CARDINAL LOGUE'S VISION.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13597, 18 May 1908, Page 5

CARDINAL LOGUE'S VISION.

MR DEAKIN'S DENIAL.

Prc-ss Associatinn-TSy Teleeraph-f.opymht MELBOURNE, May 16 In the House of Representatives, Mr Deakin. in referring to Cardinal Logueg statement, said the assertion that. Australia was practically independent, iras onlytrue so far as they enjoyed the amplestpoweis of self-government which had drawn the Mother Country and the Commonwealth together, instead of thrusting Ihein asunder. He undertook to :<ee that a denial of Cardinal Logue's statement was cabled to London.

DEAN PHELAN'S ADDRESS

CONTRASTS IN CHARACTER

Received 4.14 p.m.. May 17th. MELBOURNE, May 17. Dean Phelan. addressing the Catholic Young Men's Society, said that, the cable message regarding Cardinal Logue was; a gross imputation against a ptiuce of the church and a prominent- Irishman. Taking the character of Cardinal Logue and the character of the American Press, the people of Australia, would be slow to believe what, they had read. The loyalty of Australia to the Motherland was beyond enjoying such a- measure as homo rule, that if Australia were not loyal to the Empiie they would be a suicidal race.

Tlio Xew York message way as follows: —Cardinal J.ogue, interviewed at Xew York, Si-iid !)■.' saw siui)s of Britain s dissolution as Ihe colonics were restive. Australia to-day was practically independent. and the trend of every movement was moiv and moiv :> i tlie direction of absolute rebellion. Xew Zealand was indifferent and Canada war' legislating in a manner showing a desire to conduct her business in her own way. The fires of rebellion were lighted in India, and men and women were being hanged for daring to advocate • the. doctrine of never-dying freedom. When England sit:- alone asthi* ri-ull. of misgoverning, it. will be a dav of reckoning for the children of [reland.