THE AMERICAN.
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" i I K I V M WIMI'I h
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HIM IMt II Mill. Ml IM i
1h lOlnine Handle fc.tilal tfue.li.iit.
i limn l.lntr.
The ai cnn. mission I d 'ii'h
t i 1 1 i I'd . in d nf 4 iiit fir v Hi ,
Hi t utors (), in! Fr).', Wli t
U.-i.l. ami Justice Wl.i -. Mr Itci.l i
Im .u vciI 'o l" In til' nr of t In n tepitli'ii
i' the I'fiillt'pllies Tim ln -numlm i
ere national epitslon!s!s S I ma-j
jorlty nf U, i (iititll l''tri'r inn) lie re
ll U on. I! i .),isMc" White I'Himot h
1'iiin.ti'i! In that it,;u'Uv. li '
tiun cat Mil I'f look' il ' ft til h f !" t hat.
e a 'iiiimler !
Tie I'lIUent wlsh-i t't (ml mi 'II'!
COmilllsloM a I !-'MiDIT!t and ft HmliMII '
Catholic. J i. lice While 1. hull. Mil'
fir that tli" I'n sldent would nut have j
turned lil c yeson hltn. Tim lr-M nt j
ahuuld not have been unmindful (tf the I
fart, however, lha some D mucrat are
broad-minded unci national expansion
ist. Other arc violently opposed to
the acquisition of any morn territory.
While moitt of the American Itoman
Catholic have do leaning toward
Hpeln, some of them arc Spanish aym
pa.hl.er on rcllglou ground, and
cow that Spain hai en bceu-n will lie
Incllnnd to help that country retain the
Philippine. There I reason to )
lie ve that Justice Wrilte, Ilk Senator
White of California, wholaIo a Dem
ocrat and a JCiman Catholic, belong,
Ut that claim.
It I a grave mistake to th runt a !(
cordant element Into the commission.
Even though majority of the member
are national expansionist, the pre
ne of one man, who I violently op
posed to that policy, will ho apt to
e:eu erfou mlachlef The comml
lon will be Inharmonlou and proceed
Ing be delayed Indefinitely. What I
wanted lit oomni!tlon of telwert,
progrel r e American, not one of
whom ha the taint of mugwumpery.
It li no mors nccennary that one of
them nhould ti a Koman Catholic than
that there nhoutd m MethrnlUt, a
Haptlat. or a Lutheran on the com
mitKlon. A goiii man hould not be rn-jt-cted
hecautMt he l a lUtman Catholic,
nor nhould a had man be ehow.-n be
caue he 1 one
Why bou!d ibere be an antl expan
lon Dernwral or a mugwump on t'
oommllon'' All the memlr, what
ever their politic, nbould a believer
In territorial eipannlon, American In
t ret, elvlllatlon, and humanity de
mand that Hpaln nhoitld net he allowed
longer Ut tyrannl,0 over other people
cither In Cuba or In the Philippine
The cimmiloncr thould be men who
will he true under all elreurrnUwje to
American later'-kto and the eaue of
civlll.llon, The co. t, of the war hn to
be Uirm by Hpaln or the Ur.lted H',au .
No oth r nation will amimi; It, The
cominil'in'r onht to he men who
will In.l.t that Hpuln hall pay the
bill, and that, having no money, that
country hi I pay with Inland, They
are a legal tender, Why did not the
prnldert give the country a united,
harmonlo'i American t orrimlolon with
no K;iaiiUb ympathl,ir on It-a com
mllon that will nuke the reu-ntlon of
ail the Philippine a nine 'mi nonV An
lntllpenahle condition
A re;tl'inary, bigoted organiatlon,
actuaUid hy midiiivil, nr.-American
nen'im' nt. ha b'-en In m union at Ml!
waukic, It Loaded the ;ermnn lt
tiiiin Cathoiie Central lr,lon, Miiny of
the p'.eha delivered hy the different
clericul k(,-(tl,-r mnrkti by a
npirlt of hiitr.il of Aim rli in Inrli',.,
tliiinrid of the principle of hiiii.Htt
liberty. The freedom of tho pre- I
peeuilarly ili..Ul f u I .o th,.,,, - r,
heii 1 1 1 Indlv IiJiiI ., n ri'J they t'i (.ol.
he.itmi i ) el it be known.
