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PIC memo AND MS SUCCESSOR.
From the s. r. Bulletin. July asd.l

From the s. +. Bullstin. July 23d.l
Two Of the most important person.
ages at the present time In Europe
the Emperor William Of Germany
and Pope Plus IX-are far advanced
In years. and cannot be expected to
live much longer. The former has en-
tered on his seventy-sixth year, and the
latter his eighty-flrst. The one Is
generally accepted as the head Of
Protestant Continental Europe, and
| the Other by virtue Of Ills position, Is
everywhere recognized as the fountain
head Of the Roman Catholic Church.
Strange as It may seem, the Govern
ment Of the Protestant Is now engaging
In the attempt to influence and control
the election Of the successor Of the
| Catholic. That Bismarck Is determined
to pursue this course Is now apparent.
The language Of the official organs Is
clear and explicit on the point.
Newer writes the editor Of the
| Berlin Spener-Gdzeue, "shall another
tool of the Jesuits sit In the chair Of st.
Peter" Following up these declara-
tions Of policy, the Government at Ber-
lin has invited Austria, Italy, Spain
aud France to send delegates to Rome,
who, conjointly with Germany. shall
prevent the Conclave Of Cardinals from
electlng As Pho Sono's successor, q
Pope other than n who will abstain
from all Interference In political
affairs, and contlne himself solely to
his ecclesiastical duties. Spain, Aus
tria aud Italy have already signitled
! their assent to the proposition, aud,
although France still hesltstes to join
the compact. It Is not probable that she
will again appear as the champion Of
Papal rights, at any rate not for sorne
years to come
The policy Of Germany since the
close Of the war has been that Of neu-
tralized Vatican influence, and Of
counteracting IN every possible way
the U~ltramontanes In their effort to
again dlsmember the Empire. The
encouragement given to the old Catho-
lie party, the Anti-C Catholic School
bill, and the recent expulsion Of the
Jesuits from Germany, are all parts Of
a continuous whole In opposition to
Vatican Influence. The official German
press assert that Bismarck had been
compelled to take the step for securing
All acceptable successor to Pope Plus.
because the Chancellor has received
Information Of unquestionable author
lily, that two years since Pho Mono
Issued a bull comforting OIL the Car
dinals who reside at the Vatican the
right TO elect his successor At any time ;
and that they have already acted OIL
this bull, by meeting and electlng Car
dlnal Patrlzl to the vacancy whenever
1t occurs. This Cardinal Ia declared to
be a most bitter enemy to the German
Empire, a willing and subservlent tool
Of the Jesuits. and a Cardinal who has,
more than any other, opposed the unlh-
oitlon OF Italy.
In former times the Emperors OF
Germany claimed and exercised the
right of Interfering In the selection of
the Pope, but the Vatican organs state
that the Emperor William can In no
sense be said to represent the old Ger
man Emperors. The Vatican has also
promulgated its declaration, that no
notice will be taken Of the attempts OF
the Catholic powers, much less will
Germany 1.-The prosecutor Of the
church" be allowed any voice In nonl-
mating the future occupant OF 81.
Peters Chair. The Catholic powers
OF Europe have, under the present sys-
TEN, certain rights with regard to the
election. The Kings Of France and
Spain and the Emperor Of Austria
have the right Of exclusion, as It !,
called, under this concession In 1923,
Austria excluded Cardinal Seyeroli, In
1881 Spain excluded Cardinal Giusti-
ani. IN the ordinary course Of events,
Plus TX. cannot much longer oc-
cupy the Pontifcate, and the contest
as above foreshadowed will probably
occur. but the Emperor William or
Bismarck. or both may yet be taken
away before old Pho Mono, and the
question then arises, whether their
successors will have the stamina to
conclude the work laid out for them.