The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-06-17
HIS PALACE NOT A PALACE.
CARDINAL MANNINe's HUMBLE HOME.
Henry George, 1r. Interviews the Dlstin-
guished Prelate-"rhe Review of Re-
views"-School System of Great
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LONDON, May SO.-[special. cardinal
Mauning's palace is not far from the house
of parliament, at Westminster. But it is
no palace at all in the popular sense of
being a magnificent residence. 1t stands
in q narrow, side street, and, indeed,
everything about it manifests an utter dis
regard OF appearances. 1t is a large build
ing, with great windows and wide entrance
with double doors, but devoid of any
architectural ornaments whatever. So
severely plain and unpretentious is it
that it has more the appearance OF
schoolhouse than the residence of a
prince ecclesiastic of the church OF Rome.
was admitted to a large square hall,
in the back of which was a brown-stone
stairway, and to each side of it doorways
led to suites of rooms. The floor was
bare, and there was no furniture save
some chairs and a small stand. The walls
were tinted, and near the entrance hung
a map of the world.
Following up the stairway 1 was con-
Quoted through cOmfOrtable-lookin
room with easy chairs pushed about and
an ample table in the center, into the
cardinals private reception room adjoin-
ing. 1t is spacious apartment, with lofty
ceiling and old black book cases that
reach far up toward il. The shelves are
fred with leather and vellum bound vol
umes, the former so wrinkled and rotten
MIL hat hat haxv foil
to pieces with the handling. From
plain. black, old-style fireplace came a
gentle warmth, and on the mantle piece
and on the book cases, and hanging about
the walls, were portraits OF numerous dead
and living prelates OF the church. Beside
the fireplace stood n high screen and two
large chairs with gilded frames and GRIM
son satin cushions-but the gilt was dull
and cracked and the satin worn. A rug
covered the centre of the floor, and on it,
surrounded by chairs, stood large table
scattered over with books and papers.
Over all this three or four great windows
let in flood of light.
The cardinal entered through a eide
door His photographs have made his
personal appearance well-known through
out the United States-a tall man, some
what bent with years, with fine features,
nlHu loItnGdu, lululuOus udIOl eyes duu
scant gray hair. His attire told of his
rank-a black cassock, faced with GRIM
son and fastened with crimson buttons,
and on his head a crimson beretta. His
manner was frank and simple. He
seated himself in one of the large gilt
chairs and talked with complete freedom
on the subject treated in the last papal en-
| cyclical. the social question.
Examination OF the encyclical will
| show, said he, that the pope has a Won
derfuly clear grasp of the great social
problem that confronts the civilized world
today. He keenly appreciates the pow
eriul forces that are gathering, but points
out the great danger lying III some of the
remedial methods proposed.
Here in England said the cardinal,
''there is no such danger. Preparation for
changes is being wrought through the safe
means of economical discussion. There is
| going on an educational movement which
| IS apart from politics. But on the con-
| tinent Of Europe this is not so. There
| little or no educational work is going on
| The masses are rushing into politics before
| they have maturely considered what it is
/ they want TO do to ameliorate their
condition. The social question is
closely linked with politics. which
is subject to sudden and violent
changes. For this reason the social move
ment on the continent is subversve and
revolutionary. But OF the safe outcome
of the rest of the world 1 am hopeful.
I'm America and Australia" continued
| the cardinal, methods for bringing about
| some reform seem to be the same as those
| pursued here in England. The laboring
masses gathering into vast organizations
like the knights of Labor design rather
| a..
social economy than TO seize the political
powers and attempt to better their condi-
ton by immaturely considered and VIC
lent changes. You in the United States
with your extremes OF wealth have the
problem pressing heavily upon you. But
knowledge is spreading and the changes
that must soon come will be easy and
| peaceful.
"Here in London, Just at present" the
cardinal concluded, "things do not look az
bright for the trade organizations, great as
those organizations have grown. For this
/ there are two reasons first, on account of
the recent strikes, which, being passive
warfare, as all strikes in their nature must
be, hurt the business of a great number
of people, and in this way raised up much
i'll will against them; and secondly, on
| account OF the appointment Of the royal
I COluullSolOH Ou ldDOI vi u LudJOIlly Oh men
hostile, some of them bitterly hostile, to
the trade organizations-men who can,
fear, do much TO prejudice public senti-
ment outside the unions. However, these
things are but temporary and trivial in
comparison with the great social move
ment. the safe issue of which l am most
sanguine."
So the distinguished prelste talked. He
! does not go out into public much as he
did short time ago, for advancing years
are telling on him but he sits among his
BOOKS and gazes with hope out upon the
| struggles of the world.
A unique character in English public af-
fairs today is William I. Stead. A north
county Nonconformist, with strong relig-
ious tendencies, he got his first newspaper
training in provincial journalism, and
finally came TO London on the staff of
John Morley, when that gentleman
was editor of the Pail Mall Gazette Sue
ceeding him in that position, he made
sensation after sensation, the most nota-
BILE of which, the Modern Babylon"
business, finally landed him in Jail. He
some time after this left that paper to
hoist his flag IN a brand new venture of
his own, the ReUie,c OF Reuielcs. With a
college training, great facility with the
pen, much power of organization, the gift.
OF making friends as well as enemies, i'm
mense energy, and more than the audacity