The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-07-01
WAR ON irish BISHOPS.
Renewed Vigorously by Herr Cahens-
ley in q Second Memorial
to Leo.
The Necessity for Bishops OF All
Nationalities In America
Again Urged.
Loss of 10000 900 Catholics Attributed to
This Lack-The America izati0n Of
immigrants Discussed.

ICopyright, 1891, New York Associated Press.
BERLIN, June 8O.-Copies of the full text
of the second memorial presented by Herr
Cahensley to the papal secretary Of state
have been put into circulation. The great
est importance is attached to the memorial.
In this it is hoped that the holy see can be
induced TO follow out its Recommendations
and appoint large number of German
clergymen as bishops in the United States,
as German influence across the Atlantic
will be vastly increased and it will rebound
directly to the growth of homo German
government in American affairs. Cahens-
ley, indeed, appeals for aid to other foreign
governments, Italy, Austria, Spain and
Canada, promising them in return due
share of the prestige which will
come from division Of the Episco-
pal secs of America among rep
resentatives OF different classes Of
immigrants. II is felt here. neverthe-
less. that the lions share will fall to the
German empire. The war on Irish bishops
in America will be prosecuted with viRor
and it will be no fault Of Herr Cahensley if
he fails. The memorial gives statistics
showing that 439, 400 Catholics left Europe
for the American continent in 1889. OF this
number lie, 800 went to the United States.
The Inter country also received thousands
of immigrants from other governments of
Latn-America. Calculations based upon
authoritative statistics indicate that Catho-
lie emigrants and children ought to consti-
tute in the United States Catholic popula-
ton of 26.0O0,00O, but the fact is
the number of Catholics in that
vast country scarcely exceeds 10000, 600.
Catholicity. therefore has up to the present
date, sustained net loss of sixteen mil
lions in the great American republic. The
| memorial assigns the following causes for
this falling off: Lack of sufficient protec-
| tion for emigrants on arrival in America,
etc., insutioiency of priests and parishes Of
their own different nationalities of emil
grants; peouniary sacrifices, often exorbi-
tant, e1acted Of the faithful; the public
schools insufficiency of societies (Catholic)
and national ASSOCIATIONS Of mutual aid,
ETC.. for laboring classes; want of different
representatives of different nationalities of
emigrants in the episcorate.
| Each of these heads is dilated on at
length. It is strenuously urged that the
| high protection of the holy see is indis-
pensable to the st. Raphael societies, in
order that they may extend to all countries
from which emigration takes place and to
which it is directed. 1t is of. the utmost
Importance that every nationality 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 the en-
| igrants come to speak English, but to wait
until they have learned that language be-
to run the risk of finding them no longer
/ disposed to live after christian
fashion" As to the statements Of
some that the language of the father
land cannot be kept beyond the second
generation, and that the third will speak
| umphantly cites the French in Louisiana,
| the Germans in various sections of Amer
ica, and Canadian French as objections to
this opinion, The memorial says that ''to
Americanize oneself" is first and above all
| to accept and respect the right recognized
retain its religion, its language, its charao-
ter. and the like. To want these nationali-
ties to forget their language and country in
order to Americanize themselves is to pur-
sue a work directly opposed to
the constitution. It belongs peculiar
in the matter of Americanizing itself. and
it would be gross pretension were any par
ticular nationality to arrogate to itself the
mission of Americanizing 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 othel
societies is believed to be a danger to
Catholics, for they cause the regulation oi
all lives without any consideration of re-
ligious duties. "Pernicious secret socie-
ties are as,o+aa discussed Much an,s.t space
bishops for the different nationalities
stress being laid upon the grea
influence of bishops, and il is said tha
bishops who arc strangers to the character
habits and customs of other nations, can
not, in the required measure, despite thei
virtues, knowledge and zeal, appreciate ant
effectually attend to the wants OF those ma
tions. Again, harmony and concord be
tween different nationalities are affected BY
this question. "If the episcopate b,
handed over almost exclusively to one sin
gle nationality, to tho detriment of thu
is created which assumes the proportion
OF Jealous national rivalry. The sole ane
only way to attain harmony and concord il
the church of the United States is to Civ,
every one Of these nations bishops of tnei
own."
The memoirs says there is no question
of demanding division of dioceses ao
cording to nationalities. What is wanted il
that bishops of different nations will bt
represented in this manner. The church o
the United States, being composed of sucl
ditfe rent nations, will have character o
uni versatility like that of the nation itself
Moreover" says the memorial, this ques
tion affects the interests of countries iron
their emigrants the nations are acquiring
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