The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-29
ST. PAUL PRELATE'S POWER
FRIENDS OF ARCHBISHOP COR
RIGAN NOT QUITE SERENE
seem to Think That Archbishop Ire
lands Power Is Groving-A New
York Newspapers Version of His
Part In the Negotiations to Pre-
vent the War With Spain-In-
terests at the Vatican

g The Roman Catholics of New York,
especially those most friendly to and
interested in Archbishop Corrigan. are
disturbed these days. Two or three
circumstances contribute to their I'M
eas1ness. One of these is the fact that
neither Cardinal Gibbons nor Arch
bishop Ireland attended the silver Iu-
bllee services Of Archbishop Corrigan.
The New York Herald in a recent is
sue concludes a column article on the
subject as follows:
10 go further back, Catholic laymen are
commenting on the fact that the New York
prelate had no part in the negotiations be-
tween Washington and Rome looking to the
avoidance OF war between the United States
and Spain, whereas Archbishop Ireland was
prominent throughout. From all these things
ar1Ses the question, To what extent If any.
is the star OF the Western prelate in the as
York obscured? ~. s $50
None OF the authorities in the archiepisco-
PAL residence In Madison avenue yesterday
man who sustains the most confidential reia-
lions with the higher Roman Catholic clergy.
Obtained an interesting explanation of the
archbishops position.
1T Is unfortunate" he said ''that thesa
matters should be publicly commented upon
at at this time. for If allowed to rest they would
the matter of the red hat. for instance wbinb
Rome decided several months ago to bestow
upon Archbishop Corrigan. There have been
1rr6SDOnSiblV
that the bestowal was imminent yet all were
premature. Rome moves slowly. It must be
remembered. and there are cross purposes and
secret influences at work there as much as in
any poiltcai center. So great an honor might
nave appropriately been conferred at the re-
cent jubilee. but to say that its omission was
sa1 OF dspleasure is wrong and unjust.
The reason for the failure of the Vatican
70 send an anniversary gift is included in
the story OF the peace negotiatinos The one
pears pears strongly upon the other. Primarily, it
IN ind hat
lana was not designated as the ambassador
OF Rome That is, the holy father did not
Iake the Initiative In the matter: Archbishop
ireland went to Washington at the time when
tpe nations were on the verge of war. for
the purpose OF raising money AS the story
was explained to me on high authority, he
came In contact with prominent ofic al of
the government, in pursuit of his purp.se
VINO proposed an exchange of good Offices
financial aid for the church. as against the
influence of Rome. exerted upon Spain who'll
ly, bear in mind, for the maintenance OF
peace: The world knows the history OF the
n IrsIo ns Cardinal Gibbons. Archbishop
Irelanu, bishop keane and Bishop O'Conneil
water. They failed - '''e
,onT thus it viii be seen that Archbishop Ire
IanuS prominence In the negotiations was
NOT mark Of especial favor from Rome
IIher9 was nothing to prevent Archb!sbon
v Sio,a4a from taking part except his in
iltical affairs. 1t has always been his Gus
tom to devote his whole time and enegrv
TO the furtherance of the glory of his church
ana religion, and to avoid all attempts TO in
nuence national or international affairs
Nsvertheiess, it was altogether probabls
tnat MS attitude of silence and aloofness may
nave sHected homes regard for the celebra-
ton Of his jubilee. If gift were to be sent
to him, 1t should have been forwarded at | asst
month IN advance of the anniversary, which
would bring the date in the midst of the
peace negotiations which claimed the at
tention of the whole world. Such a detail of
comparatively small moment in the vast
ly be attended to by the holy father himself
Among the many secretaries and pre- ates who
feeling that the archbishop was displaying a
olameworthy lack of interest in the peace
negotiations, to which four Distinguished
American clergymen were bending al their
energies This very adherence on his Part.
then, to a time honored policy may have
caused the e. Withholding Of the concrete ex-
preston OF Rome's blessing, without tie
omission at all signifying the withdrawal of
the popes good will
AS to the non-appearance of ce-tsin dis
tinguished prelates at the jubilee ceremonies
1t Is fact beyond concealment that there
have been and are factions in the church in
America. This is not the time to discuss the
differences. They are strong enough au-
parently,. to cause so noticeable sight. Arch
bishop Corrigan, chu!chman of holy Ii e
and devout mind, is also man of wealth and
the close friend of generous layme,. P.iests,
no matter how high their rank. are human,
and there are, perhaps, riyalries and jealous
les among them, as among men of the wo:ld,,
of politics and business Archbishop Corri-
gan's popularity and influence were strongly
accentuated In the raising OF the jubilee fur d
fects.''
Concerning Archbishop Irelands coming
visit to Rome and its probable meaning, the
friends of Archbishop Corrigan are ruzziisd
and not quite serene. 1 informed that
they are seriously contemplating sending
some distinguished layman to Rome to qua
his interests from any influence which may
possibly be exerted against them: l coult
not gain any positive knowledge on this POINT,
however