The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-05

l.
land wants to be the Richelieu of
America. He sees in the formation of
the American Federation of Catholic
Societies a menace to his own ambi-
tionS. Hence the innuendoes he casts
at the organization. He wants to be
Tt and he finds instead that the Or
ganization is Tt He wants to be con-
suited on all public questions. He was
solid with Mckinley and he is currying
favor with Roosevelt
Such was the statement made today
by T. H. Cannon, high chief ranger of
the Catholic order of Foresters and
second vice president of the American
Federation of Catholic Societies in re-
ply to certain statements made by
Archbishop Ireland in his st. Paul ad-
dress yesterday.
The statement to which Mr.. Cannon
took exception particularly was that in
which the archbishop is quoted as say
ing that societies of Catholics are Or
ganized for purposes of their own, usu-
ally with an intent to secure special
aid or comfort to such as are members
thereof. Restricted to these purposes
they are within their sphere and are
entitled to respect. To venture beyond
those purposes and assume general di-
rection of the church is quite another
thing"
Catholics Are Agitated.
Vigorous debate by the Roman Cath
Ollie press, clergy and Iaity of Chicago
has been stirred by Archbishop Ireland
criticising the denunciation of the ad-
ministration for it's policy relative to
the friars in the Philippines. The warn
ing is declared by some Catholics to be
uncalled for and unauthorized and to
have political significance.
The official paper of the Chicago
archdiocese, the New World, comes
forth in an editorial in which the man
ifesto of Archbishop Ireland is declered
to be ''One made in defense of a polit-
ical party" and says that in making
it he has come down to the level of a
politician and that he ceases for the
time being, in doing so, to be entitled
to demand from Catholics that special
reverence and respect which belongs
to his character as an archbishop"
Members of the local clergy declare
that Cardinal Gibbons, of Baltimore,
or the papal delegate at Washington
whose place at the present time is va
cant, are the two proper persons in the
Roman Catholic church circles in this
country to make any manifestoes to
all the Roman Catholic people OF
America upon a question involving
politics, and that the st. Paul prelate
in making his manifesto went beyond
his province.
All Right at Home.
So far as his own archdiocese is con-
cerned, it is said that Archbishop Ire
land has a right to give such direc-
tons to his people, but making the call
general is considered an imputatior
that the cardinal at Baltimore and the
other archbishops of the country are
negligent in the performance of theil
duties.
"The editorial in the New World
clearly states my position and that Of
a majority of the Catholic press on the
subject" said William Dillon, editor ir
chief of the New World. mo dis
respect is meant to the archbishop, but
his utterances certainly have stirred
up the question anew. In the editorial
Mr.. Dillon said:
mo doubt Archbishop Ireland is e
distinguished politician, politician Of
the highest type and ability. AS sucI
he is entitled to expect that his view!
will be given due weight and that the
discussion will be conducted in a cour.
teous tone. Only this, however, an(
nothing more"