Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-06-16
The Pore and the Irish.


Cardinal S;meoni, Prefect OF che Propa
cauda, .s his Iesid. nee in the Propa
panda Palace. The Cardinal, Who
during the day, had had an interview
WITH the Pope, received me with even
moro than his wonted eff bllisy ard
favored me with long interview, III
the course Of which the Irish que. t. n
was conaide-sd iu every possib q p"n t
OF view. In answer t" CT 'eor'cal
questions, which / need u + qoot t ,e
Cardinal, VII" had obtained tho ap.
prov.! If the Pope fer d"ing az, made
the following iralA, full and important
statement:
'.To begin witt, the letter to the
Iri- b biskops had no =. l.ticai sim or
purpose. Iato p ! ca, questions, the
Holy E-t,er has himself stated and the
Csseruatore Ronaao has since renestsd,
he nu"t aud does not e, tr. The l. t.
tes IS di, c., llnsry ..,l written III the
interests ot nser,l sy and dlscii line
OILY. II corl ms.ssr nothing, or very
lit l.. to the Holy Father, wh-' her Par
rsii received 3 testimonial I 10, 00o or
lUO, 600 or ], ,OO0, coo / r. P.rneii ~ss,
LEI snually, net Ia the mInd If tis Holy
Father Or the Propaganda when 'h+
lester was Issued; hut behind FarneHl !
az! 81, cred under the urest'se Of hls
n.n.e are many ag;tato.s, lrish ard
American. whose canduct IL ln,T' raj
and revolutionary, tending t. COW ois
sersions between the nations and TO
Great. & breach between the priests and
the people.
THE POPE IN SYMPATHY WITH IRELAND.
"Ihis very mora ng, co:r-i"uei
Cardinal S;,reoni, "she H"jy Ether
said t, me-, The Irish have always
aeel. iel b. the priests, and it IS t. lie
hoped shat tie priests aud the people
w;ft slwavs lie united i'll ireland. :
N reove~, the Holy Father said to me,
and ap4eSred crat Il, d s'y the TACT. that
the a.:.ation 10 ireland 8 surely SUD
si,.iny. Tae lett : Of the Propaganda
is .1e:ug implicitly oheyed b t. by the
bishops snd the peot l.. l sh"ul VII :
ingly SEQ the Cessation OF angry discus
siss, with l wna sutf r as the Irish suf-
fer The Il iy Father warmly expressed
his hest wishes Ter Ireland, and said t.
ne L feel now a.d shall ever continue
to fe.l the deepest sympathy with the
Irish people aud espec,a,ly with the
Irish tenants, and 80 long as the Irish
or any .tier rati0cal'ty, take moral
means Of advancn. their pa'ri, cause.
shauld uever fer . moment think It
necessary so interfere. Toe Propaganda
Ie tt t-r4was rot, tsser, i.t t4ndad az rs
bake or repyoaeh 10 the bshcps. IL
was simply issued "a warning,
showinr them ito what pitfalls they
might be led by sfcse ~ho, under the
cover os the teet u:saiai subscription,
seemed {, be ost.Eiua possibly murder.
bns Ger ainiy un.swfnl agitation, and
with ;nc;v ID uai liberty. Yes,
with liberty for. as l lately
in conyersatl0n with Arcn-
bishop Croke, whom we have not re-
brked in the letter OF tho Propaganda
any more than the reet OF the bishops
8 You said, Moasignore, III a recent af.
dress to this effect: "G;ye to this
fund, and by the measure Of your lib
arallty shall your patriotism be judged.
BY acting in this way, undue pressure
is brought to bssr upon individuals.
CoNcERNIsa PUBLIC MEETINGS.
"Ths letter Of the Propaganda.
the Cardinal, "iid not for
bid priests from attending and voting
st the mestinge, as long as they made
no violent speeches. but used their in.
Auence to calm the angry passions
which rage at such gatherings. The
question is far broader, higher and
simpler than hiss been .tited. With
persons and politics the Holy Father
has nothing TO dc, but 1t was his duty
to show the way of true morality to
these who were n danger OF forsaking
it. The letter Of the Propaganda ap-
plies to al Catholics, irrespective Of
nationality. Il may be studied by the
Australians and Irish with
equal profit. l may add that the Holy
Ether said to me in the matter OF the
letter Of the Propaganda 1t would
be we'll to make it clear to all Catholics
that the Holy See neither has act ID nor
viii act under pressure OF any iore'gn
whatever.
UNAUTHORIZED PUBLICATION.
The Cardinal ending here, inquired
VII. ther it was t. bs inferred from this
that certain more or less diplomatic
agents, Ecring:on. for instance, bad as.
sumed Imaginary Importance in making
Il a,nea7 that they had been influential
in hrincing about the issue Of the letter
of the Psnpsgand,. The Cardinal re.
piled: :,
"You may infer tbat assuredly, If
Erringtoa or any person has asserted
such a thing, he has misstated the case.
But for the indiscretion OF the person
who had the letter and who made It
public through the Times, it would have
remained private"
.sYou did not, then, su,horize Er-
rinet q t, publish i.:"
The Card,ua! ri led, certainly not
Having .harEe.! the CAedina. FOR his
more than courtesy. asked him whether
it wer. ,rus t',a. A.nsricAn-lrisa bishops
had been snu,noned t, R",os. The
Cardinal rep,ied: "Ye-. bns on u" po-
lit;ca; business ard un nothing having
ccnne ct;oa WITH shat e have been dis
cu<sing"
thea askad hi. e uiaercs "whether
there Is say truth in the reports of the
resuiapti''n OF friendly Intercourse with
the QaiIinal
s.Tnat." said the Cardinal is o Ques.