The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-31
LEDOCHOWSKI,
He Was Once Friendly Towards
Germany.
He incurred Bismarck's Rostility-The Pope's
Friendship for the Cardlnal-A Dis
unguished and Naughty Bearing

! Especial to THE Observation-Disclosures Dispa+cb
LONDON, jan 30.-Cardinal Ledochowski
was for time friendly towards the Ger.
man government. He was an intimate
friend OF the late Empress Augusta of Ger.
many. Subsequently events occurred which
led him to change his attitude toward the
/ government and he became one of it's most
bitter adVersaries. He incurred the hos
tllity of Prince Bismarck, and the resul,
was that he was sentenced to several wears
| Imprisonment. He was after a time al
lowed 10 escape and has since he resided in
Rome. The German government, it is
SAID, is now trying to court him, in order
TO get him to accept the policy of the EN-
peror and to have him as an ally near The
Pope, but thus far his sentiment against
Germany is unappeasable, and the negotia-
lions with him have no present chance of
success Had he been appointed pref ect
OF the propaganda oe f1de during Bis
marck's time it would have been an act of
defiance t. ward Germany. Bismarck re-
garded Cardinal Ledochowski as his per-
sonal enemy. His residence at
the Vatican was the chief diff
Guilty met with by Herr Won
Schloezer, the German ambassador
TO the Vatican, In attempting to carry out
the mission with which he was entrusted.
Bismarck was convinced that Cardinal
LeaochoWsKi was constantly with the pope
advising him to resist the German over.
lures and debating replies TO the German
COMMUNICATIONS. The imperative part of
Herr Won SchloeZer's mission was to in
duce the Pope to part with Cardinal Ledo-
chowski. This course Herr Won Schloeser
urged upon the Pope but his holiness
always replied that Prince Bismarck was
lll-lnformed of the position occupied bv
Cardinal Ledochowski. The Pope said: II
seldom see Cardinal Ledochowski; he adj
ylses me only when he is asked to do so:
Prince Bismarck combats Cardinal Ledo-
chowski as his personal adversary. rather
than as an adversary of his cause
For this petty satisfaction Prince
Bismarck wishes me to give to the world the
spectacle OF pope who humiliates him
self. How could withdraw my hospitality
from prince of the church who is seeking
refugeW Apart from the Pope, Cardinal
Ledochowski Yields great influence at the
Vatican. To illustrate the position of
Cardinal LeoochoWski at the Vatican. the
Times correspondent cites an incident that
occurred to friend of his. This friend
during the year 1888, was holding an ami
mated conversation with Cardinal Jacobini
The friend stated that at the liveliest
point OF the conversation, when Cardinal
Jacobini was intensely interested. the
chamberlain suddenly entered the room
and said, 1.-THE cardinal" Cardinal
Jacobini Immediately arose from his seat
and conducted the gentleman he had been
conyersing with to the door of the ante
room, where was standing Cardinal Ledo-
chowski. He, according to the friends
language, was man of naughty and i'm
p sing demeanor. When Cardinal Jacohini
saw him he, Jacobini, made very deep bow.
The delay in receiving him after he
had been announced was exceedingly
Short but Cardinal Ledochowski seemed to
be surprised that he had TO wait for an in
slant. Since that time the influence of
Cardinal Ledochwoski has greatly in
creased. Every effort made by Germany
since Bismarck's fall to win the cardinal
to her side has been without success. His
appointment is designed to end the diff
fculty with Germany by linking him to
the Vatican and by sinking his Polish ma
tionality. The Pope Also in ignoring the
Italian candidates for the position, wishes
to make step in the direction of inter
Matchmaking the Vatican dignities. The
correspondent concludes by saying that the
appointment of Cardinal Ledochowski will
be warning to ltaly