The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-04
IRELAND TALKS
TO CATHOLICS
PreIats Counsels Moderation in
Philippine Discussion.
He REVIEWS THE SITUATION
SAYS THAT JUSTICE WILL BE
DONE
HE REVIEWS THE SITUATION
@ 7. PAUL, MINI, Aug. 3.-Arch-
bishop ireland, preaching today

in the cathedral, said in part:
THE Apostle Paul gives this coun-
sci. not to be more wise than it be-
hooveth to be wise; but to be wise unto
sobriety and according as God hath
divided TO everyone the measure of
faith. In the mind of the apostle
things most excellent. If made use of
in undue measure and without proper
regard to circumstances or time and
place, change into things perilous and
hurtful. And this is undoubtedly what
is happening in the case of the fiery
zeal in defense of Catholic interests
which seems to be cOVeting an explO-
sion at the present time among GER
tain classes of American Catholics.
The interests of the church. it is said,
are made to suffer at the hands of the
government in its newly acquired de-
tendencies, and the call to arms is
sounded from the rostrums of Cath
olic societies, and through the columns
of Catholic papers TO the perturbation
of the whole Catholic body, and, in
deed. of the whole country. The mo-
ment has come to say to Catholics: Be
wise; be Jealous unto sobriety, and ac-
cording as God hath divided TO every
one the measure of faith, and such
counsel I take liberty to give to my
hearers.
"Who are they who complain and
protest and call upon Catholics to be
up and doing? Are they those who
might claim TO represent the church
in it's general or even local interests?
Has the sovereign pontiff spoken? Ger
tainly he has not complained; rather,
has he been heard from in very diff
ferent tones. Have the ecclesiastical
authorities in the dependencies invoked
our aid? In no instance have they so
acted; where they have been heard
from. as in the case of Porto Rico and
of Cuba. it was TO tell us in plainest
words that they had no grievance, al
though from irresponsible sources it
had been on several previous occasions
dinned into our ears that the church
was robbed and prosecuted in both
those islands.
Church Hasn't Complained.
whatever complaints have been
heard come from individual Catholics
or from societies OF Catholics; in
neither case is there warrant TO rep
resent others than the men themselves,
or the societies themselves who do
speak.
Most cautious at all times must
Catholics in America be not to stir up
latent prejudice and smothered ami
teaches, there is no small share here
and there in the community and which
but little provocation is needed to fan
into fire and flame. Better often it is
to endure some suffering than to give
a pretext for opposition and social
turmoil. Nothing is to be more dread
ed in America than hatred and war;
ring among citizens in the name of re-
Iigion, and ii behooves all classes of
the population TO do their utmost to
nurture and maintain peace and har-
mony: it behooves Catholics even more
than others TO be models of prudence
and good will in this regard The SIM
plest approach among them to form a
political party on the basis of re-
ligious interests. would be fatal to
those interests and fatal to public
peace. 1t is quite easy for a few to
kindIe a fire which will threaten raw
age to a whole community, and which
whole community will find it an ar
duous task to eXtinguish.
Nor is the public agitation neces-
sary in America to redress grievances,
ii grievances do exist. whether such
grievances have origin. as is more often
the case. from mere inadvertence. or. as
IL more rarely happens. from malice
aforethought on the part of Individual
officials of the government [ say it
advisedly, as | am prepared to stand
by what [ here say, there is always
surcease from grievances. SO far as cir
cumstances may allow, if it is sought
through quiet and reasonable methods,
from the high representatives of the
government. Let Justice be done. to
America; in no other country is there a
government so fair-minded. so impair
Jial. willing to treat all classes with
absolute justice, as that with which we
are blessed in America.
Must Not Murmur.
And let Catholics be careful lest by
imprudent agitation and repeated mis-
trust of the government of America
they iustin into the minds OF many of
their fellow citizens the notion that as
Catholics they are disposed 10 form
themselves into a people apart, ever
dissatisfied with America and its insti-
tutiOns. ever ready to complain, ever
anxious TO find plea upon which to
rest their murmurings. The Catholic
body Will never prosper in America un-
less ii be thoroughly imbued with the
spirit OF the country and with deep
love for its welfare. To be one with
the country is the lesson which Pope
Leo is ceaselessly teaching Catholics
in every country; it is the lesson which
am confident he would wish Catholics
in America to take to heart and TO
practice. even were there in so doing
some sacrifice TO be made.
AS TO matters in the Philippine
islands. we cannot discuss them They
are. for the time being put beyond our
reach. since they are the subject of
negotiations between the government
of America and the sovereign pontin
To take, at the present, such matters
into our own hands would be to mis-
trust the wisdom and the good will Of
the sovereign pOntiff, and of this loyal
Catholics should not be cRpa BILE: il
would be TO treat with discourteous in
gratitude the administration in Wash
ington, and this. as true Americans
Catholics will not permit themselves TO
do.
Conference Was Logical.
The logic OF the situation. in the
presence of strange complications for
church and state, arising from a change
of sovereignty in the Philippine islands,
pointed to a mutual conference between
the head of the church and 4 represent
alive of the state as the proper and dig
nified way to a final and peaceful solu-
ton. Leo took the initiative. proposed
the conference. and asked the govern
its views: the president and his advis-
ers accepted the proposal. What more
could have been done by the admins
tratiOn TO prove its good will and sense
Of justice? If the administration had
refused TO send a representative to
Rome. verify what clamorings there
would have been, and now, when it has
sent a representative TO Rome and