The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-12-09
ONLY ONE JESUIT
LEFT IN PORTUGAL
Ne Is Too III to Leave-Priest
Arrives in America With
Story Of Exile.


MONTREAL, November s-''The
only Jesuit remaining in Portugal is a
sick Jesuit, -, said the Rev. Father Diaz,
who with three hundred OF more of
the Sons of Loyola, were forced to leave
their native land as a result of the
revolution in that country. Father Diaz,
who arrived in Montreal with four
Brothers, is now at the Church of the
Immaculate Conception, where he was
seen and spoke quite freely of the stu.
alton in his native land. They had a
Troublesome time of it all through, and
as the present government is furious
Against the Jesuits, they were forced
to leave, most of whom went to Brazil,
where, up to the present time, Father
Diaz says the Catholic Church enjoys
I. perfect liberty.
GAS you did not interfere in poll.
tics why were the ,,Tesuits so disliked
in PortugalR' Father Diaz was asked.
This question brought a smile to
I the lips Of the priest, who said: eyes,
( we did interfere in public matters of
4dIts We uubN W peIlbIlll
when matters were going so badly, We
pointed out which course we felt should
K be pursued by the people and we have
no regrets for having done 500
Discrimination.
care all the religious orders in the
same position7'
Ono, the Franciscans and Domini.
cans were allowed to remain. In fact,
the former published review and they
were against us and, of course, need
not say, that they were allowed to stay
in the country. ,ts
The Jesuit father says there is no
truth in the story that certain mem
bers of their order hoisted the Brit,
ish flag and were allowed to remain
unmolested, but he Stated that he was
far from rom, Lisbon at e place called San
In spite OF, Of the fact that Father
Diaz and his companions have been
driven out of Portugal, have lost their
property their libraries and their
churchesG he, believes that good win
follow and, in the end that it will be
better for, the Catholic Church in gen.
eral. 81 am convinced he added,
"that the republic. has come to stay
and although it is not at all probable
that .the, men at the head of affairs in
Lisbon today will remain long in power,
the republic, L, think, win last in Por
tugal. in fact, this is what the Cath
Ole leaders now think, and they are
advising Catholics to support the new
order of things and toyendeayor by
every honest, effort tojsecure a republic
honestly and fairly administered. Be,
fore we left this was tho watehword
amongst the Catholics andJYou will see
that this is the policy which the Cath
Ollie Iesderswill strive to carry out f"
"And do you think that in time you
will be able to return7'' .aJa - a9rl at
"Not for some years; but when the
people return to their better senses,
then we may be ableato return to our
country. "a Law
Father Diae says that although Braga
is president of the republic; Che moving
spirit is Costa, the minister of justice.
The president he says is but a man Of
straw, and Costa is not only minister of
justiee, but he runs the cwhole govern
ment: 1H6iis furious against the Jesnits
and the Roman Catholic Church, and is
the personiAeationiJ of European free.
masonry, a"bpt, as 5have just said, I
dom Z think his personal reign will last
long, 7rI2-'H' p, iAJ"a9 81
The Portuguese bishops are united,
and now that the church will be indie
pendent of the civil power, better day
should be in store for Portugal, espc-
cially when the pope will be able TO gT-
point the bishops irrespective of civil
behests.. ~ fra
nfIn general, however, the situation
of the Catholic Church in Latin Europe
is bad, is it not9''
'fNot only bad but very bad,' was
Father Diaz' answer. "There are two
reasons-the persistent fury of the cue
mics of the church and the absolute
apathy and Incidence of the Catholic
party so called, and even the national
clergy in many instances European
freemasonry is the sworn enemy of the
Catholic religion, but / should say that
there is great difference between Eng
lish and continental freemasonry. While
the freemasons on the continent combar
religion, the English lodges do nothing
of the kind. have been told by mem
bers of our order who have studied the
question that English freemasonry is
nothing more nor less than society to
help its members along in the world.
Now, while our enemies have been com
batting us all along the line, our frien is
ndNt DCSh NDnOahtclyr uolhR
They have even advised Catholics 70
abstain from voting and not to partiei-
pate in, the management of public af-
fairs. while the enemy has always been
to work We have tried to induce our
people to be up and doing. Go to the
polls, we say, and try TO elect good
men. This is what the Catholics pro-
pose to do in Portugal from this out. -
''Supposing a furious anti Catholic
and a moderate anti-Catholie were can
didates, who would you advise the peo-
pie TO suppOTti".
DECIDEDLY the moderate man, II
there were no Catholics in the con
test" WAS the Jesuit's prompt reply.
niteracy.
The question OF Portuguese illitelaey
was then discussed, and although the
priest said that the statement that only
twenty-five out OF every hundred Of the
population WeTe able 10 read and write
was probably exaggerated, be admitted
that aluauf inu guuf lu IA very hnnlWnEu