The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-31
A Roman Catholic lawyer Examines Arch
bishop Ireland's Statements.

bishop Irelnnd's Statements.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sr: I shall
not express myself in English so well as the
Boston lady who exposed Mgr. Ireland's me-
mortal. and still have something to say also
about the same document. for 1t Is not I'M
known 10 me. The lady will not this time have
the last word.
The nnmo OF his Eminence Cardinal Glib
bons. the Primato OF the United States. has
been mentioned sometimes in connection with
the schemes OF Mgr. Ireland. and that he was
involved in them Mgr Ireland disclosed while
in Rome in tho letter which he published In
tho Cri!hi (nEolica The great prelate OF st.
Paul used the name OF his Eminenco likewise
In the memorial. and presented him MS one
more efficient in the scheme than tho writer OF
the memorial. n transcript OF which has been
in my possession for very long time already
The second paragraph OF the document Gays:
There appeared in the United States
an opuscuum written by DR.. BouuuilIon
OF the University OF Washington and
intitulcd Education: TO Whom Does it
Belong? Certain publications have stated
that tho said opusculum was either
written or inspired by me. But have no.
written nor inspired it, nor did know any
thing Of Its existence until l saw it in
print. and it had no influence on my action,
because tho compromise OF Faribault and OF
Saltwater was completed already. several
months before the publication u the opuscu-
lum.' l myself am n lawyer. and it would
crafty mo to cross examine the writer OF this
passage. At tho bottom OF page 10 Mgr.
ireland returns to this sublect-why. it
Is not Ineligible. unless he has the pur-
pose OF exposing dramatically what he
does later expose. II knew nothing Of the
oposcuum Of DR.. Bouluillon until l saw 1t
printed. He said he wrote it ut the request OF
his ecclesiastical superiors.' and these words
this evidence. rs LAWYER. determine that
more than ono person had REQUESTED Dr. Bou-
uuillon to write tho opu-ci!um: but tho evil
dence deceives me, because on ruge 20. where
also there is only, tho dra9lntic reason
t ,R me At fSs fr S his E' m
nenre Cardinal Gibbons. DIR. l'ouVuilon OF the
Catholic. University. wrote an onusculum on
view" j am not occupied viii, the question
OF how his Eminence the, Cardinal became
ish that Mgr. ireland makes him responsible
for pr BouIuillon's opusculum Education:
to Whom Does it Ielongr"
argue that Cardinal Gibbons and the most
iiustr ions Archbishop Of st. Paul combined at
ious the law Of tho Council Of Baltimore on
education and the instruction OF the Congre-
ga2p Of on the ZANE subject to
as the English say. Mgr. ireland. conclude:
confined himself to the practical aspects Of
Catholic education In tho United States. I
soc he Processes not to be u meddler. and ask
him by what authority he assumes to be our
Archbishop has usurpAd a function. practical
and political Usurpers are not an American
ne mss uned to make for MS Americans the
speculative view Of EDUCATION. Where did he
obtain his, authority? Ho has no authority eX-
become competent to determine speculative
question:? 1t might not be- polite for ME to
i will be pardoned for proceeding for 1t is
Important that va tat's'l'ss should know tas