Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-05
CATHOLIC PRELATE
ON TH8 CAHBNSLEY MEMORIAL TO THR W.T.
ICAN
In Regard to Supplying Foreign Immigrants
With Priests Of Thelr Own NatiOHaliiy-He
Says it is an Outrageous insult to All
True American Catholic Priests.
A Searching Interview.

ST. PAUL, MIMI, June 4.-Since the
publication of his interview of few
days ago, regarding the cabled reports
of the petition to the Pope for the dis
tricting of foreign emigrants in Amer
lea on national lines, Archbishop Ire
land has many kilograms and letters OF
endorsement of his views. To-day, in
an interview with an Associated Press
correspondent, he took up several
points not heretofore touched on,
and expressed himself very free
ly and emphatically. The Arch
bishop is at the head OF
the American Catholics, opposed to for
eign influence, and his remarks are of
even greater weight on that account.
He says that as the details Of the plot
are unfolded the indignation Of Ameri-
can Catholics or PrOteStants cannot but
grow in intensity. The whole pro-
ceeding is an insult to American Ma
tionaliSm, and reveals the fact that GER
tain Europeans imagine America TO be
a sort of an African Congo, without
autonomy of its own, and incapable Of
life without a constant application OF
European galvanic batteries
Catholics are mortified that
their religion is made the
occasion and the pretense of this inso-
lent foreign intermeddling. Strange
news indeed for American ears to hear
that the Austrian and the Prussian
Ambassador in Rome had been in
structed by their home governments TO
bring to bear upon the Vatican their in
nuence in aid of Herr CahenSley's plan
of campaign. The PruSsian Ambassa-
dor, Won Schloezer, is not afraid to de-
clare that he has viewed the appoint
ment of Archbishop Kalzer to the see OF
Milwaukee as favorable TO German in
tcrests. If things are allowed to go
much further we may soon expect
cablegram announcing that Herr Won
SchloeZer has claimed in the name OF
the Kaiser a right to vote our appoint
ments to dozen of Episcopal sees in
the United States.
Archbishop Kalzer. am sure, is per-
the representative Of Prussia, and will
take an early occasion to warn this gen.
tleman that his cordial approval of
American matters must be dispensed
with in the future. But the audacity
of the PrusSan is to be noted all the
same as an indication of foreign thought
and action in our regard. The con-
tapion spreads, and to an extent that
compeIS smile OF amusement in the
midst of our indignation and anger. So
long as the Church in America
is fit only to be portloned
off to the care of foreign
countries, why would not any
foreigner however small, De asked for
A piece? Hence, we find Monsieur Mer-
cier. the Minister OF the Province OF
Quebec, mere colony OF England, who
happened to meet in Rome Herr Cahens-
lev running to the Vatican, and praying
in the name of his little constituency
that a Canadian Bishop be named for
the see OF OgdenSburg, in the State OF
New York. Monsieur MERCER, we
must say, is modest He should, when
once started, have aimed at higher game
New York be handed over to his
patronage. But appetite comes in
eating, and who knows what
Monsieur might attempt another
time. We can easily picture further
extension of this foreign ambition to
rule Catholic affairs in America. In
few years the ecclesiastical map OF the
country would show the fingerings OF
every foreign principally whose emf
grants chose to touch our shores. New
orleans, we imagine. would suit Italy;
Bohemia might be satisfied with Chica-
20: Detroit as a matter Of course would
90 to Posen, and Chosen, in Poland,
etc, etc. Possibly few sees, James
town or Charleston, would lie left to
Americans.
This attack Of foreignism upon the
church in America is killed from its
own audacity. $50 long as it worked
stealthily by secret embassies and back
entrances, it was dangerous and was
doing harm. 1t has now entered into
open combat, and the sight Of its arms
draws legions against it. Indeed the
outcome will be cost favorab BILE To church
ard to country. Cdtholits T.. America
viii be more vgilant in the defense VI
their rights, both a. Catholics ard as
~ orleans.
have seen the official denial OF he
representative of the Dutch Amerkin-
ischer Priester Verein, or German Cler-
zeal Society of America, disclaiming all
knowledge of or cooperation in the
Cahensley memorial. What this repre-