New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-05-28

the education of the Roman Catholic royalty and
aristocracy in the Old World. The author in
Sisted that the Jesuts imbued their pupils with
the most reactonary ideas. teaching them TO
despise and oppose everything IN the nature Of
popular movement. Of liberalism. OF enlightenment
and social progress. and strive for restoration
OF the conditions of hundred wears ago. when the
power OF the Crown was absolute and the nobility
was still able 10 lord It tho people. The
pamphlet, which was very clevery written. show
ing an intimate. acquaintance with conditions IN
the Austrian House of Lords and with the defects
OF the aristocracy OF the Dual Empire as body
was widely discussed and had the effect OF leading
some of the younger generation OF the Austrian
NOBILITY such the present Premier Prince Con-
rad Hohenlohe to ally themselves with the Liberal
rather than with the Conservative part.
All kind Of speculation INDUCED in as to
the authorship of the pamphlet but. far as the
public was concerned seemed to have any
idea Of the truth until a short time ago. when
Professor Menser revealed the fact that the writer
OF the pamphlet other than Crown Prince
Rudolf. who had himself received the early part
OF his education from the Jesuits 1t seems that
shor; time before the pamphlet appeared he had
made ircognito tour of the various European
capitals with Professor Menser who was h!s
teacher IN political economy. for the purpose %
studying political conditions abroad Where the
prince and his mentor remained the longest was IN
London, end it seems that the Austrian heir mp
parent was profoundly impressed there by the Eng
llsh House of Lords admirins the manner in which
it fulfilled its role Of moderato- IF all ilconsdered
and hasty legislation by the House Of Commons
He likewise praised the manner ia which its mem
hers were recruited and. above ALL he was
thus!astc about the patriotic way in which the
peers Of the realm their legislative duties ana
civic obligations to heart
Professcr Menge-. after calling attention 70 the
comparisons drawn by the Crown Prince in the
pamphlet between the House OF Lords in England
and the HOUSE Of Lords AZ Vienna, wound up by
declaring he himself -vho under
taken. behalf Of the Crown Prince the pub
LEGATION Of the pamphet at Munich. 4 fact which
investigation has servei to confirm
WHY JEsJ-ITs ARE OBJECTS OF CALUMNY
OF course this goes TO prove that the Crown
Prince. at the time of the publication, was op-
posed to the Order of Jesuts. and regarded its
influence upor the a~istocracy of Austria dis
astrOus On the strength of this the enemies OF
the order have built up most circumstantlal story
to show how tho Crown Princes unfortunate n
tanglement. leading w to his violent death at
Meyerling. had been brought about purpose!y step
by ster by the Jesuit5 with the object Of prevent
ing the Accession to the throne of prince so hos
tile to their society and in order make way for
tina late Archduka Louis Charles and for his
eldest the present heir Apparent both Of whom
the Iesuits knew be inbucss with their ideas
That Archduke Francis Ferdinand, the next heir
to the throne personifes in the eyes of the people
both al home and abroad. reactiorary ideas rather
than liberalism. cannot be denie1 II is equally
certain that rightly wrongly. the public ascrihes
his torysnl and his cericallsn: the fac: that he
received his education and training the hande OF
the Jesuits.
From a scholastic point Of view. the Jesuits have
the finest educational institutions in the universe
and their pupils a general rule. are brought W
be Of the world It cannot be denied. how
ever. that in Europe, at any rate. the political
principles whio:l they inculcate are of reaconary
rather than o; a liberal order. But for thei.
in the death of the unfortunate Crown Prince, the
idea is just as preposterous all those others
which Eugene Sue the author Of The Wandering
Jew: the German author. Oscar NEEDING etc.
helped to circulate in their books and which
ascribe to the Vaccinations of the Jesuits the
death Of wellnigh every sovereign who has
cunlbed o violence.
MARQUISE DE FONTENOY.