The Irish standard., 1898-10-15

caused Spain in the course of the war to
inflict heavy and avoidable losses upon
herself Indeed, the war originated in
the Spanish state of mind that it was
necessary to open fire and shed blood
wantonly for the honor of Spain.
The residence of the archbishop is with
In the walled city, and is very substan-
tial edifice, the stone work confined to
the lower story and hardwood timber
freely used in massive form instead of
stone. His grace was seated at small
table in a broad hall, with lamp and
writing material before him. He is i'm
pressive as a man of importance, and
his greeting was cordial to kindliness.
He said his acknowledgements were per-
sonally due the American people for the
peace of mind he had enjoyed during the
occupation of the city by the army Of
the United States, for its establishment
of order and its justice in administration
that relieved good citizens from oppres-
sion and alarm. He was glad to have
Americans know his sensibility on this
subject.
When asked what it was that caused
the insurgents to be SO ferocious against
the priests and resolved on their expul-
sion or destruction, he said the rebels
were at once false. unjust and ungrateful.
They had been lifted from savagery by
Catholic teachers, who had not only been
educators in the schools, but teachers in
, the fields. The same Catholic orders
that were singled out for special punish
ment had planted in the islands the very
industries that were the sources of pros
! perity, and the leaders of the insurgents
had been largely educated by the very
! men whom now they prosecuted. Some
of the prosecutors had been in Europe
and become revolutionists in the sense
of promoting disorder as anarchists. 1t
was the antagonism Of the church to
murderous anarchy that aroused the in
surgents Of the Philippines to become
the deadly enemies of priests and church
orders. 1t was true in Spain, as in the
| Philippines, that the anarchists were
particularly inflamed against the church.
His grace did not seem to have heard Of
the American anarchist. He produced a
box Of cigars, also bottle of sherry, and
chatted comfortably and humorously,
! There was one thing, then, that he had
IN his heart-that his anxiety for peace
and his appreciation of order as enjoyed
under the American military government
! should be recorded and responsibly re-
ported to the people of the United States.
The American priests had informed him
that l was friend of President McKin-
| ley, and he desired and enjoined that l
I should declare his sentiments to the
president. A beautiful work of wood
| carving was shown on an easel, which
had a frame of hard wood cut out of one
tree. 1t was at once strong and graceful,
simple and decorated. The picture was
| gold medallion, raised on plate of sill
yer, an excellent likeness Of his grace.
1t was evident that the refinements of art
were known to these barbarians," for
| their works testified. His grace an
nounced that he would return my call,
| and his convenience being consulted, the
time was fixed for him to appear at II
o'clock the next day, Sunday, and he
came accordingly, accompanied by three
priests, the chaplain of the First Cali
fornia, Father Daugherty, who sailed
with Gen. Merritt to Manila, and Father
Boyle, the superintendent of the famous
observatory founded by the Jesuits, who
was typical Irishman of strong and
humorusly hearty type. Father Boyle
| had one of the most perfect methods of
speaking English in the Irish way that
| have ever heard, and admitted that he
had resided in England long enough to
be born there.