The San Francisco call., 1899-11-26

lThe Call publishes communications in
winch subjects OF general interest are
VIII be OF interest to its readers, without
holding itself responsible for the opin-
ions of the writers.l
Editor of The Call-Dear Sir; The Mon
itor in its issue of the 18th thought fit to
reproduce scurrilous attack made in the
northwestern Catholic upon Catholic
chaplalns in general and upon myself in
particular. The attack Is given great
prominence, and the Northwestern is
called by the Monitor its esteemed" con-
temporary. 1 infer therefore that the edi-
tor or the Monitor found in the North
western words that voiced his sentiments.
and that he for that reason Transcribed
them and gave them in his paper the
same prominence they occupied in his
mind.
thought At to reply-not because OF the
Monitor but because OF the base insinua-
uons contained in the article. l did reply.
and my reply has drawn from the paper
In Its issue of the 25th an article Upon
which feel bound in justice TO myself
and TO my friends 10 comment. The Moni-
tor makes the following statements:
First-That it did not make the charge
protested against.
Second-That Father McKinnon told
Mrs. Funston she might accept a robe
Third-That Father McKinnon is not
Justified in denying the charges made
against General Metcalf.
fourth-That Father McKinnon insists
that the American army is not In the
slightest degree responsible for these out
RACES Cthe looting and dissertation Of
Fffth-That Father McKinnon tustifles
the soldiers in taking and keeping stolen
articles, because they got them from
Chinese looters.
Sixth-And lastly, the editor of the Mon
ltor asks Father McKinnon whether he
made any attempt to use the authority
given him In order to prevent the soldiers
taxing home church property got in SUCH
wise.
l reply seriatim.
1. The editor OF the Monitor denies he
made the charge 1 protested against l
refer the readers of the Monitor to the
issue of Saturday, November L. The
quoted article reads as follows The
black letter is ours. The people will judge
whether the Monitor attacked Catholic
chaplains or not:
our esteemed contemporary, the
Northwestern Catholic, is inclined TO take
fusal TO send additional Catholic chap
lains TO the Philippines. For this re-
tusal, II declares, Catholics may feel
thankful TO God. THE Catholic church
in America ought to be completely indie
pendent of the administration. II II is
expected of Catholic chaplains that they
sIdl 1unReC around the country and do
the unclean work which belongs to
politicians. then an army chaplaincy IS
no place for n Catholic priest. If our
Catholic soldiers serving in the imperial
colonies are TO receive the ministrations
OF the church, let II economiZe in the mat
ter of great cathedrals and select for tho
work a few priests deemed above
the temptations of Office and of sala-
ries." There is some strange infatuatiOn
In the "hideous and damnable massacre
now proceeding in the Philippines, AYERS
the same journal. that turns the clerical
mind from solicitude for souls to a con-
Stunning anxiety for the salvation OF the
administration.
H. The Monitor furthermore thought fit
10 reproduce from another paper a malig-
nant item. the purport of which is that
/ am not only dishonest but sacrilegious.
1t reads as follows:
Under the caption General Funston
Cleared a Detroit daily newspaper gives,
editorially. this version OF the theft Of
the famous robe of the Caloocan statue:
Rev. ". II. l. Reaney. chaplain OF the
Olympia. has completely disposed of the
church desecration charges made against
General Funston and the Kansas volun-
teers. Father Reaney says that the
church at Caloocan had been used by the