The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-23
Sharply Criticises Those Catholics
Who Object TO Treatment
of Friars.
CHURCH AFFAIRS PoPE'S WORK.
What Is Done by the Sovereign
POntiff. Says the American Prel-
ate. Should Receive Sane
ti0n of Churchmen.

| St Paul. Mimi July 22-Archbishop John
ireland in an interview to-day reviewed
at length the progress Of the negotiations
conducted between Judge Taft and :he
! Vatican and took to task certain Catholic
/ organizations that have assumed to question
! the fairness Of the administration ;owar.
! their coreliSionists. The Archbishop ysii.
in part:
1t is 10 be hoped there Will he among
certain classes of Catholics in America a
cessation oc movements and declarations
such as We have had recent occasion 10
! hear OF regarding religious matters in :he
! Philippines.
The Pope teaches those Catholics -
trust the American Government. as they
seemingly have been heretofore unwilling
! 10 do In his conversation with Governor
Taft he expressed the highest esteem for
American methods Of treating church mat
| tiers and remarked that he had more than
once pointed toward the United States a.
setting an example we'll worth copying.
His words ought 10 signify something To
those who profess 10 take him as their
reader and guide.
Al any rate. the direction OF Catholic
affairs IS his business. not that Of ire
sponsible church societies or newspaper
Z
! any one matter is in his hands. they ought
promptly to step aside, and allow him To
have charge of IL.
"A few remain who still believe that they
have better understanding of II than he
has. and will insist on telling him how 10
handle il. But such as those are few and
at least it will be clear that they hold no
brief whatever from the Catholic body at
large.
''NO Credit TO the AEItators."
The agitation, such as it was. in certain
Catholic quarters did no honor 10 those
who participated in II. As Is now proven.
they spoke and acted without due knOwI-
edge, and. certainly without proper regard
for the Government of their country
II The American Government sincerely
believed that the four landlord religious o.
ders Of the Philippines. those that had h en-
for centuries intimately linked I'm with Ii
spanish regime, its agents and representa-
uNes, Were an obstacle TO the pac.fi alton
OF the islands, why see in this an opposition
10 the whole church; As il those -FOUR or
derS Were specifically the church. and IN a
native priests. the Jesuits. Capuchins ami
l-azaTistS. whom the Government does NOT
Others. as Well as the Government officials
We're not OF the opinion that the peac. Of
the Islands would be much enhanced by the
absence Of the landlord orders
And as 10 schools in the Philippines. vhv
NOT when thE presence of noncath slic
teachers IS talked Of. state that out OF a
total or 5.peJ teachers. 800 are Filipino
Catholics? Why not state that Father Nc
hinnon Is member of the School Board Of
MANILA And why, when mention is made
or noncatholic teachers. allow the false i'm
pression 10 20 abroad that many OF these
were ministers and active proseIytizers?
And why not remember that. by the law
OF the Islands, clergyneu who are minist srS
I in any place Of organized congregations
may three tiInss a week teach religion In
the schools Of the place, the condition viz
tually combining the privilege To Catholic
priesthood
Perhaps. ideally, something more might
be desired. but the conditions within winch
the Government il confined must be consid-
cred: and. at least, when disadvantages TO
religion are quoted, the advanta yes that are
allowed should also be set forth.