The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-06
THOMAS !. DuCEY.

dencc to lift the yoke of persecution
from the church,
Mgr. John NJ Farley is member of
the archbishop's council. lie was pri-
vatc secretary of Cardinal McCloskcy
He is, besides, rector of st. Gabricl's
parish and vicar general of the diocese
When / called on him, he said:
Nothing is certain in the matter of
the pope leaving Rome ut present. The
situation is n most unhappy one, but
neither Leo NH. nor his successors will
ever leave the holy sec without des-
perate struggle, in which the moral aid
of all Christcndom will be invoked The
place of the church's head is in Rome,
and do not believe King Humbert him
self would venture to withdraw the
guarantees which protect the vatican"
"If the pope left Rome where would
he be likely to go?"
There would be no trouble to find a
place. He might go to Germany, Aus
tria, France or Spain, but he belongs in
Rome and he will stay there"
Mr.. Patrick Walsh, editor of the Sun
day Democrat, n leading Catholic organ,
said: Rome is in n constant ferment.
The people of all Italy are in most
unhappy state. They are loaded down
with taxation to keep up Il big army
and navy to crafty the Sandman pride.
This years crops have failed and the
people arc desperate. Just think of It,
the taxes range from SIS to $50 per
capita.
The city of Rome is crowded with
half-starving peasants from the agricul-
tural districts. The streets are thronged
with mob which is ready for any des-
perate work. King IIumbert is begin
ming to find ont that he and his govern
ment have made many mistakes. They
are not anxious to persccutc the pope at
this time, believe. They arc taking
such precautions as they can to main
tain themselves where they are. They
dare not brave the possibility of foreign
intervention in the papal question. 1T
might end in the evacuation of Rome.
If the situation is precipitatcd, I believe
it will not be by the government but by
the mob. frcuZicd with the results Of
bad rule. 1t is true that n portion of
the popnlacc of Rome is on the verge of
pillagc or massacre"
"Yon speak of foreign intervention"
YES. IL King llumbert should en-
deavor to force n climax the first to in
terfcrc would he the emperor of Ger
many. His mother has just given S25, .
600 to Catholic church in Berlin, and
it is even whispered that the empress is
Catholic. Then France, Austria,
Spain and the minor Catholic powers
would never permit any further agrees
sion on the papal independence.
not1
in constant receipt of adviccs from
friends in the American college in
Rome. He compared the state of the
city to that of cauldron rendy to
seethc up at any moment. But he
did not think it was the policy of the
Italian government to precipitate 4
crisis. Its plan had always been to Sc
questrntc the pope and abolish the
law OF guarantee by imperceptible de-
grees. The diplomatic situation of Eu-
rope ut present was such that Italy dare
not incur the risk of open foreign in
reference.
Rev a. Merrick, of the Jesuit college,
held practically similar views. lie
thought that any coercion sufficient to
make it necessary for the pope to leave
Rome would ut once bring active re-
monstrances from all the leading pow
crs of the world. Other priests and Law
men with whom talked took the same
view of the situation.
KENYON JAMES.
Farewell.
Fr