The Hawaiian gazette., 1872-09-11

engaged 10 preparing and proposing for the ac-
cer,auce or th- Legislature certain measures
which DO not quite accord with modern Liberal
standards These measures have been passed,
and 5t is u5u officially iniimated that they are
The lau % ihe Empire. and will be enforced. The
Jes1lts are to be prohibited from the exercise Of
-hei- functions within the limits Of the German
Empire they are 10 longer al liberty 10 estab-
I-h u- 90 maintain houses Of their Order, and
rhey may 5e bodily expelled from she territory,
sa5all sach d course seem necessary to the
general Government Above all, they may no
lufcruLaks part in the service OF churches or IN
the management OF schools Ia short, the Gov
e-umeui. under the direction Of Prince Bismarck,
win tire fuI assent OF the German Emperor,
and amid The applause Of both the educated
clas=ss and ibe multitude. has proceeded against
The notorious community Of Loyoa IN the same
suirl as has dictated the policy Of European
Governments for more than hundred years.
1t is evident the German Government will have
% bear with some very sharp and plausible crti-
cism. There are Liberals Of the advanced type
who WiLi say that if the principles and action Of
the Jesutts constitute what IS called an anach-
ruuisn. the suppression or expulsion of the
Society tv the Government is not less an anti
guatel policy. To govern the world by an army
0f ec1lssils,iCs. moved by single mind in Rome
or elsewhere, may be an impoient conception in
tle-e days. when each man may teach by the
platform or lee Press, while each hearer insists
on Judging f1- himself and is repelled rather than
a;rracted by anything that comes to HIM in the
caise of authority. But it is not, it will be ar
r1e5. Jess an imitation OF all that was narrow
minded and futile 10 the craftsmanship Of the
uast 10 seek 30 exiiVaie zeal, however perverted
by tie mechanical process Of shutting up schools
and dwelling house. 1t may seem that Bismarck
Is 0uly doing 10 the nineteenth century what
Cl0izeul and Pllmbal attempted in the eight
esuth, and that The event can hardly be more
fortunate. Where is the Power that has not
F,ersscutsd the Jesuits2 The most devout, or,
a. Pr0iestsu,s would say, the most priest-ridden,
Governments have made common cause, and Ger
many has 0nly followed a long interval France,
and Spain. and Portugal, aud Naples. Ask any
jesuit, and be wall tell you that this new pro-
Ec-iptiou vii be equally poweriess 10 destroy the
raj strength OF Jesuiiism, and that, recognized
or uu-ecar arnize5, housed or homeless preaching
10 The church or whispering in the chamber, the
Society OF Jesus wII always be a power in
Eursps.
On tbs subject controversy Is useless. We
fully admit that where q community is supported
ly a strong and enduring principle OF human
uature, and It's doctrines give scope both to
religious aBd worldly passions in their highest
development, It Is not likely to be destoyed by
the DEGREES 0f Parliaments or the zeal Of police
of5sers- We do not suppose that Prince Bis
msruk or his Liberal followers believe they will
iufic3 a mortal wound on Jesuitism. They know
vsl enough that 1t has lis basis in some Of the
most energetic qualities Of the human mind-in
religious zeal, 10 ambition in that very strong
instinct which may be called the love OF conspira-
Ct, and winch, 10 other circumstances and by
action On other minds. produced the associations
Etieh thirty years ago disturbed the peace Of all
Continental Governments. There may be Jesults .
iu Germany hereafter az heretofore; still more
certainly there VII be Jesuitism; but not the [
less Wi the legislation Of the German Parlia- /
zneut produce a remarkable effect on German So
cietv, on Roman CoihoIc States. and as a neces-
sary consequence, on the Papal Court itself The .
u0rid uiI recognize that Germany has come .
anew 10 tie task Of controlling religion. In .
former generations we find the nation, in all its
branches, especially tolerant Of religious differ
ences. and content more than any other to let .
The question Of religious creed sleep even in the
nearest relations Of life. The Professionalism of
Germany has been the least hard and denunca-
tory Of The protesting creeds; the Catholicism
fas has leaven Of philosophy, and even its most
simple and sincere adhereDts have differed essen
siaIIy from The slolid devo,ees OF Italy or Spain
Germany is The last country IN which quarrel
SO enduring. auimosities so irreconcilable, and a
Government 50 hIgh-handed might be expected
% sVpsar. Yet the phenomenon Is presented to
Us. and the great majority Of the nation looks
upon Ebst has been done not only without sur
PRISE or reT-eheuslon. but with evident relief and
real hope Tor the future. What is the cause Of
tins political condition. 60 different from any that
appears elseWhcres In this country there is
plenty Of anti -Romish feeling, and the name of
jesuit has been by-word from the first DAYS Of
the Order Yet the notion OF legislating against
Jesuils would never enter the mind Of any clear
headed politician. The same may be said Of the
United States and other free countries IN the
world. Why goes Germany different way?
Solely, we believe, because the nation feels that
is power It's unity, its very safety depend on
the limitation Of ecclesiastical authority, both in
reality and appearance. The Jesuits are pro-
scrbed, not as theologians, but because they
have made themselves the most jealous and &C
rive instruments Of g Power which hates German
unity and Eishes 10 destroy It.
The object Of the German Empire is thus
wholly political, and is not unlike that OF the
cary Protestant States which in their own de-
fsuse prescribed Romish priests and institutions.
That which exists in Germany exists in no other
couatry Of Europe, with the exception Of Italy.
and m Italy il is strange to say far weaker than
IN Germany. Both countries have lately estab-
liEhed Their unity; both have, by so doing, given
oSense 10 The most powerful and the best organ
izsd body within their limits. Italy has, ap-
HarsutlY, the more potent enemy to struggle
with since the Pope himself has suffered at her
hands, ard prides himself on never having for
CIren her Bat Italy Il secura in tro oraat sd 1