St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-02
IRELAND'S DEFENSE.
Corrections Of Charges Made
by French Journals.
eR0SS INTERPRETATIONS.
Our Archbishop Still Has the
Good Will
OF THE HOLY FATHER AT ROME.
In Harmony With Baltimore
Educa tional Council.
Of THE HOLY FATHER AT ROME.
THE NEW YORK CONFERENCE.

New YORK. Sept. 1.-The Rome cor
respondent of the Catholic News sends
the following translation of a letter sent
by Archbishop Ireland. of st. Paul,
Minn., 10 the Univers of Paris and re-
printed in the Monlteur de Rome:
Permit me to appeal to the inn
partiaity of the Univers for
correction of certain recent infor-
nation relative to myself. which
is calculated 10 sadden many
friends who honor me with their esteem
and good will. Certain French journals
have lately given utterance to the
strongest assertions. 1t is said that the
pontifical letter of recent date ad-
dressed to Cardinal Gibbons, and by his
intermediary to the bishops of the
United States. is the condemnation Of
all my views on the scholastic q question:;
that the favor accorded me in Rome last
year is now withdrawn; that a "mOni-
tum" has been addressed to me person.
ally, enjoining me to abandon my
previous position. and to restrict 10 the
two cases of Faribault and of Still
water the decision of the ''tolerai po-
test'which The propaganda rendered last
year in my favor. The "monitumh has
been addressed TO me, and no sign has
been given which would indicate that
the good will of
Fhe Holy See
has been withdrawn from me. The
aforementioned letter to the American
bishops does not condemn my position,
and is not understood in that sense by
the American public and by the delegate
apostolic i'll the United States, Mgr.
Satolli. Thesdecree OF the" "toleraipOteSth
as it SubSiSts in the sense attributed to
it by the cardinal prefect of prOpaganda
am at present occupying myself in ex-
tending to certain parishes of my dios
cese which are in conditions and cIrcum-
stances such as TO justify that decree. i
marvel that our scholastic situation
could have been misunderstood in EuE
rope. 1t was never the Intention of any
American bishop. it'was never mine. to
abolish or TO set aside the legislation
of the council of Baltimore on educa-
ton, but in several localities since
the time of the council we find
ourselves confronted by state OF
things not foreseen cy the council, and
as our action in those new circum-
stances unknown to the assem- bly, OF
Baltimore was according to the spirit
if not to the letter Of its decrees, or
rather, to use the categoric formula, our
action was "practier, but not CONTRA"
the council, distinction which the
sovereign pontiff has clearly indicated
in his letter relative to that matter ad-
dressed to the bishop of the province OF
New York, i'll the month of May OF last
year. The fourteenth proposition OF
Mgr. SatOIIi
presented last autumn to the arch
bishops assembled in conference in New
York took precisely the same point Of
view, and just such scholastic sltua-
ton exists in the majority Of our
dioceses, and which is apparently out
side the legislation of Baltimore. with
out being contradictory to it. Mgr.
Satolli himself was misunderstood; they
declared that he wished to overthrow
the system of education, such as
had been established by the council.
The holy father was compelled to inter-
fere. In his letter to Cardinal Gibbons
he declares that the propositions of his
delegate, understood as they should be,
in no wise contradict the DEGREES of Bal
timore, which remain in full force. What
follows? This: We have to guide US III
the scholastic question several sources
of direction: the decress OF the council
of Baltimore, the decree "tolerai pO-
test" of propaganda and the fourteenth
proposition of Mgr. Sat olli. The misfOr-
tune is that there are people who do
not perceive that tae DEGREES of the
council of Baltimore, the ''tolerari
potest" and the propositions of Mgr.
Satolli agree perfectly. These persons
have never understood the situation. or
do not choose 10 understand it. l
heartily desire, Mr.. Editor, to give the
explanation to the societies of France to
whom am bound by ties too closely
connected with my past life to be ever
severed. could never endure to be
misunderstood and illuminated in the
land which was the cradle of my educa-
tion. j. IRELAND.
Archbishop of st. Paul.
The Univers, commenting editoriallY
upon the letter, says: 1.-THE detailed
explanation so;kindly given US by Mrg.
ireland OH the scholastic question in
the United States meets the desire
of many Catholics troubled by the
inexact information or by inventions Of
party spirit. One admires the modera-
ton wherewith the illustrious prelate
sets forth the line of conduct he has fol-
lowed. The French public will be
touched by the sentiments of fervid
sympathy which Mgr. Ireland testifies
for our country"