At the har,'!i-f, v,'l,l, h ( (, ,J the , ,
nlornof the otiiori of Jj. A, L, Uecktr
of Milwaukee repor,ilcd to the toart
' Our I'r.:," lie illil wi mot iint'ia
tlouiy tiy ti itii.-Ulig the (1. rmn Cath
olic in)iern of the L'nllei) ,S'.te, and
i apt- -im'iJ hi prefcreiii.ij f ir tier Cat!)
o.ic pr- of O'-rrunn)'. Hi- ri a on nh
that the latter Mo not revolt againnt
I be arcbbUhop and bUh p, a I frc-
" MMfcr . - . T m umm i Hill I I i i i ii mil ' m otl.Jt
f r r - 'r.'.vii . tVv;v J f litv-" ? j nt in-1 ho i ii ii,. i.h.m.ar,. ,...
j; I . . Vi I -.r, .V-V .C - j,l,'"l',",M rn. thai a t mail
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g. - - - ? - Whirr y-r -. i-T- r
fluently done In the fJil'ed Htate " ant prorno'lon of celholl'j paroehi.,1
That I, the a-e -rvi-. Tf.ejf do t.iA j ;bri,l "Thl I a leglt.lniai purpoe,
dare Ut jrlt'cie ar d finl fault wlere Jj t the union, while doing what 1 1 can
there I occasion fV it, Their editor f',r parochial school, abculd f.b.'aln
b.-llcv that meo.ber. of th b'erarcby iarefi) y frr,m attaW on the pihliij
are dlv!n y In-fere) In a I they do, ehool, ft ahould 'hil-Kmt Ut dlor
Hut in pit..- of th MH-;orri,r.g of j ae ucb atta k, Vet one of the ear
ths f,-rman Cathoiic pier of tbU ileal jeaker at the re-:fit meeting
country, the (t-iir begg' a all t. e ' drew "a t-rribie picture of the Hu-a-young
men pre.ent ti rend exclmely 1 lion of the American children In the
Oerman, and epecla! y ferman f.'a'h-' pubile school," "p-cfe)'y that of
olle pe-, ")o not. f4 for the Kn-, young women, ft we conducod, he
glfsh papr." sWl he, ' because you stated, -'In the spirit of disbelief an I
will remain tnt -r U your, b.irch if you ' indifferentUrn," leading to "the wo-t
do not read thm ' Tben, gr wirf 'and rnrst dangerous rvrnsojiieno-i. of
e';i'e(t, he annoi.'iceij that "if he were I ere; nelpation -Ui the emancipation of
dictator over the American )l'or he
would make them Jafi- to a Jlffer nt j
tune " ,ooo oe wonu, if r,e were j J f,ee a'uslve, slariflerou state ment 'j jcen Marguerite In parileu'ftr, who
dlcta'-or Instead of pr:-t free, m of tl e , were not rece'ved with mark of dUep-) I a devout cetb'i.le, ha never felt at
pn would i eae to i :.t, J.'or wo t 4 ptoval, but wl'h apola ise and 't.n rt , borne there, owing to it belrg un.h r
he allow any paper to he rr.fted In ; Tbat condur t showed that the audier. ' the ban of the church,
the Kngilal, la--g..g. M-ept a. a great : we. ul.tmctlj, r.o.t!- Ui the American King Humbert', revive In the mat
;nceion. Nor would he allow a j p .blic school ,,,, and J,J not he,,.(t),r u ,.r.A u, Ul 0,t,.ci. u,
,nrtun p.per to prmt at, hlng bW b , tu U make, known that ho.U'lty, mttMt l(U C(,uft un .j
did not meet the f,,il app-ova! of w. Hut if the alvocaU.. of t.h public -hool ,i:e It. beadruarU-r ha. i-.taV
tlonary arehb.hr,,,. n! bshop. ytem wer Ut :r!'lcj H,i. re..,t. of ' Ut)ed at Home r,y for.lgn mja.t'e.,
Thl wit, .g.-n erpee.sjor. of desire ' l'"-' chll .chwl t dur ation In the mild-Protestant sovereign showing a
on the part of tf.e sp. aer to r turn li!r"'" he advofatof those schoo . r luc'.ance to In i.re 1 those annoyance,
the middle ages and tl.e press efsor. be r, )lck resent It Tbey wr,t enta.le.J hy the neee.H'y of avoiding
ship, wiping out. mm r, of the fri e,ir f,, : a monopoly of criticism, i any o!fer,e to c I'herjone of two rival
which mankind t.r.s gain- d iJuring n J This violent cier U al abuse of p ,o I.? '. court estab'is h ii within th- ii of
cent C ftturh'., O il not e-M, ' io"splael -:i,m: defi at lUe.lf, When r , ! t.nilc ; ll, city, ''he Ktnpt -ror r f A i, stria ha,
the hearer, 7 r y, too, w emrd t I- lujfw-n hear u h talk a thai i,.u ii l j - eo,, j ,.(, e, r cu r -. n able a
a' urate.! w.tt, ii-tramontane sent) j In at M.lw.n.kefi th maj-.rH of them I J(.t u, rei.sn ti,e vi.t t I ..me paid Ut
met., bleb are f..,rr(M.y o .tof p,a-e , "Ig'..'e. oy It. Th y aru k U ! (jro ,y t.:Ull( U ,,rir . rtacl j ie. n Mar.
