Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-25
An Italian Pamphlet Issued Against
Archbishop Corrigan.
ALLEGED DETAILS OF HIS ENMITY
The Reasons Given for the Opposi-
ton of the Archbishop.
G A T H o Lie UNIV Frs ITY

pamphlet printed in Rome and containing
the specific charges alleged to have been
filed at the Vatican against Archbishop
Corrigan of New York. The translation is
reproduced without comment and COM
mences with the statement that Mgr. Sa-
TOLL had to endure the greatest vexation
from the metropolitan of New York The
ensuing six columns of reproduction con-
tain VIVA IS alleged to be detailed state
| ment of Archbishop Corrigan's relations
with Monsignor Satolli and other matters.
The pamphlet states that Mgr. Corrigan,
in 1887. made Mr.. Michael Walsh his in
strument in all controversies Mr. Walsh
was edito" OF the Sunday Democrat, and
the matter printed in that paper is alleged
to have been largely reproduced in the
Catholic Herald of the week following.
The relations Of Mr.. Walsh and the arch
bishop were SO intimate that the latter Is
alleged to have read all the proofs of arti-
cies appearing in the paper before they
were published. Sometimes, 1t is charged,
the archbishop wrote articles appearing in
both papers. but got Mr.. Walsh to change
words In them here and there, so Mgr. Cor
rigan could deny the authorship. When it
became known that Mgr. SatOlli was COM
ing to the United States, invested with the
double character as Pope Leo's representa-
tive at the worlds fair and his ALLOCATE in
ecclesiastical affairs, the pamphlet asserts
that Mgr. Corrigan so greatly approved the
assaults upon Mgr. SatOli which Mr.. Walsh
wrote that he sent a long distance to con-
graduate that gentleman upon an article
in which Mgr. Satolh was nicknamed the
Perugian Theologian. concluding his felicita-
tions with the words "Omnia bebe fecistir'
The Alleged Causes.
The pamphlet charges the New York Sun
With being an organ of the adversaries of
| Mgr. Satolli through the intimacy of the
archbishop with Charles A. Dana, and then
goes on to consider the special motives of
the opposition of Mgr. Corrigan.
Either because he supposed that the
coming of Mgr. Satolli had been solicited
| by Mgr ireland in order to sustain him In
,he plans he had instituted at Faribault
and Saltwater with a view to an accord
with the civil authorities on the scholastic
question: 1t says. 'or because he knew that
he had been charged by the holy father to
gradually extend the Importance of the
Washington University, certain it is that
Mgr. Corrigan seemed to forget the re-
| spect due to the holy see in his attitude to-
| ward its representative. 1t is certain that
| Mgr. Connell. who accompanied Mgr. Satolli
| to the United States. wrote to Mgr. Cor
| rigan, as he did to Cardinal Gibbons, that
they were to arrive in New York on par
| ticular day.
1.-The federal government of the United
| States sent vessel expressly to receive
Mgr. Satolli on his arrival. On this ves-
| sci there were priests of distinction sent
| on behalf of the cardinal. of Mgr. Ire
land and of the Washington University
| to welcome him. But there was nobody
| on behalf Of Mg. Corrigan, the metropoli-
| tan of the city which he was nearing, al
though notice of his arrival had been given
1 on the day previous through DIR. Lee. the
| representative of the cardinal
satolli's First Visit.
| Nevertheless. Mgr. Satolh went with
Mgr. O'Connell to visit Mgr. Corrigan. who
| affected to be astonished at their coming
and. as Mgr. Satolli thought. almost closed
| his door on them On that very evening"
the 18th of October. the four hdndredth
anniversary of the arrival Of Columbus in
America was being celebrated. Mgr. Sa-
| TOLL accompanied Mgr. Corrigan to the cele-
bration. All honors were reserved on this
| occasion for Mgr. Tont. delegate to San
| Domingo. Mgr. Satoli occupied the third
| place. On the following day he (Mgr
| eminence Cardinal Gibbons Thence he
proceeded to the University at Washington,
where he took up his abode A few days
| later he went to Chicago with the cardinal
| to attend the opening of the worlds fair.
| where he was treated with the highest
| honors by the federal government. On the
same day Mgr. Corrigan gave to a reporter
| OF Chicago paper telegram supposed to
| have come from New York, which spoke
contemptuously of this first and most hon.
orable welcome to the representative of the
| pope by the federal government This bogus
| telegram appeared on the following day in
| the Chicago paper"
| Continuing, the publicatio recites the in
| eide nts preceding the annual meeting of the
| archbishops in New York, in 1892. 1t asserts
| that Mgr. Satolli requested Mgr. Corrigan,
previous to the meeting, to suggest that the
| archbishops should request the pope to es-
tablish a papal delegation to the United
| States. Mgr Corrlgan said, however that
| while he had no objection, he did not wish
4 to appear to be doing anything to lessen the
| authority of archbishop of Baltimore.
| The Spider and the Fly.
"The same evening"" says the article, be
ing with Mgr. Williams. Mgr. Ryan and
1 valla y,a
proposal Of Mgr. Satolli as being very like
request to fly to ask a spider to visit him.
On the day following all the archbishops
with the exception of Mgr. Ireland. opposed
| the establishment of the papal delegation
| Mgr. Corrigan opposed 1t loudly. As presi-
dent, Cardinal Gibbons remained neutral
Thereupon Mgr. Corrigan wrote to the Prop
uganda that his opposition at the meeting
| was caused by his unwillingness to place
| himself in contradiction with the other
archbishops. but that personally he was
| most ready to receive the papal delegate.
| las a matter of fact. previously to this he
| had led the propaganda to believe that he
| would be pleased to see a delegate in the
| United States. From q source above sus-
| picion have heard that some one suggest
| ed to Cardinal Simeoni that Mgr. Corrigan
| himself would be the very man for that po-
sition. 1t Is certain that Miss Fades show
| ed q Roman prelate q letter of Mgr. Cor
| rigaE's discussing the question of the prop
| er sun that should be set apart for keeping
up the delegation IN the event OF any one
| being proposed as q delegate. 1t was this
| same Miss Fades who, in 1851 negotiated
| with the propaganda for his appointment
as coadjutor of the cardinal archbishop OF
| New York"
Archbishop Corrigan is also said to have
| said to Mr.. Walsh that Mgr. Satolh was
| only admitted to the archbishops' meeting
by courtesy. Other phases of Archbishop
Corrigan's opposition to Mgr. Satolli and
mis- mission are considered and the pamph-
let then becomes more serious in its state
| ments.
Referring to the publication that appeared
| in the newspapers of December 8. 1892, re-
| citing the public opposition to the scholas-
| tic propositions of Mgr. Satolli, formulated
/ by Bishop Katzer of Milwaukee and his
| vicar general, SeininGer. who declared that
the propositions were personal to Mgr.
| Satolli, had not the papal authority and
| that all the bishops i'm the United States
| had agreed that 1t was impossible to recon-
| Gle Catholics with public schools, the
| pamphlet has this to say:
He Furnished the News.
"The very evening of this publication Walsh
| visited Mgr. Corrigan by invitation and re-
| ceived from him, to quote Mgr. Corrigan.
for his private information q pretended