THE TABLET
A W eek ly N ew sp ap er a n d R ev iew .
DUM VOBIS GRATULAMUK, ANIMOS ETIAM ADDIMOS UT IN INCCEPTIS VESTRIS CONSTANTER MANEAT.S.
From the B r i e f of H i s Holiness P iu s IX . to T he T a b l e t , June 4, lisfo .
V ol. 93. No. 3082.
L o n d o n , J u n e 3, 1899.
P r ic e 5th, b y P o s t
[ R e g i s t e r e d a t t h e G e n e r a l P o s t O f f i c e a s a N e w s p a p e r .
C h ronicle of t h e W e e k :
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Imperial Parliament : The HalfTimers Bill—The Return of Major Marchand-The Peace Conference — The Conference at Bloemfontein —The Southport Election— The Famine in Russia— The Dreyfus C a s e : M. Ballot-Beaupri's R e port— Revision Recommended— Lord Spencer and Voluntary Schools — Russia and Finland— The Prosperity of the Suez 'Canal— A New Use fer Edi tors
M. D6roulede’s Trial — The A c q u i t t a l .................................... 837 ■ ^cyclical Letter on Consecration to the Sacred Heart . . Leaders:
The Peace Conference and Arbi
tration .................................... r*. Luke Rivington : In Memonam .
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CONTENTS.
L e a d e r s (Continued) :
School Buildings and Rcquire-
me°ts .................................... 845
N o t e s ...
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846
R ev ie w s :
Jean Jacques Rousseau and the
Cosmopolitan Spirit in Litera ture . . .. Cambridge Conferences . . A Weaver o f Runes .. Christianity or Agnosticism Maedieval Catholic Theology C o r r e s p o n d en c e :
849 849 850 850 851
Rome :— (From Our Own Corre
spondent) . . . . « _ 853 News from Ireland _ _ 854 News from France.................. 855 L e t t e r s to t h e E d it o r :
Canon MacColi and Pope John
X I I ............................................ 856
TL e t t e r s t o t h e E d it o r (C n-
tinu ed): Catholic Unionists and the Irish
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University Question . . . .8 5 6 The Peril of Our Catholic Schools 857 Charles Isidore Hemans . . . . 857 The Interpretation of Documents 857
Seeing Jesuits ” ............................858 The Oratory Jubilee . . . .8 5 8 The Ritual Controversy . . . . 861 The Butchery o f the Fuegians . .8 6 2 Science ar.d Sectarianism . . . 863 Catholicity in T e x a s ............................864 Father Bans’ Homes for Destitute
B°ys ......................................... A Protestant Address to a Catholic r Blsh°P ....................................... 864 The Nuns in Bulawayo . . . . 864 Books of the Week . . . . . . 865 F rom E v e r yw h e r e . . . . 866 S o c ia l a n d ]*Po l i t i c a l . . ... 866
S U P P L EM E N T . PaB* N ew s from t h e S chools :
The Liverpool School Board and
R a t e - A i d .................................... g5g Catholic School Expenditure . . 870 The Chancellor of the Exchequer on “ Voluntary Rates ” . . 870 School A g e .................................... .... Equality for Schools . . . .8 7 0 Wandsworth Training College . . 871 Wimbledon College Sports . . 8 7 1 N ew s from t h e D io ceses : v, Westminster .........................87 r
S o u th w a r k ......................... . . 872 Liverpool . . . . . . . . 87a Salford . . . . . . . 873 Argyll and the Isles . . . . 874 Plain Chant and How to Sing It . . 874 An American Convert . . . . 875
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CHRONICLE OF THE WEEK.
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■ H E attendance at Wednesday
THE Ha l f -t i m e r s b i l l .
T the e r i a l p a r l i a m e n t : I afternoon’s sitting of the
House of Commons was almost unprecedented. In spite of inclination to prolong a holiday, and of the strong ^tractions held out by a Derby Day of glorious weather, pearly three hundred members assembled to deal with the Committee stage of Mr. Robson’s Bill for raising the age at which half-timers may be employed from eleven to twelve Tears. The Opposition to the measure was led by Mr.
'hiteley, the member for Stockport, but his proposals for Postponing the operation of the Bill for five years, and for splitting the difference between himself and Mr. Robson by ?xing the half-time age at eleven and a half years, fared °a<% in the lobbies. The first amendment found no ^°fe than io supporters against 153, and the second, 18 Against 159. Liberals and Conservatives went amicably to the same Lobby, time after time, in favour of the Bill, Which Mr. Robson had succeeded in making acceptable to ’he agricultural party by a modification allowing the local aOthorities of any rural district to fix thirteen years instead of twelve as the minimum age for exemption from school altendance in the case of children to be employed on the laod, such children not to be required to attend school more than 250 times in the year. The first clause, as amended, v'as added to the Bill, but as the whole Bill had not passed through the Committee by half-past five, it lost its priorily. Thus it falls behind the Service Franchise Bill, and may never come on at all unless the Government find some way of Preventing it from falling through. Considering, howl e r , the unusual interest in the measure displayed on all s'des of the House, and the emphasis with which large Majorities of members have declared in its favour, it is Scarcely likely that Ministers will fail to find time for its h°al stages. I f 'they do, even the loyal S ta n dard a v c s Mat “ they will cause acute disappointment to the great Hulk of their supporters.”
t h e r e t u r n
0F MaJOR m a r c h a n d .
The hero of Fashod has naturally received an enthusiastic welcome upon his return from his memorable journey across Africa. Speaking at Toulon he
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displayed great emotion: “ You must understand how much I am moved and how much I am embarrassed in expressing to you my thanks for the reception which you have thus given me and the members of the mission. In the course of our expedition it happened to us once to be afraid, not for ourselves, but for our country. It was when we were at Fashoda. We saw a flotilla arrive from the north, which brought us news from France. On seeing the divided state of our country respecting an affair of which I have not to speak we felt that France could not make a supreme effort. We felt that our country could not make the energetic and proud response which ten centuries of history had taught her. The peace momentarily in question has happily been maintained, but I think I may say that we must not let France have two such crises as that in a century. I will not say more on that subject.” He then referred to the rumour which had reached him before leaving Africa that the French people had set its face against the national army, but added that the sight he had seen that day showed that, after all, the patriotism of the country was as fervent as ever.
The proceedings of the diplomats now t h e p e a c e assembled at the Hague are being taken c o n f e r e n c e , more seriously than was expected. Indeed there is good reason to hope that something substantial will be done in the way of providing the machinery for international arbitration, and in some sort preparing public opinion for it. The special contribution of England to the Conference is a scheme for a permanent tribunal, which shall be accessible at all times, and at the shortest notice. It is proposed that there should be a permanent office in Brussels or at the Hague or Berne which would serve as the headquarters of the Court. The correspondent of The Times at the Conference gives interesting details of this plan, which is to be submitted to the Conference by Sir Julian Pauncefote. A permanent secretary and keeper of the records and the necessary personnel are to reside on the spot. This permanent officer is to assemble the tribunal whenever litigants apply for its intervention. With regard to the selection of an arbitrator, each of the States accepting this convention is to submit to the other States the names of two persons of high character and integrity possessing the necessary qualifications. They will be ex officio members of the tribunal. When the services of the tribunal are lequired by any States in disagreement the application is to be made to the secretary at the central office, who will give the litigants the list of members of the
