The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-12-24
PORTUGUESE JEsUITs
Find Refuge in California After Ban.
ishment From Native Land.

so""tVSse GuVUt sNaStVO AAUUs
Fourteen Jesuit refugees, exiles
from Portugal, landed in San Fran
cisco Thanksgiving day, and are now
housed at st. Isnatfus college. The
party consists of four priests and ten
| brothers, or coadjutors, as they are
called. They came from various parts
of Portugal and 80 are able to give
authentic news of the revolution not
only in Lisbon, but in the country
generally. The verdict is the same
from every point-the revolution is
not movement Of the people, but the
action of handful of clever politi-
clans.
| Rev. Father Dias, s. j., who was
in charge Of the party, in an interview
with the representative Of The Mont
tor (san Francisco) related some of
his experiences.
my home was in the city Of Opor-
to-" he explained, "but at the time of
the outbreak l was preaching mis-
sion to the secular priests of Santa
lem. 1t was there that l was arrest
ed, and taken to Lisbon and thrown
into Jail. Why? Can anyone tell?
Simply because the revolutionists
hate the religious orders and are de.
termined to Danish them and do away
with all religion. Our fathers were
badly treated and some of them cruel
~ so. Father Zimmerman, a German
member OF the order, in making his
escape to the railway station, was
shot six times, but still he survived
his wounds. Many others were kept
in jail, Ill fed, crowded into small and
dirty cells, insulted and injured in
every way. They would have starved
or died from nausea were it not for
the kind attention of many friends
who brought palatable food to the
prisons and in many other ways con.
soled and comfortsd the captives.
Finally we were all banished. The
young novioes were given change to
remain if they would leave the order,
Tut you may be sure none were so
cowardly! We went to Spain, to Ca
diz, and from there dispersed. or our
party, which come to America, one
father remained in New York, two in
st. Louis, and three went on to Mon
treal. We sailed Nov from Europe.
Thanks to the Marquis de Camillas.
we were allowed a reduced rate for
travelling, and we have been most
kindly received everywhere.
1.-THE churches and other institu.
tons Of the religious orders are now
sealed and will be confiscated by the
government. But the revolution is
not a popular movement throughout
the country and the present govern.
ment will hardly stand. No, do not
think the monarchy will be re.estab.
iished, but do think the Conserva.
tives will ultimately take charge. But
not for while. In the meantime the
Church will suffer, for it is avowedly
the intention to copy France in de.
spelling the Church in Portugal The
Jesuit order has-or had, we must
now say-institutions in Lisbon, Bra.
ga, Oporto, Setubal, San Fiel, Barro
Wanna and Glmmaraes. All these
places will be confiscated and sup
pose will be turned into military bar
lacks, etc. For the present, can see
no hope of the religious orders being
treated with Justice. But the people
ct large, the Portuguese throughout
the country, are not in sympathy with
this sort of thing What they would
like is such form of government az
you have here in the United States
They are greatly interested in Amer
lea and regard you highly.
CAS- for the reports which the faith
crs here tell me even some of your
reputable papers printed, calumniat
ing the priests and nuns of Portugal
making them out as immoral, and az
a lot of bomb throwers-such things
have only one origin and source, and
that is in the mind Of the atheist!
Those dispatches originate in the Of
ces OF those anti-Christian forces
which are running all Europe.
"While the Jesuits were the princi
pal sufferers, they were not the only
ones. Hundreds of defenseless nuns
were subjected to imprisonment, and
at times had to experience real hun
ger before Punishment. Cardinal Net
TO was seized in the station at Lisbon
while on his way to Leiria and cast
into prison. The rector of the semi
nary of Mondego was also imprison
ed. At the house Of the Lazzarists, in
Lisbon, two of the fathers were shot
One of these, Father Barros Gomez
was the brother of the royal ministe,