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THE TABLET ¿ 4 W eek ly Newspaper a n d R e v ie w DUM VOBIS GRATULAMUR, ANIMOS ETIAM ADDIMUS UT IN INCCEPTIS V E ST R IS CONSTANTER MANEATIS. From the Brief of His Holiness Pius IX to the Tablet, June 4, 1870. Vol. 139, No. 4 , 2 8 3 L o n d o n , JUNE IO> 19 2 2 . P rice 6d., b y P ost 7d . R egistered at the General P ost Officb as a New spaper. Chronicle of th e W e e k : Page The Irish Crisis : Constitution Negotiations — The Situation in Ireland— The Elections France r and the Entente — Turkish Atrocities in Asia Miner— Evacuation o f Upper Filesia— Fascisti Rising in North Italy—The Engineering Dispute—Customs Returns : A Deficit ... « 729 T opics : The Pope and Genoa ................732 Baron Anatole Von Hiigel, Sc.D., Cantab......................... 732 Bridge C h a p e l s ........................... 734 CONTENTS Notes ... Page 735 R ev iew s : After the W ar ...........................738 Antarctic E xp lo ra t io n ................738 French History for Children ... 739 Hellenism and Christianity ... 739 A Soul’s C om edy...........................739 The Catholic G a z e t t e ................740 L it er a r y N otes .......................... 740 Books o f the Week ... ... ••• 741 Conference o f Catholic Head­ masters ............. .*• ••• /42 Catholic Young Men’s Societies— 742 Correspondence Rome—(From Our Own Corre­ spondent)............. ••• 745 Page N ew s from I reland ................746 L etters to th e E ditor : Between Two Voices ................747 The Fellowship ©f Reconcilia­ tion M an ife s to .................... 747 Revision o f the Catechism ... 747 The Danger to Our School« ••• 748 E t C e t e r a ........................ ... 748 Ch e s s .......................................... 750 S chool Cr ic k e t ........................... 750 The Eucharistic Congress: Chil" dren’s Mass in the Colosseum 751 Mgr. Barnes and a T im es Re­ viewer ........................ ... 752 News from the Dioceses : Westminster Southwark ... Liverpool Nottingham Portsmouth Salford ... Page ... 753 ... 754 ................754 ... ... 754 ................755 ................ 755 From Erdington to Weingarten 756 Marriage ...................................... 756 Coming Bvents ....................... 757 Inter-Collegiate Examination in Christian A p o lo g e t ic s ................757 S ocial and P ersonal ................758 NOTANDA The Pope and the Genoa Conference. The Holy Father’s support of its purpose and his efforts for the suffering" people; and religious interests in Russia (p- 732). Why the Glasgow Presbytery sent an overture to the Assembly of the Scottish Church. The alarming increase of Catholicism to be investigated by a special committee (p. 735). A Cambridge honour for Baron von Hügel. A record of his work in the University and for Catholics in town and gown (p. 732). Conflicting presentations of Anglican belief : seven sacraments for Russia and Constantinople; two for Nonconformists at home (p.736). What an Anglican correspondent thinks (p. 747). The Eucharistic Congress: children’s Mass in the Colosseum; the great procession; and the final “ Te Deurn ” in St. Peter’s (p. 751). The English pilgrims (p. 746). Catholic Headmasters at Old Hall. The President’s reserves on the Departmental Committee’s recent report of the teaching of English (p. 742). Medieval Latin. An old tribute by John Mason Neale recalled (p. 740). CHRONICLE OF THE WEEK t h e i r i s h c r i s i s : / C o n f e r e n c e s between the Irish c o n s t i t u t i o n leaders and the Government n e g o t i a t i o n s . were continued at the week-end. On Thursday, Sir James Craig and Lord Londonderry, representing Ulster, met the Prime Minister; then followed a conference between the British signatories of the Treaty, and in the evening the Irish, signatories conferred with the British Committee, Mr. Collins leaving straightway for Dublin. It was not, seemingly, the pact with Mr. de Valera that was under discussion but thei draft of the1 Constitution under the Treaty. The issues raised in the draft were so serious as to overshadow the pact. On examination by the British signatories and the Law' Officers of the Crown, it was seen that its provisions violated the Treaty and claimed powers for the Irish Government which were not only outside the Treaty but impossible for this country to concede. Friday morning saw1 a fresh meeting of the Cabinet, at which the Earl of Cavan, Chief of the Imperial Staff, attended for consultative purposes. At the close it was determined that the Constitution was unacceptable, and a series of six questions, embodying the objections of the Government was drawn up and sent to the Irish delegates. So direct were these questions as to indicate that a failure to reply, or an unsatisfactory reply, might mean the complete breakdown of the negotiations, and the end of a state of affairs established in Ireland by the Treaty last December. A period of tense anxiety followed; between six and seven in the evening the Cabinet again met to receive the Irish reply, which was not forthcoming till half-past eight. It was then officially announced that the reply was sufficiently satisfactory as to allow of the resumption of the negotiations on Tuesday. Mr. Griffith then left for Dublin, where next day he had conferences with; Mr. Collins;. Tuesday came;, but the resumption of the negotiations had to be postponed till Wednesday, as Mr. Griffith and his colleagues were unable; to arrive before. The delay, however, aroused neither surprise nor apprehension. On the resumption of the conferences, Mr. Griffith was able to lay before Mr. Churchill and the Lord Chancellor undertakings1 from the Irish' Provisional Government which confirmed the assurances he; had on Friday given the British Cabinet on the six points they had raised. According to the Parliamentary correspondent of the Times, the Provisional Government is understood to have sent a comprehensive assurance that it is prepared to alter the draft Constitution of the Irish Free State in any and every particular in which it is shown to be at variance withl the Treaty of last December. From a brief official announcement made on Wednesday evening, it was not expected that there would be any general meeting of Treaty signatories before Friday or Saturday. — THE SITUATION IN IRELAND. Meanwhile;, in Ireland itself the situation continued difficult and dangerous. Murder, almost of course in Belfast, and confronting parties on the Ulster border. In the Strabane-Lifford sector trains leaving Strabane Were subjected to heavy rifle fire from the men concentrated just inside the Free State territory. Constabulary patrols in Ulster territory were made the targets for I.R .A . sharpshooters, but no one N ew S e r ie s . V o l . C V I I . N o. 3,682.

