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From the B r ie ) c ) H is H o lin ess P iu s IX . to The Tablet, June 4. i&yo.

V ol. 107. No. 3,447. L ondon, J u n e 2, 1906.

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R egis i Ered a t the General P ost O ffice a s a N ewspaper

C hronicle of the Week :

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Imperial Parliament :The Government and the Question of Armaments— The Education B i l l: Mr. C h am b e r la in ’s Amendment— Clause 1 Closured and Carried— Con v en t L aundries — T e a , Tobacco, and Coal— Rising for Whitsuntide—The Russian Duma: In Conflict with the Ministry— “ You Must Vote”— How to Buy Books of Stamps — President Roosevelt’s New Crusade—Wreck of a Battleship— Death of Mr. Michael Davitt—The Reichstag and the Colonial Department— The Marriage of the King of Spain and Princess Ena of Battenberg S37

CONT Leaders : Page

The Queen of Spain .. .. 841 How the Bill Stands .. .. 842 The French Elections : A French

View ^ ^ . . . . . 843 The Belgian Elections .. .. S44 University N o t e s ............................ 845 N o t e s ....................................................... 846 R eviews :

The Key to the,World’s Progress 846 Les Martyrs.. .. .. .. 847 Ancient Devotions for Holy Com­

munion .. .. .. .. 843 French Foreign Politics .. .. 848 Western Culture in Eastern Lands 848 In Tuscany.......................................848 “ The English Historical Review” 848 Illustrated Editions of Well-known

Books .......................................849 Literary Notes..................................... 849

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Books of the Week . . . . .. 850 Church Candles .. .. .. 850 Conference of Catholic Colleges .. 850 C orrespondence :

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Rome :—(From Our Own Corre­

spondent) .....................................853 News from Ireland.........................854 News from France .. ... . . 855 L etters to the E ditor :

The Education Bill .. .. 855 Cardinal Newman and Father

Angus : A Comparison .. .. 856 “ Romans” .. .. .. .. 856 The Law of the Church .. .. 857 The London County Council and

Catholic Teachers .. .. 858 The Consecration of French

Bishops by the Pope .. .. 858 A Serving of Tables .. .. 858

L etters to the E ditor (Con- Page tinued) : Children’s Prayer .. .. .. 859 The Ontological Argument .. 859 Loyalty and Logic .. .. .. 859 1 he New Museum at Cambridge 859 Et Castera . . . . . . .. 859 The Spanish Royal Wedding .. 860 N ews from th e D ioceses :

Westminster.......................................862 Southwark .. . . .. .. 863 Nottingham .. .. .. .. 863 O bituary ....................................... 864

_SUPPLEMENT. Educational Notes........................... 869 Catholic Action .. .. . . 870 The Education B i l l ........................... 873 Questions in Parliament .. .. 875 Our Colleges and Schools.. .. 875 A Denominations’ Disabilities Bill 875

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CHRONICLE OF THE WEEK.

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“ How the B ill stands ” (p. 842). Lord Llandaff asks for further and fuller information on several points connected with the B ill (p. 855). Is there to be a Demonstration in Hyde Park? (p. 846). Meetings on Clapham Common (p. 872), in Leeds (p. 870), and at East Ham (p. 872).

“ The Queen o f Spain ”— how she heard Mass on the morning of her leaving England (p. 859).

The Belgian Elections— the Catholic Government still firmly in the saddle (p. 844).

The advantage o f being “ burgled ” by a Catholic burglar (p. 860).

Letters from Oxford and from Cambridge (p. 845). The first meeting o f the French Bishops for a hundred years (p. 855).

A F T E R the adjournment last week o f the discussion in Committee o f Mn Chamber-

armaments. lam's amendment to Mr. Maddison s proposal for the secular solution,

the attendance dropped considerably. The main question in which interest was shown in the sittings was one in connection with peace and disarmament. In answer to Mr. J. Redmond, who was curious as to the alleged agreement between England and Russia, Sir Edward Grey stated that no such agreement had been arrived at. But there certainly had been an increasing desire on the part o f England and Russia to deal in a friendly way with questions which might arise between them. This had on more than one occasion led to the two Governments finding themselves in co-operation. Such a tendency they would

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be very glad to encourage, and, if it continued, it should naturally result in a progressive settlement o f questions in which each country was interested. On the following day in the House of Lords the question o f disarmament was raised by Lord Avebury, who asked if the Government had any papers to lay on the table as to the adjustment o f armaments to happier and more peaceful conditions. He pointed out we had during the last ten years increased our national expenditure by seventy millions, and our local expenditure by the same amount, the increase on armaments being represented by thirty millions. Europe at present was a great military camp, always under arms. We had no peace, only an arm istice; eternal war, with unlimited expenditure, only happily without bloodshed. But the result wTas that, instead o f accumulating capital for our children, we were piling up debt. Instead of bequeathing them an income, we were leaving them overwhelming responsibilities. The present position o f Europe was a disgrace to us, not only as men o f common sense, but as professing Christians. Could we not do something for a diminution o f these armaments? In reply, Lord Fitzmaurice admitted the evil, and that the Government was doing what it could to reduce the cost so far as the administration o f our naval and military forces was concerned. Owing to impracticable plans the cause o f disarmament had fallen into disrepute. It was a difficult question, for there was the difficulty o f finding a unit of disarmament and the tribunal to decide the questions connected with it. We, as a Power, were not scheming any act o f aggression, and the Prime Minister and the Secretary o f State for Foreign Affairs had both expressed the hope that a better state o f things might be brought about. Lord Lansdowne quite agreed as to the difficulty o f the question. Part o f the increased expenditure was doubtless due to the too light adoption of the undigested advice o f experts. But we must not too lightly assume that the time had come when we could change the foundation o f our naval and military policy. That policy had been generally one o f defence. It would be a blessing if a general scheme o f disarmament could be brought about. H e himself had had a good deal to do with treaties o f arbitration and international arrangements. Our alliance with Japan was also a pledge o f peace. I f there was a disposition among the Powers to diminish armaments, it was not unreasonable to expect that they would set us the example. Our Navy was so essential to us that we could not afford to play tricks with it. The Marquis of Ripon said he thought that a distinction should

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