Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-04-08
LETTER FROM SWITZERLAND
Catholics in Austria.-TLe Labor
Congress Hard at Hork.-Exit
Misunderstanding Cabinets.

BERNE, March is, 1890. Especial
Correspondence OF the DISCREET
NEWS. THE Roman Church was
never known for her modest preten-
sions. One would naturally sup
pose that in this age prudence
would prompt her advocates to put
on little show Of modesty at least,
a tint Of humility as It were; but It
is not 50.
This reflection is occasioDed by an
occurrence in Austria. In this
country religion in schools has for
some time been burning question,
and the Church mas through her
clergy made known her claims on
the following five points:
l. The existing public schools
must be changed into pure Catholic
schools, so that the Catholic chilCs
rem can be sent there without COM
ing in contact with those Of other
confessions.
2. In these schools only Catholic
teachers must be employed, such as
have been educated in Catholic col
leges, and those teachers must all be
able TO teach religion.
3. The employment OF teachers
must be made subject to the control
Of the Catholic Church representa-
4 tives.
:. The teacher must assist in
teaching religion. All subjects
must be taught in accordance with
the tendency approved by the Catho
lie Church, and all school books
must be arranged with this object in
view.
5. The inspection of the schools
must, in order 20 guard their confes-
sioDsl character, be through the
representatives OF the Catholic
church.
The Catholic church, It will be
seen; requires nothing less than
this: The state government must
establish schools for the priests TO
control aud for the children of the
Catholics. The non-Catholics shall
have no public schools, no control
nothing. They must pay expen-
ses for the maintenance of Catholic
schools, for the privilege Of Catho-
lie children, but they must not send
their children 10 those schools, be-
cause the Catholic children must
not be exposed 70 their contsmina-
ton.
The government answers to these
shameful requests OF the church
that they are willing to give them
the closest attention in the consid-
Grafton Of the question. .This
means nothing more than that
the government are willing to
grant the outrageous clerical de
mands rs far ms they dare do so,
considering the. non-Catholic SUBJ
jects and the advancementofthea age.
II this were not the real nleaning,th
government would simply saw:
''Such middle-age, Jssuitic propo-
sitions we do not consider at ali in |
our age" But suppose the Catho- |
lie church has too much hold in |
Austria. The government must |
allow her to show her worst side |
when she likes.
In Berlin the labor congress is
now hard at work in order to solve
the difficulties Of the labor problem.
The conference opened the day be-
fore yesterday, and on the following
day the delegates had an in
vitation TO sooiable at the
Hotel Rome, the bill being paid I
by Minister Won Beriepsch. The
next days work was n gala dinner
at the Emperor's. The labofing
classes, many Of whom are starving.
ought to read with entire satisfac-
ton the DISPATCHES that bring the
Intelligence ofthese pleasant PARTIES
1t the hotel and at the palace. 1t Is
70 be hoped that the delegates, on
leaving their sOciables. may nos
meet ghosts IN the shape of socialism
or anarchIsm, or be disturbed in
their dreams by nihilistic night
mares
The Bismarck crisis is at this
time viewed with a remarkable cool
riess by the German nation. A great
Change OF sentiment has taken place.
Only few years ago, when the
Chancellor threatened to resign his
alice, the popular feeling wis
shocked as by sudden earthquake,
nut now. the greatest composure
prevails. The policy of Bismarck,
. which the present Germany owes
Is existence, will for years yet e
Inc guiding star Of the rulers Of the
until the people, tired
u iron and blood, rise add shake
he chains from their hands and
eet.
Ii seems to be a time of general
striking" amsng several Euro