Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-13
he Will Be at st. Patrick's Parsonage
Next Monday.
no MYSTERY IN Els COMING
An Authoritative Statement About
the Objects Of His Visit.
GREAT INFLUENCE IN ROME


and dear friend. Rev. John F. Gloyd, and
will probably remain in the city for two or
three days. Archbishop Keane arrived in
New York yesterday direct from the city
of Rome. and came in pursuance of the re-
solve he made when called to the council
Of the Vatican to revisit America every
year, for the purpose of seeing his friends;
OF keeping himself personally familiar with
the interests Of the American Catholic
church, which he represents in Rome, and
to attend the meeting Of the board Of d.
rectors of the Catholic University Of
America. the institution that he elevated
to its present high plane, and which is the
most cherished substantial object of his
heart.
UnfOunded Speculation.
The announcement Of Archbishop Keane's
intended visit gave rise to an immense
amount of speculation by the newspapers
regarding the objects of the eminent pre-
late. 1t was stated that one of the ends he
had in view was the succession to the late
Archbishop Jannsens of New Orleans, and
into this consideration was interjected the
gossip that Monsignor Schroeder OF the
Catholic University, who SO prom
inently heralded last year as the agent who
had brought about Archbishop Keane's dep
osition from the rectorship of the univer-
sity, was exercising every influence to pre-
vent the latter from being called to the
of New Orleans.
1t can be stated on the highest authority
that there is no truth in the assertion that
Archbishop keane either wishes or will be
called to succeed the late Archbishop Jann-
sens. His call to Rome WAS in pursuance
Of plan long premeditated of having al
the Vatican man who was personally ia
miliar with the Roman Catholic Church in
this country.
The Man for the Place.
The pope and his immediate advisers had
long been dependent for advice upon sub
jects in connection with the American
church upon men in no sympathy with
American purposes or American ideas. 1t
was necessary, by reason of the growing
Importance of the church in this country,
to have some one of broad and comprehen-
sive knowledge of such things to advise
upon the policy to be pursued in this direc-
ton, and Archbishop Keane was decided
upon. The wisdom of the choice has been
more and more impressed upon Pope Leo
ever since it was made. The erudition, the
scholarship, the eloquence, the profound
judgment displayed by Archbishop keane
since his residence in Rome have given the
Vatican authorities a new idea of the char
acter and abilities of American church.
men, and changed in a substantial degree
the prejudice formerly felt against them.
His Value in Rome.
There is no mystery whatever in his visit
II has DetH tdhcH III OF the IN
tention he made when he left America,
noted above. The archbishopric of New
Orleans would be a great honor to any
prelate, but the Importance of Archbishop
keaneS duties at Rome and the immensely
valuable services he is enabled to give to
the church at large, and especially in Amer
lea, by reason of his position there are too
great to allow him TO consider the idea of
seeking succession to Archbishop jam
sens.
inp Nor CaL
with the affairs of the American church. it
Is well-known fact that every policy of
the vatican regarding the American church
IN thS recent past has been at variance
with his views and those of the "German',
party, as 1t is called which he represents.
ana not long ago, will be well remem-
pereu, the announcement was made and
remains uncontroverted that he was seel.
ing some field more congenfaI than that
winch now surrounds him at the CathoIi,
University ~ 'iioic
The above statements NAV he taken nc
absolutely authoritative 90
His Arrival in New York.
The New Herald this morning prints the
following:
Archbishop John ]. Keane arrival IN
'his city from Rome yesterday. He came
urheralded, ard, while his visit was an
parently complete surprise to tbc renra-
sentatlves of Archbishop Corrigan. IT was
evidently expected by Archbishop John
II Gland of st. Paul. Mimi, who arrived
from the west in the morning and sneadiI,,
sought a conference with the preIate from
Rome. iioi'i
The meeting led to a revival of the re-
port mat there is to be another war eccle-
siast1c. and this report gained STRENGTH
when 1t became known that a messenger
1rcm southampton had arranged for a
meeting between Archbishop Keane and
Cardinal Gibbons ~
Priests who are close to Archbishop
Corr1ean would not discuss the meeting
between the archbishop of ST Paul and
archbishop from Rome, but all looked
very grave.
Mgr. Schroeder Fighting Hard.
The ostensible purpose of Archbishop
keane's return is to attend the meeting of
the board of directors of the Catholic Uni
versity In Washington in October. but IT
is asserted that he comes thus early to
consult personally with his friends in tho
church to the course he will nursue
with reference to the vacant archbishopric
OF New Orleans.
1T is the general understanding that he
Will be the successor of the late Arch
bishop Jannsens, and it is current eossin IN
Washington that Mgr. Schroeder. the pro
lessor OF dogmatic theology at the Cath
olic University. who is credited with having
been instrun entail In deposing him from
the rectorship of that Institution, is now
using all his influence to prevent him from
being named for the New Orleans arch
diocese.
IF the statements of the archbishon's
friends may be relied upon, he neither asks
nor desires the appointment. He feels that
he can be of more service to the church in
Rome Besides, his friends say, Mgr.
Schroeder's effort to block the appoint
ment is a ruse to draw his fire. In other
words. they hold that Mgr Schroeder
hopes his apparent opposition will lead the
archbishop to accept, and thus remove him
from Rome. where he is fast becoming a
power.
Archbishop Keane disembarked from
the steamship Trave yesterday morning.
and went at once to No. $50 West 7Sd
street, the guest of Mr.. Thomas F. Ryan,
his bosom friend since he was a boy as
the archbishop described his host
Purely a Friendly Call.
There one of his early callers was Arch
bishop Ireland of ST. Paul, who had ar.
rived at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in the
morning.
Archbishop Ireland said he came east
for several purposes. Primarily, his trip
was to attend the G. A. r. national en-
campment in Buffalo, and he set out a few
days In advance on a sort of summer holi-