Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-02
GEN ERAL FuMSTOK
WILL PROSECUTE ARCHBISHOP
IRELAND FOR LIBEL.
tBy telegraph to virginlnn-pllot,

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IRELAND FOR LIBEL.
tBy Telegraph to virginian-Pllot.)
Kansas City, Mo-, November IA
special to the Star from Albuquerquc,
n. NJ. says:
Genera! Frederick Funston. who is en-
route home with the mustered on,
Twentieth Kansas Regiment, has wired
his Topeka attorneys to bring proceed
ings against Archbishop Ireland, OF ST.
l'atl for criminal libel because of
statements attributed 10 the Archbishop
in u recent interview. General Funston
also instructed his lawyers to begin
criminal, and civil prosecutions against
the Monitor, a Catholic paper OF san
h,rancisco, which first printed the story,
In, a.reSent iftxerviex \ in I. Chicaao.
/ Archbishop%lreland wasi1unted as snys
{. 1iiE that General Funston hadfsFbeef
I charged with loot!ng Catholic churches
! IN the Fhillspines. The charges alleged
10 pave been%referrea, to by the Arch
Dishop We're frade by the editor of the
monitor, soon after the landing of Tho
Kansas troops in San Fran The
Monitor stated, it is said. that Gene.
raj Funston had taken two magnificent
chhliccs from certain Catholic church
IN the Philippines and had scnt Thorn
home to his wife
archbishop Ireland. in his Chica go in
terv}ews. was quoted MS calling upon
General Funston 10 deny the truth or
the article, and SUE the editor OF tho
MONITOR for libel, or the public would
De Obliged, against it's will. to believe
MN guilty OF the criminal acts oflwhicb
he has been accused
FUNSTON INDIGNANT. 56
Kansas City. Mo. November 1.-cs.a.-,
-eral Funston is highly indignant n + l,hk
accusation ana says he will pros sa;ite
tFa matter vigorously. He intentis no
: sa ~, TO put II stop forever to the ma
ilcious'storieS put I'm circulation rep1iri-
ing MN. General Funston saysjSthat he
not only rcff2ined from iesecrsting
houses of worship in Manila, but that
whilc colonel of the Kansas r.giment
lie ISSUED positive order prohibiting
me iooiing or mutilation OF he church
buildings. lie supplemented this with
verbal instructions IL ns company
commanders 10 see that :lic order wasi
rigidiy enforced n
CONF1HAthTION LACKING. n
Topcka. Kan, MOI. l.C. S. GHad.]I
senior member ot TIE law firm Of Ciiced. 4
Ware and Gicad, stated to-nigho thatl
his firm had received absolutely mo in
tiination from General Funstnuiof anv
purpose 10 oesin legal proGeelings'I
against Archbishop Ireland. Mr51 Gleed
stated tina he had simply received al
personal telegram fro:n Gencral Fun
ston requesting him to ascertain III
Archbishop Ireland had been correctly
quoted General Funston at the same
time expressing the opinion that the
statements attributed to the Arch
bishop would be found to be incorrect.
THE ARCHBISHOP SURPRISED. i
st. Paul, Mimi. Nov. 1.-Archbishnpl
ireland appeared somewhat surprised
this evening when he heard that Gene
ial Funston. of Kansas was reported
as about to sue him for libel on ac-
count of statements attributed 10 him
in = Chicago interview. He said he
had made no charges against General
Funston. but h;tI; in conversation cx4
pressed the opinion that the statements
of the san Francisco papers, charging
tho General with having taken n
priests robe from Philippians church.
should be denied by Genetai Funston
at once lest Il failure to deny led 10 n
wrong impression. The A,ahb:snopf ads
mitted the substantial accuracy OF tho
Chicago Interview. but denied that hel
had m4dc any libelous statenlealts.