New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-07

London Times" Of which VI. dc BOwltz is so
conspicuous an ornament, published long leader
| containing the assertion that the bull IN question:
was the price OF an antidoic to poison whlch
had been administered to him by the Jesui's'
| There was an immense cutlery in Italy upon the
subject; the bull was looked upon in the light
of act of open warfare by the Natl-
| can against the Government, and Leo Nil
was burned in cf,sy in most of the larger ItaiIan
towns Within three months however, the re-
suits of the Pope's clever move became apparent
! at the Vatican. Offerings poured into the Peters
pence fund to an extent unknown TO the last four
Pontifcates The foreign Catholics became re-
assured that no reconciliation could take place.
and in the midst of all the noise of the mutual
determinations between the parisans Of the Vati-
can and those of the Quirinal, the arrangement
between the Government and the Papacy for the
participation of Catholics in provincial and NUM-
| cipal elections was quietly negotiated
The appointment of Cardinal I.edochowsk who
rightly or wrongly bears worldwide reputation
| of being ono of the most uncompromislng ana re-
dictionary members of the IntranSlgent party at
tho Vatican, is destined TO exercise the same effect
as he bull of four years ago in favor OF the
| .Jesuts IL is intended to convey the impression
| in par,ibus inidcum-that the prospects of au
understanding between the Vatican ana Inc
Ouirinal ar. inst AS far OFF as ever that the
persecution of the Church continues undated; that
there is a greater need of Peters pence than ever
before From this it will be seen that the prlncl-
pal motive of the Pope in appointing Mgr. Ledo-
| chowsSi as Project of the Propaganda is OF a
| financial character.
| Apropos of the Propaganda funds, observe that
most of the cncyclopaedias and works Of reference
on the subject printed in English, declare that the
Italian Government coniiScated some fifteen years
ago the vast landed possessions of the institution,
leaving il entirely dependent upon the annual
contributions OF the faithful. This was, remember,
| the popular impression at the time, and loud was
the cutlery raised both at home and abroad against
| the so-caed act of spoliation. The result was
that subscriptions from all parts OF the world
| excepting Italy began to pour into the OK
chcauer Of the Propaganda, in order TO cover the
deficit which was believed TO have been caused by
the loss of revenues from the coniiscated LANDED
| propcrty Neither the encyclopedias nor in fact
| the majority OF the foreign Catholics are aware
that this apparent act Of robbery of the Govern
| mcnt was far from being what 1t seemed TO pc aO
first sight The Italian Government. far from
| confscating" the Propaganda POSSESSIONS as Is
generally believed, took possession thereof after
| n secret understanding with the Vatican, giving
tic Propaganda in return Italian treasury bonds
| for the entire amount of the price of the lands,
which were assessed at their highest value. Ines,
bonds bear an annual interest of TO per cent,
| which furnish the Propaganda at the present
| moment with much larger revenue than ii was
| ever abb, 10 derive from the coniscated@ lands.
| With regard 10 NJ de Bowitzs assertion That
the appointment of Cardinal Lcdochowsii fore
shadows the election OF a non-ltalian Pope it is
manifest that he has lost sight of the existence
| Of the Italian Government, well as OF the
fact that a far closer understanding exists between
| the latter and the Vatican than appears on the
| surface The large Italian majority i'll the Sacred
| College as well the foreign member, tnereoi
are perfectly well that the Italian authorizes
neither would nor indeed could permit the estab-
lishment OF foreigner as Pope IN thc very
| centre of their national capital Tho SITUATION
| would be one absolutely lntolrrabe III times OF
peace, and downright impossible III the event OF
var, especially # the Pope happened to belong
| 10 or TO he in sympathy with the nation
in conflict with Italy. IL l. thoroughly understood
| at the Vatican that under no circumstances wha'-
socver will the Italian Govrrnmcnt tolerate the
| presence Of non-ltalian Pope at Rome, am thaI
| the election of a foreign cardinal to tue fapacY
| would Immediately be followed by the latter eA
| pulson from he Vatican and the occupation OF
| that vast pile by Italian troops. Oi course II
| will at once be argued that the transfer OF the
HOLY See from Rome to some forrlgh country might
DC attended by much benefit to rue I u bni
il is doubtful whether any foreign Power would
be willing to offer hospital ty to the HOY see, since
| the courtesy would involve the establishment OF
an impcrium in impcro within IT'S borders Don
| Cesarr the official historian of the last Concave.
relates in his celebrated wcrk on the subject that
| OH the death Of Plus n t~enty-four out OF the
| thirty-two cardinals forming the t2ncavc were
in favor of holding the election OF ne new rope
abroad, and OF Transferring the Holy See TO
some foreign country. N'eotatonS were opened
with the Ambassadors accredited u Inc NaticNh.
| But not a single powcr--nOt even Catholic spain
could he found disposed TO offer even a temporary
lospitalitv 10 the Papal cOurt-iar less TO consent
| ism
| Nor has any thing occurred since then To modify
their sentiments on the subject
Neither does the nomination OF Mgr. LedochoWskl
a. Prr1ect OF the Piopasanda imply. as NJ de
Blowitz appears TO believe. an Increase OF his I'M
portance as factor in Papol politics. On the
contrary it diminlshe II. and although the Cardinal
has become an infinitely mora interesting peison-
atty than before TO the faithful in par,ibuS IN
fGelium yet at Rome and IL the Catholic countries
of Europe his influence will now be considered as
ON the wane The fact is that the post Of Project
of the Propaganda 10 usually conferred upon some
Cardinal whom the Pon'iii Tor one reason or
another is anxious to eliminate gradually from
his secret councils and confidential encourage
1t was the ofce to which Leo Mi
transferred Cardinal simeon on ms aces S
| cpedcd Cardinal Antonclli as Papa Secretary of
State and was thoroughly imbued with the !ntran-
| sigent and irreconcila bic opinions of Plus IN. As
the aim of Leo Kills entir, Pontiicate has been
10 effect a gradual understanding with the Govern
mcnt-without detaching foreign Catholics from
their allegiance to the Holy See By the increased
Inflammation of the latter-hc naturally required
a Secretary Of State holding opinions more in ac-
coriance with his own than those which Mgr.
| Sirueoni professed. Accordingly. the latter was
called upon to resign his SecretaryshIp. and WINS
| entrusted with tire direction OF the Propaganda.
which was regarded at the time az kind of
honorable retirement from all active participation
in Papal affairs Of State and a species OF poll
ticial extinction similar Interpretation is
naturally put upon the appointment of Mgr. Ledo-
chowski to succeed him at the Propaganda, all the
more AZ Leo XIII. who desires TO maintain friendly
relations with all the great Powers e aware that
the Polish Cardinal IS cordially aisliksd and dis
sells. Madrid. aud at the Quirinal. His nomina-
ton although it bears an entirely different inter
| probation TO that put upon IT by NJ. de Blowitz,
Constitutes but another illustration Of the politi
cal saSacity and stateoraft Of that most enlight-
ened Of III the Pspes who have ruled the Catholic
] world fAA.olPLOMAI.