Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-07-01
THE SECOND mEmoaIAL.

Copies of tho Fnu Text Of the Seconi
Memorial Presented to the. Papa
Secretary Put Into Circulation
Much Importance Attached to tn,
Document.
Copyrighted by the Associated PressI
BERLIN, June 30.-Copies of the full
text of the second memorial presented by
Herr Cahensley to the papal secretary Of
state, Cardinal Rampolla, has been put
into circulation. The greatest importanc &C
is attached to the memorial. If, az it il
hoped, the Holy See can be induced to
follow out its recommendations and ap-
point large number of German clergy
men as bishops in the United States, the
German influence across the Atlantic will be
vastly increased and will rebound directly
to the growth of the home German gov
eminent in American affairs. Herr Ca
hensley, indeed, appeals for aid to other
foreign governments, Italy, Austria, Spain,
Canada, promising them in return due
share of the prestige which will come
from division of the Episcopal sees of
ferent classes of immigrants 1t is felt
here, nevertheless, that the lions
share will fall to the lot of the
empire. The war on the Irish bishops in
America will be prosecuted with vigor 1t
will be no fault of Herr Cahensley If he
fails. The memorial says: '1t is proven
by the table of statistics appended that
$4,000 Catholics left Europe for the
American continent during the year 1889.
Of this number It's, 900 went to America.
The same country received, moreover,
thousands of emigrants from Canada, Bra
I'll, Mexico and other countries of Latin
America. Calculations based upon the
most authoritative statistics 90 to show
that Catholic immigrants and their chill
dren ought to constitute in the United
States Catholic population of twenty-six
million. But the fact is that the number
of Catholics in that vast country scarcely
exceeds ten millions. Catholicity, there
fore, has up to the present date sustained
a net loss of sixteen millions in the great
American republic.
The following are the chief causes of
the desertion on the part of the Catholics:
The lack of sufficient protection for the
emigrants at the time of their departure
from home, during their voyage and on
their arrival in America. Second, the in
suficiency of priests and parishes of their
own for the different nationalities of i'm
migrants. Third, the pecuniary sacrifices,
often exhorbitant, that are exacted of the
faithful. Fourth, the public schools:
Fifth, the insuficiency of societies, Cath
Ole and national associations of mutual
aid, protection, ETC., for the la
boring classes. Sixth, the want
of different representatives. of the
different nationalities of i1nmi grants in the
episcopate. After speaking Of the great
influence of the bishops the memorial says:
''Upon this question depends the solution
of the greatest problem of the present
times-the problem of the migration of
nations. First, the salvation of souls is
herein concerned. Bishops who are strang-
ers to the spirit, character, habits and
in the required measure despite
their virtues, knowledge and zeal
and effectually attend to
the wants of those nations. Again, the
and concord between the differ
emit nationalities are effected by this ques-
ton. If the episcopate be handed over
almost exclusively to one single national
ity to the detriment of the others a feel
ing of uneasiness, of general discomfort is
created among these last, a feeling which
assumes the proportions of jealous ma
tional rivalries, feelings wounded and
shocked in every sacred right and interest
belonging to these same nations. The
want of justice is as pressing as the want
of bread. 1t is desired that concord and
different nations that go to make the
church of the United States. Nothing is
more desirable, nothing more essential.
The sole and only way to attain this end is
to give to every one of these nations
bishops of their own, bishops belonging to
each, who will represent their respective
nations in the episcopal body, just as these
nations are represented among the paro-
chial clergy and among the faithful.
their emigrants the nations are
acquiring in the great republic an inf1u-
ence and an Importance of which they
will one day to make great profit.
These nations are SO well aware of this
that they are doing everything in their
power to have those of their nationalities
settled in the United States develop and
strengthen themselves in every respect
The time has come when governments can
no longer remain Indifferent to this grave
and important question. For example, is
it matter of no consequence to England,
Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Canada,
Spain and other gov
country and one full of prospects
millions of fellow citizens forming
part of the nation and taking an active
part in industry, commerce, politics,
social life and public affairsa 1t must not
be lost sight of that the American nation,
the people of the United States, is not
people of one race only, but of all races, of
all nationalities. Every race, every
nationality may take its place in the sun
light Precisely owing to this fact and
because religion is the corner stone and
the keystone of every social edifce the
nations have, an immense interest
in their emigrants being repre-
sented in the episcopate of the United
States by bishops of their own. And
therein lies the reason why all the nations
whose populations are emigrating to the
great republic are expecting from the pa
te1nal solicitude of the holy see the
bishops whom their dearest interests call
for"
The memorial then argues that the ap-
pointment of bishops for the different ma
tions would bring them closer to the holy
see and thereby help the growth of the
church.