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Ill •I iS S- .V ,.^ &T-,V 1 »r .-v.:.vi'S'.: Mary. !iP». Vs & "X The Irish Standard! Publlahod by th» NORTHERN PRINTING AND PUBLISHING COMPANY, t-c to Pt**t A^* No. VI UinneapoliC liln.n. P«MUM Saturday at Merchant* and Jobber* Kxcbans* ignw Firat Avenua North and Fifth Btraat. Mlnaa Icollat 2308. j-. Trt-Stata IT ITS TKRMS PATABLB IN ADVANCE. •••••••a***aaa««*«**«****aaaaaaaaaaaaaa a «$I*M BiX MMlttl •••••••••••••••••••••a***********!********* 1*§0 God pity us as a nation and as individuals if we should ever become so sordid, selfish or smug .in our possessions or spirit as to withhold our sym pathy and help from those who are making the same struggle for freedom that made us a nation. Far be that day in our national life when we shall cease to encourage and strengthen the hands of those who are seeking emancipation from the tyranny anc usurpation of alien domination. "Lest we forget," let us always keep fresh in our memories the records of our own glorious fight against foreign thralldom. and let the recollection of it ever make us the guid ing star of the nations in the march for freedom. President De Valera of the Irish Republic now brings the challenge of Ireland before the forum o" the world—truly a worthy champion of a great anc noble cause. He stands before the bar of American public opinion in behalf of a people who stanc unitedly behind him in his plea for friendly recog nition and support. Of American birth himself anc imbued with the American ideals of truth, justice and humanity, he is peculiarly fitted to present the cause of Ireland to the American people. Of pure life, stainless character, and noble spirit and engag ing personality his appeal cannot fail to engage the consideration of all Americans who cherish the tra ditions and policies of this great Republic of the West, and who are free from the obsessions of Brit ish propaganda. A new Parnell has come to pleat the cause of Ireland, but under circumstances tha are far more promising and inspiring than those ex isting in the decade of the visit of the great Home Rule leader and he is asking not merely for colonia or dominion government of Ireland, but for absolute and complete independence, and in this stand he is sustained by the registered will of more than three fourths of his fellow countrymen. He seeks recog nition of a government that is unquestionably right as subjected to the tests of democracy anc Americanism. Surely the fates are becoming benignant to Erin in the production of such a magnificent young leader at this cricis in her destiny. It is our confident pre diction that President De Valera will be receivec with boundless enthusiasm in every section America^ and that his visit to this country will be marked with the same cordiality and sympathy that marked the historic visit of Lafayette in the early days of the Republic. Although he has been con fined in a British prison for more than a year with out any cause whatsoever, and the pallor of that confinement is still seen on his countenance, he. has not uttered a bitter word of resentment or anger against the government that is responsible for that inhuman treatment. Such is his devotion to the great cause which lies deep in his heart that he has exercised almost superhuman self-control in check ing any expression of emotion that might tend to its itijjiry or embarrassment. Qn escaping from cap tivity he at once jumped back into the fray, and turned his wonderful energies to the advancement of the work in hand. .. Thus has he earned the love and loyalty of the people of Ireland, and the American people will not be slow to discern and admire in him those same elemental human qualities of character and heroism. To honor him will be to honor ourselves, our ideals, our traditions and our heritage. Should we fail to accord to him our sympathetic greetings and moral co-operation we would (pro tango fail in the ti ue American spirit, Caed Mille Failthe, President De '-Valerat ~'§lk *L': POPE BENEDICT'S JUDGMENT HiMsK VINDICATED, If' vindication of the attitude of neutrality'maih taijded by His Holitless Pope Benedict XV were 'needed, it may be found in the speech of Senator L, Y. Shfefman of Illinois, of, Friday, June 20. Sen fttor Slterinan, as |s well known, is an out and out kntagonist of the proposed League of Nations. lie ilso a possible candidate for the Republican nom tion for Ae presidency at the election of next *f indeed his extravagant utterances of June 2Q .ve not alreatfy eliminated him from the list of (Sertaiii it is tfeat lie has not enhanced and sane statesman by argument in justifr- it v*'•• *r-_***** K,, I. ^v *v^ *ts a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a CHURCH CALENDAR. Week June 28-July 5: June 28, Saturday—Heart of Maiy. .. June 29, 'Sunday—S.S. Peter and Paul. June 30, Monday—Conversion of St. Paul. July 1, Tuesday—Precious Blood. a July 2, Wednesday—Visitation of the Blessed Virgin July 3, Thursday—St. Ireriacus. July 4, Friday—Independence of America. WELCOME! PRESIDENT DE VALERA. From the Atlantic to the Pacific and from Lakes to Gulf this great Republic has been thrilled, during the past week by the announcement of the arrival upon its shores of Eammon de Valera, president of Ireland. He would be indeed a spineless American who would fail to acclaim with joy the advent of a leader of