The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-17

is interesting the women of New York.
l mean the question of woman suffrage.
Mgr. Satolli heard Father Pepe's trans
lation with puzzled air. At the end he
shook his head and smiled gleefully.
The women to cast votes for their law
makers-why not2" he finally said, in
Italian. at is not a question which
comes within my scope. l know not well
enough. intimately enough, the conditions
of life here-,the social conditions. But
if you ask me in what respect the pos
session of such powers would oppose the
teachings of the church l can speak.
There is no distinction of sex in the great
church. She recognizes all of her chill
dren, women and men, as equal. The
obedience she asks of one she re-
Quires from the other. The mercy she
extends to one is as freely offered to the
other"
This was better than the visitor had
dared to hope. 1t was, however, some
what vague, and, with an attempt to OBJ
tain more succlnct expression of his
views, she asked the question:
"Then. since no tenet of the church is
defied by the women in seeking to make
themselves equal in this matter with
their brothers, is it your opinion that the
laws should be so altered as to extend to
them the right of suffragel"
But at this the apostolic delegate
smiled and shook his head again.
at would be presumptuouS in me to
attempt to answer that question with au-
thority. Spiritual and temporal things
must be kept separate What is best for
the women of this beautiful country may
not be the same best as the sister wo-
men of Italy have found it. There the
women have for centuries welded i'm
mense power, politically and in every
walk of life. Should the cultivated fem
mime portion of my country demand the
rights of electors might from knowledge
be able to speak. Here, in this land, you
will see | am not the proper or final judge
in such matters"
The delegate then spoke charmingly of
the women of Italy, their intelligence and
devotion. 1t was to them. he said, that
Italy owed her pre-eminence in literature
and art; they had carried the torch
across dark epochs of captivity and for
eign domination when the aspirations and
hopes of their fathers, brothers and hus-
bands were darkened by despair
In speaking of America the apostolic
delegate became enthusiastic.
at is wonderfully is marvellous" he
said, II have been from the Atlantic to
the Pacific, and in the west L have seen
towns two-three years old already grow
ing so fastP
"Then sou will remain with us always,
monsignor2n
"Ah, that l do not know" he said,
smiling, and he gave the same answer
when asked if the Catholics meant to
build him a permanent home in Wash
ington, adding rapturously that he loved
Washington 1T is so tranquil-so
beautiful" But, pointing to the pope's
portrait, he added: First of all l prac-
tice obedience to our holy father"
A little latter Mgr Satoli said he
would give his guest a rosary blessed
by the pope, and while Father Pope
had gone upstairs for it showed her
his cross, in the center of which pro-
tected by glass, is a piece of the true
cross. Come, " he added, with the sa
voir faire of real Italian gentleman.
~ will show you my house"
1t was with undisguised pride that he
led the way about the big, Old-fashioned
high ceilinged rooms Of the house, open
ing the doors of all the rooms on the re
ception floor with just such an air as
many newly married couples wear in
showing friends their new, their first
flats. Most of his furniture was Of that
stiff clerical sort which one sees in ali
the homes Of the Catholic clergy. In the
dining room the table was set for two
Mgr Satolu and his secretary evidently
dined alone that night. In the center
was an old-time epergne heaped high
with the most delicious looking fruit.