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Notes of the Week.
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Notes of the Week. At Work,- The New House of Commons has finished debating the Address in reply to the Speech from the Throne, and the policy of the Government has been more clearly and explicitly defined. On two amendments, one dealing with the administration of Ireland and the other with Chinese Labour, the Opposition went into the division lobby, but with sore success. On neither occasion did the remnant of the great Unionist Party number a hundred, whilst the Ministerialists were each time well over four hundred. The two outstanding speeches from the Government Bench were those of Mr. Bryce, on Ireland, and of Mr. Asquith on the Chinese question. The first seems to have won the thorough sympathy of the Irish representatives, and the second gave complete satisfaction to the large number of Radical and Labour members who were in some doubt as to whether the Government meant to remove the dark stain from out administration in South Africa. Chinese labour may not be slavery in the technical sense, but it is undoubtedly labour under conditions that would not be tolerated for an hour in any part of the United Kingdom. Then why should it be tolerated in our Colonies. Mr. Asquith made it quite clear that the self government to be granted to the Transvaal will be such as to make it impossible for that Colony to per- petuate the existing state of things. Even if it decides that coolies are to remain, they can only remain under such conditions as white men would agree to accept. This is very satisfactory, and we doubt if any great opposition to the new policy will manifest itself. Taking a survey of things in the House fgenerally, it is becoming very clear that it is an assembly that means business. There was great anxiety to find how the Labour men would acquit themselves. They have already won golden opinions, not only because of their undoubted ability, but also on account of their level-headedness. As one member who has sat in four Parliaments put it, there is some pleasure in being a Mem- ber of the House of Commons in these days; the earnest tone of it is invigorating. The City Election.- The Right Honourable Arthur Balfour has been elected to represent the City of London in Parliament by a larger majority than was given to Sir Edward Clarke at the General Election. He did not receive quite so many votes, but the poll of his opponent was over a thousand less than that of Mr. Schuster five weeks ago. Either a number of Conservatives must have voted Liberal then, or else a number of Liberals must have abstained from voting this week for some reason or other. The Conservatives, and especially the Tariff Reformers, are naturally much grati- fied by this result. It proves that the City stands alone so far as British political opinion is concerned. The mere fact that the two Liberals were allowed a walk over in two other bye- elections this week, clearly proves that the huge
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Cyfeirier job Gohebiaeth a fwriedir ?n colofnciu "The Editor" pob Hysbysiad,, "The Adver- tising Manager"; a phob Archeb, The Manager," a'r oll i'r Swyddfa, 45, 46, 47, St. Martin's Lane, W. C. Bydd yn hyfrydwch gan y Golygvdd dderbyn gohebiaethau ac erthyglau i'w hystyried, ond nis gellir ymrwymo i ddychwelyd vsgrifau gwrthod- edig. The Editor invites correspondence. All letters must be signed with the full name of the writer. and the address must also be given, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith.
