The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13

tried to carry out Leo Kills ideas. If
the storm has not broken down the dtkes
nor heaped up greater destruction, France
owes 1t to the foresight, the magnanim-
Ity, the majesty and the patience of the
holy father. The Roman policy has pro-
duced a state OF mind against which the
hostile alliance has proved impotent.
Leo XIII. has applied the principle of
policy adapted to the facts into all
helds. His idea has been to subject the
varied contingencies of our times to i'm
mutable principles, to adapt old methods
of work to new needs, to increase the
traditional patrimony by the addition ana
increase of safe conquests, to point out
the agreement of Christianity with what
ever is right, true and good in progress,
In short, to enable the church to fulfil it's
benehclal mission In accordance with the
demands of the century
He triumphs in philosophy where he
brings about the amalgamation of the old
schools with the intellectual movement of
our times. In history, where alone among.
sovereigns, with generous and bold hand
ne throws open the vatican archives Civ
ing new life to the science and demon
StraUng the papacy's good wishes for the
propagation of truth The Biblical studies
where, through the commission lately APP
pointed, he takes into the ancient ORGAN
ism of intellectual life the new treasures
of criticism. In ecclesiastical science
where he raises clerical education to the
level Of present demands through his zeal
IN rejuvenating methods. In politial econ
omy, where he brings about the agree
ment or the principles OF Justice frater-
nifty and love with the movements of re-
form. And so in all other things.
The same policy is seen in every field.
His ministry and his reign cmbodv in an
illuminating synthesis the two necessary
elements OF life; stability, or, in other
WORDS tradition and progress: that is IN
say. motion. Such is the seal that history
lmprlnts on Leo Kills brow; such ia
the monument of perennial bronze Of his
pohtlhcate The spirit of renewal the
steadiness of purposes have placed on his
head nfmbus that cannot be obscured
From these proceed the almost universal
sympathy with him, the dazzling
ascendency of the papacy and the church
and, on the other hand, as a recoil, the
nsurrectonary movement in France. in
Austria and elsewhere against the atti-
tude and amphictyonic action of the holy
father
The French Anti-Clericals first were
startled by the democratic socialism
preached by Rome and by the policy of
adhesion to the established government
With their ideas of opportunism and their
desire to gain the preponderance on the
continent they united their forces against
the Roman movement, whence the reTs-
birth of civilization was to proceed in the
fullness of order, of well doing and of
equilibrium. Thus are to be explained
also the currents of revolt in other coun-
tries. 1t is the mobilization of hostile
armies under the command of ambitious
forces against the papal ideas and ac-
complished objects. Light brings with IL
shadow.
Nevertheless Leo XIII. has met with
a lamentable obstacle whose fatal ~infau-
ence has perhaps lessened his general
usefulness. 1t is the Roman question.
the dissension between Italy and the pa
pacy. This picketing under the eyes of
watchful enemy has not allowed him
to renovate the foreign policy of the
church or to adapt 1t 70 modern condi
lions.