The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-07
MORE CATHOLIC REACTION.
BELGIAN DETRATAL OF LEO's POL-
ICY or CATuOklC SoClALIsM.
Clerical CSohinaaions Cniea
with Kaiser wilhelm - nesist
Aay Progress Toward Ds0oesoey

fox and ambitious. His features snow
restiessHsss, cunning and holiness, the
three signs Of manager Of men, He mas
distant hopes and vast thoughts. In gen
srAl Politics ms part 10 TO make adjust
ments between London and Berlin. He Is
the continental soldier OF England on ac-
count OF tie kongo. he y the ssTvan: OF
Wilhelm H.. 10 whom he promises assist
Ancc In case OF war against France. Al
Rome he courts dexterouasy and assiduousiy
pope and cardinals. Here he il . partner Of
the German emperor, with the object Of Sc
curing the election OF = reActionary pope
In the future and OF wrestling from France
the psrponderanee in the Catholic domain
That u why he has been entreatinR the
pope for the last two years TO coneede to
rim q Belgian cardinal OF the Curia, but
az 81. Hanotaux has vetoed such . crea-
ton under the pretext that France should
receive one FIRST the kings wish has not
yet been fulfilled.
At present Leo XIII IL much worried
over . sort OF coup detat that Leopold has
recently carried cut at Brussels The king.
who reigns and who governs. wishes TO
force upon the people the lone name vote"
R2ra, the former Liberal minister. today
holds s'the kings secret" ~ they used 10
say IN tbs eighteenth century. The Frere-
Orban party has no longer any existence
AZ the polls since the distric, system OF vo,-
ing came in. Crushed between the great
bodies Of Catholicism and Socialism. 1t has
sunk TO the condition OF q quantity that
may be neglected II, however. Belgium
should be divided into i52 AUTONOMOUS dis
triets, local influences or acquired positions
may restore IL to animation.
The cities would take the party back,
while the Catholics would become mere
iy s. rural party. IL would mean the re-
turn To the scene OF the anti-religfous
party thu breaking UP OF the Catholic
majority. and the destruction OF the great
Conservative associations Once before.
three years ago the Conservative Catho-
Socialist and Democratic appendage. That
was the nrst act of the drama which Will
end with their complete defeat
II will be remembered that In 1855 CO.
alition OF sovereigns. Of cardinals and
conservatives. was formed throughout the
world for the purpose OF resisting the
democratic Catholics. Cardinal Won
Francis Joseph: Cardinal Kopp. In behalf
OF Wilhelm H.. and the king OF the Bel
gians. on his own account, begged the
pope To disavow his supporters the Chris
tian democrats. Some BeAGian consefva-
tive groups supported this ifreverenf de-
mand Leo Kill. remained inAexlble.
Nevertheless in Germany the Center SAIL
ening Mgr. Ketteler's report. In Belgium
the Conservatives repudiated the Catho-
Nc democrats. Wilhelm H., at the time
OF his last Journey TO Rome, declared in
person 10 the holy father that he looked
upon those who should favor democracy as
his foes. - "A celebrated audience Cardi-
nal Kopp explained TO the pope that the
Catholic socialists held no position and
that the elements composing the status
quo were able to check for some time the
triumph Of progress and OF democracy 1t
is the policy of Louis XIV: After rs let
the deluge come IL will be understood
easily that Leo XIII. did not appreciate
this short sighted wisdom. He knows
that Louis Philippe's cab IL i'm waiting .or
sovereigns and men who content them
selves with resisting the stronger side"
% their period I'm the middle Of a revo-
luton. 10 use Rivarols phrase.
Catholic democrats doubtless do not
form organized and powerful party
In all countries. They represent more
and less. They form new atmosphere
In which new politics will flourish: they
are sowing ideas: they are renewing the
brains OF their contemporaries When the
storm swoops down upon the plain they
viii be- the guardians and tho savers Of
the church.
The king of the Belgians ,rinmphed In
isss: he triumphs today. He Is his own
utFtafGf.
The weakness and concessions OF the con-
servatives have impcied him to carry ou,
the part OF Louis XIV. on a petty scale
A partisan and q skertic. Liberal and an
Opportuniss. he has always fought against
the Catholics while making use Of them
and directing them. Now. al this sudden
act, two ministers alone. NJ dc smet de
Nssern and NJ Nyssens. have dared to re-
sist the new Charles the Bold will point
M hat the fs3 -,
Of social reforms at Gsent, the latter the
progressive Catholics OF Louvan
This sssond act OF the drama will soon be
followed by another which will be called
the policy Of .naction under the protection
Of the kiag, Of NJ Bara and n woesss I
fear that the fourth act may mark the SUI
eide OF the Catholic party IN preparation
ippe and an attempt at legal socialism
These are gieemy forsbe.ings hu; they
are shared by enlfshten@i Belgsans. 1, Ia
the oAstlnaey 81 kings and the eompsas-
sanes Of caaSsrya sives that have always
brought aSau; the rtsn OF countries TIE
curious poius ABOUT this Ia that every Casn-
elc Belgian looks on the king as the enemy
Of tho church
regret alt IRE more thas ali German and
all Belgian Catholics prefer 70 obey tire
roEe Of I.utseyaaisin ard the pope Of Aber-
alasFn rather than the pope OF Rome. Ia Il.
pes astounding that IN countries where
Catholicism Is organized into a political and
sasstat fsawsr sassss conservatives prefer the
sfstls os the sovereign 70 the fundamental
interests % society and Of TIRE church, II
Iaoss as e. Throughout the world. we were
Ia witasss . sast ana formidable onslaught
against tse asaFgh OF progress Oar enc
acps - 81 cur great pops.
Most Hcly Father" / Should Ike 10 say.
Il we rad any authority III former times
paslsp khe Fair Tsslsts3 your power In the
name 90 the laws. Vita the completely ~ a
few bfsssps To-day a Lutheran KAISER ard
n liberal xsng rob YOU and aseimsts ard
tix.4s year best TROOPS More saessrsSsnt
shAa s4rorg. more obe5ssaf than enlExatsn-
sss sAes% Ia hSsics cannot toos Ses do.
aver ssss harsaAa ard grasp Ih@ wSaie SIT
nztsan These saxsrssxTs Imagine that they
ara shocking shs future Trey d. nat see
tsas eau a1aue. IN drawing ~ snsn ;as way
AZ aesssn saa - progress. have understood
the vusce 81 Gasa ara the isssons 81 history.
T1aS rscnseng u decisive one-@
AT ARRANGED ron HIM