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THE TABLET

¿ 4 W eek ly Newspaper a n d R e v ie w DUM VOBIS GRATULAMUR, ANIMOS ETIAM ADDIMUS UT IN INCCEPTIS V E ST R IS CONSTANTER MANEATIS.

From the Brief of His Holiness Pius IX to the Tablet, June 4, 1870.

Vol. 139, No. 4 , 2 8 3

L o n d o n , JUNE IO> 19 2 2 .

P rice 6d., b y P ost 7d .

R egistered at the General P ost Officb as a New spaper.

Chronicle of th e W e e k :

Page

The Irish Crisis : Constitution Negotiations — The Situation in Ireland— The Elections France r and the Entente — Turkish Atrocities in Asia Miner— Evacuation o f Upper Filesia— Fascisti Rising in North Italy—The Engineering Dispute—Customs Returns : A Deficit ... « 729 T opics :

The Pope and Genoa ................732 Baron Anatole Von Hiigel,

Sc.D., Cantab......................... 732 Bridge C h a p e l s ........................... 734

CONTENTS

Notes ...

Page

735

R ev iew s :

After the W ar ...........................738 Antarctic E xp lo ra t io n ................738 French History for Children ... 739 Hellenism and Christianity ... 739 A Soul’s C om edy...........................739 The Catholic G a z e t t e ................740 L it er a r y N otes .......................... 740 Books o f the Week ... ... ••• 741 Conference o f Catholic Head­

masters ............. .*• ••• /42 Catholic Young Men’s Societies— 742 Correspondence

Rome—(From Our Own Corre­

spondent)............. ••• 745

Page

N ew s from I reland ................746 L etters to th e E ditor :

Between Two Voices ................747 The Fellowship ©f Reconcilia­

tion M an ife s to .................... 747 Revision o f the Catechism ... 747 The Danger to Our School« ••• 748 E t C e t e r a ........................ ... 748 Ch e s s .......................................... 750 S chool Cr ic k e t ........................... 750 The Eucharistic Congress: Chil"

dren’s Mass in the Colosseum 751 Mgr. Barnes and a T im es Re­

viewer ........................ ... 752

News from the Dioceses : Westminster

Southwark ... Liverpool Nottingham Portsmouth Salford ...

