The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-21

Couzeats on sir George E~rrineton's Rec.-,
Interview in The Sun.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sfr: IL va.
with considerable surprise that in reading m,
Sun this morning I came across an interyisv
with Sir George Errington, headed View ~
an Irish Statesman" The interview was verv
funny. As. however, many people know moth.
ing Of Errington. | have thought Il best 70 ak a
little Of your valuable space for the benefit %
those Of your readers who do not know the iact,
Of Sir George Errington and his short.liyed
career 70 a%dlplomat.
When Dillon and O'Bticn had successtully In.
aueurated the Land League movement In ir.
land. the English Government. in despair. deis,.
mined 10 influence the Vrtican, II possible. to
force the Irish Bishops to repudiate and con.
denim tho movement as immoral. Gladstops
was Prime Minister at that time. Sir Geores
Erringtou went TO Rome, cav the Pope, and
represented to him that ireland was in n stat.
OF anarchy, that the Land League movement
was an organized scheme Of robbery directed
against the sacred rights Of property, that The
Irish hierarchy were openly abetting aud aiding
this wicked conspiracy. to the growing indigna.
ton Of England and the scandal Of tho whole
Christian world. Finally he assured the pops
that her Majesty's Government appealed to lin
TO put a stop to these machinations IN the name
Of morality and order.
Errington went upon his mission with all the
influence of the medieval and not over.inteli.
gent but very pious English "kartholic" Goa
sentative nobility and, un Unfortunately, the Holy
Father believed him and them. Not long after,
Mgr. Persico was sent to Ireland TO observe aud
10 report to the Vatican. as to the truth NJ EF-
rington's This emissary was de-
ceivcd and cajoled by the English party TO suoh
an extent that ho persistently avoided all inter
course with representative 1rishmen. lie sub
sequently made an ex parte report TO Rome
letter to the Irish Bishops. condemning the Land
League and requiring them to use their efforts
for its suppression. This document was stolen
from the Vatican and published in England be-
fore II was sent to the EishOpE. The fact that II
WAS intended as a personal ard private com
munication. and that it's sudden publication,
without previous warning, was. calculated 70
people, possibly, into open rebellion against the
Pope, naturally placed. the credit for this OUT
rage upon that party whom It was 80 greatly 10
benefit.
Fortunately the Irish were too devoted 10 the
Church to fall into the ontemptible trap laid
for them by their brethren across the Channel,
md the Irish Bishops were able to convince the
praotised upon him and his representative. In
answer to the indignant protest of Irish Cath
olics against this attempt to uso the Pope ms .
catsspaw in the strife Of political parties. En-
rington announced that he had gone to Rome 40
the directly accredited. though informal. agent
OF the British Government. To this Gladstone
made n distinct denial.
forget that ErrinRton was the agent of the last
Of the several notable attempts on the part OF
English Catholics to. sacrifice the Pope to the
exigencies of English politics and the Interests
Of the fascinating Conservative party.
NEW YORK, Dec. 20. J. D. r.