The Portland daily press., 1888-01-04
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
Rumored Result Of NorfoIk's Visit to
the Vatican.
Leo Makes Several Speeches Which
May Mean a Good Deal.
Cardinal Mannlng's Views on the
Natural Rights Of Man.

LONDON, Jan. 3.-The Duke Of Norfolk,
just returned from Rome, had a protracted
conference with Lord Salisbury yesterday
afternoon. What representations His Grace
made on behalf Of the Holy Father are not
definitely known, but it is rumored that he
informed the Premier that the Pope could
not intervene between the political parties
In Ireland, but that when His Holiness re-
eeived Mgr Persico's final report he might
advise the Irish clergy to assume passive
attitude with regard to political matters.
The Duke, 1t is understood, pressed the
question Of re establishing diplomatic rela-
tions between England end the Vatican, but
with what result II cannot be learned.
The czar's Forged Letters.
The pacific effect of the publication Of the
forged correspondence continues. The name
of the person chiefly responsible for The
forgeries will perhaps never be made public
but Ii Is an undoubted fact that both the
Car and Prince Bismarck are inlpossessi0n
Of it, and that its owner will have frequent
occasion to regret having engaged In the un-
fortunate business
Manning and MccIynn.
The cable dispatch which Dr.. McGlynn
read at the Anti-Poyerty meeting In New
York Sunday night, surprising as 1t may
seem, did correctly report Cardinal Man
ning's words They occur in little article
at the end Of the FOrtnightly, sent in answer
to some recent structure by the London
Times on recent utterances al hjiss-G 6lSo~zs1w-
The Cardinal devotes his three pages to
demonstration that the recognition OF the
right to property involves and rests on the
admission OF the right to live. The exact
words Of the passage are: II answer that
the obligation TO feed the hungry springs
from the natural right of every man to life
and to the food necessary for the sustenance
of life. SO strict Is this natural right that IL
prevails over all positive laws Of property.
Necessity has no law and starving man
has natural right to his neighbor's bread"
The Cardinal then goes into a disquisition
on the historic poor laws OF England, and
shows that in the reign Of Queen Elizabeth
this natural right was over and over again
recognized and enforced by statute. His
praise Of the statutes Is all the more curious
from the fact that he studi0usly avoids a
mention Of the fact that they were rendered
necessary by the ruthless suppression OF
mOnasteries In the preceding reign. which
for the first time threw the English poor up
on the mercies Of the laity Inasmuch as
this has been standing grievance OF the
English Catholics for centuries, the convert
Cardinals ignoring IL utterly and pralslng
the feeble Tudor substitutes for the ancient
tithing system Of benevolence, seems even
more interesting than his Cummunistie de-
claratiOn about the rights OF the poor u
bread which Is only an accentuatlon OF what
he has been writing for years and living up
to in his own relations with London's slums.
The press very generally condemn the utter
ance as miSchieVOuS.
Londonderry Must Hunt.
DUBLIN, Jan. s.-The Telegraph declares
that the opposition Of the farmers 10 the
plan Of Lord Londonderry, the vieeroy, to
hunt In County Meath was the only reason
for Meath being proclaimed under the
crimes act. The proclamation OF the Dublin
Telegraph, 10 says, was done to intimidate
Leo Speaks.
ROME, Jan. 3.-The Pope today in an in
terview with Eugene Roiullot, a distin-
guished French writer, said he was confident
that France would rise agPin to her old place
in Christendom and exercise an unbounded
influence In the world. He lamented the
revolutionary spirit and said he was prepar-
ing two encycllcals dealing with socialism.
license Of the press, and the great power Of
universal suffrage, which he considers terri
bly, menacing. He also intended TO define
certain points, upon which good Catholics
have been confused.
Dangerous ideas in the land and Irish ques-
tions ara believed TO be the subjects alluded
to. The Pope gives the jubilee gift money
to st. Peters treasury TO be expended in
propagation. Artistic articles will be
placed in the museum Of the Vatican and OBJ
ects Of worship in the vestry Of st. Peters.
All the rest win be given to tine hospital.
The Pope addressed the Pilgrims today, In
the presence Of the whole court. He ex-
pressed Joy at the evidence Of tine cohesion
of the Catholics, and said; You, like our
selves, are convinced that the Church, by
her holy mission, ought to be independent
whatsoever Of terrestrial authority. lCriss
of ''Yesl YespJ The church Is divine Ia
stitution. To try 10 reduce its interests 70
question the laws OF Italy can only be the
result of most deplorable blindness.
Russia's troublesome Scholars.
ST. PETERsBURe.r Jan. 3.-Disorders at
the university here continue, owing to the
expulsion Of 200 Of the students. The Off
cials will reopen the university at the end Of
the month. 1t is reported that the Car ex-
pressed displeasure that an armed force had
been employed in suppressing the trouble.
Foreign Notes.
Europe is being showed In. Railroad traf-
fic is blocked In many places. number OF
persons have perished.