The sun., 1893-06-23
| SPIRITUAL REVOLUTION.
LEO xIIL AND DEMocRACE
The Pope's Hands Strengthened by Recent
Events, and Ifis will Un.h ah able.


ROME June 81 CONSIDER Una. 'he Ameri-
can crisis. IL may be permitted to make use
o. ian expression when Is rather too modern
and too pretentious ID approaching It's close.
Lot me eSplain.
When Leo MIL. inducod py circumstances
set about studylnG the American question.
be had two ideas: TO contribute to the
work Of national unihcation. and to bring the
Church in linewith democracy and tho insti-
tutions OF the United states. This grand and
noble design coincided with the memorable
Instructions which he issued for France. with
his teachings on tho social question and the
organization OF new state OF things. He
found America on his route. like luminous
lighthouse on the shore OF the Immense ocean.
There are mysterious and fruitful condolences
which decide the fate OF a man and the destiny
ofareiGn.
The United States, SO thoroughly under
stood by the Pontir. furnished him with a
model to look upon and to initiate. and also
with an occasion for Intervention. because in
the United States it WAS his misst on to main
tain that which It was necessary to implant
elsewhere. Let us not forget. tn erefore. that
for every observer. the American directions
OF the Holy Father are closely linkod with the
whole modern evolution OF the Papacy.
Consequently the ndvorsares OF the Pope and
OF his policy have been by no means deceived in
regard to tho recent ramilcations of the Pom
ideal initiatives They were less opposed to
the school instructions OF tho Holy Father than
TO the central ideas Of his Pontitlcate, his in
tellectual leaning toward democracy that now
compass which the great pilot placed In
the bows OF tho ship. This arriere penses ex-
plains the universalty and the bitterness OF
the opposition In Europe against the mission OF
Monsgnor Satolli the tote7ar1 posse OF the Prop
aganda. and the solutions brought about In
the school question. The adversaries OF Mon
signor satoln ana OF Monsignor ireland In the
United states are not all perhaps aware OF tnelr
indirect ana moral compilcitV with the leaoers
ot the olu parties. ana Win tne palaotns OF
worn out regimes In Europe. inc RnoWieoge
OF this association may perhaps take away
from them the desire TO continue ther sterile
and dangerous opposition.
Now, here is the last act OF this international
drama. OF which the United states. In spite OF
themselves have furnished the principal mo-
tive. When Leo NIL. by the formation OF
permanent apostolic delegation. amrmed his
irreTocable design TO bring about reconcllia-
ton between the Church ana democracy
the conservatives ana the leaders OF the opposi-
ton held on to ono hnal hope me Americans
ofthe old school. tho trauucers OF tne lnten.
lions OF the rope. Will perhaps DO surpriseo
at his designs: but the DAY mas now ar
rived when the velis whlch hloe the es-
sence OF the epate from the pubic
must be torn away. When Mgr. SatoLi
submitted the Popes Instructions TO the
Archbishops assembled IN New 1orS on the
18th OF November last. the enemies believed
that they mad iavoraole neio 10 nRht upon.
In the United States, at Berlin at Vienna. and
at Rome they fancied that IL It should be possi-
bic to bring about an indirect dlsavowal Of this
programme of reconciliation. this charter Of
peace through which they would make breach
not only in tha American orientation. but In
oil the general policy Of Leo KILL
To spread the belief and the persuasion that
Rome was falling behind In the United States.
was in their opinion equivalent to bringing
about the conviction that Leo KILL had re-
eoived setback In America, and that q
breach was made In his projects and his
ideas Through this breach they could