Irish News

New Zealand Tablet, Issue 3, 6 August 1908, Page 27

Irish News

•.-■-^ • . • « . ARMAGH— Return of Cardinal Logue His Eminence Cardinal Logue and the Right Rev- Dr. Browne, Bishop of-Cloyne, arrived from New York at Queenstown on Friday eyening, "' June 5. The members of the Queenstown Urban Council went ' on board the Campania, and welcomed the distinguished home-comers. Cardinal Logue remained in Queenstown until the following Monday, and on Sunday preached in the Queenstown Cathedral. On Monday his Eminence," accompanied by the Bishop of Cloyne, proceeded to Cork, where he was presented with the^freedom of the city in the " presence of a distinguished gathering of citizens. Later on in the day he left for Dublin. On the following afternoon he proceeded to Armagh, where he arrived shortly after 8 o'clock. He was met at the railway station by a large concourse of people, who gave his Eminence a most enthusiastic welcome. In every street arches of flowers and lines of brilliantly-hued bannerettes were erected, the Papal colors and arms being predominant features in a most effective decorative scheme, whilst many houses were specially illuminated, and all the thoroughfares through

which the procession passed were thronged with onlookers. On arriving at the Cathedral, his Eminence was presented with addresses from the clergy and laity of Armagh. On the following day a Solemn Mass of Thanksgiving was celebrated in St. Patrick's Cathedral, after which there was a banquet -in St. Patrick's College, when an address on behalf of the .clergy of the archdiocese was present to his Eminence. Cardinal Logue denies Alleged Interview After his arrival in Queenstown from New York, Cardinal Logue gave an interview to a number of press representatives. The attention of his Eminence was directed to the report of -an alleged interview with him published in the ' New York World, 1 in the course of which he was represented as stating that in Australia the trend of every movement was more and more in the direction of absolute rebellion, and in which he was. alsr> represented as having made certain references to New Zealand, Canada, and India. His Eminence, having read a version of the alleged interview, said : ' The only interview I gave to a representative of the " New York World " was to a lady on mere social questions in the United States, and she submitted her interview to me before it was printed. It was perfectly accurate, and there was nothing of this in it. I didnjt say that Australia was in rebellion or that New Zealand was "in rebellion, or that they were likely to be in rebellion at any future time that- we could see. I don't think I said anything about India, and I - said nothing, about New Zealand. The only thing I can see that this misrepresentation is built upon is that among a party of gentlemen asesmbled in a drawing-room after dinner, .th-» question of emigration arose, and I repeated the argument whic'i I- used in 1879, when the people were in great distress, to show the unpolicy of emigration from an English point of view, in trying to persuade the late Mr. Tuke that emigration was not an advisable remedy for the distress then- existing. Mr. Tuke seemed to think that emigration was the chief remedy for that distress, and he tried his best to get the people to emigrate. I .said that England, like all the empires of which we read in history, might one day become old and infirm, and if that day arose she would likely receive the coup de grace from her Irish subjects, whom she was sending off with vengeance in their hearts. Mr. Tuke told me afterwards that he mentioned this argument to Mr. Forster, then Chief Secretary, and that Mr. Forster stated it - was likely to happen, but not in our day. I believe the whole interview was built upon my repetition of that argument.' CORK— A New Chapel The ceremony of blessing and laying the foundation-stone of a new chapel for St. Patrick's Hospital for Incurables, Cork, was performed on June 12 "by Most Rev. Dr. O'Callaghan. The entire expense of the building will be borne by Miss Honan, a member of a well-known Cork family. DOWN—A Carnegie Library On June 9 the memorial stone of the .Carnegie Free Library in Downpatrick was laid by Lady Dunleath. - Mr. John R McConnell, J.P., Chairman of the Town Commissioners, introduced the members, of the Building Committee, and formally asked Lady Dunleath to .lay the stone. : - DUBLIN—A Tasmanian Visitor Mr. J. L. Forde, of the ' Hobart Mercury,' a distinguished journalist, .was on a. visit to his native place, Dublin, in June.

