The morning times., 1896-10-09
BISHOP KEANE's REMOVAL
Was Cardinal SatOlli ReSpOn-
Sible for The Sep?
AN UNPOPULAR PAPAL ACT
Three Wills Said to Have Been Chang
ed in Washington Alone Since Dr.
keanc Left, and the Catholic" uni
versity Is IL Loser by Several Thou
sand Doilurs-The Jesuit Position.

| Of the Catholic University, the arrival OF
Mgr. Murtinclli and departure Of Cardinal
| Satolli from the Office of raral delegate
to the United States, the assertion that
| Sat,Ii is responsible for keanes removal
with the counter statement that the Jcsrits
with Archbishop Corrigan are at the bot
| tom of it, together with the meeting last
| night in honor of Father keane, furnish
'fuod for thought" and conversation both
| inside and uuiade Catholic circles and an
unusual diversion from political discus
| sion.
The central event of this series, however,
| the blow t. liberal Catholicism. may prove
Hot without effect in TIE great POLITICAL
contest now in progress. 1t revives to
| some extent the force OF tie American Pro-
tective Association Which is Icing used
in every diIection for tie party that will
| do most for that organization.
| But above and below and far beyond any
occasional partisan fight in politics, this
! change, it is thought, Will open up "A ire
meGdous struggle, involving the entire
| Catholic church, the most powerful Single
organization III the Christian civilized world
for more Than fifteen centuries.
SEVERAL GREAT QUESTIONS. :
Incidentally, the Cat holc Total Abstinence
Society and Its fight against the saloous,
| the American school question, and the per-
| souil rivalry OF Archbishop Corrigan, Met
| ropolitan OF New York, and Archbishop Ire
land. the impetuous American Cathoiiclea,.er
of The Northwest enter into the play OF Dp-
posing forces.
j. is asserted that Cardinal Satolli is re-
| sponsiblc forthc retirement of Bishop keanc.
II is denied. Its pointed out that Pope Leo
told Mgr. Schroeder last summer that
he knew ell about the Catholic University,
| and he could have got it only from his per
sopal representative, Cardinal Satolli, and
the removal of bishop keanc is thercsat
A-ainst this is put story that the Jcsuits
are responsible, and are shrewdly throwing
the blame on the retiring ahlegate. He 10
alleged TO have successfully cut his stay
| after his successors arrival from a month
10 fifteen days, To five Gays, ANA finally
10 have gone the fourth day, because or
! the odium attached 10 the removal of the
beloved rector and the injury 10 The Ini
veisity.
Against this, spoken OF as dust cloud
thrown up by the Jcsuits, it is pointed
out that Cardinal Satolli came here with
Mgr. o'Connell, till late president OF the
American College at Rome, lived 1T the
university for time by o'Ccnnelrs adj
vice. was personally unfriendiy Ia Arch
| bishop CorriEau, though Obliged to confer
and cooperate with him in many church
! matters: that Mgr. O'Counclrs loss of
influence at Rome and deposition was
followed by Cardinal Satolli's recall and
Bishop KCanc's removal, while Mgr. Mar
tineili, as the new delegate, goes out Of
his way TO praise Archbishop Corrigan,
and meets Cardinal Gibbons, a friend Of
the university, and Vice Rector Garrigan,
with t,ieuuiversity faculty only with formal
| courtesy
JEsUiTs OPPOSED IT.
In addition, 1t is argued, the Jesuits, from
the FIRST inception of the Catholic University.
have opposed it. When they learned it
would he located at Washington, where their
most famous college was the leading il-
sttulion, they became furious. No stoue
was left unturued to defeat the project.
| Wien a'great gift of money assured its
success. they nevertheless cou.inucd a bitter
| opposition, that was ouly intensified Wien
the university began work, drawing to some
extent from their support.
At every point they met the university in
|
the university liberal aud in favor Of Arch
bishop Irelands scheme for getting the Cst
for Catholic children of public school funds
collected from Catholic parents? The So
c;ety of Jesus added It's strength to Arch
bisnop CorriGan in opposingit.
Was the university narrow in supporting
the Abstinence Society against saloon in.
fluence? The Jesuit Fathers would no,
If The university was in the hands of the
: Irish and French priests, causing antagon
ism among the Germans, discord had 70
mentors III the Jesuit ranks.
This is the gossip OF those who say
Car,iiDal Satolli is not 10 blame. on The
other hand. Father Pariow. provincial o
| the Society of Jesus for Ne " England anC
, the Atlantic States, was at the reception
TO Cardinal Satolli OH last Sunday night
and spoke as the recognized head of til,
order
$ SUPPORTED THE JESCITS. >
Words used by him then meant clcarl,
| that Cardinal Satolh Supported the jesuit
position in regard to public schools. This Il
briefly stated To he that absolute igDorsIc,
for Catholic children is preferable to cduca
ton without complete control by Catholic
of every detail of the instruction given.
1t was Furthermore pointed out that Car
! dnal Sa:oiji was a tcologian Of the turn o
4 | the school men Of the middle ages. II,
4 carried logic to an exceedingly fine point
4 and was prone 10 disregard human sympa
S thies and needs when conclusions forcet
themselves upon him n the truth of philos
! oply. He was inclined to look down upol
! Bishop keane as unlearned, because not
university graduate, and merely popula
| purveyor of necessary money.
Thciniury 10 the university by the rcmova
& of the rector is conceded by all. Whethe
l twill be as serious feared by Archbishop
Ireland is questioned. 1t is said that thre,
: wills have been changed in Washington alon,
: since Bishop Keane went away, and the los
: to tie university by one alteration was $50,
! 900, by another 100000, and by tn
! third 81 900.
: There is I; suggestion also that influence
are at work i'll Europe, and especially /
, Italy, against the success of an America
8 university. 1t is preferred there that Amer
cars should still come to Rome for the h iel
: est education. In this connection tits pointe
( out that the Catholic University of lrclant
. even with the great John Henry Ncwma
] at its head, for seven years, was finall
s ovcrthrown and made IA failure.
: AS to the election OF new rector 70
the university, forecasts vary. Conde
y raileD, editor OF leading Catholic 5ourn'
s at st. Louis, says the pope would not stuItf
n himself by reappointiug Bishop Keane. NJ
E. b. Hay, in a letter TO the Roman Pos
the only English Catholic paper at Rom,
says Bishop Keane's reelection is cssc
d tial to the success of the university He r,