Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-07-25
TAFT's WORK IN ROME.
Archbishop Ireland Says IL Pavcs tht
Way TO an Agrecmcnt As to Phillips
Pine Frlnrs.

Way TO an Agreement As to Philip.
Pine Frlnrs.
St. Paul, July 23.-Archbishop Ire
land, in an interview yesterday re-
viewed the progress of the negotia-
tions conducted between Judge Taft
and the Vatican, and took to task cer-
tain Catholic organizations that had
assumed to question the fairness of
the administration toward their CO.
relgionists. The archbishop said:
"Yes, the news from Rome is quits
satisfactory, and, / am sure, quite
correct. Private advices coming to
me from the most reliable source
confirm, in all respects, the dispatches
given by the press. The sovereign
pontiff and other Roman authorities
are delighted with Gov. Taft person
ally and with the negotiations in
progress between him and the Vati-
can. Reports sent out by the corre-
spondents of certain London papers
to the effect that the pontiff was dis
pleased with the commission of cardi-
nails appointed to treat with Gov. Taft
were unfounded. The pontiff assured
Gov. Taft that he was happy at the
results so far obtained, and that he
was confident the negotiations begun
in Rome would be the starting point
of complete and satisfactory solu-
tion Of the question under discussion.
"There can be no doubt that the
active cooperation of the Vatican is
now secured to the American govern
ment in it's task of pacification in tho
Philippines, and that in the results
to come the administration at WASH
ington will have ample reason to fe-
licitate itself for having sent Gov.
Taft to Rome.
"And now it is to be hoped there
will be among certain class of
Catholics in America n cessation of
declarations such as we have had re-
cent occasion to hear of regarding re-
| ligious matters in the Philippines.
The pope teaches these Catholics to
trust the American government, as
they seemingly have been heretofore
unwilling to do. In his conversation
with Gov. Taft he expressed the high
est esteem for American methods of
treating church matters, and re-
marked that he had more than once
pointed towards the United States as
setting an example well worth copy
ing.
"The agitation, such as it was, in
certain Catholic quarters did no
honor to those who participated in it.
AS is now proven, they spoke and
acted without due knowledge, and,
certainly, without proper regard for
| the government of their country
They should first have been absolute
ly certain that injustices had been
done to their co-religionists and,
next, If injustices had been done,
they should have sought a remedy
for them by appeal to the proper Of
ficials before raising in public irritat-
ing clamors.
"His words ought to signify some
thing to those who profess to take
him as their guide. At any rate the
direction of Catholic affairs is his
business, not that of irresponsible
church societies or newspaper edi-
tors; and when he informs Catholics
that any one matter is in his honds,
they ought promptly to step aside,
and allow him to have charge OF it.
The question of religion in the Phil
ippines is now his own, and it should
be considered as such.
"There should have been no haste
to lay blame upon the government
which has been doing its best to
bring order out of chaos, and, above
all, no charges should have been
made against the inten- ons of the
government. 1t was rankest, rashness
and rankest injustice to intimate
that the government intended to
proselyte in the Philippines, or to do
aught to detach the inhabitants from
the Catholic faith"