The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-27
MUCH SPECULATION AS TO SA-
TOLLS COMING TO THE
UNITED STATES.
Catholic Church Leaders Throughout
the Country Are Wondering What
His Presence Means.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 81
Though they decline to discuss the
Catholic church leaders in Washington
and elsewhere throughout the country
are indulging in much speculation just
now as to the real purpose of Cardi
nal Satolli's visit to the United States
His eminence is scheduled to sail from
Naples today and it is understood that
upon his arrival in New York he will
proceed direct to this city. Several
stories are current as to the object of
the cardinals visit, but all of these
are palpably more in the nature of ex-
cuses than reasons. 1t is not believed
in Well-infOrmed circles that he is
coming to visit the St Louis exposition
nor is it regarded as likely that the
purpose of his trip is to officiate at
the Moloney wedding, as announced in
recent Philadelphia dispatch.
More reasonable is the story that ap-
pears in a recent issue of the Figaro
purpose of Satolis visit was to insti-
tute an inquiry into the present cOndi-
ton of Roman Catholicism in the Unit
ed States and to investigate serious
difficulties said to have arisen between
the Apostolic Delegate Falconio and
majority of the American bishops.
The American Episcopate," accord
ing to the writer in the Figaro is re-
solved to enjoy certain liberty and
finds it difficult to submit to the abso-
lutism of Rome, which would impose
regulations entirely at variance with
American customs. The turn things
are taking arOuses a certain amount of
anxiety at the Vatican. where a re-
crudescense of Americanism is appre-
hended.'
Chief among the regulations" defer
red to and regarded as entirely at va
rance with American customs is the
papal letter issued about year ago
calling for the establishment of the
Gregorian chant in all the Roman
Catholic churches and the elimination
of women singers from the chors
Subsequent to the issuing Of this or
der meeting of the archbishops of the
country was held in this city to con-
slider the matter. At the close of the
session Archbishop Messmer of Mil
waukee was quoted as having said that
there would be no changes in the mu-
sic of American Catholic churches for
the present. for it was the opinion of
present circumstances, it would be
practically impossible to enforce the
decree.
Cardinal Gibbons was asked to write
to the Vatican of the facts which led
to this decision. and to ask for advice
and a modification of the decree, which
would make us enforcement possible.
The archbishops then decided to do
nothing more in the matter until re-
ply should be received from Rome. At
the same time there appears to be
some dissension among the American
bishops, all of them not holding out for
the decision of the Washington con-
ference. but, on the. other hand, ap-
bearing to favor the literal enforcement
of the decree from Rome. Thus, with
in the last few weeks, Bishop Kelley of
Savannah has eliminated women from
the choirs of his diocese, and a tenta-
tive step in the same direction has
been made by Archbishop Farley in re-
gard to the choir Of St Patrick's ca
thedral in New York city.
Cardinal SatolIi Enroute to America.
ROME, May 27.-Cardinal Satolli
left this morning for America