Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14
NO YANKEE CARDINAL
Eop .Ss>s@ / Giro ss sympaihis' with
~ of Archbishop ireland
~ PINE AFFAIR IS RESPONSIBLE
Tolioy Of hs Vatican Was Outlined during
Adm nistra on Of Mckinley
NEW CHAPTER IN FRENCH CONTROVERSY
Rome Correspondent Of Paris Newspaper
Makes Some interesting statements,
ATTITUDE OF SPAN HoS TOWARD FRENCH
Pope Alleged TO Have Done All
Possible to Preserve Peace at
Time President Called
on King.
ATTITUDE OF SPAN RoS TOWARD FRENCH

Time President Called
! on King.
/ ROME, April 13.-CSpeclal) )-The greatest
sympathy is manifested in high clerical
circles here with the position Of Arch
bishop ireland in connection with the dis
cussion which has arisen as to his chances
for being created a cardinal. 1t is said
that 1t may be taken for granted that no
new American cardinal win be created dur
ing the lifetime Of Cardinal Gibbons This
policy was decided on not as a result Of
the ENHANCEMENT OF President Roosevelt in
the Bellamy storer incident but as the re-
suit OF a Philippine controversy datinS
back to the days Of President Mckinley.
The Rome correspondent Of the Echo de
Paris has just made public an interesting
story which is attracting more attention
in Roman clerical circles than most reports
OF this character, and It is accordingly
given for what II is worth as matter Of
public interest:
An Italian political parsonage, convers-
ing with the correspondent observed that
the Clemenceau ministry was playing a
game as easy as II was iniQuitous against
the vatiC~N, not only because the Vatican
possesses no material force but likewise
! because lne fTenCn government NNAilNS pll
the traditional prudence and patience Of
the Holy See, which would in all human
probability not seek to vindicate Itself IN
a double series Of publications, but which,
II it would stoop to conquer, could give out
many statements which would prove ex-
ceedingly interesting.
The first series would consist in all the
efforts made before the rupture OF the
concordat by the French government TO
the Holy See to use effectively the influence
of the Holy See with other governments
for the furtherance of French interests.
And in reply to a French journal, which
asserted that during the Journey of King
Alfonso XIII to Paris there came to the
Vatican many protests from Spanish Cath
olics communicated by the Holy See to the
government at Madrid, after having an
nounced their reception TO the authors OF
these protests, the same correspondent at
Rome OF the Echo de Paris says that he
has taken information from we'll informed
sources and ths' he is certain Of the fol-
lowing facts:
No Pre-, ire ON Alfonso
No protests, SUN as described, came to
the Holy See, hence that statement and
its consequences are alike false, There was
no pressure. direct or indirect, brought by
garding his journey to Paris; but there
was a series Of protests sent to Rome by
Spanish Catholics on the occasion of the
visit which President Loubet made to
Madrid after he had been to Rome, and
had not seen the pope. Not only did the
pope not communicate with the Spanish
government concerning these protests, but
he did not even respond 20 them. This
shows that not only has the Holy See not
Iinterfered with the Spanish visit to Paris
| in any way, but tho pope did not even
I concern himself with the visit OF Presi-
dent I,oubet TO Madrid. It is claimed that
his attitude towards both nations could not
have been more correct than 1t was. And
the Spanish journal "Epoca" denies the
asserted interference in the question OF
King AIfonso's excursion TO Paris, and
asserts the cordial sentiments Of the Vati-
can towards Spain.
The second series, according to the cor
respondent, would regard the time OF the
rupture and after the rupture OF rela-
tions and consists in all the attempts,
direct and indirect OF the French govern
ment with other powers to create in the
respective nations some trouble for the
Holy See.
French influence in spain.
For example, since the ministerial four
nails speak OF a fantastic attempt of the
Vatican regarding the king Of Spain, It
would be curious TO know what is known
In the Vatican concerning the real efforts
made or caused TO be made by the French
government to influence the late Liberal
Spanish ministers in order that they might
urge forward the anti-clerical program. II
think" said the Italian politician, that
4 the Vatican does not entirely ignore the
fact that the French government has so
impressed these ministers with the mirage
OF French support TO the Spanish asplra-
tlons regarding Morocco and other argu-
ments that the Spanish ministry did not
dare to accept the 6rer OF charging Itself
with the task OF taking over the papers
OF the Paris nunciature-an offer which
honors the government which accepted it
as the Austrian government thoroughly
understood.
II do not speak" finally said the poll
tician. "of the multIform propaganda po-
litcaily anti-clerical inspired in Italy by
Paris, as we'll as the notorious episode Of
the king OF Greece, as we'll as the direc-
tion OF Italian ecclesiastical policy. The
list might be continued further still"