The sun., 1899-06-29
MGR. IRELAND'S ENEMIES.
THE CHIEF OF THEM rs THE ABBE
FERRIES OF Paris.
Peries Was Formerly Professor nt the
Catholic University In Washington, but
Was Dismissed - Resentment Relieved

Pcries Was Formerly n Professor at the
Catholic University In Washington. but
Was Dismissed - Resentment Relieved
to lie tho Incentive for His Attacks.
Not little interest has been aroused in
Catholic circles here by news that comes from
Paris and London OF an attack upon Arch
bishop Ireland OF. st. Paul. now in England, on
his way homo from the Continent, where he
has been for some time Brief cable de-
spatches have told that the American Arch
bishop has been assailed in certain newspapers
while he was in France. but the exact nature
OF these attacks was not known. Now 1t has
been learned that n few French Catholic jour
nails have been the most bitter assailants OF
the Archbishop.
One OF these lie AutOriLd. has declared. re-
ferrlng to the Pope's letter on Americanism ::
III the Pope has condemned any one.t Is Arch
bishop Ireland. who. therefore. ought to hold
his tongue. and especially In France. whore
his campaign has proved such q miserable
failure"
According TO the Ne,r Era, Catholic Jour
nal published In London. the most bitter CT
these attacks has been traced o-the Abb6
Peries. n French priest now stationed at the
Church Of the Trinity in Paris. who at ono
time was a professor at the Catholic Univer-
sty at Washington. hut who was dismissed
in 1895 by the Board of:Trustees. The Np,n
Era says that DIR. Peries was. at least. in its
initial stages. the inspirsr OF what Is popu-
larly known as the anti American campaign
In France-a combination which for two years
past has saddened the Catholic world"
Paris correspondent OF the Ne,c Era fur
nishes Information about Abbe Peries that
seems to indicate that in his attack upon Arch
bishop Ireland and other American prelates
he has been actuated by revenge. The CORE
spondent tells that the minutes OF meeting
NJ the trustees Of the Catholic University, held
on April IL. 1895. at which the dismissal OF
DR.. Peries from the university was ordered.
show that Bishop Horstmann declared he had
received a communication from Dr.. Peries.
which said Il do not want any scandal. but
must warn you that 10 something Is made
against me the country at large anu the
Roman competent congregation will know
what has been the spirit Of this house. and
will do that. not in view of a mean revenge.
but for the interests OF the Church. l hops.
nevertheless. that nothing such will he neces-
sary and that l will not be obliged. for the
honor OF my name and the defence of my in
terests. to enter a struggle which would prove
disad dvantageous for several and for the great
aim we have In view In this institution
Commenting editorially upon the commun-
cation Of Its Paris CORES nondent. the Ner Era
says: We merely publish II as an act OF Justice
to those whether living or dead. who have been
denounced almost as traitors to the Church to
whose, service they have devoted their lives;
we publish it that posterty may know the Sc
cret source of a movement which. directed 10y
certain section OF Catholics against Ameri-
can ecclesia8tics whose very eninence should
have protected them. might otherw have
proved as unaccountaoie to future generations
as it has been to those who have watched its
progress purely from without.
The extract which we publish frcm the Abh6
Ieriess letter to Bishop Horstmann 1.-THE Cath
view OF the Abb6s thr.atened removal NOV from from the
chair OF canon law. which he then filled at the
no copeern n' r% % ,pr m tai .emoya 40
tho remark that the very English in which his rs
abundant qualification Tor this decision OF his
supsriors. The interest OF the document lies
Moved he Gheh hs bo IN Fanra wsSh and h1a rs
America. ,sprang from a source CONTAMINATED
by purely pc tonal quarrel God forbid that
psrors the Abb6 Perios was ia acting con.
scously and solely under the most ontempti-
from his.own:words that he has snfier.d the
cloud Of tessntmept to darksn his reason and
to blind him t9 his own real motyes The
clare Ist that he be re%oved ei the interest te es
posure he threatens. and in the. vsrv next sen
tence that his own honor viii demand 1t. not
w%ithstandMpg % Ing the scandals whiehit must arouse
his native country. AMI there began the cam
paign which for two years has bred dissension
among the strong and given scandal to the
weak. Tho Papal letter. perhaps.the oniv
good result which has issued from the Abb6
Psriss's cam paign. should have .ienced the
voice OF the combatants. and the Catholic
world has been sdifed by the loyalt with which
tire adherence to its words and to its spirit
The campaign. however. is still being carried
on by the Abb6 PerieS and his faction. We
trust that the extract we publish to-day may
give 1t its coup de grace"