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Nodiadau Golygyddol. DEWI SANT. Dydd Iau diweddaf ydoedd ein dydd Gwyl Cenedlaethol, ac ni chafodd erioed ei ddathlu yn fwy cyffredinol nag y gwnaed eleni. Ym mhob tref a phentref o bwys yng Nghymru, ac ym mhob tref oddiallan i Gymru lie y preswylia nifer 0 feibion Gwalia, cadwyd rhyw fath o gyfarfod, nid i son am Dewi yn gymaint ag i son am Gymru a Chymraeg-i glodfori y wlad, a'r iaith a'r genedl, ac i ganu yr hen alawon sydd yn cario yn eu nodau adswn nentydd ac awelon y bryniau. Digon gwir mai mewn Saesneg y gwisgir y clodforedd gan amlaf. Yr esgus a gynygir am hynny ydyw fod y siaradwyr wedi cael cam yn nyddiau mebyd drwy i rywrai oedd yn gyfrifol drefnu cwrs o addysg amhriodol iddynt. Ac y mae'n sicr y buasai y ffordd a gymerir i gadw ei Wylmabsant yn synnu yr hen Sant tuhwnt i fesur pe cawsai olwg ar y rhan fwyaf o'r cynulliadau. Nid seigiau fel geir ar y byrddau yng Nghinio Gwyl Dewi" oedd y seigiau cynefin i'r hen Nawdd-Sant ei hun. Fel y canodd Watcyn Wyn yn ei ffordd ddoniol- Yr oedd Dewi Sant yn byw Ar y bendithion goreu'u rhyw— Sefbara, menyn, caws, a llaeth, A chawl sir Benfro mawr ei faeth." Ond pa un bynnag ai i fwyta arlwy Ffrainc ai ynte i yfed cawl sir Benfro" y treulir y diwrnod, cenedl y Cymry bia y dydd cyntaf o Fawrth. A oes rhywun fedr ddweyd yn sicr sut y daeth Dewi mwy na rhywun arall o bobl byd pell y chweched ganrif yn Sant Cymru ? Yr oedd torf anferth o seintiau yn y wlad y dyddiau hynny, a dywedir fod llwch miloedd o honynt yn gorwedd yn Ynys Elli. Cedwir eu henwau yn fyw yn enwau ein plwyfydd a'n llannau, ond lleol yn unig yw eu coffadwriaeth, ac y mae dydd eu gwylmabsant mewn ebargofiant ers talm. Dewi yn unig sydd wedi etifeddu anfarwoldeb. Ei enw ef yn unig a addurnir a llawryf poblog- rwydd cenedlaethol. Sut y meddianodd yr anrhydedd ? Dywedodd Mr. Willis Bund, gwr a ystyrir yn awdurdod uchel ar hanes hen seintiau, wrth annerch Cymmrodorion Caerdydd yr wythnos ddiweddaf, nad oedd yn Frython, ond mai Goidel neu Wyddyl ydoedd. Y rheswm a rydd Mr. Bund paham y codwyd Dewi i'r safle y mae ynddi ydyw mai efe yw yr unig un o'r hen seintiau Prydeinig a ganoneiddiwyd gan Eglwys Rhufain-efe yw yr unig sant a feddwn yn yr ystyr eglwysig i'r gair. Cafodd Dewi ei osod yn y rhestr sanctaidd gan y Pab Calixtus II. yn y flwyddyn 1120, pan y galwyd arno i bender- fynu y cweryl rhwng awdurdodau Ty Ddewi a Llan Daf. Ond rhaid, debygwn ni, fod rhyw reswm dros ei ganoneiddio ragor ei frodyr. Yr oedd traddodiad yn rhoddi y flaenoriaeth iddo ar gyfrif ei sel grefyddol a'i ymdrech i efengyl- eiddo ei gydgenedl. Tebyg fod Dewi yn bennaeth gwladol hefyd, a bod y llwyth y teyrnasai arno yn un o'r rhai cryfaf a phwysicaf yng Nghymru cyn i'r Brythoniaid ddyfod i awdurdod. Ond y ffaith sydd werth ei chofio ywhon, fod dydd gwyl cenedlaethol Cymru yn gysylltiedig a chymeriad crefyddol. Mae dydd gwyl y j Werddon hefyd yr un fath, ac y mae anfarwoldeb cenedlaethol Dewi a Phadrig yn un o'r tystiol- aethau didroi'n ol fod y Cymry a'r Gwyddelod yn perthyn yn agos i'w gilydd. Crefydd yn fwy na dim arall sydd wedi gwneyd y Cymry yn genedl. Nid y gwreiddyn, nid yr iaith, nid y mynyddoedd ymysg y rhai y trigant, ond y dueddfryd honno at y cyfrin a'r ysbrydol a'u gwnaeth mor hawdd eu crefyddoli, ac sydd hefyd hyd yma wedi eu galluogi i wrthsefyll holl hudoliaethau atheistiaeth a materoliaeth. Ni lwyddodd dim arall i ladd uchelgais ac eiddigedd a gelyniaeth yr amrywiol lwythau Celtaidd a'r bobl gymysg yn eu plith. Nid yw enw Owain Glyn Dwr, na Llewelyn, na Rhys, nac Arthur, yn meddu y ddegfed ran o'r swyn a'r grym i gyfuno sydd yn enw Dewi Sant. Ac onid yw hyn yn mynd ymhell i brofi y paid Cymru a bod yn genedl i bob pwrpas pan y cyll ei chrefydd.