Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-06
The Supporters Of Parnell APP
p3aied t for Contributions
to the Tsstimoni Il.
a Remarkable Feature Of the
Appeal ano the Prominence
Of the Signers.
The Philade peia Convention
Ratified Hn5uusiast c Ally
Ia Numerous Oltlss.
The Plans and Purp-s,s of tho
League BrionY = KIP n2nsd by
thu President.


hb t'pes hAbbtsI'
Special Dispatch to Tar BEs.
Nkw York, June 5.--Tho lettar Of
Cardinal SmeCni, the project of the
propaganda, to each of the Icish
bishops, the translation Of which re-.
Gently appeared Ia TIE London Times,
causing the IcIsh people TO behave the
pope had assumed r position on the
question OF Irish liberty favorable to
the British government, and which
raised the clemor for ~bo.cottipg the
pops, has recently bean translated by
james A McM.ster, of The Freeman's
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,rding to scholastic lain, which
was used i. The Tines version,
aud by traaslsting 1t ac,ordtng to &c.
c'esiasrlcsl latin, which Is fol.
10 we'd by Nj Master's. The main
point of difference is tina. whore
The London Times makes It appear as
an anti.Irish document; that Of Nc.
M aster's sho~s how the cardinal holds
tha. the right Of the irish people to
sruggle for liberty is an imprescripti.
bio one. The p,iaciple points Of DIFF
ference are as follows, the rules re
fsrred to being those prescribed by
the pope in his letter TO the cardinal
archbishop of Dublin, and embraced
In the iustrucj ion of the sacred con
gregetion, that wac unsnimonsiy &c.
copied by tho irish bishops Ia theit
late meeting Ia D9b'ia.
The Freemau's journal varslon ia as
folinus:
"For Indeed In these ru'aa IL was
set forth thnt It is of imprenctiptibls
rIpht (Fases;) for she Ir,sh people 10
seek retlef i,On their distressed cCr
oiiou, and Of imprsgcr! pttbie right
iJr them TO strive for their !ndeoend-
cage; yet, forever, that divine pre-
rs5!pt muat bs guarded; that 1t be
honves them 20 seek frat tho king,
dom Of God and Bis justice and hat
IT. Is vile to maintalr 3 cause. no Vever
iast, by wicked meaus" r X
'Assuredly 1t ia nO5 forbidden to gather
money tor relieving The situation Of
the Irish psople, but, from the tenor Of
the aforsoited spostolicc mmands, scch
collections are entirely to b. blamed
as are hlgrsutlY aimed at exasDeraLins
pNpulsr passions, 30 that mon mIy
readily avail, to abuss these Ia starting
lawless AMI disorderly plots. BIZ
most especially mus the clergy ao-
srsin from these when 1t eppssrs evi.
dent that hatred, are thus er g,udsfsd,
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
defiled Themselves, end when II Is IN
Internationally claimed thai tho meas
ure of true love Of country can be
gsuged by the money contributed or
refused, 30 that man may seam TO
be Urgeo 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 it In any manner DO com.
mendad or promoted by ecc!esiautics,
and least Of all bishops."
The London Times trsnplatlon ls az
fnllJws: IL "a true that according to
those Instructions II is lawful for the
Irish to seek re1ress for their griev-
eGcas, and strive for their rights, bu'
always, at the same time, observing
tha divine m'xlm, TO Seek Cnrist's
Kingdom Of God aud His ju,tice,
aud remembering s'so that Il is wickyo
- frrfhnF RAJ nanen M n,.tkn. l1.r
iast, be illegal means. 1t i C ~,Ttaialy
not forbidden to collect for the relief
OF dis.ress In Ireland, but at the same
time the aforesaid apostolic mandates
absolu' ely condemn such collec
tons as ere rsised In order to lrhleuc,
popular passion, and T. bs
used as q means for leading
men into rebellion against the law,
Above all things they Che clergy,
must hold themselves aloof from SUCH
subscriptions, when 1t Ia plain tina
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 musders With which wicked
men stain Themselves, aud especially
when 1t Is asserted that the measure o.
true patriotism Ia in proportion TO III.
amount cf money given OF refused, E,
as 30 briug people under pressure o
Intimidation. In these circumstance
It must be evident you, lords hip ths
the collection called tho Parnell test
m,nial cannot be approved by thi
sacrcd corg egstion, consequently /
cannot be tolerated, that any e~cclesl,
astic, much less a 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.