The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-08-06
Barring .UlSTER'S VIIALS
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is SO prosperous and so enlightened,
as we are told, how is it that the
Cinderella of the Provinces in the bar
rem west (Connaught) should, in zeal
for the higher education, exceed her
northern sisters liberality in the ratio
of Az to one"
listers claim to superiority in
health and physique rests upon no
better evidence than it's arrogation
of other qualities and virtues. The
memorable statistics that Mr.. Nc
Knight has compiled rule that claim
out of court too. The Orange Province
has the largest number of deaths from
tuberculosis, but contributes remedial
measures less per 1000 of the popula-
ton than any of the other provinces.
listers Moral Standing.
, 1t is upon the moral superiority of
Ulster, compared with the "Papist"
sections of Ireland that her own peo-
pie and her admirers have put the
most stress The Cody religion of
Ulster was supposed to bear rich fruit
in the lives of the people. LEGITIMACY
is generally accepted as a fair reflex
of the moral condition of people. This
test Ireland, Catholic and Protestant,
meets very gratifyingly Ireland's rec
ord is the third best in the world For
the five years of 1909-13 the illegit-
innate births in the country as whole
were 277 per 10000. Mrs. Bryant says:
Three hundred and seventy-two per
10000 of the Ulster births, 28S and
232, respectively, of the Leinster and
Munster births, and 70 of the Con-
naught births per 10000, in each case
were illegitimate. The great contrast
between Ulster and Connaught needs
no comment beyond the observation
that the proportion of illegitimate
births in Ulster is five times that in
Connaught'
In respect to crime, listers stand
ing is no better. The statistics make
out bad case against the Orange
Province. The disclosures may be
summarized as follows:
The number of "habitual criminals
enumerated as being as large in the
four provinces, respectively (taking
the yearly average from 190S-12 as the
basis, were 1872 in Connaught, 686
in Munster, 80 in Leinster, and 1854 in
Ulster.
The number of these "habitual
criminals" in each province per 1907
900 of the population were: in Con
naught, 6.62 in Munster, 6.88 in
Leinster, 1881 in Ulster, and 1926 for
all Ireland. Thus there were Is
habitual criminals in Ulster to one in
Connaught, 81 in Munster, and 81
| in Leinster
For houses classified as resorts of
habitual criminals at large" the year
ly average for 190S-12 was 164S in
Ulster, and 172 for the rest of ireland,
with none for Connaught.
Catholic VS.. Orange Ulster.
The contrast between the Orange
sections and the Catholic sections of
Ulster is as damaging to the latter as
! it is unquestionable
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habitual criminals per 100000 of popu-
lation. In Catholic Ulster there are
but ST.. The ratio is IA to 1.
In East Ulster (the Orange quarter)
there were during the years 1909-13 in
every 10000 births AL that were
illegitimate. In West (Catholic)
Ulster there were 230 illegitimate
! births per 10000.
Mrs. Bryant, basing her statements
entirely on the statistical facts compil
| ed by Mr.. Mcknight, says that no one
| could believe the Ulster myth if he
investigated with the object of getting
| the truth, but she realizes that
fable though it be, it has served the
purpose of politicians and interests
| hostile to Ireland and deceived the
careless and the unthinking.
| las regards the myth of listers
superior civilization, it is revealed
when brought to the test of inquiry
as in most of it's relevant particulars
| the very reverse of the truth" Mrs.
Bryant says.
| Mr.. Meningitis book is published
| in this country by the Encyclopedia
Press Inc, New York City, and re
viewer in the New York Evening
| Post of July 16, declares that "there
is more ammunition against the
| Ulster of the Unfonist politicians in
| this little book than in all the litera
Iture of Sim Fem for the past twenty
years