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MGR. SATOLLPS MISSION
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND TALKS RE-
GARDING II.
He Says the Report That the PapaI
Delegate Has Been Recalled, or
Soon VIII Be. is Absurd.
Special TO the REcoRp.UNIoN.

Special TO the RECORD-UNIoN.
ST. PAUL, Dec. 16.-Archbishop Ire
land talked at length to-day to a repre-
sentative OF the Associated Press of the
mission of Monsignor Satolli and the ex-
tent of his powers, his statement beng
particularly interesting, in view of the
controversy now in regard to this matter.
Archbishop Ireland said: ''The re-
port that Satolli had been recalled, or was
likely to be soon. is absurd This report
and others revealing similar animus are
inventions Of parties suffering defeat
from his presence. He represents the
Pone, and opposition to him is opposi-
ton to the Pope. He was sent directly
by Leo to speak to the Archbishops the
mind of Leo on the school question He
did it. This question bad for some time
agitated the church in America, and the
cry went up ceasele lessly that Rome should
speak and re-establish peace. Rome re-
solved to do so, and the address of
Satolli was put in his mouth before leav-
ing Eome. 1t has since been reported to
the Pope verbally, and received his ap-
proval.
"5atolli also received the amplest powers
to settle all disputes between the Bishops
and priests. In each case he is to have
two assistants, chosen from eminent
members of the clergy, and his decision
is to be absolutely without appeal The
authority with which he is invested is
unusual, but this shows that the Pope
puts unusual confidence in him. Nearly
ninety dioceses in the United States and
numerous church cases are awaiting set
tlement. Some ofthem are very important
and iar-reaching. To maintain them as
heretofore the court of last appeal in re-
mote Rome is to render very difficult and
tedious proceedings leading to a conclu-
sion.
1.-The Pope has conferred a boon on all
parties" said the Archbishop, "by plac-
ing for a time at least a supreme tribunal
in America. Of course no prelate
occupying himself a see in America,
however high placed, could serve
as Judge in cases where his brother
prelates are entangled. Some important
cases are already before Satolli.
HE has a further mission to inform
himself accurately about American ec-
clesiastical affairs i'll general, and report
regularly thereon to Rome. AS the time
goes on and new emergencies arise, he
will receive other specific powers, and
think he will soon be invested with the
title of all the extensive powers of regu-
lar delegate apostilic.'
The Archbishop added that Satolli's ad-
dress on the school question covered the
Whole ground; that TO the church and to
her alone belong religious instructions,
hut there is and can be no objection that
the state lay claim to busy itself with the
secular claim to interest itself with the sec
ular part. There is no room for the old ac-
cusation that the church opposes or depre-
cafes the efforts of the State to remove
ignorance from the children of the peo-
pie. OF course, while and where State
schools are conducted as to prevent in
practice the religious education of child.
or to endanger its religious faith. Satolli
1lnDlannS that Catholics fa-
cumstances warrant, shall maintain sne-
cial Catholic schools. but shows plainly
her willingness that the church should do
her share toward parallel action, in yir-
tue of which religion and secular knowl
edge are impaired without one impending
upon the other; without the church or
State covering the sphere OF the other.