St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-05
GIBBONS is TARDY.
Report of the Archbishop Con.
ference Not Sent to the
Pope,
But 1t Yet Remains in thu
Hands Of DR.. O'Con-
nell.
Corrigan's Friends Claim
That There Is a Bold
Conspiracy
And That Church Affairs Have
Been Misrepresented to
Leo.

CHICAGO, Feb. 4.-When the NV.
was cabled from Rome that Mgr. Satolll
had been appointed permanent apostolic
delegate to the Roman Catholic churcS
OF America, the friends of Archbishop
Corrigan, of New York, nearly all re-
marked it as in the nature of rebuke
to that ecclesiastic On the other hand,
the followers of Archbishop Ireland, OF
st. Paul, insisted that it carried with il
an Endorsement of the latter's attitude
on church matters in this country. The
press of the country, both clerical and
secular, was filled with the opinions and
statements of priests and laymen as to
the effect Mgr. SatOlli's appointment
would have on the warning factions in
the church. The consensus of opinion
tended to the belief that, now that an
apostolic delegate had been placed in
this country, the hierarchy would be
more conservative in action and in time
become
RecOnciIed and United.
The recent article in the Chicago Sum-
day Post. in which Archbishop COrrigan
was accused of conspiracy and misrep-
resentaton of facts in regard to ecclesi-
astical matters, however, caused further
ill-feeling. The friends of Archbishop
Ireland were jubilaut over the alleged
exposure of intimidation, conspiracy
and duplicity on the part of Archbishop
COrrigan. The friends of the latter de,
clared that the article was false and
malicious. Under the counsel and adj
monitlon of diplomatic leaders. the
warning elements might still have been
Subdued but for the following letter,
addressed to every archbishop in tine
United States, which has found its way
into the hands of the United Press:
"CARDINAL's RESIDENCE, 40S NORTH
CHARLES STREET, BALTIMORE. Md,
Jan. TO-. 1893. My Dear Archbishop:
On the morning of the 4th of January
last posted all official letter to his holt
ness, in the name of the archbiShops
Gn care of DR.. O'ConnelD, In which
set forth the resolutions of the confer
ence of the archbiShops at New York
relative to the appointment of a perma
nent
Apostolic Delegate
for this country. 1t has now reached
Rome, and DR.. O'ConneIl cables me tc
know whether, in view of the recent ac
ton of the holy father, appointing the
delegate. the letter ought to be pre-
sented to his holiness or withheld.
would be much obliged to your grace II
you will telegraph or write me imme'
diately what you think ought to be
done. ] remain of your grace the sin
cere friend,
-. CARDINAL GIBBONS"
This letter created a sensation among
its recipients. In an interview with the
United Press reporter today, a diStin'
guisned Catholic said:
"The contents of that letter are pos.
itively startling. 1t clearly indicates
conspiracy of the boldest character.
The archiepiscopal conference was held
in New York, Nov. II, last year. Shortly
afterWard DR.. O'Connell left for Rome
At the same time, and presumably or
the same steamer, Archbishop ireland
and the authorities of the Catholic uni
veTSity at Washington sent letters ID
Rome stating that everybody in this
country would
Welcome with Delight
the appointment of an apostolic dele.
gate. Meantime, the report of the con-
ference relative to the opposition OF
the archbishOpS with regard to the
appointment of such delegate still re-
NAMED in the hands of its chairman,
Cardinal Gibbons, whose official duty il
was to communicate it to the pope. n OF
until Jan. 4. as the above letter states
some SIX weeks after the meeting, was
that information forwarded to Rome, in
the care of DR.. O'COnnell, aud presum
ably with Instructions not to deliver II
to the holy father until he had received
advceS from Cardinal Gibbons. In the
meantime dispatch comes from Rome
from DR.. O'Connell himself, announcing
that Mgr. Satolli had received the APP
pointment of permanent apostolic dele
gate, and this, some two weeks before
the report of the New York conference
came 10 his hands for delivery to the
holy father.
1.-THE inference is apparently clear
that the Information in regard to the Op
position of the American hierarchy was
purpoSely withheld in order to give tho
time to
Represent 10 the Pope
that the sentiment was entirely in favor
of the appointment. DR.. O'ConnelI
himself was the first to announce tie
appointment of Mgr. Satolli, through a
cdblegram TO the Catholic university at
Now that the fact bias
been accomplishment Vatican re-
naming in ignorance of the true state
of affairS-Cardinal Gibbous announces
that the report has at last reached
Rome, and wishes to know If it would be
worth while, in the opinion of his
brother archbiShopS, to let his holiness
know of the true sentiment of the
in regard to the appointment
of an apostolic delegate. Does not that
smack strongly of conspiracy? Mark
my words, the majority of the archbist-.
ops will insist OIL the report being pre-
Sented to his holiness even at this late
lay. L believe the holy father Will be
when he reads the report and
will, without doubt, take some measures
to rebuke the people who have misrep-
resented to him the affairs of the church
N the United States and will also CEN
sure Cardinal Gibbons for withholding
he report of the archiepiscopal confer
ence until the apostolic delegate had
been appointed"
1t will be seen from the above that the
md of the controversy has not been
e acbed.
Satolli Will Make Tour.
W curNcTON Eab 1-MUr Got0III