Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-23
IRELAND GALS A HALT
Noted Catholic Prelate Defends
Administrations Course in
the Philippines.
Critics Are Criticized for Their
Attitude Towards the Presi-
dents Policy.
Catholics Are Advised to Keep
Silent and Trust Popes
Judgment.

st. Paul, July 23-Archbshop JOIN
resentative of the Associated Press, re
viewed at some length the progress
of the negotiations conducted between
Judge Taft and the vatican. and tool
to task certain Catholic organization:
that had assumed to question the fair
ness OF the administration toward Their
CO. religionists. The archbishop said
The news from Rome is quite salts
factory, and l am sure quite correct
Private advices coming to me from thu
most reliable sources confirm in al
respects the dispatches given by the
tiff and other Roman authorities are
delighted With Governor Taft person
| ally and With the negotiations in course
of progress between him and the vat
lean. Reports sent out by the CORE
! spondentS of certain London papers tC
the effect that the pontitf was dis
| pleased with the manner of acting OF
! the commission of cardinals appointed
| to treat with Governor Taft We're alb
Isolutely unfounded. AS stated in this
mornings Rome dispatches, the pom
tiff assured Governor Taft that he was
most satisfied and happy at the result
| so far obtained. and that he was con-
! fident the negotiations begun in Rome
| would be the starting point OF COM
| pleta and satisfactory solution OF tn"
question under discussion. This state
ment resumes in the most exact man
ner the situation as the vatican views
| it, and as it really is.
| THAT the negotiations have not yet
Preached final conclusions and are to
| be transferred from Rome to Manil;.
| is what might have been expected from
the beginning Governor Taft is in a
hurry to return to the Philippines and
could not prolong his stay in Rome.
and, on the other hand, problems to
be solved are so complicated, especially
from the vatican standpoint, that time
in the work is of prime necessity. The
vatican and Governor Taft came easily
and quickly to a substantial agreement.
the question for the vatican is what
practical methods are to be adopted
to put the agreement into execution
With a little time certain matters now
seeming to offer great difficulties would
be made. by quiet, skillful touches of
pontifical diplomacy. to work them
selves out without friction or excite
ment, and so, when in Manila. final
conclusions are to be reached, things
win have been ripe. and will turn
out ali right. This is the vatican meth
cd of proceeding; it is wise and pru-
dent method. Mr.. Taft understands the
matter and leaves Rome thoroughly
satisfied and hopeful. He carries away
with him the pontiff's statement that
the negotiations begun in Rome will
prove to have been the starting point
of a complete and satisfactory solution
of the questions al issue, and that much
he considers to be quite sufficient for
the moment. There can be no doubs
but that the active cooperation OF the
vatican is now secured to the Amer
lean government in its task of pacifi-
cation in the Philippines and that in
the results to come the ample reason
TO felicitate itself for having sent
Governor Taft to Rome.
1T is to be hoped there will be among
/. cessation of movements and decara
tons such as we have had recently re-
garding religious matters in the Philip
lines. The pope teaches those Catholics
IL trust the American government, as
they seemingly have been heretofore
been unwilling to do. In his conversa
ton with Governor Taft. he expressed
the highest esteem for American meth
DDS of treating church matters. and re-
marked that he had more than once
pointed towards the United States as
setting an example We'll worth copying
His words ought to signify something
10 those who profess to take him as
their leader and guide. AT any rate, the
direction of Catholic affairs is his bust
ness: not that of irresponsible church
societies or newspaper editors; and
when he informs Catholics that any
matter is in his hands they ought
promptly to step aside and allow him to
have charge Of it. The question of re-
ligion in the Philippines is now formal
ly and officially his own, and it should
be considered as such. A few may still
believe that they have a better under
standing of it than he has. and will in
such as those are the few and at least
1T will be clear that they hold no brief
whatever from the Catholic body a;
large.
THE agitation. such as it was, in GER
tain Catholic quarters did no honor to
those who participated in it, AS is now
proved, they spoke and acted without
due knowledge, and certainly without
proper regard for the government OF
their country. They should first have
been absolutely certain that injustice
has been done to their co-religionists, |
and next, if injustice had been done.
they should have sought remedy to
them by an appeal to the proper Off
Gals before raising in public irritating
c.amors. That in the vast alterations
made in the Philippines sy the transfer
Of the islands from Spain to American
serious complications We're
sure to arise in religious matters, as
they did in social and civil matters. was
to be expected that time would be re-
quired to regulate things properly, and
that, meanwhile, suffering in one form
or another was to come to interests
most sacred and vital. Patience. then, |
should have been had, no haste should
there have been to lay blame upon the
government, which was doing it's best
TO bring order out of chaos, and, above
all, no charges should have been made
against thesintentions of the govern
Inent. 1t was the rankest harshness and
act ipir i..n tn int m f,a hat hal