including Thomas H. Cannon, High
Chief Ranger, Catholic Order of For
The Irish standard., 1920-05-15

Continued an page 5
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-11-03
versitv Of Minnesota;J M .McC onnell,

versity of Minnesota j M MEG onnell,
state commissioner Of education, and
other prominent educators OF Mime
sofa, and special, effort is to be made
by these men to get it through the
next Legislature. 81
It is believed by those who have
drafted the measure, that it will re-
ceive the support Of the lawmakers,
as it will mean better education Tor
the children Of the state, 4at the same
time allowing them to work part time
between the agessof ID and Is years,
if family financial conditions require
it. The present statute provides com
pulsory education Of children up to
Is years of age. & Il
Passage Of the new law will mean
greatly increased enrolment OF pupils
in public and parochial schools particu--
larly in the population centers OF the
state. At the same time. it would
eliminate loafng and idleness on the
part of children who do not attend
school. The new law also plans the
right placement of young people on
business or industry. ,#1
One of the great menaces OF society
today is the idle boy OF girl with
nothing to do but to get into mischief,
it is pointed OFT by those ,favoring the
adoption Of the new law. Under the
provisions of the proposed statute,
parents who are able to send their
children to school full time up to 1s
years of age would be required to do so.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-11-03
DIR / DIRECTOR
HUNGER /; STRIKER | !
PREFERS BEING "MuRDERED
OUTRIGHT TO FoRCEFUL
FEEDING TORTURE.
ADDRESSED PIT1oUs APPEAL
4. TO PRES. WILSON FROM
a. INSANE AsYLUM.s

The following news story, sent to the
Minneapolis Tribune by the Universal
News Service and carrying Washing
ton, D. c., date line, October 20,
plainly shows that the war is not oyer,
so far as our political prisoners are
concerned. It also demonstrates the
fact that religious liberty, one Of the
fundamental liberties guaranteed by
our Federal Constitution, has been
placed in the: discard BY the present
administration along with other liber-
ties previously enjoyed by the people.
Prefers Outright Murder.
Benjamin j. Salmon, conscientious
objector, serving a five-year term of
Imprisonment on the technical charge
Of desertion, and who for the past 107
days has been on hunger strike, today
wrote to President Wilson from St.
.Elizabeth's hospital demanding that
he be murdered outright instead Of
being longer subjected to the torture
OF forcible feeding. =.
Sa lmon went on hunger strike i'm
mediately after the sentence of five
years was imposed at Fort Douglas.
He was removed to st. Elizabeth s
hospital last July.
Court Upholds Sentence.
Counsel was recently engaged for
Salmon by the Civil Liberties Union of
New York, writ Of habeas corpus
was obtained calling on the hospital
authorities and the War Department
to show cause as to why Saline should
not be released. The court held that
Salmon is sane and upheld the SEN
tence.
Letter to the President.
IN his letter to the President, Salmon
says: Ell. s.
ION July 10, while still confined in
Fort Douglas prison, went on lib
erty-or-death hunger strike: For 10
days I was allowed to starve. Then
the authorities began to forcibly feed
me. Forcible feeding has been con-
tinued ever since, although on numer-
Gus occasions I have been allowed to
go without food. s .s.s =. =
Today is the 10th day Of my hun
ger strike. I still refuse to eat and I
will continue to refuse to- eat. Since
you will not release me, will you be
kind enough to murder me outright?
Forcible feeding does not solve the
problem; it is murder on the instalment
plan; the little bit of liquid food is
merely torture; each day finds me a
little weaker. ,@
Refusal to Kill is "Crime."
GU know my only crime is refusal
to kill. The attempt to brand me as a
lunatic has been foiled and I have been
railroaded to ST, Elizabeth's because
I went on hunger strike. Although I
have been declared sane after two
months observation by competent
board Of physicians, / am still held in
an insane asylum and am confined in
a building set aside for insane crimi-
nails" .5.., /.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-11-03
FUR PRICES MOUNTING.

