The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-24

the first OF a number of members on the
Civic Federation. This is an association OF
citizens chosen alternately from the repre-
se1tatiYes OF capital and labor for the
pacific solution OF social disputes. This idea
of a grand national board of Cancellation.
arbitration and decision on the questions
most vital in the present and for the future
of the country has been hailed with delight
and the selection of Archbishop ireland has
been so natural that men have hardly
stopped TO comment on its perfect fitness.
The newspapers simply TEEN with his con-
fidences day by day or every public ques-
tiOn of Importance. He seems TO be never
out Of mood for this kind of expression,
nor, for the matter of that, for any other.
And the kindness and the humori of the
man are displayed by his helpfulness 10 the
journalist in distress. and his bOnhomie
with an interviewer who will ask him at
midnight, as he gets down in a hotel at
Washington, about the truth in the thou
sandth revival of the rumor that he Is to be
crea ted cardinal.
For the rest the archbishop is original
and sane in everything The advanced
wing of the American church, OF which he
is the leader became compromised in
= theological controversy of some acrimony
during 1898. Archbishop Ireland came 10
Rome in order to minimize the exploiting
of the situation by hostile schools OF
thought. This being so, "Americanism,
the subject or the controversy was the
last thing which anyone would have
thought of mentioning in his presence.
He demonstrated the exact reverse by go
ing at once TO the cardinal, whom he re-
the late Cardinal Mazzella. who told the
story come roba dell altro monde, as
an episode from another world, how the
archbishop had called and opened CONVEX
sation by asking with his grand smile
and hearty manner barely streaked by
suspicion, Now, your Emnence, what is
this 'Amercanism' of which everyone is
speaking here?" The question stunned the
cardinal out of and Immediately back into
consciousness, so he was able to make
answer with another inquiry. equally tao
i-ea1 In
know
Rome condemned "Americanism" in
things spiritual. and everyone got in out
of the rain" Archbishop Ireland the first
and most gracefully of all, by publishing
a letter of adhesion to the pontifical utter
ance. But cover like that of the sar-
Pope Anastasious would not keep down the
body of the living John Ireland. The con-
demnation of American occurred IN
the late winter of 1899, and, after his letter
of submission, the archbishop left Rome.
PROTESTING TO THE POPE.
He was back in 1900, in the summer; back
in Rome. and high in the good will of the
Vatican. But a war horse will neigh with
the frenzy of battle in the pomp of tri-
umph, for 1 found Monsignor Ireland one
morning more desultorily bellicose during
conversation than usual. It was the feast
Of ST. Joachim, the name day of Leo XIII,
| taries of the court were TO be admitted at
noon to the papal presence for an audience
| Of congratulation and well-wishing. Yes,
! l am going. The Pope may say something
/ interesting" L remarked. II am going TO
! say something" rejoined Archbishop Ire
land, with the most defiant air l had ever
observed him to use What happened on
| that day after L had helped him with his
violet silk "ferraiOla" was this dramatic
! scene. The Pope turned to the part of the
! library where the archbishop stood, and
addressed a pleasant welcome 10 his faith
| full brother and son Of St. Paul, and asked
/ him what the Catholics of America thought
| OF the situation Of the Holy See in Rome.
! The archbishop replied. In heightened and
! of America regarded Leo XIII as the pale
| prisoner of his conscience and of the
| trust of God as martyr OF the high and
! irrefragable truth, and deplOred and pro-
tested in accord with the Catholic millions
| everywhere.
Since that day Monsignor Ireland always
a host in himself, has advocated in every
public way the reconsideration of the Ro-
man question. He is credited-rightfully,
as l know on authority-with the decisive
| influence in the nomination of American
| ambassadors TO the Quirinal. In 1898, al
! the instance of the Pontiff he had succeed
| ed-we now KNOWN preventing be-
! tween Spain and the United States if Pres
| ident Mckinley had acted in loyal CORE
| spondence- He has achieved fuller tri-
! umph in establishing negotiations about the
/ Philippine religious questions between the
! Washington administration and the Holy
See, and in bringing about the present COM
mission. He is the Pope of tomorrow
/ 0hOugh he may be always such, and never
mOre) because of the imperial cast of his
spirit which makes him the natural repre-
sentative in the new world of that vast or
! ganiZation which Lord Beaconsfeld in his
sketch on Nigel Penruddock has called 1.-THE
| imperial fold"