Evening star., 1896-10-29
SAToLLpS DOST SPEECH
Another Unpleasant Controversy Between
Roman Oatholm Uhurchmen.
Statements From Father slnttery
Mgr. Schroeder aand DR.. Rocker
About a MissS1g Manuscript.

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Bishop Keane as rector Of the Catholic
University, which the leaders Of the church
have been SO eager to allay, has been sue
ceeded by another sentiment directed
against the reactionist party. represented
by Cardinal SatolL and Mgr. Schroeder,
and lines are again being drawn over the
subject, which is the alleged suppression
of the speech delivered at Pottsville by
Cardinal Satolli. The Baltimore Sun today
has another chapter on the present contro-
versy, In the shape of a special dispatch
from this city. The article Is as follows:
The charge that Rev. DR.. F. q. Rocker.
secretary of the apostolic delegation, was
responsible for the suppression OF the
Pottsville speech of Cardinal Satolli, and
the statement that on this account he was
to be removed, as detailed In the Sun this
morning, has started the fires of discussion
anew. Statements were issued today by the
three parties to the controversy who are in
this country. Cardinal Satolli. being in
Italy, has not yet been heard from. AS has
been stated. the speech was apparently lost
between Cardinal Satolli and Rev. J. R.
Slattery of Baltimore, who compiled the
editions Of Cardinal Satolli's addresses.
Father Slattery authorizes the following
statement:
''The addresses of Cardinal Satolli. under
the title Loyalty, to Church and State,
were edited by Rev. ]. r. Slattery of St.
Joseph's Seminary Baltimore, at the re-
quest OF his eminence. No address or letter
appeared In the first edition without having
been submitted to Cardinal Satolli, both in
writing and in proofs.
"A second edition was brought out in De-
cember, 1885. Every new addition in it was
received from Cardinal Satolli personally,
to whom also the proofs were submitted.
AT Cardinal Satolli's request DR.. Rocker
handed to his eminence the. translation of
the address delivered at Woodstock. Md.
Dr: Rooker was not present when Cardinal
Satoll1 was arranging with Rev. ]. r. Slat-
terry the matter for the second edition, nor
did he have the handling of any matter
which went into the second edition.
Never did Rev J. r. Slattery receive the
address delivered at the German Church at
Pottsville. Pa. Up to date, October 2S nei-
ther Cardinal Satolli nor Mgr. Schroeder
nor anybody else has sent the Pottsville ad-
dress to the editor of Loyalty to Church
and State
Some German papers attacked the editor
or Loyalty to Church and State for omit
ting the Pottsville address in the second edi-
ton OF 'Loyalty to Church and State The
editor assumed and now assumes no re-
sponsibility for any omissions He publish
ed all he got"
Mgr. SchrOeder's Position.
Mgr. Schroeder's connection with the epi-
sode amounts practically to this: Very
soon after the edition appeared his atten-
ton was called to ,;the omission Of the
Pcttsville speech. He wrote to Rev. j.
r. Slattery, and also saw the cardinal sew
eral times. Father slattery explained to
him that he had never had this address by
Cardinal Satolli, and said that if he would
send an English translation, approved by
the cardinal the editor would be pleased to
include it in the third edition. Mgr.
Schroeder did not do this, and after the
matter had gone thus far it was allowed
to drop.
Monsignor Schroeder stated that Cardinal
Satolli expressed the greatest anger at the
'disloyalty" of the man who had sup
pressed the speech. 1t was intended that
1t should be printed and he certainly gave
it out. Monsignor Schroeder also said that
since the interview with Cardinal Satolli
he knew perfectly well who had done this
and that he would be properly dealt with in
due time.
Monsignor Schroeder. was -seen today
at the university by representative of
the Sun. but declined to further discuss
the affair. He would not say that Dr..
Rocker was the one he meant. but insisted
that he had set forth his position as above
some time ago and that he still stood by
1t. AS Monsignor Schroeder declined to di-
rectly charge DIR. Rocker with the act 1t
appears that the charge comes from other
quarters. From what Monsignor Schroe-
der published 1t would seem that he had
Dr. Rocker in mind
DR.. Rocker Surprised.
DR.. Rocker said today at the delega-
ton that he was surprised an attack
should be made on him based on such
fimsy material.
He has written to Cardinal Satolli laying
the case before him. and he expects to
hear from him before the meeting of the
propaganda in December. The appoint
ment of the secretary to the delegation is
made by the propaganda, and his success
sor will be appointed by that body. He
has been told number of times that he
would be relieved before long.