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Vol. XXXIII.
ORE HUNDRED SIRH
FEIN PRISONERS
ARE RELEASED
Had Been on Long Hunger Strike.
Jails at Cork, Dundalk and Marybor
ough Emptied of D. O.
R. A. Convicts.
SEVERAL TOO WEAK TO LEAVE.
Unbroken in Spirit the Men Are Cor
dially Greeted in Home
Towns.
All the Seln Fein prisoners in Cork
jail, tried and untried, numbering 37,
where released yesterday, after hun
ger-striking since Monday, being in
formed shortly after 4 p. m. that they
were free to leave. They were met
outside the prison by friends, who con
ducted them to a city restaurant,
where light foods were supplied.
Notwithstanding their long fast all
were able to walk without assistance.
Those from outside Cork county re
mained in the city over night, leaving
for their homes in the various parts
of Munster this morning. Many of
them figure in the list of sentences
published today.
Very enthusiastic scenes were wit
nessed at the home-comings of the
temporarily-released prisoners in va
rious parts of the country, notably at
Thurles (Messrs. Leahy and Malone),
Ennis (17 Claremen), Hospital (Mr.
Sean O'Carroll), and Ballagh (Mr.
E. O'Dwyer).
Frank M'Grath, Nenagli Thos. Cot
ter, Ballyea Jas. Connelly, Cullinagh
Wm. Denn, Fermoy, and Wm. Mullins,
John M'Galey, Daniel Healy and Thos.
Foley, of Tralee, were released from
Dundalk jail yesterday after hunger
strike. Their sentences were inti
ated only yesterday, and are pub
lished today.
It was stated that they were in a
more or less prostrate condition, four
being very weak, but the others were
going about. They were offered medi
cine, but they refused it on the ground
that it was a stimulant and would be
used only to prolong the agony.
'They were liberated after the de
parture of Frank Thornton, who was
seen off at the station by a large
crowd, who then marched to the pris
on, outside which the Volunteers halt
ed and sang "The Felons of Our
Land," the men named being released
immediately afterwards. They were
accompanied by the Volunteers and a
big cheering crowd to the Imperial
hotel, where they remained over
night. There are still seven prisoners
in Dundalk jail—Messrs. P. McGough,
D. Corkery, T. Broshan, M. F. Beasley,
J. Foley, D. Galvin and P. Cahill. It
was expected last night that they
would be out today.
Mr. Thornton was heartily welcomed
to Dublin by many friends.
Thirty more of the Sinn Fein hunger
strikers were liberated froir Dundalk
jail last night, making 52 in 2 days,
leaving 14 or 15 still detained there.
The released men, some of them very
weak, stayed in Dublin today. Last
night's releases:
Patrick Brennan, Michael Brennan,
(Continued on page 5)
RED CROSS SEAL
SALE BIG SOCCESS
The Red Cross Seal War Council
announces that $13,000 of the $20,000
necessary in order to carry on the
program for the saving of human life
during the coming year has already
been raised.
Mr. H. D. Gibson, general manager
of the American Red Cross, has writ
ten a letter to all the division mana
gers urging a much increased sale this
year for the welfare of the United
States as a whole and for the winning
of the war. In his letter Mr. Gibson
states: "The tuberculosis problem
generally is intensified by the war.
The experience in foreign countries,
especially in France, indicates in
creased danger from this disease, not
only to soldiers, but to the civilian
population."
Dr. H. W. Cook, chairman of the
Minneapolis Red Cross Seal War Coun
cil, states that the situation abroad is
most serious. "According to Dr. Her
mann Biggs, health commissioner of
New York State," Dr. Cook says, "500,
000 cases have developed among the
French people and 150,000 French sol
diers have been eliminated from active
service because of this disease. In
order to avoid a repetition of a like
catastrophe in the United States, it
will be necessary for all possible meas
ures looking toward the eradication of
the disease to be taken. Red Cross
Seals are used entirely in the fight
against tuberculosis."
The program of the Red Cross Seal
War Council includes the securing of
adequate beds for the sick, the estab
lishment of open air classrooms in
schools throughout the city, war work,
etc.
NOTES FROM NOTRE DAME.
New Badin Hall Named After
First Priest Ordained in
America.
Lecture of Rev. Arthur Barry O'Neil,
of the Ave Maria, Before the
School of Journalism.