Z y . : = i .
An instance-of the enormous increase
in the retail price of furs during the
past few years, was recently reported
to the 9, S. Department Of Agricul-
ture A certain man purchased
minklined oVercoat for $500 il 1915.
Two years later he sold the mink lining,
for $1,000 and replaced ! it. with a
nutria for $50. he wore the coat
two. years more, when he disposed Of
the. nutria lining fora$250a and had
a muskrat lining. substituted for it,
which cost him $55. Inf1919 he sold
this lining for $500 ana still has the
original cloth shell, besides a clear
profit Of $845. =. ; G.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-11-03
PROPOSED EDUCATION LAW
gE TO COMPEL ATTENDANCE
Every Child Under 10 Years of Age
F Must Either Work or Be in
School.

According to the provisions of pro-
posed new compulsory education law,
the draft of which has been completed
and will be submitted to the next
Legislature, every child under 10
years of age in Minnesota must either
be in school at least four hours day
or must be at work.
The proposed law, which is aimed
at loafing, was drafted jointly by John
N. Greer, assistant superintendent OF
the Minneapolis public schools; Presl-
dent LOTUS D. Cofman OF the Uni
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-11-03

Mrs. William Roberts and Miss
Lizzie Roberts of Sleepy Eye were New
Ulm visitors last Wednesday. 7s=..
"A baby girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Grussendorf Saturday
morning. Mother and child are getting
along nicely. b
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-11-03
CORN FOR FUEL.

Farmers in certain sections OF the
Northwest where there is a coal short
age, have decided to use corn instead
of coal for fuel this winter. They
have figured it out that ton of corn
has a market value of only $19.64 for
them, while soft coal costs $21.O0 a
ton in those localities. By using corn
instead of coal they would save the
expense of hauling the former to market
and the latter to their farms. "a
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-11-03
IN Il . YfuSkt1
DRILLING !! !. ] ). i e; RAIN.

= s. -. . $50 .FrE Z
Sunday marked a rather unpleasant
change in the oidea1 fall weather that
we had been enjoying in this section
of the state for several weeks past.
A drilling rain set in during the
previous night and continued almost
undated Until Monday evening. The
downpour was not very copious, as
the total rainfall for the two days,
Sunday and NJ 0nday, aggregated only
1.20 inches but the intermittent
showers made it very unpleasant to
remain outZof-doors any length Of
time; The,loWest temperature reach
ed Sunday night was 81 degrees above
zero, which dropped to 2e degrees
above zero yesterday morning. Yester-
day dawned bright and clear, with a
snappy, invigorating atmosphere, but
the welcome sunshine was very op-
perfume for election day.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-11-03

Mr.. and Mrs. John Stadick called
OH friends at Lafayette the fore part
Of last week. u 3,.,}
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-11-03

Felix Brust Of Sleepy Eye visited
local relatives recently.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-11-03

Miss Hilda Sandman Of Morgan is.
enjoying q two weeks visit at the home
of her brother, Adolph Sandman, in
this city.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-13
DEMENTED GIRL
RETURNED HOME
Travellers Aid Settle Many
Unpleasant Cases.

Another interesting case has been
advanced to the Travellers Aid So
ciety of Bridgeport. This along with
several others merely illustrates the
type of work with which the society
is constantly dealing and shows how
the Travellers Aid. simplifies situa-
tons which might prove to be serious
A demented girl about 18 years old
who resided in New Britain. wander
ed from her home into New Haven
recently where she boarded a jitney
bound for Bridgeport. When the
driver asked the girl for her fare, she
told him that she had no money. This
led to a lively conversation between
the two during the course of which
the driver came to the conclusion
that the girl must be mentally def
cient. Upon arriving in this city, the
chauffeur Immediately conducted the
child to the agent of the. Travellers
Aid Society and reported the situa-
ton as he viewed it to the deputy.
Immediately the society notified the
girls family that she was being taken
care Of in Bridgeport. only to find
out that the girl had not been missed
up until the time of notification.