The record-union., 1891-07-01

be Prosecuted With Vigtr.
Copyright, 1891, by n. Y. Associated Press.
BERLIN, June 30.-Copies of the full
text of the second memorial presented
by Herr Cahensly to the Papal Secretary
of State have been put into circulation.
The greatest importance is attached to
the memorial. If, as is hoped, the Holy
See can be induced to follow out its rec
concentrations and appoint large num-
ber of German clergymen as Bishops in
the United States, German influence
across the Atlantic will be vastly in
creased, and it will rebound directly to
the growth of the home German Govern
ment in America.
Cahensly, indeed, appeals for aid to
other foreign Governments-Italy Aus
tria, Spain and Canada-promising them
in return a due share of the prestige
which will come from a division of the
Episcopal Sees in America among the
representatives of the different classes of
immigrants. 1t is felt here, neverthe-
less, that the lions share will fall to the
German empire. ''War on the Irish
Bishops" in America will be prosecuted
with vigor, and it will be no fault OF Herr
Cahensly if he fails.
The memorial gives statistics showing
that 439, 400 Catholics left Europe for the
American continent in 1889. OF this
number l7S,90O left for the United States
The latter country also received thou
sands of emlgrantS from other govern
meuts of Latin-America. Calculations
based upon authoritative statistics indi-
cate hat the Catholic emigrants and
children ought to constitute in the United
States Catholic population of 1000 900,
but the fact is the number of Catholics in
that vast country scarcely exceeds 10,-
G00,00O. CathOlicity, therefore, has up to
the present date sustained q net loss of
16, $4,000 in the great American republic
The memorial assigns the following
causes for this falling Off: Lack Of suf1i-
cient protection for emigrants on arrival
in America, ETC.; insut1iciency of priests
and parishes of their own for different
nationalities of emigrants; pecuniary sac
rihCes, often eXorbitant, eXacted of the
faithful; the public schools; insutficiency
of societies; Catholic and national associ-
ations Of mutual aid, etc., for laboring
classes; want OF different Representatives
of different nationalities of emigrants in
the episcopate.
Each of these heads are dilated on at
length. 1t is strenuously urged that the
high protection of the Holy See is indis-
pensible to the st. Raphael societies, in
order that they may extend to all coun-
| tries from which immigration takes
place, and to which it is directed. It is of
the utmost importance that every nation
ality should have priests, not only able to
speak the language of that nationality,
but to be of the same nation.
No doubt, says the memorial, in the
course of year emigrants come to speak
English, but TO wait until they have
learned that language before having them
practice their religion is to run the risk
of finding them no longer disposed to
live after the Christian fashion.
AS to the statements of some that the
language of the Fatheriand cannot be
kept beyond the second generation, and
that the third will certainly speak moth
ing but English, the memorial triumph
antly cites the French in louisiana, Ger
mans in various sections of America, and
Canadian French, as objections to this
opinion.
The memorial says that ''to American
ize ones SELF is first, and above all, to ac-
cept and respect the right recognized by
the Constitution of every nationality to
retain its religion, its language, its char
acter and the like. To want these nation
alities to forget their languages and
country in order to AmericaniZe them
selves is to pursue course directly op-
posed to the Constitution. 1t belongs to
every nationality to take the initiative in
the matter of AmericaniZing ITSELF and it
would be gross pretenSion were any
particular nationality, to arrogate to itself
the mission of Americanizing Of Others
Touching American public schools, the
memorial says: Their organization is
such as to lead to carelessness in church
duties" The organization of benefit and
other societies is believed to be danger
Gus to Catholics, for they cause the regu-
lation of all lives without the considera-
ton of religious duties. ''Pernicious Sc
cret societies. are discussed.
Much space is then devoted to the sub
ject of Bishops for the different nation
alities. Stress is laid upon the great in
ffuence of the Bishops, and it is said that
Bishops who are strangers to the charac-
ter, habits and customs of other nations
cannot in their required measure, de-
spite their virtues, knowledge and zeal,
appreciate and effectually attend to the
wants of those nations. Again, harmony
and concord between the different ma
tionalitieS are affected by this question
Ii the episcopate be handed over almost
exclusively to one single nationality, to
the detriment of others, a feeling of gen.
eral discomfort is created, which assumes
proportions of jealous national riValrieS.
The sole and onl Y way TO attain harmony
and concord in the church in the United
States is to give every one Of these nations
Bishops of their own.
The memorial says there is no question
of demanding a division of dioceses ac-
c0rding to nationalities. What is wanted
is that Bishops of different nations will be
represented. In this manner the church
of the United States, being composed of
such different nations, will have a char
acter OF universally like that of the ma
ton itself. Moreover, says the memorial,
this question affects the interests of the
countries from which the emigration
takes place. Through their enigrants
the nations are acquiring in the great re-
public an influence and an Importance of
which they will one day be able to make
great profit. These nations are so well
aware of this that they are doing every
thing 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 the Govern
ment can no longer remain indifferent to
the fact that the people OF the United
States are q people of all natlonalltles,
and because religion is the conversion
and keystone of every social edihce,
the nations have an immense interest in
their Immigrants being represented in
the episcopate of the United States by a
Bishop of their own, and therein lies the
reason why all nations are expecting
from the paternal solicitude of the Holy
See the Bishops whom their dearest in
terests call for.