, 1875-08-29

POLICY or THE uLTnANoAfASES%
The Berlin correspondent Of the London
Times has the following relative to the church
troubles IN Prussia:
When tho Bararian Bishops usheTed in the General
Elections In the Kingdom BY the issue Of
pastoraH, some Ioerl papers were enabled 10 rstet
their action to IN alleged order OF the Pope Ihls
Vatican with tie domestic affairs Of country, Was
Ut once contrad1cted by an organ OF the Cur13 1t
Rome4 Tha conradicton, in it's turn, has since been
the Old C4tho.ic leaders asserting tn many words
that the PApal Nuncio It Munich was directed
ing The clerical advice b. vouchsafsd th5 ity in
regard to the elections Although dwels upon by tho
senli-onci&l -Uetsche AMx'n<sa< Zestuno this
1efutton u ignored by the spokesmen Of the Uttl-
ruont2nes,a clrcu1nstAnce regarded Aa da1nniug By
the Liberala who bosst Of having mora detected
the Pope in sowing disaiIcction IN Germany What-
delicate point may be, the conduct Of the Bavaran
Government in this particular enaergency has given a.
little satisfaction heru tha: Of t-o Pope. Hhether
ordered to do not the fact is the Bish-
ops did inteffere, and tlat in manner often de-
nounssd BY The d.,ova,
perhaps. worse sentiments towards tho
constituted authorities OF the land Tha o.
fense being accounted 70. heinous, and tho
proof Of it 40 complete, 1t was expected At Berlin
that the Bavzzan Government would think thenlsslyes
entitled to hold tue Bishops responshle and ultimate
ly withdraw their ktiponlB. But Tho Munich Ilnis-
ts1s more disappointed the sanguine expectation;
their Berlin friends Though theJ at hzss displayed
had it teen successful, would have caused the cA4nct
t. retire, fsw days consideration suttced to make
| them akandon the design. Tuey have now evidently
determined TO per1evete the ten3or1zing policy 30
long pursued 6y them In accor1nce win their old
programme, they will do their utmost to keep ths
| u.trAmontanes out Of oE6os as long ~ thoy can;
| but Wills themselves in office they will 10 con-
tent to defend their position against eccestastlc
attacks without aiming 1t the capture @ .na
opposite motives counsel this middle coufHe. Regard
the feelings Of the lower classes induces them o
| tner Sovereign who will not bzeak with his Bishops
long his Bishops profess to distinguish between
him mud his pruasiAn aiy, is another motive com
them the assoc1ates the North German Confedercy
in 1876 an 1nembera Of tue German Empire in 13'0,
cannot convince them to-day that there Is "A o.
| Berlin Government u tney with TO hold their OWL
As parties in France seem to b iudulgng hope
| Of winning Bavaria dAJ, 1t il hardly
superhuous to dwell upon the circumstances
| which render such = turn Of the Wheel e.
] sheraton taat German PATRIOTISM wen counsel Il
dangerous juncture-a patriotism quite - potent q
Munich I. 1t Berlin in these modern tnes,-1 only
refer TO what aelfahnes1 would suggest even Il dlan.
terested selhshness had ceased to eIst- Fresh 1ro
Ftun> onan bat.le-eIds, the Blvazian Cabinet con
eludsd permanent alliance with Prussia IN 1915 inc
momept they heard of Naroleon's offer to sanction al
Prunsa's conQuess provided he were accorded slee
| Of B4vArian soil In 1910. motives Of different
sponaiue result whereas, in lhs present well ~ in
the Immediate future Prussia it obvious, ~liateTe1
happen snnot fal 50 Low IS 70 @ my y
the cost of such allies ~ might prove snreaaole.
Coupled with attachment to Faherland, strong u
the educated classee tho Amy, and large poruon q
| tha bureaucracy this renders the contamination OF
the French hopes concerning Bavara thing not 70 Pc
thought Of long caution not atogether thrown
10 he winds at Munich. It morally certain, tnete-
fore that the majority Of the Ultramonlanea have
obtained the last election will have no power to torce
Munich doyernmsnt to adGpt eisner nd AT ,noe
they will be as little prepared to second al frussAa
motions in the Federai Council now - oetore. tnay
will Be ready ~ they have always ha1e oeea cen 70 exc
Another curious incident supplies authentic PROOF Of
the means employed IN bringing priesty influence 70
Church Property Administration hl, though solemn
~ denounced by the Bishops 70 amounting et 10 con
eince been declared by them compatible vt III the ins
tntious and arrangements of the Church Iaey have
lately permitted tua parfaheA to profit BY the r8nt
1esssd in them Of looking after thar own pcunts1y
sdaizs; shey do not object 70 pf1eets o on.
ing members Of the new ysstry meennRs'
nIxo those meetings "a tho legitimate repre-
seu.tives Of the 1arishes, and the parish chnrches
Bishops by the reflection that they 70 continue
their opposition the Law, the veztry meetings would
either be controlled by the uo-oeev1ng members of
eat to tbs Church to form my meet.
ings, bo replaced By Government eomnaia'atiss
GnJsr tRese circumstances tbo Bishops naturally
thought xcquiescence ps silar which could not be
avoided for the time bcing; but ~ IN their nrss pto
test they abhorred sin what in their atest utter
snce, tiley describe = duty,-viz: the participa-
don Of tho nity IN carving o1t The hw,-the eoncs
co,a1nendsbe in itself il at variance with tho highest
principles Of duty laid down by themsslyes- Nor Is
the impression produced by this contrast likely 70 be
s1Isysd by What has tsauspred regarding the circulars
tho shope have addressed to the pazish priests in
thc,r present conciato1y mood In one ot thess
interesting documents, which, BY tho way, could LOT
eoms indignant pre,t the archbishop Of Cologne Of
horta his sabortnates to adviss their pariahioneEs
nat peanlo they had better elect for the vestrJ meet
nos tskiuV care however,, not to the pulpit but
| private lnat1ucton, for the purpose. Conmen1 say
| ths Liberal papers, Is unnecessary.