The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-04-05
TO be continued.l
THE DEBATE IN THE PRUSSIAN LAND
TAG ON THE CATHOLIC DIGESTION.


Tie debate raised in the Pru-sian Land
ttg lately on the subject of the IutolerabIe
persecution OF the lbotf uslve Catholics OF
Prussia, Is u fresh and painful illustration
OF the measure ess hypocrisy of Russo-
German humanIiariauIsm. While the
smooth lgnativf and the liberal Bismarck
are engaged in familiar fashion in devisiug
means tor redres7ing the real OF i'm tgiuaGy
wrongs of Turkish Christians, a whole
nation OF Catho!lcs in Poland and a still!
larger Catholic population in Germany are
deprived of tue practices of their faith, Sc.
their churches closed for wanr of priests or
handed over to heretics and schisma
ties, and cannot even bury their dead with
the ceremonies of religion without provok-
ing the prohibltOry interference OF perse-
cutting authorities. When that aspiring
new member" Mr.. Lsonard Courtney,
NJ. P, for L'skeArd, brings on in the House
his promised motion Tor putting Turkey
outside of the pale OF European society il
consequence OF the luj AIRED liberties of the
Turkish Christians, lG ID To DO hoped that
the Empire of the Sultan will not be lett
to bear alone the Teproach of oppressive.
ness and bad faith. NJ CLAUSE of the Treaty
| Of Paris has ever been violated by the
| worst Ministers OF an Abdul Az with the
| cynic'sm with which tho treaties of Nreuna
aud the tuud Imcntal constitutions OF Prus
Ella and Germany have been dIsregardt 4 hy
the "hcmanltarlan" Governments OF Prince
BIsmHrk and Prince Gurtschakotf The
moderate aud convincing speech of the
Catholic deputy, Cremer, on the Is h of
February, opened the whuIe question uf the
policy OF the Prussiau G1veIum rut Even
hostile critics agree thA5 nothing could be
EleTS Appropriate than the language IN
winch the eloquent deputy made outi4u ia
ausworahie case. And before the sljIluE W as
over he lad the satisfaction of ob.alnipg
support from u quarter the least likely To
make sUpeIHIrUs concessions 20 Catholic
sentiment. Herr CTemer warned the Gov
ernm"nt not to persist in the course which
they have pursued for the past five years.
ar trace your steps while 1t is time" he
cried. "Bseve me that there may be crises
ahead of the PrusslAn State in which
1t cannot dispense with the sympathy
of eight millions of Catholics, and in
which yOu will be thankful t. ia if we
stand fast and true where we have ALWAYS
stood. I do not ask YOU to 90
to Canossa. We might be able to fiud a
LEGALITY for you which would be more con
venlent geographically. Rut you must
change your recent policy, and the sooner
the better. We, on our side, are prepared
! to go to the very extreme of concessi n
but do you cease to force us to declare th at
in the nineteenth century the Catholic
Church is forbidden to exist in the Prus.
sian State. Do not forget that an eminent
authority has stated that for fifty years 10
come you will be obliged to be GU your
: guard to defend what you have conquered
IN ten years."
: When the deputy Cremer had set down
during the long appliances of the Catholic
party, aRpesker arose amid the breathless
attention of the House who altered words
we'll calculated TO complete the discredit OF
the position maintained by the Goyern.
meRe. This was the Jewish Liberal leader