In i Ifr i. a- W,scon!(i The, Ing continually with men .,.) ;,.fi ' )(.ri.,. fjf,,,.n j,.,,, U(, Ht v,( flfj; j
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of thl.. country .-IT th.lr f.:, t, T,,e, j
should s, e 4 .ome,,.r where n,e!
pre-a I. O.II.ie.i or or,.e-,i,lo.i Au I
trie, perhiip-, or hpn n, I I,' v wi, f,e :
hapliler there than the ran he h' re
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" ii em inn ireiiuim or me press Is ar- I
trorn the us.ault of pri.st or layman,
a'i.oiic, pruU slant or agno-tlc.
The Cerman lU.man (V.hol.c d n- j -
trai Uuiun hcid Its annual meeting al
Milwaukee last we. a O n- of It ob
ject I ".he foundation, maintenance
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uHi -iL T At.
Stem the Tide
the woman from the duties of hoi-e-
mls'.re, i f wlfi. and mother,"
ttl.n tri,l ll.i.S.. ,.,f,.,l., .. I . t . ..,(.'
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b i.p.Jgnt or poor, r w ..-and ; ,
"."'h.r. tl;.n p.-ror.s who hawtun'
"d(,efi ill the r',l h!I M -ho.. .. If,
w.e iii-riiiiid i,r.
oti wanu Ui hi li (. ,
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roc i,!i w r.co :s a imtf jt ,,)IJ;,i
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i. " i it in n age in. in give i.,ii r
lf"od ' duration a tbey (.an get
In the public school. Thst i:
dO j
n.firi. I,. I ,..,,P ,i, ...i .. . l. .. ',
' .1.'.. ii m i,.,.i,. loan 1
hi InU-mfn rnte abnmf of the Atie-rJ.
i an sehonl e' to,
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The ubscr Ipt.on price of Tut. AM K
ICAN' U .l W fr year.
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of Immigration.
fUyalfle tthe Fear Ike I'upe' Han.
IVrne, A-jg, 21. There I a pai
tnt rumor In court circle here to the
effect that King Humbert ha the In
tention of transferring, If rot the se.at
of hi government, at a'y rat's the
headq tarter of hi court, Ul Turin,
which we the home of the Hevoy dy
nasty before any rpiestlon arose of malt
ing IJome the capital cf Uniu-d Italy.
Immense work I ave rew.ntly b -n
terti-d In connee'Jon with the im
provement and enlargement of the
royal palace at Turin, those already
Inaugurated Involving an estimated
ep-ndft.urj of neariy 'ii'tO.iiOO. The
jorlne! ha a.' way lx -n a most lnem
ver.ientand uneoro'ortab e abod1, and
I
King llumb.-rl r.fl.w, ti,.- K,r,f
of I rtjgii, i.a, fM-en ic v. f.U d the
lftim y ft, ,, (
7" '"'"'" "'" "'
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ninoc'.) from 1 I-
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IJ;i lics Hi .en of An, . w f.o. iir,L'Ui
i the fai t that th.. trown i rln.v.so
a y
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lilii s, I, lively one Jay to b inri.e
t, i ri ff Ita j, . ui.
ret
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r.'.ll had thin :
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tins I'rlm i Cloth i !.:.!, the ;iinlly and
D.n lik-ststt-rof Kir g Humbert, wi ii d '
nut even vi-it the deathtx-J of her i!y-j
log husband, tbe late Urine Napolion, j
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-:r.av. '."V.
until she bad received telegraphic ftur
mission from the present pontiff, and
after her husband had breathed hi
last she left the city without going Ut
the J ilrtna!, although she I devoted
Ut her brother, King Humbert.
