Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-01-21
ROMANlsM IN AMERICA.

The appointment by tho Pope OF n
permanent apostolic delegate to ths
Roman church in the United States In
an event IN the history fthIs country,
that deserves more than n passing
notice.
Shortly after the conferences Of
Catholic archbishops In New York
last October, when this angel
Of peace seemed to touch
the assembly with his olive
branch, rumors OF strife and conten'
ton became as loud m ever. Promi'
nent ecclesiastical dignitarles were
accused OF "unlawful conspiracy"
with . view to rendering nusatory
papal decisions In matters periainii &
to the church In this country, anu
more particularly to causing his boil.
nets to recall satoilj, his ablegate to
the United States. Documents were
snid to have been discovered implicit.
ing Archbishop Corrignn, Father
Lsvelle and Father Ferrinte. The
first named is thought to be- the author
OF an article which was Intended
for publication rs dispatch
from Pniladelphia; It impugns
Archbishop lreland's verscity anu
defles tho views OF SAtoili
on tho system of education AS APP
proved by him. The article Is written
ia tho form Of a dialogue between an
"eminent ecclesiasiic" and somebody
not further characterized, and contains
tho following startling psssnge:
say TO you, sir. that tho English peo-
plc may have been driven TO adopting
such treacherous, nnti-Catholic, unre-
publican system; tho Irish may have
been beaon into acce pting u like system,
and the whole continent OF Europe, In.
Guiding even Prussia and Italy, may have
been forced into accepting IL, but Arch
bishop Ireland cannol forco II upon Us.
20 And whom Monsignor Satolli has been
here my years aud knows tho country
he viii tell Archbishop ireland what !
tell you now.
Among other docu ments secured by
the friends OF Archbishop ireland and
intended for weapons against Corrlga
was letter from Father Lavelle to n
prominent Catholic In Chicago.
This letter gives an idea Of tn,
true nature OF the conspiracy,
The author OF II advocates
the recall OF Satolli. and characterizes
his reinstaiing McGlynn as well ~
his expressed views on the school
question, rs "annoying interference
and ga thing that must be stopped. -
Father Lsvelle further suggests:
A buroan OF publicity should DO esiab-
lished, and propaganda instituted, 10
tho end that tho pope may be alarmed nj
the danger of allowing Mopsignor SatOlli
10 continue here, and may DO forced, too,
into reversing his policy toward tins
country. To carry this out oiiec ually IL
will be necessary TO secure simultaneous
publications on tho lines suggested
ihroughouE tho country.
Copies OF these documents ana ex
plai atoms OF the whole matter wer.
soon dispatched to Rome, but sub.
sequently Monsignor Satolli was by tn,
pope clothed with the dignity anu au
thority Of Nm apostolic delegate. This
was his holiness official approval OF
the official acts OF his ALLOCATE and his
answer to those who might have been
plotting to effect Satoli's d,wnfill.
II may be well TO explain the varlou-
terms OF Roman ecclesiastical nomen.
olature so frequently used In this con
nec,iou-ablegate, iegate and apps
III Il. l.l. L. A.