"YEAR 82 NO. 6 GENERAL CORBET | VICAR 'SOUNDS WARNING NOTE Talks on Separate School Matters and Recalls Story of Past---Deprecates Action in Defianca of Pro- perly Appointed Educational Authorities. Cornwail, Jan. 8-- The Standard of yesterday contains the following In the course of his remarks at high New Year's Day, conveying his greetings to 'he con- gregation and referring to (he war clouds in Europe where the situation liad pot improved in the direction of peace, for which the church: exhort- ed its wembers to continually pray, ¥eéry Rev. Father Corbet, V.G., at St Columban's chureh here, referred to the fact that the Presentation Broth- ers, who constitute 'the male f¥ieh- ing staff in the Roman Catholi¢"se parate séhols here, hat secured (He necessary teaching qualifications for this province, after a very srduous course of study and training at the Kingston model sc this said the speaker, was a nu much satisfaction both to 1} ind to all They now possess the Sry cer- titicates, and are no longer subject to any question or criticism™as to teaching by favor or sufferance He had originally hoped that an exam- ination would have sufficed without the necessity of many weeks' attend- ance at a tralning or model school, but conditions in connection with se- parate schools in this province ¢r- ing the past few years compelled the Educational department to insist up- on a preparatory course. The agi- tation carried on in certain sections both within the province and without under the nam¢ and guise of religion, had so intensified public feeling that the department, much as they admir- ed the qualifications of the brothers, obtained at the highest universities and educational institutions in" Ire- land, were obliged to Insist upon the cold, strict letter of the dct being complied with. The difficulties un- der which the schools had been con- ducted for the past few months had now been happily overcome, and the brothers were now on the £ame sec- ure footing as other qualified secul- ar teachers, * mass, after ne id atter o em nece Barly Catholic Education. Education, the speaker said, was ® matter of vital importance in the province as elsewhere. The first re- ference to Catholic education in On- tario dates back to the days of the Very Rev. Father Alexander Mac- donnell, afterwards first Bishop of Kingston. An extract from a letter written by that prelate shortly after being made biship, was translated by the deputy. superintendent of educa- tion for Ontario, upwards of thirty Years ago, and read as follows "After receiving the Prince Re gent's thanks for my own conduct in defence of the provinee during the late war of 1512, the colonial minis- ter, Earl Bathurst, increased my own salary, and sent orders to the execu tive government of Upper Cunada to pay so much (in the aggregate £1, 000) annually to a certain number of clergymen and teachers that I 'was to recommend," . That the existence of Catholic teaching in Ontario had in these early days the royal sanction is evi- denced by the velutary action of the Prince Regent. {afterwards George 1V.) doubtless taken upon the advice of his ministers, This fact is fur- ther borne out by the following pas: sage from a letter from Archbishop Cleary, of Kingston, at a much later date, wherein, he says, in a letter to the Toronto Catholic Register, in Oc- tober, 1804: -- : : : "Bishop Macdonnell raised two re- giments of Scottish fencibles from amongst his own people, and led them forward, and cheered them on by his presence and bravery in sever- al battles with the'enemy in eastern Ontario, - This profoundly touched the hearts of the statesmen in the foreign office in London, and in the governor-general's citadel in Quebec, 50 much so that in token of high ap- preciation, he received from the king a pension for life, which was afterwards doubled and then quad- rupled and made hereditary in per- petuity to his successors in office, af- ter he had become Bishop of King- ston." : Bishop Macdonuell, therefore, not only received £1,000 annually for the maintenance of Catholic priests and teachers, but also, in recogaition of his great personal service to the crown, he received a personal salary. afterwords doubled and quadrupled, £ ciisi bed : to the was the custom il 7 gi Eels 5 8 ~pdirected from time to time by } i | ] | which was eventually made wise tary to the Bee of Kingston | 4 | Further Exactmenis, i After the death of th 1strious prelate, which-oeeurred in January: 1840, efforts were made from tine to time to put Catholic still more substantial and enduring basis these efforts culminating in 18635 in the introduction of an act, during the administration of the late Hon. John Sandfield Macdonald, byl the then Hon: Richard Scott, which embodied 'the provisions of the Sep- arate Schools Act substantially as théy exist to-day" This act which had the sanction of the bishops of both Upper and Lower Canada, as the