The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-20
ARCHBISHOP RIoRDAN. OF SAN
FRANCISCO, IN IRELAND.

Archbishop Riordan of San Fran
CISCO sailed from Queenstown, Ireland
Tor New York on Nov. 81 He had beer
visiting his ecclesiastical alma mater
at Thurles, and was accompanied by
Archbishop Fennelly of that diocese
TO queenstown. Both the archbishops
were briefly the guests of the bishop of
Sloyhe, at whose residence the Most
rev. Dr. Riordan was interviewed by
man.
Having dealt with the leading as
poets of the claim for Catholic pur-
poses of the huge dormant fund in
california, which his grace and the
suIiragan bishops have been persist
entity claiming his grace referred to mis-
| marvellous success at The Hague trib-
unal. His grace said: The tribunal de-
clded that America was entitled to re-
! cover for my benefit as plaintiff, and
that of my bishops suffragan the whole
amount asked-namely, 81 ,420, 900,
which might be paid by Mexico in any
money current in that country.
Needless to say, his grace is highly
pleased with the satisfactory result of
this marvelously successful mission.
| and the success was materially con-
rtlouted to by Mr.. Garrett McEenerney.
VINO accompanied his grace throughout
and was one of the counsel for the
united States in the arbitration
questioned as to his having been in
Rome, his grace said: Quiet so, and L
must say l have never seen the molly
rather look so strong and vigorous. His
holiness takes deep interest in Amer
lean affairs, and also in matters affect
ing Ireland.
[ presume your grace was in Rome
during the Irish pilgrimage.
Precisely. 1 had the great pleasure
OF being present at the reception given
to the pilgrims by the pontiff 1t was
a remarkable event, and. the holy
father addressed them, expressing in
eloquent language his intense admira-
tlon for the Irish people, which feeling
does not by any means decrease as the
years roll by.
1t must have been a wonderfully
touching spectacle.
Entirely so, and typified the univer-
salty of the church by the presence of
representatives of the whole Celtic
race throughout the world. There were
representatives from Australia, New
Zealand and San Francisco. We also
had them from Asia and from the Chi
nese mission. Though we agreed TO
differ in our opinions regarding other
subjects, there was but one feeling
where the Catholic religion was con-
cerned, and that was one of thorough
and complete unity
Questioned as to his graces brief stay
IN Ireland, he said he regretted that
his time was so limited. He had come
from the seminary at Thurles, where
for number of years he had the SUI
perlntendence of several students. The
training there was of the highest possi-
Bile character, entirely due to the
teaching staff and its distinguished
president, whom his grace was proud
to call his friend. 'The only regret
table feature of the visit" he added
was the absence of my dear friend.
the noble archbishop, but 1 am conf |
dent, from my interview with the pres
ent archbishop that the traditions of
the See of Cashel will not deteriorate |
in his hands,"
Replying to a further question, his !
grace said he had had the pleasure of |
meeting Sir Thomas Esmonde in Rome. |
and his address on behalf of the Irish !
party to his holiness he (the archbish- |
OPP listened to with considerable pride. |
referring to the Irish in America, he |
said they were becoming more numer-
Gus every day. and becoming more
prominent in every department of life
IN the states. AS to the progress of the
catholic church in America, it was at
The present day the wonder of the world
and he felt it was unnecessary for him
TO dwell on the great part which Irish
catholics had contributed to so salts
factory state of things.--The Pilot.