Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-06-29
ROMAN CATHOLIC VIEW OF THE WAR

hO"hN eAIHOLP VIEW OF THE WAR
The New York Metropolitan Record of last
week contains an article on Italian War, pre-
senting the Roman Catholic view of the contest
The Record is the recognized organ of Arch.
bishop Hughes, and the article, if not from his
pen, is no doubt published with his sanction
Alter reviewing the antecedents of Napoleon,
Victor Emmanuel, and Garibaldi, the article
concludes as follows
Is the alliei league sincere! Read the ante
cedents OF the three men, and say if IL can be
so. Victor Emmanuel wanted "Italian unity''
in lS4S, and Napoleon aided in opposing il.
Garibsldi wanted extreme revolution and the
place of Roman Tribune in lS48, and Napo-
leon drove him from his country Napoleon
was given the position of n Republican Presi-
dent in 1913, and he himself threw il away for
abs olute rule, and now seeks to wipe the
blood from off bis hands during general con-
vulsion in Europe, on the great coats of Carl
and then be ready for the repeal of the treaty
Of Vienna, the vassalage of the Pope, and ex-
tended conquest on the Rhine.
Can he effect his purposes! w Q regret to have
II to say that even now he has succeeded in
making virtual prisoner Of the Holy father.
but can assert that he will never have him for
subject. Since the commencement of the
war the Pope explicitly proclaimed his neutrali-
ty by diplomatic circular. The King o. Sardinia
would not accept this, and Immediately after
his rejection oft, although seemingly approved
by Napoleon, Gen. GoyOn, commander of the
French troops in Rome turned the monks of
the Convent of MOntOrio out, and placed ar
tillery on the building, thus entirely command
ing the city, and sffording the most certain
evidence that the attempts to disturb the tenure
OF church property all over EurOpe-initiated
by Victor Emmanuel and Cayour in 1853, 81
when they legislated nuns. and priests, and
monks from their retreats-fnd sanction and
encouragement from Napoleon III, who imag-
ines, perhaps, that he is thus more faithfully
rehearsing his uncle's old programme in some
of its divisions.
If the bad success of the efforts of the En-
peror Napoleon to drag Austria into the Rus
sian war were to be taken as augury of his
triumph In the present contest, we would pro-
p1ecy his signal failure. His grand aim and
policy then was to involve her, and thus by en-
gaging her troops in Russia, either for or
against the Car, disOrganize her powerful
army, plunge her in debt, break up the unity
OF the German Confederation, and thus-for of
course he would, if sincere, still endeayor to
',hberate" taly-render the present work of
the allies very easy, for Gsribaldi and Victor
Emmanuel would raise the same cry at any
moment. Europe does not forget the stead v
diplomacy Of Austria at that period. nor can
Germany forget how she maintained that grand
Gordon Of Free States intact, rs barrier against
in great measure the policy of Napoleon and
direct him in his endeayOr to dissolve, if he can
the German Confederation, wipe out the treaty
of Vienna, reward the King of Sardinia with
gift of moro territory and additional church
property.
Having done all this, and heard perhaps Of
the death Of Gsribaldi and hundreds of his fol-
lowers, he may feel more secure in Paris
The treaty Of Paris was signed by England,
Austria, Plu'sia, Russia and France, in Paris
on the 10th of November, 1915, and the same
day was completed the treaty of alliance be-
tween the four first-named Powers, the second
article of which renews the engagements for
the maintenance of the tranquility and peace
Of Europe, and particularly those which, com
mencing with the treaty of April II, 1914. have
forever excluded Napoleon and his family from
the possession Of the supreme power in France;
and the four Powers engage to support the ex-
clusiOn. if necessary, with all their forces This
is the thorn which rankles so keenly in the
side of Napoleon at present. Our readers know
his aims; we have sketched the character and
objects of his Allies, and entertain the opinion
that, considering the attitude taken by Prussia
and all Germany, the power, high spirit and
Catholic feeling of Austria the frmness Of the
Holy Father, and the hatred which prevails
in allcyilized nations Of the selfish aggrandize-
ment Of despOts, untrue to all former pledges
both himself, Garibaldi, Victor Emmanuel and
Cavour will be disappointed in their hopes and
policy