provinces of Ontario and Quebec were then-known, was -passed by large majorities, and its preparation and enactment were under the super- vision of Very Rev. Angus Macdon- | nell, V.G., of Kingston, delegated by | the Ontario and Qu > bis frame and supervise 1 legislation of the act in question, and to secure such addition to and modi- fications of the original measures as | would best meet the needs and re-; quirements of the schools, a task in| which he was faithfully and ably as- sisted by Rev. Father Cazeau, the secretary to the Archbishop of Que-| bec. y This enactment chools upon a wag acceptable to| the bishops of both Upper and Lower Canada at that time, and was satis-| factory legislation to them inasmuch) as it embodied, with some 'modifica- | tions possibly, all which they had for] many vears contended for One provision of this enactment to! which no objection whatever was | then raised has recently been the! subject of strenuous objection in cer-| tatn #ections of the province, and! among certain classes of the suppor- ters of the schools. This section reads as follows: | '"The Roman Catholic separate schools, with their registers, shall be subject to such inspection as may be! the | chief superintendent of education, | and- shall be subject also to fueh re- | gulations as may be imposed from | tine to time by the council of pub- | lie instruction for Upper Canada: | When the speaker himself attend- | ed separate schools, as he did before | his college and seminary courses, an | inspector came annually to visit the | schools, inspect the registers, ete. and | no question was ever' raised as to his | right, or as to his religious persua- | gion The. Inspection was alway performed in a tactful and kindly way, end all possible respect was shown to teachers and pupils, and by them in return; neither was there ever any interference tn matters of religion During a recent visit to Ireland lefs than three years ago, he had closely investigated the manner in which educational institutions of a religions character are supervised and ascertained that such are visjted and infPected by government inspec- tors, both Catholic and Protestant, and that there has never been any objection raised" thereto, or any ground for such objection as there has been no juterference whatever in religions matters. v Public Disapproval. The agitation carried on in ecer- tain quarters, and the rejection of the government's envoy, by refusing to permit his visit and inspection is a serious and unpleasant matter for the government aiid that in a prov- ince where only from 7 te 9 mem- bers are Catholic in a houke of up- wards of 110 members. There has as yet been no public disapproval of the flagrant violation of this clause of the Separate Schools Act; vet this violation may not go on indefinitely with impunity. The government may not long or meekly endure such defiances and af- fronts with patience, so that the sup- porters of the system who are satis- fled with its workings should not be withoat anxieties as to consequences which may follow the ill-advised op- position to the government's regula- tions by a certain section of the po- pulation, under the misnomer of a "religious" grievance, Silence at times was wisdom, but it was not necessarily 80 under all conditions, and he felt impelled, as a duty, to sound a warning note, , a wih Rr SOUT egy ee Dv fdr Bs wel mostly it is Sire 27 Ls and habit, speech and manner. he would not announce noticed by the public. any large policy awarded. no small share of humanities, never utters the thoughtless word. and details with a wonderful mastery. on his sleeve goes over plans and diagrams grasps things, not with exuberance but with steadiness. but also the Scotch humor---dry, pawky, it scorched sometimes, but "He has the Scoteh seriousness: cropping out spontaneously and unexpectedly, playful. story. with a point-in it finds him eager. attention, working early and late. associated with the system in through it all Mr. McNitoll remained the incarpation of simplicity. in his younger days he gave himseit to the cultivation of simplicity. of life One recalls him in his shirt sleeves, in the .... old offices opposite Place D'Armes Square busy and eager at the moment . when the company was commencing its career. McNicoll Ww of those "men cent David McNieoll is one name will always be associated with the fortunes of the C.P.R. The announcement of his retire. ment from active exécutive work wae not altogether a surprise. He had rendered Jong and signal service; he had advanced from one dignity to seen the system grow from the proverbial grain of mustard seed until it had covered a continenty be had a large share in the shape ing of those high policles which 'gave character and prestige to the company, fair that after forty years hard work he should have a holiday. "There is," writes one well, "a strong individuality in the manner He might