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DOM VOBIS G RATOLAM OR , ANIMOS ETIAM ADDIMOS O T IN INCOSPTIS VESTRIS CONSTANTER M ANEAT.S.

From, the B r ie f of H is Holiness P iu s IX . to T he T ablet, June 4, zbfo.

V o l . 92. No. 3057. L o n d o n , D e c e m b e r io , 1898. price 5d., by post

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C hronicle o f t h e W e e k :

President M cK in ley’s Message — The “ Open D oor” and the Nicaraguan Canal— Sir Edward Grey and our Position in E g yp t— The Attorney-General v. Beech— Sir E . Monson on England and France— Feeling in France— How to find the Liberal Leader— The Composition o f Rural School Boards— The Population of France— The Queen and her Soldiers— The Dreyfus Case— Japanese Railways— The Partition o f A frica : A Complicated Situation — Disturbed State of County M ay) — Jew Baiting in Algeria— New Canadian Steamship Service ......................... 917

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Civi'ization in Central Africa . . 921 Dr. Horton’s Defence . . . . 922 Fra Girolamo Savonarola . . 923 Prayers for England . . .. 926 N otes . . . . — — . . 927 R e v iew s :

The Life o f Charles Stewart Par­

nell .. . . . . . . . . 928 Essays on D a n t e ...................... 930 Father Anthony . . . . . . 931 Genesis and Science . . . . 931 Food and Feeding . . . . . . 031 Comfort and Counsel . . . . 931 C orrespondence ;

Rome :— (From Our Own Corre­

spondent) . . — — — 933 News from Ireland _ _ 935 News from France...................... 935

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The Emperor o f Austria’s Jubilee.. 936 l.ETTERS TO THE EDITOR I

Outspokenness in the Abstract . . 937 Mr Britten and Dr. Horton . . 937 Church Music . . . . . . 938 The C. T . S. and Newspaper

Correspondence . . . . . . 938 Christmas Letter to the Editor of the “ Tablet ” ^ . . . . . . 938 Belief and Happiness . . . . 938 Carmelite Abbeys . . . . . . 938 Papal Constitution on the R osary.. 939 Lord Em ly ’s Conversion to Home

Rule . . . . : . . . . 939 The A ll Souls Centenary at C luny 940 Historical Research Society . . 941 Books of the Week . . . . . . 943 O b it u a r y . . . . M ... 944 Social an d P o l it i c a l . . . . 944

S U P P L E M E N T . P a g e N ew s from t h e Schools :

The Irish University Question . . 949 The Catholic University of Fri­

bourg ....................................... 951 Board and Voluntary Schools . . 951 The Newcastle School Board and the Emigration o f Industrial SchoolChildren.. . . . . 952 N ews from t h e D io ceses :

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S o u th w a r k ................................. 952 Birmingham.................................952 Nottingham ................................... . 953 Plymouth . . . . . . . . 953 Salford ......................... . . 953 Newport ....................................... 954 The Ritual Controversy . . . . 954 An American Clergyman and a

Clerical Kensit . . . . . . 95 5

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CHRONICLE OF THE WEEK.

PRESIDENT M CK IN LEY’S MESSAGE. T

H E annual message to Congress was read on M onday. T h e President says that, notw ithstandingthe added burdens rendered necessary by the late war, the people re­

jo ic e in the very satisfactory and steadily increasing degree of prosperity evidenced by the largest volum e o f business ever recorded. T h e revenue legislation passed by the present •Congress has increased the Treasury’s receipts to the amount estim ated by its authors. M ilitary service under th e common flag and for a righteous cause has strengthened •the national spirit and served to cement more c losely than ever the fraternal bonds between every section of the •country. H e then recites the causes o f the war up to the destruction o f the Maine, which he describes as a catastrophe o f such a suspicious nature that it stirred the nation’s heart profoundly. Still the sense o f justice prevailed, and the nation was content to wait the result o f a searching inquiry. T h e finding of the naval board of inquiry established the origin o f the explosion to be an external submarine mine, and only halted through lack of positive testim ony to fix the responsibility for its authorship. Proceeding to recite briefly the salient features o f th e war, the Message points out that only reluctance to cause needless loss o f life and property prevented the early stormiDg and capture o f Manila. T h e vigour o f the Spanish naval preparations is mentioned, and Adm ira l Cervera’s treatm ent o f L ieutenant Hobson is referred to as a gratifyin g incident. “ In tracing these events,” continues the Message, “ we are constantly rem inded o f our obligations t o our D iv in e Master for H is watchful care over us and for H is safe gu idance.” Speaking o f the future o f Cuba, the President says that as soon as the island is pacified, “ it •will be necessary to direct the people to form a Governm ent for them selves." But meanwhile, until complete tranquillity has been restored,the military occupation of the island by American troops must be continued.

— TH E “ OTEN DOOR

AND TH E N ICARAGUAN CANAL.

Speaking of the gradual breaking up o f the Chinese Empire, the. President says the process is one to which the American people cannot be indifferent.

Am erican interests would be gravely prejudiced by any exclusive policy on the part o f the various European powers.

New S e r i e s . Vol. I.X., No. 2,366.

T h e territories leased to Germany, Russia, and Great Britain “ will, it is announced, be open to international commerce during such alien occupation, and if no discrim inating treatment o f American citizens and their trade be found to exist, or be hereafter“ developed, the desire o f this Government would appear to be realized.” In other words, Am erica will acquiesce as long as the policy o f the open door prevails. Speaking o f the N icaraguan Canal the President says : “ T h e construction is now more than ever indispensable, and our policy more im peratively than ever calls for its control b y this Government. I do not doubt that Congress appreciates this.” N o mention is made of the obligations created b y the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, but no doubt the question will be diplom atically treated before decisive steps are taken. T h e relations o f the R epublic with Great Britain are alluded to in cordial terms, and described as “ most friendly.” Acknowledgm ent is made o f the “ tact and zeal ” with which the protection o f Americans in Spanish jurisdiction was secured b y the British diplom atic and Consular agents during the war. A fte r a kindly allusion to the services o f the late Mr. Ramsden, who died at his post as British Consul at Santiago de Cuba, the President thus refers to the labours o f the Anglo-Am erican Commission : “ It will give me special satisfaction if I shall be authorized to communicate to you the favourable conclusion o f pending negotiations with G reat Britain in respect to Canada. It is the earnest wish o f the Government to remove all sources o f discord and irritation in our relations with the neighbouring Dominion. T h e trade between the two countries is constantly increasing, and it is important to both that all reasonable facilities should be granted for its developm ent.” T h e T sar’s disarmament project is spoken o f as “ o f no practical importance ” for the United States owing to her com paratively small armaments. T h e President says the T sar’s idea is most “ beneficent,” and then recommends that the American regular army shall be quadrupled, and that three new battleships and nine cruisers should he added to the navy.

In his speech at B lackburn Sir Edward s i r E d w a r d g r e y Q r e y a g a j n made reference to our work p o s i t i o n I°N EGYPT in the Soudan. A fte r praising the way in which L o rd K itch ener had com b ined cheapness and efficiency in carrying out the campaign, and was so promptly endeavouring to follow up his success in war by a trium ph o f peace in the form o f the establishm ent of a centre o f education at Khartoum , he went on to speak o f our r e s e n t position in Egypt. A stricken field, as Lord