New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-16
THE POPE AND THE IRISH.
POPULAR WRATH AT THE DECREE AGAINST
THE PLAN OF CAMPAIGN.


DUBLIN, April 30
It is sad TO have that 1t is the Pope and
not Bafour who is at this moment putting the heaviest
strain upon the patience Of the Irish people This Is
by no means a fguratve announcement, but simple
and direct and means exactly what 1t says. His attack
upon the plan of campaign and boycotng has surprised
everybody. 1t known that there were English
ntrguers at Rome-they always are there-out NOBODY
believed that they would succeed In extracting rom
His Holiness through Cardinal Monaco such an unfort
innate pr0nouncement The anger Of the people Is
iept admirably under CONTROL but II you could hear them
speak where they think they beyond the reach OF
the newspapers, then you mould know what fndgna-
ton there is under the apparently smooth sufiacc
They have become angered that in many cases they
are not afraid speak If popular vote wero taken
In this city think Bslfour would get more ballots than
Leo XIII because from him nothing but the btteresf
hostility to the Irish National struggle was ever ex-
pected and his enmlty has been therefore honorable
and above board. In the Pope, on the other hand,
the people thought Home Rule had friend, out they
were cruelty deceived lie has aimed severe blow at
the struggle liberty that has been carried on amid
such sacrifices. The blow fell short, and instead OF
inurng, will the cause; but the serious grev-
ance remains in the bare acknowledgment that such
blow was ever attempted Leaving aside the
faherly feeling which His Holiness is said to entertain
for our people, gratitude and humanity ought to have
caused him to pause. The Irish people give him moro
money, proportionately, and tho Church generally
moro stability and Papal diplomacy stronger backing
than 1t receives from any other people. The PoPe's
English policy, whatever IT. may be, would have little
chance except for tho Irish members, four6fths OF
whom Catholics They are appealed to when
Catholic questions come up in the English Parliament
and their influence is sought in matters OF similar
Import outside OF Parliament. In the absence OF regu
lar diplomatic relations with England upon which tho
Pope and the College Of Cardinals have set their hearts,
the Irish members serviceablc.
The Pope acted upon the report Of Monsgnor
Persco an italian committee Of one, who came here
to investigate. The Duke Of Norfolk took charge OF
him on the other side Of the Channel while on this SIDE
Lord Emily told him Of the destitute condition OF the
landlords and that 1t few OF them, indeed, who
could now afford to entertain an ambassador from
Rome-all owing to the horrid Plan Of Campaign This
expression OF itself an unucy one. The envoy
couldn't have liked It. 1t sounded llke fight There
was flavor of rifles OF shoted guns and revolvefs'
about It. Hadn't Garibaldi something like that In
view once upon time1 Plan Of CsmPalgn-why GER
tanIy he had Finally It sounded like revolution,
like war The Monsgnor IS reported to have written
down in his book notes like these. Lord Emily whose
familiarity with italian is meagre, had much difficulty
In explaining what was meant by boycottlng You
see my Lord' imagine his saying, ." by the
grace of God and the favor Of my gracious Queen,
am the owner, the father, OF several hundred
peasants in this good County OF Limerick 1t has
touched my heart to witness the spirit OF resignation
yea. even Of positive delight with which these people
have submitted from time to time TO the inexorabie
law Of political economy When that law said There
is not room enough for you in Ireland; so get OUT,
they got out II sent my agent to collect the rcnts
as did from time to tme 10 was not, let me assure
your Lordshp, from any regard for the possession OK
what the vulgar call filthy lucre, but solely because
l felt that large sums Of money IN the pockets Oh
ignorant peasants compatible with the prosor
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horrible developments expected have come to pass
some of the tenants won't speak to mo- although
God knows have often gone so far In their oehan as
10 visit their cabins and with my own hands receive
that money which in their hands would be usea some
times through ignorance but In many cases through
design, to sap the foundations Oh Social orucr' HUI
| signor Persico was silent.
There are many versions Of this interview. Though
differing in words in substance they are the same and
| with this abatement you will accept mlne
| am positive, however. that no proposition came
| from Lord Emily that tho Monsignor shouh VIC" al
eviction There would have been no necessity 10 ge'
I'D one specially as the Shah of Persia wanted done IN
| the case of a public execution, Just to SEQ how IL
| worked, They are to DO seen all around
| in every part OF tho country At any umc.
II he had talen Lin through the streets OF LimereR
City he might have shown the Italian grass growing
in some of them and the shannon, the largest wa'er'
course IN tho three Kingdoms of no use TO an, body
but the fishes.
have said the Pope's rescrpt has created storm
| in Ireland The disturbance has passed over Eng
land. too The Irish now hate tho English Catholics
more than before. Tho Duke Oh Norfoik Is
| Catholic, a Tory, and ant-Irishman They pay
more attention at Rome what the Duke OF Norfolk
SAWS than to what Archbishop Wash says II this
wcre not SO the document would never have been IS
sued Although Archbishop Croke is what is known
a. Roman, meaning thereby that no was educated al
Rome they pay more attention to the intrgues OF an
Irish layman named Errington than to his Grace OF
CashcL II this wore not 80 the denuncatfon OF the
Parncn Testimonial Fund six years ago would never
have been issued. The circular against the Plan oil
Campaign contains this A rent agreed on by mu-
tual consent cannot without violation OF o contract
be diminished ut the mere will Of tenant" The ten
ants laugh at this and wonder at the ignorance OF
Irish affairs shown by the Supreme Congregation OF tho
Inauisition contract between landlord and ten
| ant I'm this country U.s. generally speaking mere
figure of speech. Before the Land act It was tho
| equivalent Of q hghwaymans Stand and deliver
Ii is little better with that act; for the suocommis-
soners who enforce not friends OF tho tenants,
which would not be Just, yet impartial as between
both parties which would be ist, but friends OF the
landlords which is decidedly unjust In other words,
absolutely the judge In his own case. II the Propa-
| ganda has to swallow that, and there
seems to be no escape from swallowing Il, Papai
| as dead as Pharaoh. II Is SO now. No excuse can
DO put forth In behalf Of this unwarantod interference
by tho Vatican Tho excuse that 10 did not know VIII
be useless for that would call up the romark that 1t
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