Badin Hall, the newest hall at No
tre Dame, was opened this week to
seventy freshmen. A second wing will
accommodate as many more. Badin
Hall is named after Rev. Theodore
Badin, the first priest ordained in the
United States. Father Badin's remains
are buried at Notre Dame, where he
conducted an Indian Mission on the
banks of St. Mary's Lake. Badin Hall
is. the old St. Joseph's Hall enlarged
to four times its former proportions,
and was once the home of Notre Dame
students who worked their way
through the university. Many promi
nent men, including the deans of the
Notre Dame faculty, were residents
there. Rev. Frank McGarry, C.S.C.,
is rector.
The pistol, saber, uniform coat, sad
dle, West Point diploma and other
possessions of General Buell, of Civil
War. fame, have been presented to the
Notre Dame museum. The gifts also
include fifty maps, volumes of cor
respondence, war manuals and even
the general's coffin plate.
Bro. Leo., C.S.C., manager of the
great Notre Dame university farm, ac
companied the Notre Dame students
of agriculture to the International
Fat Stock Show in Chicago last week.
Brother Leo is considered probably
the best farmer in the Middle West,
and is now raising crops 100 per cent
above the average for Indiana lands
upon fields whose fertility was con
sidered entirely exhausted, a few years
ago. His Notre Dame cattle always
win prizes even at the international
shows.
Rev. Arthur Barry O'Neil, C.S.C.,
LL.D., associate editor of the Ave
Maria, gave the first special fecture
by a member of the Notre Dame uni
versity faculty before the school of
Journalism at that university*-'last
week. Father O'Neil is known through
the country for his latest works,
"Priestly Practice" and "Clerical Col
loquies." He is now engaged upon a
third book. The reverend author
walks twelve miles every day, and
rises commonly at 2 a. m.
CHICAGO IRISH CLIB
ISSUES DECLARATION
Denounces Irishmen Seeking to Em
barrass Allies—Ten Thousand Dol
lars Forwarded to Redmond to Sup
port Nationalists—Declaration to Be
the
Submitted to All Irish Organizations
in the United States.
Chicago, Dec. 19.—A declaration up
holding the Irish parliamentary party
and charging that any Irishman or or
ganization who seeks to embarrass
any of the Allied powers in the con
duct of the war is committing an act
of open hostility to the United States,
was adopted last night by the Irish
Fellowship club here, the largest Irish
organization in^ the city.
It was directed to John E. Redmond
and announced the forwarding of $10,
000 as the first instalment of a fund
to be collected in-America in support
of the party.
The declaration of principles will
be submitted to all Irish organizations
of the United States "and is expected
ultimately to be forwarded to Ireland
as the concrete expression of support
of the people of Irish blood in Amer
ica of the war.
MARRIAGE DEFENSE COUNCIL IN
ENGLAND.
London, Dec. 8.—Cardinal Bourne
has, for once, joined hands with the
leaders of the sects in the formation
of a marriage defense committee, and
in a memorial to the prime minister
against the proposed legislation for
making three years' separation a
ground for divorce. The memorial,
which is signed also by Lord Edmund
Talbot, the Protestant Archbishop of
Canterbury, several Protestant bish
ops, the leaders of Nonconformity and
prominent social workers, doctors,
women, soldiers, sets forth that the
majority of the people would be op
posed to the "reform" is its real char
acter was understood and warns its
advocates that strenuous opposition
will be offered to it.
As recently stated in this corre
spondence, Sir A. Conan Doyle and
others are the leaders of a "reform
movement" to make marriage a three
year contract. All the Socialistic and
atheistic elements are backing up the
"new reform."
Minneapolis, Minn., Saturday, December 22, 1917
"Forget Ireland: In this crisis have no thought of your ancestry."
—Dr. Peter J. Guilday.
FORGET IRELAND!
(Suggested by Irish Standard Editoi'ial on above.)
Forget you Ireland, base the tongue
That phrased this declaration,
Forget the land from which we sprung,
And youthful aspiration.
Forget the colleens young and fair,
The old familiar places,
The crossroad dances over there,
The fox hunt and the races
Forget the good athletic sports,
The football and the hurling,
Enjoyment of the handball courts
With all the tricks of twirling,
Forget those days, those youthful days,
When heart was light and airy,
And I attempted writing lays
To my little sweetheart—Mary
Those memories will never fade,
No circumstance can smother
Or cast into oblivion's shade
The thoughts of home and mother.
