Evening journal., 1896-10-28
MUST DR.. ROCKER co?
|Satolli's Former Secretary to
Be Recalled to Rome.
OPPOSED THE GERMAN CATHOLICS.

He Is Charged With suppressing Utter
ances Friendly to Them In the Dele
gates Published sermons-The Secretary
Denies Absolutely the Accusations.
learned here that one Of tho first things
Cardinal Satolli will do in Rome is to ad-
vocate the removal Of the Rev. Frederic
u. Rocker the secretary Of the apostolic
delegation. 1t is further said that Cardinal
Satolli, shortly before leaving Washing
h ton, promised to demand this deposition
y on account of DR.. Rockers 'pernioious
Interference against the welfare of the
r German Catholics of the United States.
II The indictment against DIR. Rocker con-
81 tains two specific charges. The first is
81 that the secretary of tho delegation, in
"a translating and compiling the speeches
and sermons of Cardinal Satolli for pub
81 lication, suppressed an important utter
.<tance delivered to the German congregation
at Pottsville, Pa. In the spring Of 1895
# the delegate went, at the request Of the
81 Rev Frederic W. Luginus, the pastor Of
n the Church Of st. John the Baptist, to as
"a sst at a religious celebration. Cardinal
.1 Satolli preached the sermon in Italian.
IS He dwelt at length on the great Catholic
* s4Center of Germany and its immense I'M
</portance and power, since it was the
M urinary cause of the collapse of the famous
M Kulturkampf He then spoke of the
E3nerits Of German Catholicism in the
Jnited States. He practically urged the
Germans to maintain their separate exist
y bnce in the church, for only in this way
# ould they preserve their traditions, which
& we're, he said, the only truly Catholic ones
o be found in the United States
<|# rtn % 4,,t
H ish aud German and its appearance in
\ arious secular and religious papers caused
& intense excitement. Cardinal Satolli had
s. hitherto, both in public and in private
B expressed exactly the opposite opinions.
Is 10 had told the archbishops that they
Y must adopt the national habits and GUS
oms Of the United States as far as posi-
<7 lie without infringing on the unohang-
X BILE dogmas Of the church
Va In January, 1895, the Very Rev. J. b.
"a ;lattery, rector of St Joseph's Seminary
Tor Colored Missions, in Baltimore, at
he request of Cardinal Satoli, collected
IS il the important utterances of the dele
ate and compiled them into a volume en-
tied Loyalty to the Church and State
n 1hich was published in Baltimore.
The first edition appeared before the de-
Very Of the Pottsyille speech, the second
@lNN hAA' lA4OnNio aANOL ~ lut ctlOIu
dition did not contain this particular
peech, although all the other later note
s. worthy utterances Of the delegate had
cen added.
German Catholics Incensed.
Tho German people were very much in
ensed at this omission and sent a repre-
entative to ask Cardinal Satolli If it were
e Intentional and IL he meant purposely to
irrh tr -
he United States The cardinal replied
bat he had no such intention He stated
i bat the speech had been dishonesty with
cid and that he considered it crime
gainst the good Germans and an act Of
shGg6ed. --~--'" he driv
The secretary Of the delegation is
harged with having suppressed the speech
ecause of his suspected enmity toward
20 Germans
Mgr. Schroeder Of the Catholic univer-
ty was asked IL this story connecting DR.
ooker with the suppression OF the Potts
lie speech was an authentic one, and he
7 piled, 1T is true in all its details.
The second charge against DR.. Rocker
that he misrepresented the case which
IT. George Peries, formerly professor of
anon law at the Catholic university, had
ppealed to the apostolic delegation The
ibAt1oDA nav btoA NoAN az Nut AII Antuu-
lg OF the board of directors that his serv-
es would not be required in the future.
he held a contract with the university,
determined TO seek redress for what he
rmed unjust treatment. Cardinal SatolH
rOmised to take up the case THE pa
srs were prepared, and everything was In
& adiness, when the delegate suddenly an
ounced that he would do nothing In his
fair DR.. Peries returned to bis home In
aris much disappointed
Cardinal Satolli is reported to have said
terward that he had been deceived in
% merits of DR.. Peries' case and found
at he had been deceived in many things
nee his arrival in Washington, but he
ould rectify all errors In due time.
DR.. Rocker was seen at the apostolic
slegation. When shown the foregoing
ory. he made the following statement:
II know nothing Of the private inten-
ons Of Cardinal Satolli or OF any prom
es he may have made prior to leaving
lis country. l have. however, reasonable
rounds for doubling that he will seek my
m0val when he gets to Rome He has
ways professed himself as we'll satisfied
it'll my work here, and as late as last
ugust 1 myself mailed a letter of the
,rdinal's to Rome, IN which be spoke In
rms Of the highest praise Of me and Of
work.
Dr. Rocker denies absolutely the charges
I'd says that they are ridiculous.