New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-05
THE PROPAGANDA QUESTION
AZ VIEWED By ONE OF THE ALUMNI.

To the E"ttor or INC
SIR: Permit me to reply to your correspond
~, .I,,,rx" who in a letter which appeared In THE
rp,srsE ~ June IL while processing TO form MS opinion
from Official documents concerning the aehon o. mo
yta,su Government in reference to the 'f"p@anu"' "
reality accented and almost made transcript Oh Man
ci.s .nsc,.l eiiut before the Parliament IN re'y 10
the o. the Deputies Odescaichi ana soS'
neu IL Itllds" haa wished t, form fair OPINION he
sh,ud not have omitted sack soI the crlShing rePN
made on MAY TO- 1854 officially by the frofaeAn"" III
the o.sssraore Romano TO M1noini's missta'enen's.
The idea OF the College aud Congregation OF the Propa
rauta was suggested about 1923 to Pope Gregory Az
Inv Mrr John Baptist Wives of Valencia IN span rms
hrhy dstngu sned ecceslastic WAS the Minister keS-
dem In Rome of Isabella Clara Eugcaa Inf anita OF SPAN
and Governess of Flanders To Gregory AN's suooo''
Urban VIII, he In 1927. gave his own reSoehoo io ~
use Of The Congregation and College This IL stu occu
MED by both. The Piazza di spasn' IN VINO" II i SUI
ated reminds us o. the part which this Spanlar repV
sentative OF a Spanish Princess. had III esC'"SnS 's
great nstituuon that belongs to the CathoAo wou'
added to the gift OF his palace los bank SHARES Vo-
month and other socSs bringing revenue oil ABOUT ~"
scu1 d'oro (eold dollars for the maintenance OF no
students At his death he left enough TO esS'Dsh 'e"
c,e burses for stu Tents tho college Cardinu Ncuo
los soinola spaniard VINO died in the beginning OF tne
eighteenth century. gave 10000 scudl doro a ni"o
Cardinal AIDA left 100000 scudi doro by law VI
Gregory XIV every Cardinal had to give 800 scud OF"
70 This congregation for Cariinalida rng which was
changed by Plus VII 600 scudi dargento tsVcr oo
,a,s Alexander VII transferred TO the Propaganda
funds left by vittorio Scabac Marome' for the euc
tion of Maronite studests These finds wheh soiu re-
allied at the time $500 scud doro There were siA
burses established by Irish eccesiasnc Doyle TOT
s,udents for the diocese OF Dublin, and number OF
burses for foreign missions established oy eSeh
a.tnoshed eccc.iastlc OF Belgium. Cardinal YORK lett
the greatest part OF his fortune to the Pr"paeahua
These with many other gifts OF foreigners tat couu DC
added show how fiippanty Mancini spoke when gaining
the Propaganda Italian institution me Hanah
donors who were chiefly the Cardinal Projects OF 'he
Congregation left their personal estates for the grand
purposes OF helping the POpes to spread inc oopel VI
missionary countries VINO nave the r1gh a. the h'eh
beneacaries the trust 10 protest against peng ue
franded of the benefits Thus Cardinal Barbernl about
1890 gave funds for thirty purses ioi H''io''
for Asia and Africa.