seem to bluff you; but as the pomegranate cut in the middle shows the red vein of life and vitality, so ff you could get beneath the surface you always found in Mr. MeNicoll He does not wear his heart of Mr, MeNieoll. He Though of serious bearing and quiet He gave to his i Mr, MeN toall HER the coolest the name of David McNicoll," EIGHTY tm counsel, reti- From step to stép he rose until he was s most influential period and policies, and If he could make a coup it in'any startling way; he loved to work on, un- If a moment of confidence were given in respect of here must not be a word said abont it. "From Place IVArmes Square Mr. McNicoll went down to the old Albert Buildings on Victoria Square as passenger agent. offices the system began to show life and strength; and larger honors were The vision extended; a nebulous system took form and coherency; ~ all tive-young men set themselves with zest forward by leaps and bounds. i No one ever saw him excited: In the'debates which took place in the various passenger assoclations, which he aitended as representing the C.P.R., he spoke with a sort of grim quietness, but he gained his point. The officers : of the C.P.R, will récall his keenness; the Board of Directors his quiet a%- tentiveness to which the pointed remark gave emphasis; while the general public. will always associate the growth and influence of the system with In the Windsor Street ' @ saddle and the C.P.R. went but observant, _ of vision" whose another; he had and it was only who knows him He He dignity, the good duties undivided Even of temperaments, ruthless T. P. O'CONNOR INDIGNANT, Says Cardinal's Arrest Is a Brutal Act of Clumsy Policy. London, Jan. 8.-T. "P. O'Connor, the arrest of Cardinal Mercier. "It is shocking, if by mo means surprising he said, "but I cannot help think: that! it is one of the brutal acts of clumsy German policy which will re- coil at the head of that counmtry.": Ile also said that it was an ohjpet« lesson and confirmed the chargé that the desire of destroying by the most force the numbers of she "small natiows of Europe. "It is tcue," he said, "that the pas. toral letter of Cardinal Mercier al- luded to the independence of Belgium, but if Germany did not mean to de- stroy that independence what right had she to interfere? The Germans, by regarding such a statement of facts as justification for arrest, must mean that they have made up their minds to annex Belgium and destroy their independence." ------ TURKEY MUST ABANDON PLAN Smashing Blow by Russians Fatal to . Ottoman Ambitions. London, Jan. 8.--The crushing blow the Russians appear to have dealt the Turks in the Caucasis and the further advance of the French in Alsace on the road to Mulhausen continue to hold the foreground in the war news in the absence of any other important developments east or west. It is felt in England that the *pe- ported rout of the Turks invading the Caucasus, with the defeat of their plan to sieze the Russian fortress at Kars, gives the Ottoman forces such a set-back that the much-discussed in- vasion is now virtually out of the question; . at the same time the pressure on the Russians at least has been so far relieved as to pre- clude the necessity of withdrawing Russian forces from the Polish and Galician fronts for service in the Caucasus, SWISS VIEWS ON PROTEST. Vital Interests at Stake When Car: goes Are Halted. Berne, Switzerland, via Paris, Jan. 8.--The. United States' note to Great Britain concerning delays to American commerce has been welcomed by the Swiss newspapers, which in their edj- torial comments express the opinion that the Unjted States government is acting in the interests of all neutrals, and especially Switzerland. The hope is expressed that the American note will meet with the fullest success. It ta Switzerland' that the American ex- port trade be not restricted, for Swit- Jwerland. OVER THE BRAID VICTIMS, Archbishop's Oration Recalls coln's Gettysburg Address. Searborough, England, Dec. 26.-- (Correspondence of the Associated Press).--The funeral oration over the hodies of those killed in the re- Lin- cent German naval raid on this eity was delivered by the Archbishop of York. 'Because of its dignity, sim- plicity, and brevity, the newspapers compare it to Lincoln's Gettysburg address. Me said: "Grief, sympathy, indignation, all of them sincere and overflowing -- these are the emotions which hind us together so-day. But they will move us, not to more distress or .excite- ment or alarm, but rather to 'a more | quiet and determined resolution that we, to whom an experience so strange and terrible has come, will not fail our country at this time of need. "We shall be only the more eager to prove by. steadiness, our calm- ness, ouride ation, that we are ready to meet the calls which at this solemn time our country makes upon us. Thes m and women and children Whose loss we are 'as sembled here this morning to moun, will