For when to exile I was forced
And saw my mother grieving.
So down her cheeks the tear-drops coursed
The morning I was leaving,
And then I vowed without a clause
Or qualifying statement,
That I would work in Erin's cause,
'Twas then 1 knew what hate meant.
I hated the tyrannic laws
That caused this separation,
I cursed the authors and the cause
Of Irish emigi'ation
But though the curse I may retract
As being rashly spoken,
My vow in Erin's cause to act
Till death, remains unbroken,
But now you say to Uncle Sam
I owe my first allegiance,
He has it with a loyal heart
And dutiful obedience.^
The love the Blessed Virgin won,
Intensifies the greater
Our love for her beloved Son,
So whilst I love the motherland
With filial devotion,
Columbia has my heart and hand
Whilst capable of motion
And with a grateful Irish heart,
Although my hair is hoary,
For Uncle Sam I'll do my part
...
To keep aloft Old Glory
But though to serve at his command
I freely shall endeavor,
The memories of my Native Land
CHURCH OF HOLY
SEPULCHRE LOOTED
Turks Before Surrender Said to Have
Sent Valuable Relics to Berlin.
PLUNDER INCLUDES FAMOUS OS
TENSORIUM OF BRILLIANTS.
Christian Priests Brutally Abused.
Washington, Dec. 20.—An official dis
patch received here by the Associated
Press from France says the Turks be
fore surrendering Jerusalem to the
British brutally mistreated Christian
priests, carried off the famous treas
ure of the Church of the Holy Sepul
chre, valued at millions of dollars, and
sent to Berlin the church's celebrated
ostensory of brilliants.
Monsignor Camassei, the Patriarch
of Jerusalem, is said to have been
deposed from his office and Father
Piccardo, an Italian priest, to have
died from ttfe effects of Turkish bru
talities.
Unmolested for Centuries.
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre
had remained unmolested heretofore
during the centuries of Moslem occu
pation of Jerusalem.
The same dispatch told of indigna
tion among ?/!ussulmans of Asia Minor
in establishing staff headquarters in
the great mosque of the city of Aleppo,
near the Syrian border.
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre
was consecrated in the year 336 on
the traditional spot where Christ rose
from the dead.
destroyed by Persians.
In the year 614 the buildings com
prising the church were destroyed by
the Persians. The original building
was in the form of a rotunda, the
shape of which survives.
In the interior is the sepulchre prop
er, inclosed in p. 16-sided chapel rest
ing on 18 piers and containing a great
number of chapels appropriated to
different creeds or nationalities or
marking various spots traditionally
connectcd with the Saviour.
Remain with me for ever.
—John Fitzpatrick.
NEWS FROM
CAMP
WEEKLY LETTER FROM CHAP
LAIN McDERMOTT.
Archbishop Keane of Dubuque and
Bishop Dowling of Des Moines Visit
Cantonment and Express Gratifica
tion at the Work of the K. of C.
Pierre Schoeler, French Army Officer,
Sanguine of Success With Help of
America—Pays Tribute to the Priest
of France.
Camp Dodge, la., Dec. 17,1917.
To the Editor Irish Standard:
Seven Masses were celebrated in
the three buildings Sunday and the
attendance was highly gratifying. One
hundred received Holy Communion.
Last week entertainments and bas
ket ball contributed to the amuse
ment of the boys. Progress is being
made in our French classes, which
are held every Monday and Wednes
day evenings under excellent tutor
ship. The Main Building is the favor
ite haunt of the Athletic Director, Mr.
John L. Griffith, and other athletic
fans. There the Divisional football
and basket ball teams meet for prac
tice.
Distinguished visitors at the camp
on Friday of last week were Arch
bishop Keane of Dubuque and Bishop
Dowling of Des Moines. This was
the first visit of the Archbishop, who
expressed himself highly pleased with
the work being accomplished at the
camp under the auspices of the
Knights of Columbus. The Iowa State
Council is signally fortunate in having
such a champion of the organization
and the honored and learned Prelate
of Dubuque.
An interesting interview was had
last Saturday with Adjutant Pierre
Schoeler of the 52nd French Infantry
Regiment. Ho is one of the number of
French officers now at the camp. As
late as eight weeks ago he was in the
trenches. He took part in many of
the more noted engagements of the
war, Verdun and the battle of the
Marne being among his pleasant recol
lections. He is enthusiastic about the
outcome, sanguine that the arm of
Uncle Sam will prevent Labelle
France being reduced to the status
of a Province of Germany.
