St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-30
NOT IN AIM BUT METHOD
The Reason for the Pops's National
League Decree.
LEADING CELTs RETICENT.
The Ship Smyrna Sunk and Thirteen
Drowned---A Fight in
r Paris.

8, ROME, April 29.-It is stated, concern
ing the alleged edict of the Holy See
against the Irish plan of campaign and
other prevalent methods in Ireland, that
the congregation of the Propaganda was
charged to examine Mgr. Persico's re-
ports and decide whether Catholics,
in belonging to the Irish Ma
tional league, are guilty of sin, and
therefore debarred from absolution.
The congregation, the pope presiding,
replied in the affirmative, and decreed
to that effect, Cardinal simeonl, by
the pope's orders, forwarded the de-
cree, with instructions to Mgr. Persico
and the Irish episcopacy to order the
clergy to refuse abSolution to any one
declining to renounce his membership
in the league. 1t is further stated that
neither the league nor its political aims
was especially condemned, the decree
being confined to declaring the methods
employed contrary to the duties of
Catholics. The pope approved the de-
cisiOn of the congregation without en-
tering into the political question be-
tween England and Ireland. Arch
bishop Walsh is still in Rome.
AS VIEWED IN IREL AND.
DUBLIN. April 29.-John Dillon and
Lord Mayor Sexton decline to express
any opinions concerning the pope's de
cree against the plan of campaign until
they shall see the document. Com
moner Lane in speech at YOughall to-
he had really issued the decree-to
be entirely unwarranted and untenable.
Commoners Clancy, Redmond and
Kenny, addressing meetings today, adj
vised their hearers to await the text OF
the decree before taking action. Father
O'Reilly, addressing his flock at Inchl-
core, urged them to pay no attention to
the reports in circulation concerning the
decree. Observation-Disclosures returned
from Rome, he said, he would make
their consciences easy. Mr.. Dillon quite
unexpectedly paid visit to Arch
bishop Crake at Thurles yesterday,
remaining in private conference with the
prelate for several hours, and returning
to Dublin in the evening. The inter-
view is supposed to relate to the pope's
edict against boycotting and the plan of
campaign, and it is not thought likely
that Mr.. Dillon, who is
VIRTUALLY THE FATHER
of the latter scheme, intends to submit
quietly to its overthrow by a power he
had every reason to believe was friendly
to the object sought in putting the plan
in operation. The minuteness of the
papal rescript, as its phraSeology is
Understood, has for the moment dazed
the National leaders, but there are un-
mistakable signs that they are
about to make strenuous efforts to
offset the effect Of the edict in the
minds of the peasants. One of
the most prominent members of the
home rule party is credited with
having remarked tonight that if
the necessity shall be forced upon
the peasantry of deciding between
strict obedience to the church in polit-
ical matters and paying the same heed
ito the advice of their political leaders
at home, the cause of religion will be
,unhesitatingly sacrificed to the cause of
liberty.
TEXT OF THE DECREE.
3 LONDON, April 29.-The text of the
,papal decree says: ''On several oc-
casions the apostolic see has given to
the people of Ireland, whom it has al
ways regarded with special benevo-
lence, suitable admoniti0ns and adj
vice when the circumstances have
required, as to how they might
defend their rights without injury to
Justice or the public peace. Our Holy
Father, Leo KILL, fearing lest in the
species OF warfare that has been intro
rduced amongst the Irish into contests
between landlords anditenantS, andWhich
is commonly called the plan of
campaign and in the kind of social in
.terdict called 'boycotting,' arising from
the same contests, the true sense OF
Justice and charity might be perverted,
has ordered the supreme congregation
of the inquisition to subject the matter
in serious and careful examination.
Hence the following was proposed
to their eminenceS, the cardinals of this
congregation. Is it permissible in dis
putes between landlords and tenants in
Ireland to use the means known as
the plan of campaign and boy
cotting?' After long and mature de-
Liberation their eminences unanimously
answered in the negative and their de-
cision was confirmed by the holy father
Wednesday, the 18th day of this month.
The Justice of the decision will be read
mind to consider that rent agreed
upon
BY MUTUAL CONSENT
cannot without violation of a contract
be diminished at the mere will of the
tenant, especially when there are tri-
bunals appointed for the purpose of
settling such controversies and reduc-
ing unjust rents within the bounds of
equity. After taking into account the
comes which diminish the value of land
neither can it be considered permissible
that rents should be eXtorted from ten
ants and deposited in the hands of I'M
known persons to the detriment of land
owners. Finally it is contrary to
justice and charity to persecute
by social interdict those
who are satisfied to pay rents they
agreed to pay, or those who, in the ex-
ercise of their rights, have vacant farms.
1t will therefore be your lordship's
duty, prudently but effectually, to adj
wise and exhort the clergy and laity not
to transgress the bounds of Christian
charity and justice whilst they are
striving for aremedy for their distressed
condition.
GSignedl r. CARD. MONACO.
Rome, April 20.
FREDERICK IMPROVING.