New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-27
ARCHBISHOP BRUCHESI HERE.
HE TELLS or HIS VISIT TO THE fo'E
AND DISCUSSES THE MANITOBA
SCHOOL QUESTION.

Archbishop Bruchesl OF Montreal. who arrived
from Rome Yesterday. denied that he had gone 10
tn Pope special mission In relation 10 '"e
Manitoba school question The Archbishop was
passenger on the Champagne and lmmeo'aley
went 10 the home Of the Sisters OF Mercy. at No
ssl Eas, Eightv-sixth-st Among the friends VINO
met him at the pier were Canon Decare ana Caho'
Cousineau OF Montreal. and Father Marie OF 81
Josephs Seminary Yonkers.
Archbishop Bruchesi said that he left Montreal
in october with jwo objects. one OF which was TO
see the Pope whom he had not since he was
student in Rome and the other was 10 visit the
tomb Of s. James Of Conlpostela. in Spain. as his
cathedral in Montreal is named after that saint.
He had gone 20 Dublin first. and visited the
churches there and then spent rev days IN Paris
lie had reached Rome on November l. and stayed
there twenty-five days. He had had TWO audiences
with the Pope and presented Father Decarie. and
also his private secretary. Father Perron. At his
last meeting with the Pope he had presented ten
young students OF the Canadian College.
Archbishop Bruohesl said that the Holy Father
showed him special kindness. and that he thought
the Pope was more vigorous physically than in
1855 when he had seen the Holy Father last The
Archbishops first request was for the journalists
~ Montreal who had given him farewell.
After the Pope had read the original copy or
the Journalists address TO HIM on his departure
from Montreal His Holiness had expressed de-
sire 10 keep It. He had told the Archbishop thar
he had read
raI,s,s and that he would confirm its words
continuing the Pope had said that. as he was
soor ~ sneak on the Manitoba school question. he
,o,oa tho journalists would give his Views as they
Tic Archbishop had then asked the Pope - bless
p,sbon Noroau the dean Of the bishops OF Mon
,roaI who is seventy-Hve years old The Pope
~ asLsl II Bishop Moreau WAS old Bishop
= Uloche of Three Rivers. Canada. He was told
that The latter Is eighty years old and The dean OF
=, 49, canadian bishops The Pope then
shaf he would also send blessing to Bishop La
Whnn the Archbishop presented Father Decarie.
rho after told the Pope that ne had lf2 nepnews
Any "Tyhat, lio?" said the Pope Well when you
return ~ home gather them all together and confer
Oh rnbhishon Bruchesi said that as the encyclical
% Tho pope on the Manitoba schooi question had
oiroadv been published II was unnecessary 10 eX'
uiiajn He did not object 10 discussing II, now
e~ar lie said that when the Province OF Mani'oSd
'ci'ed the Dominion, the Catholic minority had the
In, m maintain It's own schools. This was over
,,,1sd I'm 1880 by the passage OF the preseit law
nu tg proyides for non-sectarian schools. For six
,ears after that time the Catholics maintained thelr
avn schools and also paid school taxes 10, Ios
me SUPPORT OF the non-sectarian schools Inc
Archhishop said that since the present iaW
S Tsn' in ''t the Catholic schools had decreased
The Catholics now hoped that the Dominion tar-
, n ,ment would give them wnat they want mere
were four Catholics 10 seven Protestahts III the
Canadian House OF Parliament ,,- 49,,
In relation the report that an apostoiie aslega,
ton had been asked for. to go from Rome 10
Manitoba. the Archbishop said that ne had not
heard ANYTHING about IL In Rome