He speaks highly of the Priests of
France in their work amongst the sol
diers. Not satisfied with administer
ing the Spiritual merely, they encour
age and comfort the men. contribut
ing much therefore to the morale of
the Army. He told us with pardon
able pride that each morning Mass
was celebrated in the dug-out of his
battalion. He expressed himself high
ly gratified with the opportunities of
fered in a Spiritual way to the boys
at the camp.
We are pleased to state for the in
formation of the relatives and friends
of the boys visiting Des Moines, that
a register of rooms, available in Cath
olic homes, is kept at the Knights of
Columbus Club Rooms, 811! Walnut
St. The Club Secretary, Mr, S. P.
Fitzgerald, will be pleased to locate
any and all who need sleeping quar
ters (luring their visit to Des Moines
and Camp Dodge.
We arc gratefully indebted to the
following for contributions of litera
ture, etc: The Holy Name Society,
Monmouth, 111. St. Francis Convent.
Dubuque, la. Father Martin, Osage,
Iowa llev. J. S. Baunian, Dubuque,
la. L. E. Charlelois, Minneapolis,
Minn. Ruth Bethke, Greene, Iowa
Father Walsh, Albiam, la. Mrs. I less
and Mrs. .lungers, Ilospers. Iowa
Mary llolbropk, Omaha, Neb. Society
of the Divine Word, Tochnv, 111. C. E.
Turnball, St. Paul, Minn. Mrs. John
A. Rossbach, Omaha. Nel. Sisters of
Charity, Miss Nellis ('ribbing, Sarah
Knight, Nellie Menton, Clara Ertz,
Mrs. T. J. Mahoney, Mrs. W. N. Ful
ler, Mrs. W. M. Canier, Mrs. 10. It.
Mann, Mrs. Chas. Knight, Mrs. R. F.
Jordan, Mrs. O. L. Picotte, Mrs. O. A.
Mann, Mrs. Fred Richardson, all of
Boone, Iowa, and Mrs. C. M. Nerle,
of Fraser, Iowa.
We gratefully acknowledge the fol
lowing donations: The Catholic Wom
en's League, Le Mars, la., $100 the
Daughters of Isabella, Carroll, la.,
$100. These donations help to defray
in part the expense necessary to equip
our altars in all three buildings. Mr.
John F. Iiennett of Des Moines, $10
for Christmas treats for the sick at the
Base Hospital Mrs. AV. F. Scholt.es,
Lansing, Iowa, $5, for our Christmas
tree.
Sincerely yours in Christ,
PATRICK N. McDERMOTT,
Post Chaplain K. of C. Bldg.
FATHER DESIERPS
GOLDEN JUBILEE
Belgian Born Priest Has Enjoyed Nota
ble Career in the Northwest.
Title of Monsignor Conferred Upon
Him for His Zeal and Activity in
Church Work—Well Known and
Loved Throughout Montana.
On Saturday, Dec. 15, the Catholics
of Butte paid homage to its pioneer
priest, Monsignor Peter De Siere, on
the golden anniversary of his ordina
tion to the priesthood.
Monsignor Siere was born more
than seventy-live years ago in Belgium,
lie received his education and training
for the priesthood in his native land,
and on December 15, 18(7, he was
ordained by Bishop Faict. For twelve
years he served as a professor at Dix
mude college and then was appointed
pastor of a church at Roulers and
later at Westende. Here he built the
first school to be conducted by Cath
olic Sisters in the parish of Westende.
It still stands, a monument to the
early efforts of the young priest.
When still young Father De Siere
heard the call from the mission and
came to Montana in 1887. His first
station was at Deer Lodge, where he
labored for sixteen months as assist
ant to Father De Ryckere. He then
went to Butte to assist Father Van de
Van at St. Patrick's church. After
three months there he went to Ana
conda, where he built a church and a
parish school.
Returning to Butte in 1893, Father
De Siere became pastor of St. Patrick's
and since then has been an active fac
tor in the community life of the great
camp. Under his jurisdiction one of
the largest and most successful con
gregations of the west has been built
up. Sisters' hospitals, schools, high
school, Sisters' homes and various in
stitutions have been built.
