River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-01-12
GRAVE CHARGES.
They Are brought Against Archbishop
Corrigan by Archbishop Ireland.

They Are brought Against Archbishop
corrigan by Archbishop ireland.
NEW Yo X. Jan. 9.-Formal charges
of the gravest character have been pre-
ferred against Archbishop Corrigan by
a brother prelate. He is accused by
Arch bishop Ireland of having engaged
in an unlawful conspiracy to weaken or
undo the effect of the pope's decisions
in respect TO church matters in Amer
lea, and of having had recourse to
methods unbecoming bishop. designed
to discredit and disgrace Archbishop
Ireland and Mgr. Satolli, the papal del
egate to America These charges
duly formulated, are now on their way
to Rome, where they viii be presented
to the highes. tribunal in the Catholic
church.
That tribunal has power to pass upon
the accusations and to fix the punish
ment of the accused if they be sus.
tanned. The whole world will eagerly
await the decision, for both prelates,
the accuser and the accused, have long
filed the most conspicuous positions
in the American hierarchy. Their
differences of opinion have been mat
ter of public rumor for years. Each
has very generally been considered as
an object of the pope's favorable re-
gard in respect of the new American
cardinalate which it is said
will be conferred at the approach
ing jubilee. If Archbishop Corr
rigan be found guilty as charged his
fate as well as the future of the great
province of New York, over which he
has so long presided, will become the
object of eager surmise. Should the
charges fail, the consequences can
scarcely be less serious To Arch bishop
Ireland. Nor will the consequences in
either case be limited TO the provinces
of New York and ST. Paul.
The differences between Archbishop
Ireland and Archbishop Corrigan are
of long standing They date back to
the time when the prelate of 81. Paul
took active part with Cardinal
Gibbons in antagonizing Arch
bishop Corrigan's representations
to the vatican On the question
of communicating the Knights
of LABOR. This was about five years
ago. and since that time Archbishop
Corrigan has scarcely made pretense
of perfect accord with either Cardi-
nal Gibbons or Arch bishop Ireland.
Nor have these prelates taken pains
to profess unreserved friendship
for his grace of New York Lat
terly the difference has been ac-
centuated by the disputes over Cahens-
lyism and more especially over Arch
bishop Ireland's famous "Faribault
plan" of education. During this latter
phase of the quarrel nearly the whole
Roman Catholic church in America has
been divided between the Corrigan
camp and the Ireland camp.
The partners of Archbishop Corrigan
in the conspiracy now alleged are
priests of his immediate encourage,
notably Father Michael Joseph Lavelle,
rector of St. Patrick's cathedral, who
is expressly named in the charges as a
conspirator, and possibly Father Ger
ardo Ferante. Archbishop Corrigan's
italian secretary.
If the charges have been interpreted
Alright, Arch bishop Corrigan's sccusers
will try to prove the existence of
a conspiracy, of which New York is
the center, and which extends
in numerous ramifications throughout
America, France aud Italy. At
meeting held in New York last
October. at which Mgr. Satolli was
present. peace was thought to have
been established between Archbishops
Corrigan and Ireland. but the apparent
triumph of Arch bishop Ireland is said
to have reIxindled the old bitterness be-
tween the two priests.
The secular press began to teen with
letters containing damaging state
ments about Archbishop Ire land, which
are said to have emanated from Arch
bishop Corrigan's friends. When DIR.
McGlynn was restored by Mgr. Satolli
a few days ago the storm of indigna-
tion reached its climax. The daily pa
pers in all parts of the country gave
circulation to the most unreserved crit
icisms and inuendoes bearing with no
light touch upon Archbishop Ireland
and Mgr Satolli. Upon such evidence
as this Archbishop Ireland arrived at
the conclusion that he and Mgr Satolli
were the target of a secret, skillful and
far-reaching propaganda.
Among the evidences of the supposed
conspiracy was the discovery of an at
tempt made by Archbishop Corrigan to
have published in carefully selected pa
pers throughout the west an arti-
Gle written by himself in which
an attempt was made to be,ittle
the aims of Mgr. Satolli and
Archbishop ireland in regard to
the school question. There were
appeals to the various addresses to use
such influences as they have to protest |
against the unfortunate influence OBJ |
tanned by Arch bishop Ireland at Rome"
and against Mgr. Satolli's "interfer- |
ence in American Catholic affairs
which is described as offensive and |
annoying"
ROME, Jan. 9.-The vatican has |
caused an inquiry to be made into the |
motives and the extent of the opposi- |
ton to the Satolli mission. The pope |
holds absolutely to his policy |
thai ecclesiastical affairs in the |
United States shall develop them |
selves along moderate lines and |
in spirit of harmony with the institu- !
tions of the United States. From of |
fetal sources it is learned that all the |
arch bishops who took part in the New |
York conference have affirmed the |
fourteen scholastic proposals which |
Mgr. Satolli placed before them in the |