Last week, in writing about Ireland and quoting passages from
the Roman Catholic Bishop of Killaloe's speech, we-expressed our curiosity as to the nature of the Censorship in Ireland. We have learned since from the Times of Monday, and also from a corre- spondent's letter which we print elsewhere, that the Bishop's letter was prohibited by the Press Bureau in Dublin, and that, in spite of this prohibition, it was published by the Freeman's Journal. The Press Bureau reported the matter to the Irish Government, which controls the Censorship, but so far as we have beard no measures have been taken by. the Executive to vindicate the authority of the Censorship. The Nationalist newspapers, in spite of this further omission by the Government to govern, are trying to earn credit for themselves among the malcontents by joining in the abuse of the Government as an engine of tyranny.
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