Not only in Butte will his friends
join in the special services planned in
honor of his golden jubilee, but
throughout the state, where he is
known and loved and where he labored
in the early days, the people will re
member and rejoice with him on his
happy day. It is the privilege of the
editor of the Irish Standard to know
Father De Siere personally, and he
therefore joins heartily in the felicita
tions extended to this splendid priest,
whose life ornaments not only the
Catholic church, but the whole human
race.
CARDINAL FARLEY APPROVES OF
MEASURE.
New York State Superintendent of
Schools, Dr. Finley, Advocates Moral
and Ethical Teaching in Schools—
Approved Excerpts From Bible Pro
posed for School Purposes—Catho
lics, Protestants and Jews Co-oper
ate in Movement.
Representatives of substantially all
the religious faiths in New York lately
attended a mass meeting in Carnegie
llall, heard addresses by clergymen of
various denominations and adopted
resolutions pledging support to a plan
upon which all sects can agree for re
ligious instruction in the public
schools.
Cardinal Farley's support of the pro
posal was announced by the Rev.
Ignatius Smith. Co-operation from the
•lews was promised by Dr. .ludali L.
Magnes of Temple Kmmanu-Kl. Dr.
George A. Coo of• the Union Theologi
cal Seminary also proffered aid.
Dr. John II. Finley, state superin
tendent. of education, suggested these
lines of procedure, along any one of
which there may IK action by the
"Intcr-Denominat ion a I Committee on
Week-Day lieligious Instruction,"
which had called the meeting.
(1) The preparation of a book ol
st lections from the liilile of an inter
national commission, appointed by the
legislature or by the hoard of regents,
for use in the schools.
(2) The formulation of a plan for
non-proselyting co-operation between
the school and the various denomina
tions to the end that every child may
have its democratic and its religious
instruction.
The granting of regents' cred
its for serious work in Hibie study
outside of the schools.
Why He Has Changed Course.
"The first of these suggestions," ex
plained Dr. Finley, "had the approval
of the regents. The second is my per
sonal suggestion. The third is already
under official consideration."
Dr. Finley recalled that he had op
posed a bill beforo the legislature of
l!M(i, making obligatory the daily
reading of ten verses of the Bible frj
the public schools, because no agree
ment by all sects was proposed as to
the verses to be read, and because. In
those circumstances, "there would be
danger of engendering hatreds which
might outweigh or defeat all good
sought to be achieved."
"The time has come, however," said
Dr. Finley, "for Protestant, Catholic
and Jew to co-operate to the end that
every child may have an intimation
at least of his moral and religious
inheritance. We should go as far as
our common creeds will let us in our
moral and ethical teaching in the
schools of our common preparation for
democracy's obligation."
Before the 2,500 men and women at
tho meeting pledged themselves in
resolutions to "use our influence to
create a strong and enthusiastic pub
lic sentiment" in behalf of the pro
posed religious instruction, they warm
ly applauded the utterances of the va
rious speakers, particularly Father
Smith.
Democracy and Religion.
Asserting that any system of educa
tion that neglects religious instruction
is "lop-sided," Father Smith said sim
ple justice dictated need of religiously
instructing the child, whom he de
scribed as "a combination of desires,
a great bundle of possibilities for
good, with a sneaking desire for what
is bad."
Characterizing President Wilson as
"a God-given leader," Father Smith
referred to America's determination
through the war to make the world
safe for democracy. To make democ
racy safe for the world after the war,
the imparting of religious instruction
is essential, he argued, because it
teaches the coming generation "re
sponsibility to authority and obedience
to law."
Father Smith asserted that Catho
lics were amazed and shocked at the
"recent rebellions in our publie
schools." He said obedience "must be
made a habit." ^He intimated that
there never would have been school
riots if the children had received re
ligious instruction.
The Glorifying of Wealth.
Dr. Coe expressed regret that the
schools, by centering on the materia)
side of life and neglecting the re
ligious phase tend to glorify "the mak
ing of great profits and the amassing
of fortunes." More attention should
be devoted to the Sunday School, lie
insisted, adding:
"Let me talk to the Protestants a
minute. Do you Protestants know that
the New York Sunday School associ
ation, embracing practically all the
Protestant churches, exists on a budget
that would buy about five of your
pleasure automobiles?"
11
5c the Copy
PLAN FOR RELIGIONS
INSTRUCTION INiTHf
PUBLIC SCHOOR
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