The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-01
POPE OXIII.'SFINE HAND.
INFLUENCE OF PAPAL POBIoY ON
RUSSIA'S NEW PLACEIN EUROPE.
n~IeIine,s ministry FnvorS Clerical Reaction
The New Liberal Policy or Runs,a In Ro-

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land -stejaiewski's Agitation In Gaiiols'
ROME, Oct. 14.-Thc pontifcate of Leo XIII.
is passing through an ascending phnsc. We
have entered upon tho second stage. The
days OF fertile owing have been followed By
the period Of sure promises of q harvest. Leo
XIII. sees beyond the mountains, as the Cos
pei says, the harvests Of the future whitening.
In Franco the elections Of noxt April will mark,
unless all signs fail, the triumph Of religious
pacifcation SO much desired by tho Vatican
and SO necessary for the development OF the
Roman ideas. NJ. Melino's spccch'at Remire-
mont contains among other reassuring decla-
rations q passage OF prime Importance on the
correlation Of religious peace with q sound in.
ternal policy and u profitable management OF
diplomatic affairs. Since 1870 no French
statesman had uttered SO serious n word, one
80 big with consequences. Tho Third Republic, |
since the 10th of May, had been based on
positivism and the ~ncgation OF all moral force.
To strike the monarchy 1t was necessary to
strike the Church, which was its principal sup
port. The Republicans believed that to usher |
in a philosophical, anti-Christian policy would
unroot in mems hearts tho royalist, conscrva-
tive, rcactionary spirit. by breaking the bond
that united altar and throne Leo XIII. has al
lowed tho aggrcssors to make their way out Of
n blocked passage, iniwhich the.delicate soul Of
Gaul was wasting away, and to become allies.
We leave the long materialist tunnel and enter
ngain into daylight. Tho Franco Russian ALI
ance, of which the Pope was at the same time
the godfather and the midwife, has intensified
this ''retrogressivc evolution" of the. Third Re-
public. At Petorhof historic promises were
exchanged, and among them the promises of
paciication and moderation incontestably hold
tho first place. NJ. Hanotaux brought back
from ST. Petersburg the authorization for a dis
solution, and should the Ministry meet with
embarrassment on the part Of the Radicals
before April Is, the regular time for the cleo
t!ons, 1t would appeal to the votes of the nation.
All things will hold together in cosmopolitan
and moral matters. Just as the Franco-Itussian
| alliance and the adhesion to the republic have
brought about, through tho mysterious bond
that connects thom, a right-about in internal
affairs and ecclesiastical pacification. SO the
Franco-Russian alliance. the good offices of the
Holy See, and its pacifying warnings in Poland
have made possible tolerance and the begin
ming of a liberal rule at Warsaw. Doubtless
the forward march Of Russia toward the
sparkling shores of the Indian Ocean, and the
lmperious necessities Of national concentration
have cast their weight in the delicate balances
of the Russian Empires destinies. But with
out tho %intuitive genius and the serene perse-
verance of Leo XIII. this concentration would
have taken perhaps a form from which the
| idpdl uuu "cstcIu luodS NOulu nave ueTlNou
no profit. The Cars journey to Warsaw
marked a turning point in history. All the re-
ports Of 1t that have reached Rome point to
the reality of the evolution brought about. II tho
Polish people did not receive Nicholas ii. with
tho enthusiasm that overlowed at Peterhof
With a Difference that contrasied happily with
the former, spirit of reserve, Of disdain, or Of
revolt. Poland is passing through q new and
double current. On the ono side the nobility
must become CONVINCED OF the triumphant re-
up all its dreams of autonomy under the pres
sure. On tho other side. the democratic peo-
P Fesa i n th SS rp lib sptsa and q h s0S,H no iong ,as ahe oId
trust in the conspiring aristocracy. The peo-
pie feel no hatred, against Russia. Thanks to
gradual triumph Of democracy in Europe is
bringing Together the empire q the Cars and
In western, Ideas. WelIinformed persons
enlightened and Of very frn character, fayors
the unfolding of liberal ideas. While the EN-:
p%Fess,m9theE represents the autocratic ideal Of
said. Of a sor. of autonomy for Finland and for
Nicholas ii. adores' his Wife; Her power viii DO
g ere, G ths 6 day n %h en- b Sss makes use of tho charm
The reconciliation Of Poland and Russia
S SaaSs the Results %ffls i Gf E En9 . Psp@IXyt w p1e,e haI / shall ali
mention only, one,its effects on the Ruthenians
and sSst eo .G Galisis: A tbs en the s ssstsrn v %f5G1tif f1s Of 4
other secretly are lighting Openly; he spirit Of
the peasant, and the spirit Of the people, eager
70 take its place in the sunlight. The latter is
is tho century old, almost unsubduable foe Of
Russia. A strange incident set these two
apostolic priest, the Abbe, s~tojalowsEi, under.
took to-. organize the Galician laboring people
enaoa ~SFiS %as:sacce aah trade Me is:aSc Eins of a ths
peasant and of the workingman. One Of the
leaders Of the Austrian Socialist party said to a
land in his hand" Now, this party has no
aversion for Russia, but on the contrary hates
influenced by official pressure. prosecuted tho
3rganizeri He was communicated. Blt
and whose sense, Of justice is very keen, re-
moved the penalties imposed on tho able.
back to his labors with his blessing and his en-:
couragcment. Tho qualification of Poland will
PEASANTS ca who Pp1di dream an Of H. shaking nik1iiss of Of the Yoke PtlS Of
u certain reactionary and ultra conservative
The Vatican watches very closely tho
changes in atmosphere from which depend the
renewal and the increase OF moral and %religious
.orces: When NJ. Felix Faure went to PeterhOf,
Leo XIII. placed at the disposal OF the French
government all the influences that he controls,
and. these influences are beyond computation.
II the interview at Peterhof had any result, it
was due to the Inspiration Of Leo Kill, to the
confidence which Nicholas III. has in NJ. Hano-
taux, and in the perfect correctness OF NJ. Felix
Faureis department. All that we hear from
Cronstadt and from Peterhof indicates an al
most tender friendship, an absolute confidence
in each other between, tho two powers; No
doubt no new diplomatic protocol was signed;
efforts, the fact that the alliance could not be
touched was proclaimed aloud a proclamation
rents; in Poland, oyercame a resistance appar.
entity uncomfortable, and finally in France had
u fruitful and pacifying reaction on the course
Of the internal policy. AT Petcrhof' moreover,
news that they had been freed from u serious
embarrassment. They were told, n fact, that
Petersburg last spring and that there the two
Austrian and Russian diplomats defined the
s spd IN tb o e lmaue en- tba IN anst r rIai Was aPh Ile asain
TO take up an independent position with regard
and issaI aWopshij Sn poI lS 'a mt Vienna mef
The Impetuons rush Of kaiseE Wilhelm Wilhelm
the new course OF affairs in Austria, but,
whatever happens, Austria. in spite Of the text
her emDire abOyc the futo OF tho imprOyised