The Irish standard., 1901-06-15


Catholic Standard and Times of Phila
delphia, William J. D. Croke, reports
d an interesting interview with Arch
ybishop Nozaleda of Manila, who has
been in Rome for almost six months.
The views which the distinguished
churchman presents are rather start
ling in certain respects. Mr.. Croke
writes under date May 13.
1t can hardly be said that the Holy
See has acted with precipitancy in the
question of the Philippines. This is
nearly three years DID, and during that
time it has been left as question.
Nay, the Catholic press in the United
States has been driven to taking op-
posing sides on fundamental issues Of
the question. What is even more curl
Gus is that neither in the Roman Curia
nor in the watchful, jealous italian
world surrounding it is there the SEM
blance of trace that such a question
exists. In the Roman Curia the sub
ject is known only to a very few, and
if a Madrid correspondent had not sent
an account to a Liberal newspaper, the
matter might be said to have not pene-
trated to the world without. Only one
journalist attributed a relation to the
question to the audiences of Senator
Kean and Mr.. Heath. Monsignor No
zaleda de Villa, the archbishop of Ma
nila, has been in Rome since Novem-
ber last, but his presence has passed
~unnoticed just as much as that of Mon
signor Santander who, having resigned
the see of Santiago, resides as arch.
bishop of Sebastopolis in Rome. Very
few people here would remember that
Monsignor Chapelle is delegate apos-
u tolic in the Philippines. 1t has, by the
way, escaped the notice Of the com,
piler of the "Gerarchia.''
Yet Monsignor Nozaleda de Villa has
been by every right of presumption
tarrying in Rome at the desire Of the
Holy See. 1 may say openly that he
is waiting the arrival of Monsignor
Chapelle, who, probably not by mere
chance, will be in Rome at the time Of
the visit of Cardinal Gibbons. Monsig-
nor Nozaleda de Villa, as Dominican
and as archbishop of Manila, has been
residing at the Dominican Philippine
Missionary College adjoining the
Church Of the Holy Trinity Oh Via
Condotti. He received me graciously
on May 12, expressing interest in what
l told him of the state of American
public opinion on the question. He
confirmed my memory on the point Of
the audiences in which he had con-
ferred with the Pope. eyes, 1 had the
two audiences with the Pope" eyes,
have been delayed here since Novem-
ber last-a long time" The arrival of
the delegate was, he said, "a matter
Of days." Our little conversation had
been conducted in three languages but
there were three grains of fact. His
grace was dressed for going out, so he
kindly gave me an appointment for 10
o'clock this morning.
This morning his grace opened our
conversation in Spanish by returning
to me some newspaper cuttings which
l had given him. One of the latest of
!. these stated that controversy had
arisen between the Holy See and the
religious in the Philippines, owing to
the desire of the Vatican that the lat
ter should sacrifice their possessions
The reason alleged as having been CIV
en- on the part of the Vatican was that
these possessions had been created on
behalf of the missions, and that the
right Of the religious ceasing by their
withdrawal they should remain to the
missions. The archbishop said:
''That is false entirely"
'And the project of secularizing the
religious?" I asked.
''That," his grace replied, sis not so
much as worth speaking Of. 1t cannot
so much as be entertained. It is en-
z tirely out of the question"
asked the archbishop about the re-
port of the Taft commission, in so far
as his grace's words were concerned