Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-08-02
MADE CABINET WAIT.
Wilbur Messer Explains Fundamental
Basis of Young Mems Christian
Association.

Prof. Maurice Francis Egan, profess
or of English literature at the Catholic
University nj Washington, ID. c., has
been in Milwaukee for a short visit with
| his friend, Editor II. ]. Desmond of the
Catholic Citizen. Prof. Egan has been
on Western lecturing tour. and stopped
IN milwaukee, for "a few days visit.
They Talked About Books.
y good joke Went the rounds OF the
Eastern press recently Mt the expense of
Prof. Egan. who Is poet of some note
n well as an authority on literature.
lie Is warm personal friend of Presi-
dent Roosevelt ana often visits the Pres
Ident, upon invitation of the latter One
day not long ago Prof. Egan called upon
the President and they entered into n
literary discussion as usual 1t hap
pened To be y cabinet meeting day. and
so intensely interested in the talk did
President Roosevelt become that he for
got for som time his affairs of state, and
while he was talking books aud litera-
ture with Egan the members o. the cab
met We're patiently waiting for the arriv-
al of the chief executive and wondering
the while why he did not come
The Saturday Evening Post CORE
spondent got hold of the Joke and wrote
!
had blocked the wheels of government
by interfering with the cabinet meeting.
and that he was evidently an enemy to
governmental progress. etc. When asked
about the story, Prof. Egan said.
Yes, that report has ruined me
entirely. | have been denounced in the
press for trying to stop the machinery
| of the government by occupying the val
liable time of the President when weghty
affairs Of the M ton were awaiting his
arrival for solution. The worst of all,
| however, is that every man who wants a
JahtorShlp in the government service or
some other petty position, writes direct
to me and hegS that | speak to the Presi-
; dent for him, because, as they all take
! 1t, any man who could keep the Presi-
! dent away from Il cabinet meeting GER
| talniN must have big pull OF some
! kind As a matter of fact, of course,
President Roosevelt forgot all about the
meeting and did not realize that il was
! cabinet day
Bishop Conaty May Remain.
| As to the lengthy article in the papers
| from Washington City to the effect TINT
| TN" term Of office in the rectorship of
! the catholic university has been limited
! by the eptscopate to six years" and chat
! the present incumbent Bishop Connty.
! viii finish his six years service next
! fall, Prof Egan declared that
/ there was no truth in tho report
! so tar as it iutimates chat Bishop Con
atv will have to retire this fall lie
! states that there is no agitation of the
! question whatever. and that while
| Bishop tonatN might decide to resign Of
| his own Volition. he certainly has given
no intimation of any such intention. and
! he will not have to do So The article
IN question also intimates that Dl Con
| atY's administration of the university.
while marked with wisdom and
prudence, has not been Of character to
give the school the prominence in educa-
ton which the church authorities ex-
pected when il was founded by the
present pontff, Leo NH. Prof. Egan
states that he hats heard of no such
criticism as 70 the standing of the
school. or that disappointment has come
to the head of the church by reason Of a
lack of advancement such rs was ex-
peeted. and he rewards the article In
question as without foundation in fact
and erroneous MS 10 all of the charges
made or limitations hrourht ont. He
thinks II has come out as result. pos
sibly, of some feeling Of ieHlousy. or rs
the outcome of the misapprehcnson.
nure and simple of existing facts and
conditions