The Archbishop of Hobart The Most Rev. Dr. Delany, Archbishop of Hobart, was staying; at All Hallows College, Dublin, in the early part of June. All- Hallows is his Alma Mater, which he left nearly", a quarter of a century ago for Australia. Death of a avell Known Nationalist Mr. T. ON. Russell, whose death at the age of. 81 occurred in Dublin on June 8, was one of the pioneers of the movement for the revival of the -Irish language. He was also one of the organisers of the recent Moore centenary celebration. LlMEßlCK— Pilgrimage to Adare On June 7 about 4000 members of the Third Order of St. Francis, from Limerick", Cork, and Ennis, -took part in -a pilgrimage to the ancient Franciscan Friary, in Adare Manor grounds. The pilgrims marched in processional order through Adare, and, on arriving at the Monastery, Father Bonaventure, O.F.'M.,.^.elivered an inspiring address on the work of the Franciscans in Ireland. Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament followed, and, later on in the evening, the pilgrims returned to Limerick, whence the Cork^gnS^Clare- contingents- set out for home. „ w-v*.r - _~ . .• , The Landsdowne Estate -^" . The agricultural- tenants^ on the Marquis of Lansdowne's Limericfe estate have agreed", to buy their holdings on" the terms offered— twenty-three years purchase on present rents. ' The conditions of the sale, will mean'- a -for the tenants of r S in the- '£ on the rents they -^are! at present paying. . - ' ROSCOMMON-T-Ove* the Century . ' ~ The death* topk place on June 15 at.CJcntoy, Ballirrtubber, of Mrs. Catherine Cooney; at" the age of 1 11 "years. ~ ; TIPPERARY— A Friend of Ireland The news of the death of Colonel John Finerty; editor if the ' Chicago Citizen,' was received by the members of the Irish Party with the deepest regret. Mr. Redmond sent the following cable message to" Mrs. Finerty:—' Irish Party and people of Ireland deeply mourn the death of your distinguished husband^ and offer you sincerest condolence in your .bereavement. ' Colonel Finerty was born in Tipperary about 65 years ago. At an early age he obtained a position in. the 'Tipperary Advocate,' which was then edited by Mr. Peter Gill,' father of Mr. J. P. Gill, now Secretary of the Department .of Agriculture "and Technical Instruction. Despairing of seeing his country's wrongs redressed by peaceful means,- young joined the Fenian movement, with the result that he had to fly to America to escape arrest. There he took part in the Civil War, fighting bravely on the Northern side and winning much distinction. Later on he founded the 'Chicago Citizen.'. When the Land -League was started and he saw some hope of winning justice by constitutional means, he threw in his lot with the Irish Party. He was one of its strongest supporters ever since. WATERFORD— Visitors from New Zealand * When the last mail left Home the Very Rev, Father Power,, of Hawera, and the Rev. James "Lynch,- of Palmerston South.,, were staying at Durigarvan. They were to leave for England! about the end of June. GENERAL A Record • In the early days of June Mr. A. J. Kettle broke the Irish) end-to-end record by--cycling from Mizen Head in Cork to FairHead in Antrim in 31 hours and 58 minutes, better than tha previous best by- 4 hours 11 minutes. - Decrease in number of Emigrants There has been a decrease of 7238 in- the. number of emigrants from Ireland during the first five months "of this .year, as compared with the corresponding period of last ' year. ""*.» Spread of Temperance V . ,;~'"^ ~* ■ Official statistics show that in the principal towns "of- Ireland, with one exception, there was a decrease in the • number- of - arrests for • drunkenness between Saturday - night arid * Monday morning during the year 1907, as compared with' the- previous year. ■ * ."■„•• Ireland as a Holiday Resort .-::-• In a late issue of. the ' Financial News ' there appears the following :— « Of recent years nothing has been so. remarkable in the travel world as the growth of Ireland as a holiday Wort .The very, elements that not so very long ago contributed tQ its distress now makes, largely its popularity, -and the" towns and districts on its wild and picturesque coasts that were wretched

and desolate are now during the summer the goal of thousands of holiday-makers in search of change and beauty. And the secret of this change is this : the railway companies of/ Ireland have bestirred themselves. They have improved their rolling stock, built new lines, granted facilities for travellers, catered for their patrons, and the hotels have followed suit.' The Lord Lieutenant's Opinions

