The Irish standard., 1886-09-18
RELIGIOUS MISERY in PERU.
Father gadella Attributes the Trouble to
the Antipathy Of Free -Masons To-
wards the Catholic Church.
A REPUBLIC IN NAME ONLY.
The Agitation Not Likely to Result in the
Expulsion Of the Jesuits--
The Tyrant Barrios.


1 The Tyrant Barrios.
1 a reporter of the Brooklyn Examiner
called recently at the house of the
Jesuit Fathers, in Sixteenth street
New York, to ascertain the cause OF
| the agitation against that order now
being carried on in Peru. Late de.
| spatches from South America gave ac-
counts of demonstrations against the
Jesuits in Callao, followed in Lima. 1t
was also stated that petitions are being
sent to the Peruvian congress, praying
for the immediate expulsion of the
Jesuits. Itwas to learn the reason for
this action that the reporter called.
He found tile old house of the Jesu-
it's, on Sixteenth street, back OF the col
lege, rapidly undergoing denaolition.
Roof and windows had beer taken
away, and worh men were busy pulling
down the walls of the third story and
tearing up the flooring. "A more COM
naodious building is to be erected here,
but at present everything is q mass of
ruins between the church and 26 West
Sixteenth street. The latter is a Large
four-story brown stone dwelling,
where all the fathers are now congre-
gated.
None Of the Jesuits now in New
York have been in Peru, and no one
could give direct evidence OH the sub
ject of the present agitation; but the
reporter was introduced to Father Ca
della, learned Spanish Jesuit, who
has been in Guatemala and other south
ern countries, and is thoroughly ac-
quainted with the situation there.
Father Cadella said that the cutlery
against the Jesuits was probably due to
the Free Masons, who are actively Dr-
posing the progress of the Church.
There were not SO many Masons as in
this country perhaps not so many in
proportion to the population, but they
were enabled to carry on more ener-
getic warfare against religious orders.
GLOW do YOU account for that p
asked the reporter
"Well, in countries like Peru" said
Father Cadells, ''the people are more at
leisure. There ia not such a hard strug
gle for existence as in this country. a
man does not have to take out his
watch and calculate that he will spend
just five minutes in one place and five
minutes in another. The earth is more
productive, and there is such O. small
that everyone can obtain
what they want without much labor. 1t
does not matter much, for instance,
whether some business affair is con-
cluded the next day or the next ten
days. The consequence is that the peo~
pie pay more attention to controversial
questions, and the Free Masons act Oil
this feeling.''
"But are not these countries repub-
lics< do they not secure in their govern
ulent the best expressions OF the peo-
ple's will p
"They are republics only in name.
They have elections, it is true, but the
great mass of the voters are ignorant
and easily led astray by Gesi2ning men.
They are not sufficiently educated to
battle these schemes. If they wanted to
have q true republic they should have a
better education. Instead Of e1pelling
the religious orders they might call in
the JesuiJs to educate the young men,
and the Sisters to teach the young la
dies. They would gladly undertake the
work which the people at present are
too poor in money Or too Indifferent to
begin. Then they would have a basis
for their government. Now, the masses
of the people are not very good Catho-
lies, and are easily influenced by un-
scrupulous leaders,"
'sDo you think the movement against
the Jesuits likely to succeed p
"No; hardly think that the present
agitation will result in their expulsion.
It appears to me like movement to
prepare the way for that later on. Of
course / do not know Caceres' views,
but think the scheme viii not succeed
this time. I have many friends in Peru,
and hear from them occasionally,
but they do not seem to be apprehen-
siye.''
..'W hat is the state Of affairs in Guat-
emala 20
"Oh, in Guatemala things are much
worse. There is no liberty at all there.
Barrios was a tyrant just like Nero or
Djocletian. They passed law that no
born priest should be allowed
IN the country. But if a Jewish Rabbi
OF Protestant minister, although born
abroad, came there he was received
with open arms. (,
. q & How would it do for the United
States to annex those countries ~ ~
4 That would not mend matters much.