New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-08
THE CARDINAL WILL EXPLAIN.
TO MAKE A STATEMENT ABOUT HIS LETTER
TO THE ARCHBISHOPS.
THE PRELATES UNANIMOUS IN WISHING THE
REPORT OF THE CONFERENCE
ELIMINATED.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSEl


Washington. Feb. AT the dinner given In Phila
delphia last night. Cardinal Gibbons had an oppor
tanity OF talking with Archbishop Ccrrigan, who was
one OF the guests OF the Catholic Club. II Is under
stood the recent attack made upon him In the dis
patch sent ont from Chicago the subject Of con-
versation. and Il result Of the conference between
the Cardinal and the Archbishop OF NewYork Is the
announcement that Cardinal Gibbons will. In few
days make statement Of an official nature. explaining
! his connection with the report said to have been
kept back from Rome.
Cardinal Gibbons has been urged BY personal friends
TO make some explanation Of the which led
TO his writing his letter OF January 10 to the arch
bishops Of the country Several weeks attempt
was made TO unload upon the Cardinal the response
bliity Of supprcssng letter addressed to him While
In Rome. regarding tic McGlynn matter. lie con-
ferrcd with eminent prelate and n statement was
carefully prepared for publication. showing that the
allegation was grOundless. The Inference then drawn
by the author OF the story who intended II 10 re-
feet upon the Cardinal was that he had suppressed
the letter from unworthy motives. For some reason
the matter intended for the public was not Used as
furnished probably because the explanation referred
TO very full statement published several years before
The last dispatch printed from Chicago on sunday
Is, therefore, the c)nd attempt TO smirch the rcp
taion OF the Cardinal the charge OF suppressinS
letter. All the arcbislops in the United states. 1t
Is understood, were Unanimous In their instructions
TO him TO have the report Of the conference as IL
stood In the official report in the hands OF MonSignor
O'Conncll In Rome eliminated, and asked that the
report should be presented TO the Pope without any
remarks upon the proposition presented by Monsisnor
SatO regarding he establishment OF an apostolic dele
gate tn the United States
This part, II Is understood, will be clearly set
forth In the statement Cardinal Gibbons Is preparing
for the public. 1t will also appear that the Pope,
through dis immediate representative Monsgn0r
satoi was promptly informed OF the resolution OF
.N, Dana efn
in possession OF the views OF the mc;rop Iitans two
months before the bclaed report reached Rome. That
which Will probably be made very clear In the Car
dinars statement Is that the motive OF the author OF
the dispatch OF last sunday not much 10 in
lure Cardinal Gibbons as ii was W reflect upon the
Tope The incentive malicious and the author,
"a distinguished Catholic. Is simply anonym
author OF baseless charges, which could have ortgi-
mated only in the mind If familiar with the
falslty Of the entire accusations.
The disagrccable feature Of the controversy Is that
one Of twelve archbshops in the United states has
lent himself TO act Of so base nature that IT
seems incredible that II really has been Gone. In
revealing tie exact truth in regard 10 the cause OF
the delay In sending the report 10 Rome. the malce
OF the author Of the story will now be turned upon
the archbishop who was requested TO prepare the
report rs secretary Of the Conference.
\ report comes from another source that this j.
only the beginning Of plan 10 cast rcproach upon
n number OF distinguished Caiholc prciats III 'h'
United states, and that money has been hb"raiN
provided by number OF zeaious defenders OF certain
persons to bny all kinds OF Information. even Ia
pillaging the conhdcntinl letters OF archbishop
Persons Rome also 10 write all the gossip ol
that CITY flat can h. construed ~ rejecting upon
certain Catholic dientaros in Rome AID In the
United states; and the public Is TO le treated to
series Of the most malicious stories that can be
manufactured to order and given out In NeY-lork n
tho best evidence Of the loyal support Of Tammany
TO the Holy See III The meat 'mr runor
orrcc our Of the twelve arclihshOps In the United
states will have opportunity OF personally reVsihS
in Rome the productions OF hls friends III mat cS'
IN that the r,port- may bc relied upon when pup
lishcd a, ,manatlng from the very source OF 'ruui
Itself,