The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-23

- PAUL. Mimi, July 22.-Arch-
sisbop Ireland, IN an interview
y with a representative of the AS
.s,tsd press. reviewed the progress of
-sgotiations between Governor Taft
a tbs vatican. and took to task GER
7. rafol,e institutions that have as
--ss TO question the fairness Of the
.s-.Bistrauon toward their co-reli-
tists.
ne archbishop said:
ives the news from Rome is quite
refractory. and I am sure quite cor
"a Private advices coming TO me
-, the most reliable source confirm
4 Al respects the dispatches given by
NJ Associated Press.
me sovereign pOntiff and other Ro-
ga, authorities are delighted with
Governor TAFT personally, and with the
rroriations in course of progress be-
resp him and the vatican.
Tie reports - out by the repre-
r.tatives Of certain London papers to
y effect that the pontiff was dis
ssses with the manner Of acting of
= commission of cardinals appointed
e
Eutely unfOunded.
AS stated in this mornings Rome
snatch. the pOntiff assured Governor
Id that he was most satisfied and
ANY at the results so far obtained,
Cd that he was confident the negotia-
ms begun i'm Rome would be the
nrtlng point Of a complete and salts
h,tory solution OF the question under
.scUssiOn.
Tie statement resumes in the most
nsct manner the situation as to the
uticans views, and as it really is.
Agreement Quickly Reached.
The vatican and Governor Taft
nme quickly and easily TO a substan-
hl agreement: the question of the
nucan is what practical methods are
b be adopted to put the agreement
Ito execution. With a little time, GER
bin matters now seeming to offer great
aaicuities will be made, by quiet,
Rillful touches of pOntificaI diplomacy
b work themselves without friction or
acitenent, and so, when in Manila
final conclusions are to be reached,
things viii be ripe and viii turn out all
right
tsedng II is a wise and prudent
method Mr.. Taft understands the
natter and leaves Rome thoroughly
satisfied and hopeful.
There can be no doubt that the ac-
tive cooperation Of the vatican Is now
secured to the American government in
Us task Of pacifcatiOn in the Philip
pine Islands, and that in the results to
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viii have ample reason to facilitate
itself for having sent Governor Taft TO
Rome.
And now it is to be hoped that there
VIII be among certain classes of Cath
ocs in America a cessation of move
Rents and declarations such as we
have occasion to hear of regarding re-
lg0us matters in the Philippines.
The pope teaches the Catholics to
trust the American government as they
seemingly have been heretofore unwill-
Ing to do.
In his conversation with Governor
ia.l he expressed the highest esteem
JOY American methods of treating
earch matters. and remarked that he
Ld more than once pointed towards
~ United States as setting an exam
- WI WI III copy ING
Pope's Words Should Be Needed.
His words ought to signify some
uns TO those who profess to take him
Is lneir leader and guide.
40 any rate. the direction of Catho-
4 y Affairs is his business. not that OF
responsible church societies or news
leIer editors. and while he informs
NnLnuIfUa Tr-s in l7f
-1lds. they ought promptly 70 steI
f.
me question Of religion in the Phil
4 tt4heS is now formally and officially
-s own, and il should be considered a;
sa few there may remain whC
s.l oeheve thar they have a better un
d --.s'andinE of il that he has, and vii
~sS' on telling him how to handle ii
hut such as these are few, and a
-. II viii be clear that they hold NJ
a. large.
The agitation, such 1t was. in GER
an catholic quarters does no homo
~ nose who participated in Il. As /
Z proven. they spoke and acte'
uncut due knowledge, and certaini,
out proper regard for the govern
~s-, OF their COUNTRY.
/ .hey should first have been abso
.-fF certain that injustice had bee,
- Jhey should have sought a rem
=. 70 them by an appeal to tn
B rlI oihelais before raising in pub
q. irritating clamors.
IL was raukest rashness and rank
4 =. injustice 10 intimate that the gov
s. p ss-,.eht intended TO proselytize in tn
-, -Ipp.neS or TO DO aught to detac
6 g., inhabitants from the Catholi
70 10 know in the slightest degree Nj
en- Air. Root or Mr.. Taft is {
s.-' certain that nothing of the kin
s,ss nave been thought of or toleI
here never did reside in the Whit
~ a man more fair-minded an
a'OaI in religious matters, MOI