the Valera type, no matter where he came from or what his creed, race, or color might be. Whether he hailed from the jungles of Africa, the deserts of Asia or the wildernesses of Australia anc whether he was of Carcasian, Mongolian, Etheopian or other stock, a man who had put up such a gal lant, courageous and sacrificing fight in behalf of his down-trodden fellow-countrymen would be wel 'comed most cordially in "the land of the free anc the home of the brave." American hearts have ever in our history gone out to those who have attempte to gain for themselves the blessings of liberty anc independence which we have the privilege to enjoy, whether it be a Kossuth, a Toussaint L'Ouvertare, a Parnell or a Paderewski. N s-4 ws» *r *tf- m- of Nations measure, wherein he warns an unsus pecting world that the adoption of the League Covenant would bring the nations of the earth under the domination of the Vatican. A few weeks before Senator Sherman's discovery, a somewhat similar diagnosis of the League situation was made by Senator Cummins of Iowa who demonstrated with mathematical precision that the Covenant, if adopted, would shift the hegemony of the civilized world from the white races to the yellow, brown and black constituencies. The conclusions of the two learned Senators, of course, do not jibe, and the country is happily relieved of the danger of being caught on either horn of the dilemma, as there are many other ways open for the consideration of the question. Here is the gist of the Sherman proposition: "From an earlv age," said the Illinois senator, the occupants of the Vatican have believed iri the inherent right of papal authority to administer civil government. It is with the utmost regret I fail to find recorded in the course of papal claims of later days any renunciation or disavowal of the doctrine. So far as a layman can discover the Vati can still believes it ought, and would if the power permitted, assume to administer ecclesiastical and civil government as its joint, exclusive and para mount power. "Of the original 32 member nations, signatories to the proposed league, 28 are Christian nations and four of other faiths, of these 28 Christian nations 17 are Catholic nations either a majority or an over whelming preponderance of the population being of that religious faith, and eleven are protestant The Catholic 10 members are Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba, Ecuador, France, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Italy, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Uruguay, and Czech-Slovakia. The 17 nations will be represented in the league in all hu man probability by Catholic delegates." Because a majority or almost the entirety of the populations of many of these countries is Catholic, the Senator prognosticates the danger of a union of civil and religious power under which the ^apal authority would be supreme, with a break down of every, barrier built up against such union by "centuries of struggle and sacrifice." Because the head of the church "proclaims and teaches his infal libility" it would follow that the Catholic nation league members would be in duty bound to yielc implicit obedience to the forthcoming mandates of the Pope. ".Senator Sherman's argument will surprise no one more than the Catholics who may be concerned in the matter. Hitherto they have labored under the delusion that their relations to Papal authority hac to do exclusively with matters of faith and morals and not with civil or political questions. It has remained for an astute gentleman outside of the faith to point out to them the perilsr of their beliefs, which might ultimately give anothe'r setback to the hands of the clock of civilization as bad as tha': "made in Germany." From the watch tower a: Washington the gentleman from Illinois has a far better vision of the plans and policies of the Papacy than those who have been affiliated with it all their lives and have made exhaustive studies of its history and institutions. Hence it becomes the duty pf al' Catholics to give timely heed to the stentorian shouts of Mr. Sherman, lest they and the whole world be cast upon the shoals of destruction. The Senator does not even allow the Church the customary benefit of the doubt in the premises, oi even take into account its previous good character. It is usual to give the accused the presumption innocence until guilt is proved. But this maxim of jurisprudence" and logic is reversed in this case, It is assumed that the Vatican is or will be guilty of the horrible things adumbrated in the Sherman vision^ because it has not heretofore disavowed its intention to refrain from them. But then it should be remembered that the Church authorities had no previous intimation of the charges lodged in the Senator's indictment, and could not therefore be expected to assume the burden of establishing its innocence in the matter. The civil authority exercised by the Church of which mention is made was that of certain territory in Italy known as the "States of the Church." It lasted for about one thousand years up to 1870, wjheji. the Italian government took sovereignty over tfrem. These, states had their inception iri voluntary grants' of various strips of territory made from time to time by the owners of large estates, and the revenues were used for Church maintenance. Many colleges, churche's, hospitals