The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-04
HOKE SMITHS INDIAN FUNDS.
CATHOLIC BISHOPS NOT To AR
RAIGN HIS METHODS,

Cardinal Gibbons states That the
PreIates of His Church VIII Never
Make n United Petition to Con-
gress, No MattSv How Grave the
Complaint, or How Grevfous the
Circumstances-NO Political Or
ganizatiOn to BE Formed by the
Officials and Members of the
Church.
Washington. Oct s-There will be no
arraignment OF Secretary Smiths admin
istration of the Indian bureau, interior
department, by the Catholic bishops,
either in the form OF charges to be in
vestigated by congress or otherwise.
Cardinal Gibbons himself, in an inter-
view to-day, made the statement. He
said: The archbishops and bishops will
never make a united petition to congress,
no matter how grave the circumstances
or how grievous the complaint. II the
Catholic church has reason to believe
that its rights are infringed upon or It's
members unfairly treated. It will simply
ask for justice as citizens of the United
States; they will not demand satisfac-
tion as a body of powerful people sup
ported by millions of voters. Such ac-
tion would be contrary to their high pre-
rogative of the exponents OF the great
teacher of charity and humility"
Further. the cardinal said: "A poliu-
cal organization to be formed by the Off
cials and members of our church is con-
trary to all established rules and prece-
dents. The Catholic church has always
held itself aloof from all political en-
tanglements. It's great mission is to
teach and direct in the spiritual. With
temporal affairs it never interferes.
'The laymen Of the church are free to
form such societies as may tend to pro-
mote their temporal welfare, but to ex-
pect the archbishops and bishops for
mally to approve or to ratify such plans
is to expect what can never come to pass"
In regard to the Indian bureau the car
dinal said that the transfer Of its control
to the new commissioners. consisting Of
himself, Archbishop Corrlgan of New
York and Archbishop Ryan Of Philadel-
phia from the old commissioners, Arch
bishop Reardon Of San Francisco and
Bishop Marty Of South Dakota had been
'WilI Monsignor Stephan still remain
in charge of the bureauY
Most assuredly, MOnsignor stephan
will remain the director. He has spent
q long life in this good work, his man
agement has been judicious and his in
tegrity and executive ability unques-
toned"
Replying to a further question about the
attitude of the bureau toward the pres
ent administration. Cardinal Gibbons
said: I'VE have no grievance whatever
against this government II has long been
known to us that the appropriations would
at the end Of specified time be entirely
withdrawn from our Catholic missions.
We have been given opportunity to pro-
vide for this contingency, and we. viii
now take active steps in making all our
schools self-supporting."
In concluding the interview the cardinal
was asked: Are women to be admitted
for degrees from the school of philoso-
phy?
"Our board has not held meeting for
eighteen months, and we had such guam
tity of grave and important business to
transact that we did not get around to
this question"
Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop Ryan and
Archbishop Kane spent several hours to-
day discussing Indian missions and
schools. They devoted themselves entire
ly to determining the relative apportion-
ment of money for Indian and negro in
stitutions under control Of the church.