The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-26
THE TIMES RICHMOND VA TUESDAY DECEMBER % 1922

IL Is ascribed 70 the Mckinley bill. and
,,s repeal or substantial modification ia
eneH only nope. Every item Of news
hoou. 'he tarin Is eagerly read, and the
a''ehlloh or Europe in American politics
Is concentrated on the tariff question.
ihey cannot understand why, a Presi-
uent ana Congress having been elected
on SPECIFIC pledges and clear promises.
,he policy so freely and fully published
pelore election is not Immediately car
ried out"
Ut. Depew says that the financial crisis
IN ltaly presents object lesson of
! what America escaped by the repeal OF
the silver purchasing clause OF the Sher-
man act. The Worlds Fair and the
| panic have kept American travellers out
| OF Italy Business Is very dull I'm Eng
land There never were so many unoccu-
pied houses I'm London, and at Brighton
cottages are letting at less than half
price. Rosebery's mastery settlement
Of the coal strike i'm London probably
determines him as the successor of Glad
stone as the political head Of his party.
Rene impressed the Doctor more than
any other spot he saw. He thus de-
scribes his Interview with Pope Leo:
Il was accompanied TO the Vatican by
the Bishop of northern New York. |
wanted to see the Pope because 1 re-
gard him as more progressive and more
in touch with the spirit of various coun-
tries, and especially the United States
than any of his predecessors. When L
first presented my letters of introduction
l was informed that the Pope could give
no audience TO laymen. but the Pope next
day sent to say that he would receive
me in private. During the half hour /
waited His Holiness sent out a m0nsignor
TO entertain me. He was a charming
man. He was up In art, archaeology,
literature, and politics, and the time
iiew rapidly. An attendant said that |
would be admitted in a few minutes.
Il asked what the ceremony OF intro
duction would be. The Monsignor said
that the universal rule was for those
presented 10 fall on their knee and kiss
the Papal ring on the Popes hand, but /
that as my appointment for an inter- /
view was unusual, and I was a Protes- /
tant, the Pope had directed that the cere- /
mony should be precisely the same as If /
/ were having a private interview with I
the President Of the United States.
'As l entered the audience room the
Pope rose, came half way across the room,
shook me cordially by the hand re-
quested me to be seated. and resumed
the Papal chair He is certainly as
vigorous as Gladstone who is nine months
his Junior. He had been in continuous
audience from in the morning until
then, which was nearly |, hearing APP
peals from all parts Of the world. | was
told by one OF the delegates that day
that the Pope had taken a paper the
delegate had started to read and read
t without glasses. His eyes were bril-
liant and expressive. and he spoke in a
'olce whose modulations indicated his
ceilings.
in a few minutes we were in the
midst of an earnest and instructive dis
ussion OF property and its rights, and |
he duties Of capital and labor. employers
nd employees. When l told him of !
america, and the opportunities IT gave
o men 10 rise, and alluded TO the en-
yclca letter on the subject Of the
lights OF property, there came splendid
Of the old man eloquent The
'ope pressed 10 the front OF the chair,
rasping the arms, and presented the APP
earance and vivacity of a man Of fifty
lstead Of eighty-five. He spoke for
early ten minutes, and in clearness.
irectness force and fervOr-it was one
{ the most glowing and impressive utter
noes 10 which 1 ever listened. A state .
lent OF its meaning does not do it
istice. but in substance it was this: a
He said that I'm his encyclical he had v
erely laid down anew what had always .
cen the doctrine of the Church, but a
the labor troubles. which were growing "
ore acute every where. The possession e
wealth imposed obligations. The rich W
an failed I'm the administration Of Il
ust who did not recognize these obliga- d
ons, and the poor man should recognize oil
a reciprocal spirit those VINO dis W
Iarged the duties of wealth. Employers
ould treat employees so that the en- "a
owe would be bound In honor and af- re-
elton to do his best for his employer. 1
,ciety was a failure and the Church In
n short of its mission unless there d,
as the fullest exercise and most un- Sc
submission 10 the fatherhood IN
God and the brotherhood OF man. c3
In one city the Doctor put up az an
n which had been palace, and was ou
~ large. There was only one waiter da
d a chambermaid, who was SICK j hi
ng for a fire, and the waiter came br
"A blouse. and built It, 1 rang for the l,e
rter. and the same man appeared in In,
ID lace cap, and coat, and took the en-
iers. 1 sent for my breakfast, and he n
we'd it I'm a dress suit. 1 tried 10 secure do
S lightning-change artist and bring him oh
New York, but the landlord said that IT,
part with him would bankrupt his ca,
ablighment." I