and charitable institutions Were established in these areas, and they were virtually a part of the Church organization for the cdnduct of its general ecclesiastical government. They Were used and governed in much the same way a$ the United States government exercises jurisdiction in the District of Columbia, though including a far greater extent of territory. When they were added to the Italian sovereignty in 1870 a grant of several million francs was appropriated annually to this Vat ican by way of compensation for them. These grants have been refused by the Vatican and have been allowed to accumulate in the Italian treasury for nearly half a century, but no disavowal of he? right to these possessions has been made by the Church. Such is the slender basis on which Senator Sher man bases his ludicrous charge that the adoption of the League Covenant implies the domination of world politics by the Vatican. In the light. o£ such an absurd and extravagant contention the stand of neutrality as maintained by the Holy Father throughout the harrowing war period is amply vin dicated. THE SCULLERY DRUDGE NOW A PRINCESS. For the rest, the rage of the English Government and the English Press' is that their scullery drudge should have a friend in the world. ''The cheek of her!" Because England is down on her, the world forsooth must be down on her! But England and her backers everywhere are going to hear more of our "airs" and our pretentions. Something has come to Ireland's soul that has left a sacramental stamp on it. She is in the position of a princess who has been shown the certificate of her parents' marriage.—Gal way Express. v.: A Misfortunes never come singly, 'tis siid! example, from die point of view of many people', prohibition on July 1, and shortly afterward haps, the League of Nations. Life "V3 J* V* ^pV *|, 1 -v **& *, •?l %,,= E I I S S A N A The National Catholic War Council, composed of the fourteen Archbishops of the United States, and functioning through an administrative committee composed of Rt. Rev. P. J. Muldoon, D„ Bishop of Rockford Rt. Rev. Joseph Schrembs, D. D., Bishop of To ledo Rt. Rev. Tt Russell, D. D., Bish op of Charleston, and Rt. Rev. Joseph Glass, C. 11., D. D., Bishop of dalt Lake City, Utah, and a committee on Special War Activities, of which Rev. John J. Burke, C.S.P., Editor of the Catholic World, Is chairman, and Wal ter G. Hooke is executive secretary, has issued the first number of a month ly bulletin, of which Michael Williams Is editor. Nearly twenty thousand or ganizations of Catholic Laymen and Lay women have been co-ordinated and are now directed by this organiza tlOn,: v^gW£ Vf^ The Bulletin records the leading featfires of the work of the Council, which acts in close cooperation with the United States Government, and with other, welfare organizations. The varied nature of the work is shown by the articles in this first number. The Rt. Rev. Peter J. Mul doon, "Bishop of Rockford, Chairman' of the Administrative Committee, is the author of the leading article, which reviews the past work of the council and outlines the important activities in the field of social reconstruction which lie ahead. In the course of his article he quotes from the recent letter of Pope Benedict XV, to the American Bishops, in which they are exhorted to carry on the work, and place it on a permanent basis thru two commissions, to be appointed at the annual meeting of the Bishops. One of theBe 4 pet- is jnst commissions is to deal Witli social questions and the other wlthr educational problems. "So ur gent is the call to a zealous and per sistent econpmico-social activity" writes the Pope, "that we need not further exhort you in this matter. Be watchful, however, lest your flocks, carried away by vain opinions and noisy agitation, abandon to their detri ment the Christian principles estab lished by our .predecessor of happy memory, Leo XIII, in his Encyclical Letter, Rerum Novarum. More peril1 ous than ever would this be at the present moment, when the whole structure of human society is in dan ger, and all civic charity swept by storms and envious^ hate, seems like to shrivel up and "disappear." 305 Loeb Arcade ':WM &£$ ^c« & i, U» A "i -c s* Catholic War Council Issues 'First Number of Monthly Bulletin Improved 170-Acre Farm .In Chisago County, Minn. Good soil said buildings. Purchaser gets one-third of crop if sold by July 20th. This is one of the best buys in Minnesota. tion is ideal and a wonderful investment, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION WRITE Knutson & Gol 2? COLLEGE OF SAINT THOMAS SAINT PAUL. MINNESOTA .- .1 .. ^-v*y« rj t: re The work of the Knights of Colum bus is reviewed by John D. Kennedy, and the Catholic Program of Recon struction by Michael Williams. Mist May M. Murphy tells the story of the National Service School for women established at Washington, D. C., while a number cif other articles deal with the overseas women workers Catholic cooperation with tha Boy Scout movement the Reluibllitatlon School for disabled lighters, and the Hospital Social Service. There are also brief reviews of the various pub lications issued by the Council, the chief of which, the Program of Re construction, lsyied by the tour Bish ops of the Administrative Committee has attracted national attention in the press. 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