THE EDUCATION BILL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8097, 30 April 1906, Page 2

THE EDUCATION BILL.

SPEECH BY JOHN MOBLEY. % THE TAP-BOOT OF THE QUESTION. PUBLIC FUNDS INVOLVE PUBLIC OONTBOL. CABINET UNANIMOUBLY SUPPOET THE MEABUBE. Beceived 29, 1.43 p.m. Lo»do», April 28. s The Bight Hon. John Morley, in * speeoh at the Eighty Club, warmly denied that Mr Birrell'i Education Bill was a piece of Non-Conformist reprisal against the Church. There was not a man in the Cabinet, including Anglicans, Catholics and Agnostics, but honestly desired to jnake a pacific, orderly and enduring settlement, based on the principles Jo which all had been sworn at the elections. The expenditure of publie funds involved *publie control* Tbii was the tap-root of the whoft thing, and what the Government, with an overwhelming majority had to do, mi to carry out this principle The Bishop of Worcester had most unjustly charged the''Government with establishing a new religion. Every argument against simple Bible teaching was an argument in favor of seeular instruction. He predicted that Mr Birrell would be feted as the pilot of 1900 who weathered the storm, Hi' oouncelled the Liberals on other quel.. tions, not to be afraid of the democracy, nor (;o run away from it. Mr Birrell, who presided, said he was glad he had, on the Educating. Bill, the support of every member of the Cabinet and the loyal support of the whole party. THE EELIGIOUS DIFFICULTY. PABENTS' BIGHT TO OHObSE. Beceived 20,4.87 p.m. London, April 881. Lord Eobert Cecil moves in thV House of Commons that no measure doaling with elementary school* will bo acceptable if it does not recognise parents' right to choose their children's religious education. ' ■' CATHOLIC OBJEOTOBB. £ Lohdok, April 27.

Archbishop Bourne, oi Wertmuwter. -• before the Catholic Troth Society, read a manifesto with the signature of himself and tho Bishops of the province, declaring that Mr Birrel'g Bill. was fundamentally unjust. He announced that tho Bishops heartily approved tho declaration of the'OatholieEducation Counoil in favor of relisting, tho measure at every stage. 'Archbishop Bourne jsdcd: «• We are ableto count on the fullest en-operation of," v ' the episcopacy oV Ireland, and we hav* v well-founded confidence in- the uu- * wavcrinrfnupport of the CSmmonera representing Catholio Ireland. Th« Bishops, he said, courted' the united , support of all Catholics without exoep- .'< tion. ~ -\ The Standardly* it is difficult to see how ImA Bipon (a Catholio ftert % '

can wma,i*iu pffice. The Gtoreame? J|B \t adds, has employed ever; **ii|r |j|H buy over ana make a bargaiii Catholics behind the tent ■*»•*• 3 Church of England. Ita , of th ! the shabby trick MftWMp' *"..°* i oomfittcd. ''A - puWielydise; 1