Lord Aberdeen whilst on a visit to Scotland in the early part of June attended the induction of the United Free Church minister at Methlick, Aberdeenshire ; and he availed of the occasion to say something worth the notice of many people in Ulster. The Lord Lieutenant said they had had descriptions of the condition of things in Ireland which, in his opinion, did not give a true picture of the scene .which was really to be surveyed there. In some portions of Ireland there were matters which required amendment. They must remember that for centuries there had been errors and mistakes, and, whatever their individual politics might be, they would admit it was a matter of history that in the past there had been terrible blunders in the administration of Ireland. That- being so, they must not be surprised if it took some time to get rid of the effect of those past mistakes : they had taken a deep root, and it would take a considerable time to wipe out the effects of tradition and prejudices. With all respect, he asked them not. to take so gloomy a view of Ireland as they were sometimes invited to take. A prominent person speaking at the recent Church of Scotland General Assembly spoke in a despondent tone of the difficulties which ministers and members of Presbyterian bodies experienced in parts of Ireland where the vast majority were Roman Catholics. He (Lord Aberdeen) knew that, contrary to the inference intended, they were not subjected to annoyance or inconvenience on account of their religious profession. His Excellency maintained^ that Catholics wished to ' live and let live ' in the matter .of religious profession. They respected all men who were worthy of respect, even though they did not belong to the same creed. Meanwhile they hoped that with patience, considerateness, and absence of panic, the state of things would improve all round. A Campaign of Calumny

In the course of an address at a great Home Rule demonstration in Leeds early in June, Mr. John Redmond, M.P., said: — ' We have arrived at a period in the Parliamentary session when it may be useful for us to discuss briefly the work upon which the Irish Party has been engaged in the House of Commpns. Since the commencement of this year we have had a strenuous time. Ido not think I remember any session of Parliament

when the Irishman's voice had a more strenuous time in safeguarding Irish interests. When the year opened in January last we found in existence a widespread conspiracy to represent Jo. the people of England that Ireland was latterly seething with crime and disorder. That conspiracy had its agents in the press in ever}' city in Great Britain. Some of the most powerful statesmen in England were engaged in the work. Many thousands i f pounds were subscribed by the enemies of Ireland for the purpose of setting on foot a campaign of calumny in this country. You had people going from town to town in this work, and the whole of the press of London' was ringing with a cry against Irish crime and disorder. The English people know now the whole story was a false one. As a matter of fact, Ireland was then, and is now, in an absolute crimeless condition by comparison with England, Scotland, and Wales,, Our first duty when Parliament met was to put an end to this conspiracy ; and I am glad to say that there is not now to be found in any part of England any public journal or partisan to repeat these calumnies which in January last were rife everywhere the* little' band of Ulster Unionist members, appropriately named by Mr. Birrell " carrion crows," had been. Mr. Walter Long, who was elected as their leader, intends to sever his connection with them, and to look for an English seat. He was a man of strong opinions, but my opinion of him is that he is a blunt, somewhat . irascible Englishman, and I believe he was at one time convinced of the truth of many of the calumnies against Ireland, but that his close association with the paity of Carrion Crows has had such an effect upon his blunt, honest nature that he has now severed his connection with them. Why. do I dwell upon this matter ? Because I want to show }'ou that even if the Irish .Party never did any constructive political work at all, if they were "solely a defensive organisation we could. justify upon that ground alone our political existence.'