Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-07-31
IRELAND IS SATISFIED

ST. Paul. July 22-Archbishop Ire
land, in an interview today. reviewing
The progress OF the negotiations con-
Quoted between Judge Taft and the
Vatican, took to task certain Catholic
organizations that have assumed to
question the fairness of the Admins
tratiOn toward their co-religionists.
rhe Archbishop said:
The Vatican and Governor TAFT
came easily and quickly to a substan-
tial agreement The question for the
Vatican is, What practical methods are
TO be adopted to put the agreement
into execution? With little time cer-
tain matters now seeming to offer
great difficulties will be made. by quiet
skillful touches Of pOntifcal diplomacy,
to work themselves out without friC-
ton or excitement: and so, when in
Manila final conclusions are to he
reached. things will have been ripc
Vatican method Of proceeding; II Is a
wise and prudent method. Mr.. Taft
understands the matter and leaves
Rome thoroughly satisfied and hope
ful. There can he no doubt that the
active cooperation of the Vatican Ia
now secured to the American Govern
ment in its task of pacification in the
Philippines, and that in the results to
come the Administration at Washing
ton will have ample reason to felicitate
Itself for having sent Governor Taft
to Rome.
And now II is to he hoped there
will be among certain classes OF Cath.
oliCs in America a cessation of move
ments and declarations such as we have
had recent occasion to hear of regard
ing religious matters in the Philippines.
The Pope teaches those Catholics to
trust the American Government, as
they seemingly have been heretofore
unwilling TO do. In his conversation
with Governor Taft he expressed the
highest esteem for American methods
of treating church matters. and re-
marked that he had more than once
pointed toward the United States as
setting an example well worth copy.
ing. His words ought to signify some.
thing to those who profess to take him
as their leader and guide. At any rate,
the direction Of Catholic affairs Is his
business. not that of irresponsible
church societies or newspaper editors:
andwhen he informs Catholics that any
one matter is In his hands they ought
promptly to step aside and allow him
TO have charge of it. The question OF
religion in the Philippines is now for
mally and officially his own. and II
should be so considered as such. A
few there may remain who still believe
that they have better understanding
of 1t than he has and will insist on tell
ing him how to handle II; but such as
those are few, and at least II will be
clear that they hold no brief whatever
from the Catholic church at large.
1T was the rankest rashness and
rankest injustice to intimate that the
Government intended to proselytize in
the Philippines or to do aught TO de.
tach the inhabitants from the Catholic
faith. To know in the slightest degree
Mr.. Roosevelt, Mr.. Root or Mr.. Taft is
to be certain that nothing OF the kind
could have been tolerated. Never did
there reside in the White House man
more fair minded and impartialy in re-
ligious matters. more resolute TO give
all classes of citizens the religious
rights granted them by the Constitu-
ton and TO protect them in those
rights, than Theodore Roosevelt. Dur
ing his administration II is unqualified
ly absurd to imagine that Government
tai acts could be such as to deny or i'm
pair the religious rights of any people
or tribe over whom floats the Ameri-
can flag"