not have died in vain. Their death brings te us in this country at a time when perhaps we have some need of it, a quick, vivid sense of the dread realities of war, not in order that they should prepare us to steel our hearts for the inevitad : sgeri- tices which & great war demands. "I ain sure that this death «f those who shared the life of this town with you will move, as perhaps nothing Coated, | food will gently move out of the bow} els and else could have moved, the heart of the manhood of this north of Eng- land to gee that the cause for which they suffer will be the more eagerly, and with more self-denying chivalry taken up and carried through by the strength of the men who remain." The Archhishop of York recently has been the target for critie.sm by newspapers because of his defence of the Emperor William. He made a protest against cartoons of the kais- er, saying that he was a great man, of whose friendship the archbishop was proud. : SEEK EQUAL FREEDOM. Alberta Indians Resent Being "Treat. ed Like Children." - tatives of Calgary, Jan. 8.-- five Indjan tribes of Alberta met in convention on tl Hobbema reserve this week and arranged to send a delegation to Ottawa asking jor a modification of the Indian act, which would give them equal vedo with the white man except liquor restrictions and oliegtire, land ownership. After thigtpaive _ years steady progress in arts of civilization the Indians 2 aim 3 th their spokesman, Vv, oe that the government should treat them like children. Among o h things, the Indians want to establish to pathologists, in an autopsy upon a a paper in their own language to keep | them in touch with passing events. They also gave $1,200 to the govern- ment for war purposes. =. r------------_ + It's a poor argument that has be fortified by ridicule. - to : you child again. have a well, playful] Eg and sure. They also know given to-day saves " slek &n {cox at the inquest POLAND A VAST MORASS Austrians Blame Weather For Fail. ure of Their Offensive Berlin, London, Jan. 8.--The cor- respondent of the Tageblatt, in a despatch from the Austrian head-| quarters, says: » ' "Simultaneously with the cessa-! tion of the Russian offensive south- ward in the direction of Neu Sande, the Austfian offemsive in Russian Poland came to a standstill. This was due less to force of arms than ds on the United States for the greater part of her supplies of wheat, corn, cotton, copper and pe trolevm. i -------------- Many Belgian Priiests Shot, Paris, Jan. 8.~The Belgian lega- tion issues a note detailing the cases ia which the Germans have shot 'Bel- | gian priests, 'Father Clerck, according to the note, wat arrested on August 3st, accused of shooting German soldiers, and was deagged by his arms aleng the pavement until he declared that bo_preferred death. He them was shot. He was eighty-three years old. About ten priests were killed in the Liege diocese, the statement says; three were shot in the Tournal diogens, and many were brutally treat- Messages Transmitted Free. Ottawa, Jan. 8.<An arrangement has'been made with the Canadian Pacific Railway Telegraph whershy cablegrams to aud from the hilitia department, from the war office to the Canadian high commissioner, in Gongéciion with casualties among the Canadian expeditionary forces can be handled free. Notices of such cas- the unfavorable weather conditions. Much rain has fallen, resulting in a thaw which has converted _ whole country into a vast morass. It is physically impossible to bring: up heavy artillery, without which! the Russian position along the Ni- da river is not capable of being for ced. A NEW DISEASE It Js Caused By. a Quick-Dry . Varnish, London, Jan. 7.--A new liver dis- ease caused by a quick-drying var- @ish and to which varnishers amd Dolishers may be subjgct, was dis- covered here by Dr. Bernard Spits- bury and Dr. Wilcox, the eminent workman, who had been employed at the Hendron afrcraft factory, This varnish is composed of te- troch-ether, methylated spirft, ben- zine and other ingredients. Rats subject to the vapor, sald Dr. Wil- became X drowsy and 'developed an extensive liver disease. ' The workman's death was due to syncope from disease of the liver, caused by the action of te- trochior-ether. the' ualties to next of kin in Canada will also bs handled free. . Relatives will be allowed to ask for information re wounded s.'diers through the militia department to the extent of three messages. Railway Along The Baltic. Stockholm, Sweden, Jan. 8.--The railroad circling the Gulf of Both- nia, the northern extension of the Baltic Sea, = was virtually completed Up to the present time arrangement is worki very well indeed. Between 500 -- 800 passengers make the trip daily, Contracting Firm In Trouble. Montreal, Jan. 8~The C. E Dea- con Company, Limited, capitalized at ,006, one of the largest con. sting firms in Canada, is in liqui. dation following a i M.P., expressed great indignation at | Germany had provoked the war with' is asserted that: it is most important « ¥ PAGES 9 12 HAD - VIEW OF BATTLE | arraxic. unr DIRECTLY UN- i" DER BATTLING AEROPLANES {Alrmen's Awful Hazards--Passen- gers and Crew of Vessel Did Not Learn Result of Duel Until They Reached New York. New York, Jan. 8.