Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-08
WAR FOR THE POPE
ireland's Senatorial Charges
Against Corrigan.
MOST CONVINCING PROOFS
Ths Eastern Prsiafs Has Been Irssigs sfor
Of the Lstssfs Against Sztolli
and Ireland


nation that the most Rev. John Ireland,
archbishop Of 81. Paul. has preferred
formal charges against the most Rev.
NJ. A. CorrigAn. archbishop OF New
York. Archbishop Corrigan Is accused
of having engaged in an unlawful con-
spracy 10 weaken or undo the effect of
TIA Pope's decisions in respect TO church
matters IN America, and Of having re-
course to methods unbecomlng pre-
late OF the Roman Catholic church,
and designed to discredit and disgrace
Archbishop Ireland and Mgr. s&tolll.
the papsl abiegate in America.
These charges, duly formulated, are
now on their way TO Rome, where they
will lie presented to the highest tr.bu-
nal IN the Roman Catholic church.
That tribunal has power 10 pass upon
the accusations and 20 TX the punish
ment OF the accused II they are sus-
tanned. The decision will be anxiOusly
awaited, for esch or the prelates have
been considered as al object OF tue
Ponr's favorable regard IN respect OF
the new American cardInaiate, which,
I
proachtug Jubilee. aud the future OF
ioth prclates will IN all probability he
decided by the result of the tribunals
Deliberations.
Wide spread Treason.
The differences between Archb.s shop
IErland and Archbishop Corrigan are OF
long standing. and eacn has u large
following among the hierarchy, priest
- ..Ff %. -. Il.
lea, and all these are likely TO pe more
or lees affected by the decision.
A portion of the documentary evi-
dence against Archbishop Corrigsn has
fallen INTO possession of the sunday
Post. These documents as interpreted
by the reverAnd preiate's accusers 10
Indicate the existence Of conspiracy
of which the srchepiscopal residence
IN New York Is the center, and which
extends in numerous ramitlcatons
throughout America INTO France and
Italy and even to the shadow of st.
Peters itself. Soon after the confer
ence of archbishops at New York IN
October, mutterings agalns. the ind
ings of the Pope on the school ques-
ton began To be heard, coupled with
criticisms of Archbishop Ireland and
Mgr. Satolh.
The secular press began TO teem with
letters containing statements and IN
sinustions, disagreeably affecting both
these prela.es. When DR.. NcGiynn
was restored few days agn. matters
reached a climax and the most unre-
served cr,Gcisms appeal red. Letters
expressing the same sentiments appear
simultaneously IN widely separated
cities with remarkable coincidence,
and u became apparent that Arch
bishop Ireland and Mgr. Satolll were
the targets of q skillfui and fsr-reach-
ing propaganda.
The Letter
A few days ago q Roman Catholic
iaymsn of Chicago received the fol-
loving letter from Archbishop Cor
rgsn:
No. 45a Madison avenue, New York.
private
DEAR SRA friend of mine wishes
60 publish ia the west an article on the
school question which he IA to read to
me next Monday evening. | have sng-
gested you as good medium of pub
hcity and would thank you TO see that
the article is published, "a | am
sure IN advance that the writers views
are worth listening to. A friend of
- Ds
ton 20 an article OH the saltwater
affair. which appeared IN the Chicago
Herald last October or September Can
you hunt Il up for me- With best
Christmas wishes I am very faithfully
yOurs- NJ. A. tORElGAS.
By mail. a few days later, the lay
nlau received, under cover of an eu-
vslope postmarked "New York." the
article referred 70 IN Archbishop Cor
rlgan's note. The article WAS dated 81
Phisde phis and purported 10 he an
intervisw with an eccleslastc of that
city. The article IA mad. up OF ex-
cerpts from ths famous memorial of
Archbishop Ireland. which has never
been published; the authority to publish
when, rests solely with the Pope, or
his authorized agent, and Archbishop
iceland. These excerpts are discussed
much tothe disadvantage OF shop
Ireland. MS veTscity, nis good faith
and nis colleagues and MS loyalty to
the Roman CatnolIc church being nm
pugned.
Cowsrdiy Attsck.
"t .sy decidedly" the Philadelphia
eccls-sis.tc = reported az saying. that
TIE English catholics may have been
driven % sccept treacher-
oUs, ,sntDcsthOl c. unrepubiican system,
and tne lrisn may have been beaten
Into such system, and the whole
European continent may have been
forced 60 accept a ike system, inciud-
ing Prussa and Italy, but American
catholics will accept no such system.
ard Archbishop Ireland cannot force
it on us Mgr. Satoir when be has
teeD hcfa nifty wears and knows the
eountFY. Niil tell Archbishop Ireland
then what 7 tel. you nov.
otuer .eters have been rcce vel by
church tYmeo from pr est- be ong ug
20 Archbishop Corr xen's immed istely
encourage. sOne of tBem retng gned
~ Fr Michael y sepn isvallr rector of
- rstrick's Cathedral. New York.
Inav appeal 90 fae Various addresses to
usr tneir inliuence to secure the puE-
-cnnon of artlces protesting sgsinst
Arc4blshop Ireland sluigence AZ EQms
srf Mgr. -stoils Interference m
American sffairs-
TIE uurpose e. nvsyed N all tnese
letters = thus conveyed ~ one e
sheni The battle cry of nc force bill.
20 nsxro dominsDou, Won the late
election We must have such cry ~
alarm the Pope ard force ban 10 recall
Mgr -ttoiia
fs- evidence
The evidence that Archbishop Corr
gan = the crntsr of YrUpaEaais
whese purpose - 20 distr-dit Afch-
q suou Ireland sni secure tns reesli ~
Mar. -st8lli summed ~ az failqrs
FIRST Archbishop eiff'ssn'f iniiat