The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-06

TACOMA, July 5.-lspsciaL Mgr satoili, alb
legate of Pope Leo KILL, states tn. ough Rev
d.. O'Gormsn, his interpreter. that there are
pending diplomatic negotiations to bring the
Greek church OF all Russia, now under the per
sonsl control OF thu car, into the keeping OF
the Vatican Father O'Gorman was asked to re-
duce this statement to writing, and have Mgr
saio'ii siga it. in order tina. there might be no
question a. to its authenticity. He said:
That 10 unnecessary. Ispeak for Mgr saso,li.
have ,alScd the whole matter over with him,
ant you can say that he says IL through me, his
Interpreter.
Father OGormau il president OF ecclcs tactical
history In the Catholic university at Washington
City. aud here snd elsewhere during the tour OF
Mgr. sa;olli aud party mas been the Spokesman
OF the POPE abiegate.
Churchmcn take IL for granted that II the cxar
Is to place his state church under tho control oil
Rome, IL IL in the interest OF Leos hope TO effect
the disarmament of the great nations OF the
world. and securing ultimate universal peace
ana the arbitration OF International ouarrels
However. Father 0Gorman did not go beyond
the statement OF the fact that the negotiations
were pending
The reason why ho was asked to reduce the
statement to writing 10 because il seemed un-
reasonable To suppose that the car would con
cent TO any proposition that would permit his
people to recognize other than himself a. the gu
p,eme and inssliible head OF the Greek church
and OF his country, iuasmuch as the Greek
church would conform well with Romanism
with the pope substituted for the cxsr Father
0Gosman Was pcaisive, and Mgr Satotii's writ
ten statement was abandoned.
The auestions selected TO ask Mgr sa,olli. in
leading up 70 the religious diplomacy in Russia,
we're regarding the fact that thousands of
Swes.es and SorweEians in this country are Luz
thcsans, and there are no Catholics among them.
Father OGormaa said:
There . few Scandinavian Catholic, in
Minnesota, and there are scandinavian prisS.s
there to teach them. The scarcity O. ScsndI-
nsvian Catholics 10 due % the change from.
Catholicism "a Lutherauism ia their native cor,,-
try three centuries oar Priests are work
Ing among them In tie native country, bus tue
second generation ct ScaEGiaaviaus in this
country are 10 be Americans lie couvsye., inc
idea that ~ Americans they would Dc subject TO
tne predominant religious view. o. This con n.
try, Then he spoke oi the work among the t,er-
mans. and was askesi how GI vas that Leo aad
not made some progress In Russia Hi. reply
Was earnest.
"ptptcna,lc NEGOTIATIONS are now in r,oyress
Ia take In tie Greek church Correspau re nce Is
Row passing hetHeen ST. Petersburg and Rome
on me subject"
How will tho negotiations be def nitstv act
Red. aa9 By whomr'
That rests alone with the crar ana the how
father NY
''w'Il Nsr. sasoui remain in tie United s.s,es
permanently
lie VII! oe called higher In all proba bili,y and
DC ia~ds a Sariiaz. Ia few ye.rs ani Ia ths.
event WILL return 20 Rome lie rlsv remain
hsfr I'VE or taTee year, hut the ofice Of pa,ssl
aesssais VII 10 Continued permanent -