--Nine passen- {gers and the crew of the Atlantic transport liner Minnehaha, which arrived yesterday from England, are the first persons to reach this coun try who. witnessed the German aeroplane raid which was aimed at London, but which was 'repulsed' by British airmen, on Christmas day. The Minvedaha lay directly -be- neath the fighting aircraft. There was 4 dense fog and the Minnehaha, which had left London on Christ- mas Eve, had been compelled to an- chor near Sheerness. . The passen- gers and crew were bored and Grumbling, and there was little Ohristmas_ spirit aboard. But the mist"Bégan' to ¢lear soon after mid- day and, just as the river banks became visible, there sounded from the shore the blast of a bugle and an instant" afterward the shrill si en of a warship, followed by the sound of guns. Through the clearing mist, some one caught sight of a German aero plane farover head, and instantly every eye was turned toward il Presently a second appeared out of the haze. They were travelling at great speed, headed toward Lon- don, and about them shells were bursting like firework bombs, It seemed as though the aeroplanes would slip the venge of the-guns ashore, when suddenly three Bri- tigh aircraft darted into view from the shelter of a heavy cloud bank. They were swilier than the Ger- mans and they raced after them, in- tent, apparently. on climbing {to higher altitudes, from which they could drop bombs on the enemy, Tha Germans saw them and circled The British craft circled, too, and dodged this way and that, striving te get above the Germans and at the same time keep out of range of the German fire. Each instant it seemed watchers aboard the that the aeroplanes must come tumbling down, for thev doubled and twisted at seemingly impossible angles, and 'several times pieces of bursting shell struck the German craft. The latter at last gave up the fight and, pointing out to sea, made off. at full speed. They passed di iractly above the Minnehaha, and 1ftgr them raced the British eraft In an instant, 'all five aéioplance were out of sight To-day .the Minnehahalspasucn. eers - were eagerly ingairing for news as to the outcome of the battle wondering whether the Germans had escaped or had dropped into the sea, ' to the Minnehaha THE HOW AND WHY. 'Of the Control of the Seas By Britain. --hurchill's Initiative, London Observer "When the kaizer laid his first plans for our firal overthrow he ne- ver reckoned with ohe who came late to his opportunity, but whom we our- selves have long regarded as a pow- erful and original genius of our ave, Lord Fisher. "Lord Fisher reconstructed and revolutionized the navy in the face of vehement and perhaps inevitable antagonism for the direct purpose of: meeting the German danger when it came. He effected that mighty - con- centration in home waters which brought low the kalser's earlier hopes and now holds tlic German fleot suppressed, pending its reselu- tion to stake all on battle "Lord Fisher developed the subs marine service and wireless, Through the Dreadnought type he aimed, not at bulk and tennage, but at a crush ing preponderance of gunfire. "Backed by Mr. McKenng--- to whose everlasting credit tt must--be remembered that, extreme Radical though he was, he staked his politi. ' cal life for the mnavy--Lord Fighe: secured the famous Eight which for- med the core of our battle strength when war broke out. "When he retired it stood that he would. be the hour of crisis. +n the meantime Mr. Churchill, a civil admMistrator of tireless abil- ity and vigor, bore the main brunt 'of carrying on the work, and wus then the only man strong enough to sustain it. He continued In all main respects the epiril of the Fish- er regime. r . "His influence upon some matters ---- for example, the flying service was nibre than a'continuation. It was creative, Mr. Churchill showed stroke afeer stroke of courage. He disregurded all convention when he appointed the young admirals pow In command. a _ "All arrangements were made in view of the contingency of war, es pecially for the nimost speeding up at need of new construction. "Finally, the grand fleet was mob- {lized by ome act of memorable de- was under recalled in {| cision. The German dream of a sur- prise attack was shattered. - "From the firgt day of war, Br): tain, under Mr. Churchill's naval ad- ministration, seized and asserted with the moderns navy Lord Fisher, above all, had planned zad inspired ~-- that absolute mastery of the sea which the Germans for nearly five months have never dared to challen- ge" | > ' _ A dollar lost looks twice ae large as one gained, Fn :