Page

... 753 ... 754 ................754 ... ... 754 ................755 ................ 755

From Erdington to Weingarten 756 Marriage ...................................... 756 Coming Bvents ....................... 757 Inter-Collegiate Examination in

Christian A p o lo g e t ic s ................757 S ocial and P ersonal ................758

NOTANDA The Pope and the Genoa Conference. The Holy Father’s support of its purpose and his efforts for the suffering" people; and religious interests in Russia (p- 732).

Why the Glasgow Presbytery sent an overture to the Assembly of the Scottish Church. The alarming increase of Catholicism to be investigated by a special committee (p. 735).

A Cambridge honour for Baron von Hügel. A record of his work in the University and for Catholics in town and gown (p. 732).

Conflicting presentations of Anglican belief : seven sacraments for Russia and Constantinople; two for Nonconformists at home (p.736). What an Anglican correspondent thinks (p. 747).

The Eucharistic Congress: children’s Mass in the Colosseum; the great procession; and the final “ Te Deurn ” in St. Peter’s (p. 751). The English pilgrims (p. 746).

Catholic Headmasters at Old Hall. The President’s reserves on the Departmental Committee’s recent report of the teaching of English (p. 742).

Medieval Latin. An old tribute by John Mason Neale recalled (p. 740).

CHRONICLE OF THE WEEK

t h e i r i s h c r i s i s : / C o n f e r e n c e s between the Irish c o n s t i t u t i o n leaders and the Government n e g o t i a t i o n s . were continued at the week-end. On Thursday, Sir James Craig and Lord Londonderry, representing Ulster, met the Prime Minister; then followed a conference between the British signatories of the Treaty, and in the evening the Irish, signatories conferred with the British Committee, Mr. Collins leaving straightway for Dublin. It was not, seemingly, the pact with Mr. de Valera that was under discussion but thei draft of the1 Constitution under the Treaty. The issues raised in the draft were so serious as to overshadow the pact. On examination by the British signatories and the Law' Officers of the Crown, it was seen that its provisions violated the Treaty and claimed powers for the Irish Government which were not only outside the Treaty but impossible for this country to concede. Friday morning saw1 a fresh meeting of the Cabinet, at which the Earl of Cavan, Chief of the Imperial Staff, attended for consultative purposes. At the close it was determined that the Constitution was unacceptable, and a series of six questions, embodying the objections of the Government was drawn up and sent to the Irish delegates. So direct were these questions as to indicate that a failure to reply, or an unsatisfactory reply, might mean the complete breakdown of the negotiations, and the end of a state of affairs established in Ireland by the Treaty last December. A period of tense anxiety followed; between six and seven in the evening the Cabinet again met to receive the Irish reply, which was not forthcoming till half-past eight. It was then officially announced that the reply was sufficiently satisfactory as to allow of the resumption of the negotiations on Tuesday. Mr. Griffith then left for Dublin, where next day he had conferences with; Mr. Collins;. Tuesday came;, but the resumption of the negotiations had to be postponed till Wednesday, as Mr. Griffith and his colleagues were unable; to arrive before. The delay, however, aroused neither surprise nor apprehension. On the resumption of the conferences, Mr. Griffith was able to lay before Mr. Churchill and the Lord Chancellor undertakings1 from the Irish' Provisional Government which confirmed the assurances he; had on Friday given the British Cabinet on the six points they had raised. According to the Parliamentary correspondent of the Times, the Provisional Government is understood to have sent a comprehensive assurance that it is prepared to alter the draft Constitution of the Irish Free State in any and every particular in which it is shown to be at variance withl the Treaty of last December. From a brief official announcement made on Wednesday evening, it was not expected that there would be any general meeting of Treaty signatories before Friday or Saturday.

— THE SITUATION

IN IRELAND.

Meanwhile;, in Ireland itself the situation continued difficult and dangerous. Murder, almost of course in Belfast, and confronting parties on the Ulster border. In the Strabane-Lifford sector trains leaving Strabane Were subjected to heavy rifle fire from the men concentrated just inside the Free State territory. Constabulary patrols in Ulster territory were made the targets for I.R .A . sharpshooters, but no one

N ew S e r ie s . V o l . C V I I . N o. 3,682.

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