The Globe-republican., 1891-07-08
ANOTHER MEMORIAL.

by Herr Cahensly to the papal secre-
, tary Of state, Cardinal Rampolla, have
seen put into circulation. The greatest
Importance is attached to the memorial.
If. as it is hoped. the holy see can be
tions and appoint a large number Of
German clergymen as bishops in the
United States, the German influence
across the Atlantic will be vastly in.
creased and will rebound directly to the
growth of the home German gov
eminent in American affairs Herr Ca
bensly, indeed. appeals for aid to other
foreign governments. Italy. Austria.
Spain, Canada, promising them in re-
turn due share of the prestige which
will come for a division of the episco-
pal sees OF America among the repre-
sentatives of the different classes of
immigrants 1t is felt here, neverthe-
less, thst tn lions share will fall to
the lot of the empire. The war on the
Irish bishops Tin America" will be
prosecuted with vigor. It will be no
fault of Herr Cahensly if he fails. The
text of the memorial in part says:
submit to your eminence some cOnsidera-
lions upon the subject of emigration to the
United States of North America This great
question affects interests that are OF very
great importance whet her they be regarded
from a social or from u religious point of
view. The current which is carrying away
to America populations of different nation.
alities Is already formidable: in the future it
IL likely to become irres istible. As is proven
by the table Of statistics appended to
this memorial ls9.A0' Catholics left Europe
for the American continent dur .ng the year
1853; of this number 17S.900 went to the
United States The same country re-
ceived, moreover, thousands of emf.
grants from Canada. Mexico. Brazil and
other countries Of Latin America. CAL
culations based upon the most authoritative
statistics 60 to show that CAtholic immi-
grants and their children ought to con stitute
in the United States Catholic population OF
2i0O0, 900 But the fact 10 that the number OF
Catholics In that vast country scarcely ex-
ceeds lo.0O0.00l Catholicity therefore. has
up to the present .te sustained net loss
OF 200 QUO In the great American republic.
The following are the chief causes of this
desertiOn on the part OF the Catholic forces:
First-Tne lack Of sufiicieat protection for
the emigrants at the time Of their departure
from home during their voyage and on then
arrival in America.
Second-The insuniciency of priests and
parishes of their own. for the different
nutionalIties Of immigrants
Ihird-Thr pecuniary Sacrinces often eX-
Orbitan:, that are exacted Of the faithful.
Fourth-The public schools.
Fifth-The insufliciency Of societies. Cath
Ole and national associations of mutual aid
Sixth-The want OF d fferent representa-
tives of the diff rent nationalities Of immi-
grants in the spscOpate.
After speaking of the great influence
of the bishops the memorial says:
Upon this question depends the solution
Of the grea; est problem of the present times,
the problem of the immigration Of nations
First. the salvation OF souls is herein con-
c:rned. Bishops W..O are strangers to the
spirit, character, habits and customs Of
other nations can not in the required meas
ure adopt their virtues and knowledge and
appreciate and effec,ually attend to tho
wants o. those nations. Again the con-
cord between the different nations is AZ
fected by this question. II he episcOpate DO
handed over almost exclusively to one single
nationality, to the detriment of others. feel
ing of uneasiness of general discomfort is
created among these last. a feeling which
assumes the proportions OF JEALOUS national
r.vairies. The want Of justice is as pressing
as the want of bread. 1t is desired that con-
cord AMI harmony reign among tine different
nations that go to make up the hurcheS Of
the United States. Nothing is more desir-
able, nothing more essential The sole and
only way to attain this end is to give &c
every one Of these nations bishops of their
own, bishops belonging to each, who will
represent their respective nations in the
episcopal body. just 40 these nations are
represented among the parOc hal clergy and
among the faithful
As the doc, ses are formed of C ,tholics Of
different nntionalities there is no question
RAI,
according to natiOnalites. What is expected
of the holy see il that bishops of tn. differ
ent nations will be placed in the episcopal
body, SO that the different nations will be
represented by some of their own people in
the episcopate, in the eecit siastical pro-
vinees and N the councils. Thanks to this
prudent me 4sure the church OF the Cnitcd
States, being composed of such different
nations. will have character OF universali-
ty Ike that OF the nation itself.
The lime has come when governments can
NO longer remain indifferent to tn grave
and mpOrtan mt question For example. is it
a matter Of no cOnseQur nee to England, Ire
land. France. Germa ~. Ital!, CaradI Aus
tria Hungary, Spain and other governments
that they number in i youthful country. and
one full of prospects. millions of fellow cit
liens. forming part of the natian AMI taxing
an active part in industry, commerce, poll
ties, social liz. and public affairs? II must
not be lost sight OF that the American ma
ton, the people of the United States, is not a
PEG lie of one r. &c only but of all races of all
natiOnaliteS. Every race, every nationality
may take its place in this the sunlight. Pre-
cisely owing to this fact and because religion
Is the cornerstone and the keystone of every
social editice, the nations have an immense
interest in their emigrants be ng represent
ed in the episcopate of the United States by
bishops of their own And therein lies the
reason why all the nations whose pOpula-
tions are emigrating TO the great republic
are expecting from the paternal solicitude
of the holy see bishops whom their dearest
interests call for. Finally the holy see is in
terested in the matter.
The memorial then argues that the
appointment of bishops for the differ
ent nations would bring them closer to
the holy see and thereby help the growth
of the church
Whisky Blamed For 1t.
FORT SMITH, Ark, July 1.-Boudinot
Crompton, alias Bood Doris, was
hanged by the United States authorities
in the Jail yard here this morning.
Al