Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-06-06
The Supporters Of Parnell Ap-
p3aied t. for Contributions
to the Tsstimoni Il.
a Remarkable Feature Of the
Appeal ano the Prominence
Of the Signers.
The Philade p ia Convention
Ratified HnGuusiast c Ally
In Numerous Oitlss.
The Plans and Purp-s,s of the
League Brio ~ KIP n2nsd by
thu Ers dent.


Ahb 'pes AbbtsIs
Special spatch to ThE BEs
Nkw York, June 8. Tho lettar OF
Cardinal Smecni, the prefect of the
propaganda, to each of the Icish
bishops, the translation of which re.
Gently appeared Ia TIE London T mes,
causing the Iclsh people TO behave the
pope had assumed r position on the
question OF Irish liberty favorable to
the British government, and which
raised the clsmor for bo.cotSipg the
pope, has recently bean translated by
.mss A McM.ster, of The Freemans
Jouenal. Hls translation changes ma.
terially the phreseology and purport
of that letter, The difference 10 caused,
IL Is claimed, by translsting 1t ac.
c,rdlng to scholastic la5in, hich
was used j. The Tines version,
aud by traaslsting 1t &c ,ordtng to &c.
c'esiasrlcsl latin, which Is fol.
loved by McMaster's. The main
point of difference is tha. whore
The London Times makes It appear as
an anti.Ir,sh document; that Of Nc
M aster's shows how the cardinal holds
tina. the right Of the irish people to
sluggle for liberty is an imprescripti
ble one. The phi ,ilciple points Of DIFF
ference are as follows, the rule5 re-
fsrred to being those prescribed by
the popa in his le ter to the cardinal
archbishop of Dublin, and embraced
In The instruction of the sacred con
gragetion, that WAS unsnimonsty ac-
copied by tho irish bishops ,n their
late meeting Ia D2b'ia.
The freeman q journal varslon Ia as
folinHs:
"For Indeed In these ru'aa it was
set forth thlt It is of imprenc1iptibIs
rIpht (Fases;) for she Ir,sh people 10
seek retlef i,oin their distressed cCr.
lion, and Of imprs9crlp pttbie right
iJr them TO strive for their !ndeoend-
cage; yet, forever, that divine pre-
ls,!pt muat bs guarded; that 1t be.
honves them 20 seek frat the king,
dom Of God end Bis justice, and hat
ir Is vile to maintain cause, no vever
Just, by wicked lneaus"
'Asauredlyit ia nO5 forbidden to g,5her
money tor relieving the sitnatlon Of
the Irish psople, but, from the tenor Of
the aforsclted spostolicc mmands, scch
collections are entirely to b. blamed
as are hlgrsutlY aimed at exasDeraLing
popular passions, 30 that mon my
readily avail! to abuse these Ia starting
lawless sni disordarly plots. BIZ
most especially mus the clergy a5-
srsin from these when 1t eppssrs evi.
dent that hstrt d are thus er g,udafsd,
clsmors against distinguished mon Get
on foot, and no condemnation uttered
il any way Of crimes aud sssassipa.
t,1ns with which Infamous men have
detiled Themselves end when II Is uQ-
ostentstiouslY claimed thai tho meas
ure of true love Of country can be
gsuged by the money contributed or
refused, 30 that men may seam TO
be urged on by fear and forcs. From
those considerations It ought to be
patent to your lordghtp that the col
lection Of money for the Parnell testi.
mOnial fund cannot De approved b.
this sacred congregation, nor henc0
csnnot 1t In any manner Se com.
mendad or promoted by ecc!esiautics,
and least Of all bishops."
The London Times trsnplatlon ls az
follJws: 1t is true that according to
those Instructions II is lawful for the
Irish to seek redress for their yriev-
eGcas, and strive for their rights, bu'
always, at the same time, observing G
tha divine m'xim, TO Seek Cnrisl :
Kingdom Of God aud His ju,ice,
aud rom 3mberilg g a'so that Il is wickyo {
- ft1rf h1.
iast, oe illegal means 1t i ,Ttainly
not forbidden to collect for the relief
OF ds.ress In Ireland, but at the same
time the aforesaid apostolic mandates
absolu ely condemn such collec
tions as ere rsised In order to lr rhleuc CT
popular passion, and 10 bs
used as q maans for leading
men into rebellion against the lava
Above all things they (the clergy,
must hold themselves aloof from sue
subscriptions, when 1t Ia plain that
hatred and 3tssensions are aroused by
them, that distinguished persons are
loaded with insults, that never In any
way are csusures pronounced against
crimes and mu.ders Wlth which wicked
men stain Themselves, aud especial !
when 1t Is asserted that the measure ot
true patriotism Ia in proportion TO III,
amount of money given or refused, F.,
as 30 briug people under pressure o
iniiniistion in these circumstances
It must be evident you, lordship ths
the collection called tho Parnel testi
m,nial cannot be approved by thi
sacrcd corg egstion, consequently
cannot be tolerated, that any ecclesl
astic, muoh less bishop, should tsk
any part whatever In recommending O
promoting 1t
The letter was not from the pope
as many have thought, but from tn
propaganda.