The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-07-26
THE TAFT COMMISSION
DEFEATED BY IRELAND

| (NT. PAUL, Mimi, July 22.--Arch
bishop Ireland, in an interview
with representative of the AS
sociated press, reviewed the progress Of
the negotiations between Governor Taft
and the vatican. and took to task GER
tain Catholic institutions that have as.
sumed to question the fairness of the
administration toward their co-reIi-
gionists.
The archbishop said:
Yes, the news from Rome is quite
satisfactory, and I am sure quite cor
rect. Private advices coming to me
from the most reliable source confirm
IN all respects the dispatches given by
the Associated Press.
Ehe sovereign pontiff and other Ro-
man authorities are delighted with
Governor Taft personally, and with the
iesoIatlons IN course of progress be-
tween him and the vatican.
The reports G@@S out by the repre-
sentatlves Of certain London papers to
the effect that the pontif was dis
pleased with the manner of acting of
the commission of cardinals appointed
TO treat with Governor Taft were abb
solutely unfounded.
As stated in this mornings Rome
dlspatch, the pontiff assured Governor
iaft that he was most satisfied and
happy at the results so far obtained.
ana that he was confident the negotia-
tlons begun in Rome would be the
starting point of a complete and salts
factory solution of the question under
The statement resumes in the most
exact manner the situation as to the
views, and as it really is.
Ihe vatican and Governor Taft
came quickly and easily to a substan-
nal agreement; the question of the
vatican is what practical methods are
% be adopted to put the agreement
nto execution. With little time, GER
am IN matters now seeming to offer great
difficulties will be made. bv 6I,iet
killful touches of pontifical diplomacy
o work themselves without friction or
excitement, and so, when in Manila
lnaI conclusions are to be reached |
hlngs will be ripe and will turn out ali |
light. o' "a
RMS is the vatican's method of pro- |
eeding. 1t is wise and prudent |
Method Mr.. Taft understands the
matter and leaves Rome thoroughly
atisfied and hopeful
Ihere can be no doubt that the ac-
i've cooperation of the vatican is now
ecured to the American government in
IS task of pacification in the Philip
Inc islands, and that in the results to
ONE the government at washington
Ill have ample reason to facilitate
self for having sent Governor Taft to
ome.
And now it is to be hoped that there
III be among certain classes of Cath
les in America cessation of move
ents and declarations such as we
ave occasion TO hear of regarding re-
slous matters in the Philippines.
The pope teaches the Catholics to
uSt the American government as they
have been heretofore unwin-
g to do.
In his conversation with Governor t
aft, he expressed the highest esteem
r American methods of treating I
urch matters, and remarked that he
ID more than once pointed towards !
g United States as setting an exam t
2 well worth copying Q
His words ought to signify some
ing to those who profess to take him I
their leader and guide.
AT any rate, the direction of Catho-
affairs is his business, not that of !,
esponsible church societies or news h
per. editors, and while he informs a
tholics that any one matter is in his G
nds, they ought promptly 10 sten is
de and allow him to have charge of " y
The question of religion in the Phil. m
lines is now formally and officially p:
own, and it should be considered as "
N. few there may remain who a.
4 believe that they have a better nm / Ia
standing of it that he has and will W
ist on telling him how to handle If by
But such as these are few. and at OF
st it will be clear that they hold No ~ ~
af whatever from the Catholic bodv 20
large. in
The agitation, such it was, in GER
n Catholic quarters does no honor
those who participated in it. As is 81
V proven, they spoke and acted fu
hout due knowledge, and certainty pr
hout proper regard for the govern cf of
Mt of their country. NJ,
They should first have been abso- of
,ly certain that injustice had been Pr
e.; they should have sought rem ~
to them by an appeal to the hr, fu,
per officials before raising In pub 1889
clamors. Ca
t was rankest rashness and rank SCI
injustice to intimate that the. gov an
nent intended to proselytize in the iee
ippines or to do aught TO detacY I
inhabitants from the Catholic an,
h. the
% know in the slightest degree Mr.. Ed
sevelt. Mr. Root or Mr. Taft is to m tio
certain that nothing of the kind in