, 1873-01-06
Switzerland and tho Vatican.

From tho Et,o York Times, Dec. 50.
The very brief telegraph, received yesterday,
simply announcing tho breaking of of diplo-
naaio relations botwcon Switzerland and tho
Vatican, though not unexpected, Ia 80 suddau
that somo explanation Rs to tho present rclig-
ious quarrel with tho Papal Charge d'Affairea
may BIO Of interest.
Switzerland, in 1886, had for tho frat timo q
permanent representative from tho Popo ostab-
llRhed In her midst, who exercised O certain
power. From that period religious feeling be-
cano moro and moro erbittorod, frequently
threatening to disturb the integrity Of tito
Swiss Confodoracy, aud otton dividing tho coun~
try into two camps, ono Catholic and tho other
Protestant In tho midst OF inceasant quar-
relH, moro than once Switzerland would havo
succumbod It it had not boon for sentiment OF
national unity, which ropellod tho iucessant
encroachmonts of the papal Nupclo. AS early
~ 1913 tho intrigueB OF tho Nuncio Carracloii
almost caused him to be driven from Swit2er-
land, and finally, in 1917, tile Sundorbun.l trou-
bles eudod by tho Withdrawal OF 3Iaciotti, tho
representative Of st. Potors. Tho errors rnado
by maclotti wero OF 80 grave character, that it
brought down on him tho cenH,lre Of Plus X,
Ghen tho Pope had not thought of his tlogn,u Of
tho infallbility), and measures proposed by tho
Swiss nuthoritios for the uttor abolshnent Of
any Papa post in their midst was seriously
18a8 haying intoryonod, no positive measures
were adopted, but from that time until now,
instead : Of q Nuncio, tho Popo had Ills
intorosts cared for in Switzerland by d Charge
d'Affalrea. It soon, however, bUcamo evident
that though in na1no bnt T. simple Charge d'Af-
fairos, his functions woro precisely OF tic same
character as those of formor Nuncioa, and that
hlB attention WAS aa much engroaBod by matters
ecclesiastical as temporal. It thon bocauo an
important question with tho s,yiHs Government
to try aud comprohend wlat might exactly DO
his poworB: Bnce tho King Of Italy lad ab-
Rorbed tho papal dominions, it struck tho SwiBa
that lo lad roally no diplomatic functions, since
he represented State which really had no OK
iatcnco, and as to relgioua intorn'eddling, that
was precisely tho point which had already
brought their country moro than once to tho
verge Of civil war. Perhaps the matter would
have romainoa il. s!ahs quo, 1t 1t had not boon
for what has been represented BY the swiss
se moSemsnts, sa yisbo in fSo canons tes oi oenoTs
and solouro, aud Had to hayo been instigataa by
tho papal Charge dAtrairos. Our own CORE
spondent, in late lottor, gayo aucclnct account
Of these troubles, and presa9oa rupture be-
twoon tho Swiss doyornnsent and the papal
Charge.
Tho question nnrrows itaelf down to this:
Can tho 6wiBs Confetloracy desire to have iu ita
midst Charge dAifaires, u clurol,.nan Who,
having no yoHtel rights III awisa eccloBiaatical
matters, attempts to diroot it's own Bishops
and prieHts, but who, at the Barno time, tloy aro
anxious to provo docs not oven belong to tho
diplomatic corps, since ho IL In tho singulsrH
falae position OF representing a foroign power
Which at present has no possible existence, Pub
lie sentiment In Switzerland lpay be- pest rnlor-
stood bytho action q tho following CARTONS, ]
called toyote laas H3o1th en Soma loading rollg
Boleaya {aM cathoito), berno Cmi.ed, Catholics
strongly ~ majority, Argoyio Catholics IN
nA1Q-ity), Thurgau (religion about r.,1,,ally
diyldod), and Dalo (ProtoHtanD. ThsIz deeiviui.
Oh tho following queAtlona wero unr. .n!mouy.
"Tlat tho decree OF tho Vaticc.,, of tho 18th O
July, 1870. At to the infalii,l;ty oi tho Pope,
Bharld not be recognized,
'"That. tho bishor naa no power to consuro
other pstesta hsoe,,se they protest aguiust tho
dogma OF iSfalubility,'
"Tl.at within fourteen days tho 1'ishop is Or
dared tq Withdraw any exetnpmurications pro-
!, nophdol against certain prlests.''
Tho publication OF qortain lattorA addressed by
Bishop to parish prieat namcd usclwind.
han a!bo aroused a popular storm, because tho
bishop, It was SUPPOSED Ind tpkeu his quo from
tho Chtrgaa d'AhaireB, Tho trouble was in ro'
gard to dispeneutiond. 1t Beona ulet. accord
ling foithc wealth Of tho pprtioH Certain relix:
ious, tpriiyioges and inlln,lnitlos could. still
ho bought 1t difroront priees in Rome.
That they coat from l401 to GO francs. but
! tlat tue price dopanQed upou tho celebrity