The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-03-15
SISTERS FXPELLED
Archbishop Capelle Does Not
Want Them i'm Cuba

Baltimore Nd March H-FIvs sisters
OF the American order OF the Sacred
Hearts have according Co dispatch from
Piuar Del Rio, been ordered away frlm
Cuba by Archbishop Chappeue th. pipal
representative recently appointed Boz u-
vestigate the affairs of the Catholic
church i'm that island The news was rec
ceived by cable lu This city 0v GUuerll
James O'Brien OF New York Wu, Is res-
istered at the Hotel Rennart The message
came irom Rev. D. NJ. Craft au Indian
missionary priest who founded tl Amer
Scan order of sisters and who went 90
cuba lasf November with the hse nune
who We're all daughters of Indian chiefs.
. ne cabegram which came ln latin was
thus translated by General O'Bucu.
Archbishop Chappele ordsss us to
get away from here or ace)dns of the old
hatred against the Undiam sisre.e. Itlte
written to you about
Father Crafts reference t5 One old
hatred against the Indian sisters mean5
just this" said the general eta, order
is purely American and was established
near Fort Pierre ON the Dakota border
about six years ago. The Ca1auslt eic.
ment nj the church, coz those WHO lla in
favor OF the European idcl boa ih. mlu-
8gemeut of orders and church affairs. am
tagOnized Father Crafts work boo .s,lb-
fishing this new order and zee ,n.r with
much opposition. lie went brayelv on
with his undertaking however AMI Nufu
he war broke out offered a number CO..
he indian sisters TO- the s1ye. umen-. AS
on old friend OF the missionary prleal
went TO the secretary OF wur IuI auese,,-
ed In getting the sisters cent o. nurse m
the hospital at Tampa and UuntsuHD
Later on, owing 10 the excellent work
they did ana the fact that they were con-
sidered immune from yellow fevcr Eve
of the sisters Were sent To- Cupl and were
located with the first division hospital cf
the Seventh corps army near Pinl- Dei
Rio. All through the yellow fever epi Iem-
ICES in the Cuban camps the sisters NCfk-
ga admirably, and to my know edge w,re
complimented by the department FOR the!~
excellent work. They werc an the emo
under the direction of Father Cr3f. WHO
| accompanied them. He had met with COM
siderable hostility from the uu-Ameucan
element iu the church and ,Ae oppos.tiDn
TO this new American order Of sisters be-
! came very marked Nothing llko .hc pres
| cnt movement was, however, cxpactd
"G cannot account for it. 10 .s. or course
a great disappointment to Father CrIft
who has just about commenced his WORK
ln cuba. The expulsion OF this order of
sisters from Cuba by the papal repeesou-
| tatlvc looks like a victory for the oppo
nents of Amerlcauism and coming az ;hla
particular ulne. it Will DO painful news
20 those who believed that the vatican
was in fun sympathy with real American
ism. J. hope that am explanation win Doe
furnished which viii quiet the fears of
those who dread the conditions tnat
might result ~ the Anti-Amerisaliam o.
ement should get the upper hand"
Speaking OF Father Craft ho sal1.'
81 have known him FOR mouy years III.
rs by far the greatest .n0u& aar1iar that
is known 'u the northwest, @0e~a he has
J laborcdo a,n0ug the Indians foc scyerA
years. He comes from an old gonnDiya
/ ria Dutch family and is president W %.
Orae Of soos OF the American Reylluhen
! lie Is one Of tho most devoted and zeal
GUS priests OF his church