II is certainly shocking that the italian Government
should make an or post eto law against this Congrega
ton whose assets trust funds of which the capital
no less than interest left by gift and Wills tor
spcfc purpose entirely outside of the jurisdiction OF 'h
Italian Government
I'm answer 70 your allow me to point ont
acme Of the subteruEes which has adopted from Man
cin's statement:
/ He entcavors TO make the Propaganda Itself respon
sbe for the conversion of the real estate because to
sooth 1t "ced August 6, 1874, the Guinea or CON-
mission charged with iqudanG ecclesiastical property
The Congregation sought eniOin the Commission from
selling its property; therefore, 1t is responsible Tor us
sale Victor Emmanuel inerercd to prevent the court
from ceeding should decide AGAINST the Propa
ganda Maucin says that he never heard OF Victor En-
msnues interference but the Propaganda knows IL ana
asserts IL After his death Giuna began to take steps
in 1850 against the Propaganda property anu
the Propaganda had again TO take legal proceedings
ID enIou the sale. And your correspondent WIN MAI
cini argues that therefore this conversion but tue
legitimate and proper result of the Judicial proceeding
thus initiated by the Propaganda has now been brought
TO the irreyocbe decision of the Court OF Cessation
. Your correspondent says that this sentence Of the
Court of Cessation is based upon laws OF the lta'iah
Kingdom of SOC and 1867 before Rome was annexed
and applied to the Roman Province in 1873 Ihe least
that the Italian could do after entering vo-
lenty into Rome to respect the rights OF property
II the laws had been made for the future regulation OF
property there you'd have been some show of legany
What an oncry there would be here If Trinity Church
were compelled, after holding it for hundred years. TO
convert property into state or city bonds which the
State or city would hold only allowing the interest to the
Church corporation
2 The Giunta or Commission under the control OF
the executive department o! the Government 1t actu-
ay sold the villa at which the Propaganda students
passel the summer vacation. How can the Italian GOV
eminent escape the responsibility OF the Commission
act Your correspondent is mistaken III saying that 'ne
proceedings again taken M by the Congregation II
self fer the Propaganda answering Mancinl To refuc
this precise assertion appealed to the recordS 10 sno"
that the new act initiated by the hoya tom
,issioner The sale OF the Propaganda property was
almost entirely completed while the rSht 10 SCH was sun
In Iftgation Public opinion denounced this inlquy 81
as to compel suspension OF the proceedings FOR time
A. Arc these the proofs upon when your coIieS
relies show that no hostility was SHOWN oy ns %
ment toward the institution Of the Propaganda MAI
cin his Machiaveidn way does not hesitate TO h ISe
honeyed words 0f praise OF its cyilzlng n.aShce MhiJ
in aci throwing every obstacle III the way OF thc spiritual
authority OF the Holy see. ,,. E.. oo,,o,
enlarge the boundaries OF its college nor Obtain nc"
argement Of ts museum hall because it is prevented
from owning any real property but the one Dung hou
TOO sa oi ~, ~, Simmer residence for is students
Vet your CORES pOndent writes: Inc pOcotSS VI oho
sfatcd belong eNcusiyely and who to and are placed
exclusively and wholly at the disposition OF he ou.6ae
eann without any Limitation whatever" ono aIphca-
ton male 10y the Propaganda for 100000 Ire lFl4UoO
1nei With two refals from the Government and granted
last in three partial PaymT9iSo ON tn1 , lg ,,
having made the application necessary. lQuI eorIe
spoudcnt is mistaken in thinking ina, INC YAK l9 tIg oU
version Of the property was not Nleu upoi - 'i 20,
eaud property. for the Propaganda c"hpHnS luat hol
ony wore the eSs ana ngJ Stau S br ailo an
extra per cent added and retained because no" me
property was noyaoe-ade 80 Dy the uOuS' ACT Vi "e
Yo correspondent says that in most countrcs Of
Hrm policy to prevent the unlimited acquisition Of real
estac by religious or ecclcsastica corporations nao
italian Governments which would alloE the PIopasanaa
oeta,n Inn theoncmdng confesscdly too small for it,
iuri,oscs II cannot own summer residence iol
H. students The American college, because hcd ia the
name Of the Propaganda. would have been sold ekt'p'
for line Interference the United states Government
Ypur correspondent. adopting Mancinis statement
alleges n fact dlsgraccfu to the italian Government ~
prove the facility of the Propaganda 70 nspps9 on Hr
fud. viz. the latest application or MEr JWohlhl IN
September 1888. "of which, ne says the result was
tho alienation OF 100000 lire OF lie iund. me itopa,
pnnda had fccriN certain cgacc-, WIN tc couuoh o
hon. which were suppressed after 1870 by the Italian
tIo,crumcnt which, however. claimed and lhtlrcu upoh
,ecrying and dispensing OF the autca from the Ptopa
ruuda 1he Italian GOyefnment advertised thcso
snuniues for halc Rather than 40 hulJecled 10 inc
humiliation Of paying Jewish WOuld-br purchasers OF
thesr yuuutcs the moneys that had bceh luchued ny
dat.tsn
80, nrcfeIIed TO remit the whole capital 20 tue
,nt THIS was the object of the application