St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-06

QOrSe.
The letter sent by Messrs. Dunno,
Pallen, KuhImann and others will not
create the slightest ripple in the stream
of current Roman ecclesiastical thought.
There are waste baskets in Rome as
we'll as in the United States. The idea
is absurd that an appeal by a few dis
gruntled, self-conceited men against
the decisions of the archbishops Will be
listened to in Rome. The Catholic con-
gress, from the very name it bears,
must be directed by the Catholic HER
archy or else be congress of Dunno
and others, and nothing more. They
are free to hold congress of this KIND
i'll our free country, but ii in no wise
could represent the Catholic laymen OF
America.
The laymen are satisfied that in the
action taken by the archbishops in the
matter the fullest rights of the laiety
have been respected. Mr.. DUNES let
ter misrepresentS the archbishops and
refuteS itself. If Messrs. Dunno and
Pallen had any grievances why did they
not, In true American fashion, speak
them out openly instead of seeking re-
dress by tOrtnOuS means? There IS
manifeStly some other design III their
minds than that of putting the Catholic
congress in shape. Mir. Dunno is to be
congratulated on the fellowship OF the
whole party to the Judgment OF the
Catholics OF America.
LONDON, March 5.-The article In the
Moniteur di Roma sustaining Arch
bishop Ireland against his caluminators
has created the greatest sensation III
the church, and is freely commented on
by ecclesiastics everywhere. Some go
so far as to say that it is the most I'M
portant utterance emanating from the
Vatican during the present generation,
and that it proclaimS an entire abandon
ment, on the part of the church, OF any,
thing like All attitude of opposition to
the progress of republican institutions.
The fact that one point of attack upon
Archbishop ireland was his iberality
in educational questions, and that the
pope, in the either inspired or dictated
article of the Moniteur, declares that
the archbishop is in entire accord with
the views of Leo himself, is regarded as
especially significant.
1t is said that there are t NO factions in
the American hierarchy, one tending to
liberalism, of which Archbishop Ire
tive, and the other reactionary, with
Archbishop Corrigan, of New York, as
it's more prominent exponent. While
there is no allegation or impression
that any adverse criticism of ArchbiSh-
OPP Ireland came from American eccleSi-
astics who do not agree with his views,
yet it is noted that the arrival of the at
tacks, as noted in the Moniteur, was
concldent with the arrival of Arch
bishop Ireland III Rome. Pope Leo
himself and the prelates who surround
him are acute statesmen, thoroughly
informed in the methods which pre-
vailed in the political and ecclesiastic
affairs of Italy before the days of Ma
chiavelli, and which are not yet out of
date at the Quirinal or in the Vatican.
They promptly came to the conclusion
that jealousy of Archbishop lreland's
influence and standing as leader OF
the church in America was at the bot
tom of the assaults.
The pope abhors duplicity. and what
the Moniteur calls Machiavellianism.
He appears to have assumed that the
ecclesiaStic who was so bitterly aSsailed
must be man of extraordinary
merit. and his already good opinion of
the archbishop was strengthened in-
stead of being weakened. He showed
him marks of especial favor and made
no concealment of his esteem and
affection. The pope thought that this
evidence, patent to everybody in Rome,
of how he regarded the archbishop
would silence calumniatOrs and cause
them to cease these attacks. This effect
was not produced. The letters continued
to pour in, as if there was an organized
arrangement, wider even than the
American church in Its ramifications, to
break down the prelate from st. Paul.
Many of these letters were anonymous,
and nearly all of them tried to make it
appear that the archbishop was not Ell
tirely friendly to the restoration of the
temporal power.
a. All this only served to fortify the
Vatican in its resolve to stand By Arch
bishop Ireland, the pope coming sud-
denly to the conclusion that the charges
made were not put forward in good
faith, but were inspired by an animus
that was entirely distinct from the in
terest of the church. The anonymous
letters in particular excited the indig-
nation of the supreme pontlff, snd he IS
said to have expressed himself in severe
language against these who could de-
scend to such methods. Pope Leo at
length resolved upon all official utter
ance that would silence all caIumnieS.;
and is said to have personally
dictated the article in the Moniteur.
This article, it is thought, will put an
end to the campaign against the arch
bishop, and it leaves no doubt that his
enemies cannot be friends to the holy
see, and that his policy of education and
Cancellation is Endorsed to the fullest
extent by the head of the church. 2
The article is also looked upon as a
proclamation on the part of the pope Of
entire amity towards the free institutions
of the American republic, just as he re-
Gently declared that the church had no
quarrel, and desired none, with the re-
public of France. The majority of Eng
lish Catholics, who adhere to the Liberal
party and are friendly to the American
system of government, hail with
satisfaction this expression of the Vati-
can. To the Tories 1t extremely un-
paIatable, although they have for some
time given up any hope for valuable
aid from Rome for the reactionists of
Great Britain. THE articles in the
Moniteur," said distinguished Catho-
lie Liberal today, lis more important
and far-reaching than any bull issued
from Rome in this century. 1t is an
olive branch from the church to prog
reSS."
In connection with religious matters,
it may be mentioned that a movement is
on foot to erect a monument to Robert
SOuthwell on the 300th anniversary of
his execution. On the 22d of February,