The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-09
CATHOLIC LOYALTY.
FEW IF ANY SPANISH SYMPA-
TIMERS IN SALT LAKE.
A. Well-informed Catholic Layman
Discusses This Question-Cites a
Little History.

If the national religion of Spain ex-
cites any sympathy for its cause among
co-religionists in Salt Lake, the num-
we'll informed Catholic citizen, in re-
ply to question of a Herald reporter,
declared he doubted if more than
dozen could be found, if indeed any
could be found.
When put this number at dozen, >
continued the Catholic layman, lit con-
templates that out of the hundred or
more people of the Latin race who are
! members of our church here. it would
be only natural to expect that some, at
least, would be controlled by the ira
ditions handed down from generations,
and which runs in their blood. Such
people are more familiar with the life
of a st. Theresa than with the deeds
of Pizarro; open their eyes in amaze
ment over the thought of American
Catholics Staying Spanish Catholics in
combat, yet shut them to the horrors
inflicted by Catholics upon their fellow
Catholics in Cuba. While such may be
counted pious Catholics, in the alb
stract sense they are not strong Cath
olics, because they fail 10 comprehend
that dislcyalty to the country of their
adoption is a transgression of Catholic
I
fore, hardly think more than dozen
such Catholics could be found in Salt
Lake, and these would be nearly all
women
But what have S,-s TO say about the
Catholic bishop OF ut. Joseph. Mo. :?
/ inquired the reporter. He denounced
the war, yet his name indicates he is
not of the Latin race"
The best answer 1 can give is the
answer given by his people getting up
and leaving the church, to emphasize
their protest against such sermon.
Such action is conclusive proof that
while Catholics take their religion from
Rome, they take their politics from
Washington. This instance, and the
other of the German priest whom Arch
bishop Ccrrigan fired out of his do
cese, are the only two brought to our
notice since trouble began with the de-
struction of the Maine. Their action is
not any more offensive than the pro-
test sent by the Peace league to the
president some time ago, non-Catho-
lie body, declaring that war upon Spain
would be a war of piracy.
Catholics resent being placed in a
false position by suspicious of their 10y
atty when the history of our country
affords such ample proof to overthrow
bigotry. What better example of Cath
Ollie fidelity to country is exhibited than
the Mexican war? Even the Know
Nothing excitement that bhghted
American politics in the years follow
ing the conclusion of this war. adroitly
omitted to challenge the courage of the
Catholic soldiers who fought under
Taylor. Shields and Scott, up to the
<ery doors of the cathedral of Mexico
Wars for creedS have long ago
ceased. What gives strength now to a
soldiers right arm is love for country
None but Catholic blood was spilled on
the fields of Solferino and Magenta
between the armies of France and Italy
and Austria in war which ended in
the destruction of the temporal power
of the pope, yet France, the eldest child
of the church. did not hesitate to strike
that blow.
In the Franco-PrUssian war we have
a stronger example of the Catholic love
of fatherland overcoming the disincli-
nation to strike al Catholic foe. While
Prussia is a Protestant state. she had
no stauncher ally in that war than
Catholic Bavaria, and no body of
troops created mere CONSERVATION in
Catholic France than these same Ba-
varian Uhlans.
II am proud of the manner in which
Catholics are coming to the front in
this war; concluded the Catholic lay
man. "A friend at the university of
Notre Dame, Indiana, writes that 250
of the students are enrolled there for
the war. and will bring their band with
them"