"A PURE' INVENTION."

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 224, 15 June 1908, Page 7

"A PURE' INVENTION."

-—: — — . CARDINAL LOfIUE. REPUDIATES ALLEGED INTERVIEW. • ■ A DRAWING-ROOM REMARK. BY TEMGIUrn —PUEBS ASSOCIATION—COFYHIGHt. (Rec. June 14, 4.45 p.m.) / ■ London, June 14. His Eminence Cardinal Michael Logue, Archbishop of Armagh, has returned to Ireland from his visit to America. Cardinal Logue declared that the "interview " with him " in New York/' cabled on May 14, was a pure invention. Ho never stated that Australia and New Zealand were on the vcrgo of rebollion, and he never referred to India. Ho admitted stating in a New York draw-ing-room that when Britain became old and infirm .slip would bo likely to receive her coup de grace from Irish subjects whom she was sending to foreign lands, and; who went with'vengcance in thoir hearts. THE ALLEGED COMMENTS. . In the "interviow," Cardinal Loguo was represented as. saying tliat . lie "saw signs of a dissolution of the Empire. Tho colonics are 'restive.'"'-Australia to-day' is practically independent, -and tho trend every, moment 'is more and more in tho dil'oction of absolute rebellion. New Zealand isindiffer'ont.' Canada is legislating in'a manner showing hor dosire to. conduct -her business ,in her own way. The .fires: of: rebellion have been lighted in India, and men '.and women- havo ; been hanged for daring-to advocate, the'doctrine o£ .never-dying■ freodom. When, England sits alone, the result of niisgovonunont, it ii'ill bpiher day of reckon-- ; ing 'for her treatment of • the children of Ireland."

Dean Phelan, of Melbourne, at once threw doubt on' the accuracy of the 'cabled report; Speaking a few days afterwards, Cardinal ■Moran: said ' that , twenty-three years ago he ventured the: opinion that no one but a, fool could bo disloyal in Australia. He was conscious -at the present time that the statement held good to-daj'. He. would even go further, and say that if we bad' some fools in Australia, even they iu-their'dreams would'not be guilty of;disloyalty. The reason was that we had the most perfect, freedom' citizens could a6pire to. - .If Australia Were dissociated from tho Em.piro to-morrow, wo should 1 be having, said tho speaker, perhaps not a. friendly' visit from the American Fleet, but one from some other fleet which . would spread- ruin. and ■ desolation through the land. .Concluding, Cardinal Moran said that he was sure overy 'Hibernian present would, with the other loyal .citizens, do all they could to strengthen the position of Australia. ■' • '- ,