More than half the people here de
cline Ui salute either the King or Queen
when tbey drive through the etreeta.
the aristocracy bet ng especially pointed
In Ita way of Ignoring their majeitle,
who are made to feel In every way that
they are Interloper, -Special Cable Ut
Chicago Tribune,
Complain of the Friar.
lyndon, Aug. 'I". -The Philippine
Island commltt-e In Kurope ha ad
Jresj.i a lette r to I'reslo'ent McKlnley
regarding the ai.p' i.ls made Ut him by
high Itornan Catholic ecls,a-t it.
America to proleet the religious .irder
in the Inland. The expulsion of the
friars, the committee conti-nds, Is
"ne ary ante. . c' r.t Ui moral anlfa- J
lion," The i-tter name particularly
the Archbishop of Mar.ll and the blutj
op of Xuev Hgovia and Nucva l.'a
ere, "whose act of hristlllty agint
both oallte and Amcrinir, urn!
agalcft the Jesuit and other reMi ud
religion Institution are condemned hy
everyone,'1
The commit' -e urges I'rcsi.lenl Mc
Kll.b y to aid the I'iiiplrios to suppr.-ta
t.l.o Immorality "f ' 'the illabuli. al Insti
tution, fiirtemj by t!,i -e miiiiks,' and
tl.e ll tti'T Concludes Hll fo.illWn; "Vuurl
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i.atiM' an u ver
t,i- asxtelit'.ed with
l.i .1 .1. .
of the nob-., nation al who- l..-. )4 ;
i ,,,. . u 1. 1,, i,i ,i j . i ii,. i, u.c nwe i
ioas ami ever btiriiiiri.tariiiii -'ar and '
str!n', Ui pr.ilect th':l!l ."
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I'.ipe In l iii.tiu l.il Mlnit.,
, 1,'ltlUO'l dl-plt'.eh to tti ! Ne V.ira
W.irld ami Olnaha Ih e, .'u'.ed August
".'i, .
A Daily Mail Berlin dis
patch sa that at the great cotiferen. e
of Crman lUiman Catholics, which
h Is en sitting al CreVlo, Hishop
Scbmtd'l of Cologne anoounced that the
r mm Ul rot 1 t . i
I I'. I I ll
" l in--t li.im : it I
i.-.'l't otatnl tl.i
len-U.i 1'ni.it ji.i In t, , nt Me.ite t'nr
i n.iil tin- mh .1. j t ,l on I'. ter
pe.iiefiH tin ri .., aiil ii,; I "mo Ml.) I. nr.
I'.ir tbe Ib-1 two jiam llii. li'iitpl
fllllll 11,1 M.r,... I,,e .! .. a bed
.'.IKI.IKNI (i MIH S (f'.iHl lNI OWll.g, It I
nli!, to tin Hiiiiix pnlltiiitl event
wbli l, have iII-IiiiIb d I! nnun ( ntl.ulli:
II Hi l, )'' ll 'ire 1,1.4 In iii , " IhI ili'
lll iielil il'l, liij ll i b.-'t ii V'i'r, mid
.'ie let.- war ha seriously Interfered
III. lb.' generosity i f 'In1 SHiilari!,
Ili-hcp Hi'huililt 4ppi ale.l Ui ttio 1,
ihkmkmi tier man Culholle to inakn a
great effort to relievo the spiritual
heiiij from bin present grave financial
dbtreN, for "no money for the jaipo,
then no freo kimi,"
How I 'I hist
U. H. Coll.-cUir (l. Hill, at I'once,
I. It., makei tbU report: "The
priest here In I'onco applied for their
usual salary for July, Thl under the
Spanish law la a forced charge. The
mutter came to mo In my capacity of
judge-advocate on Gen. Wilson' etaff.
I had to report that Inasmuch aa wo
were operating under the Spanish civil
law, which made the salaries of tbo
padre payment from the custom
funds; the money was due and should
be paid, or else the Spanish civil law
In that respect should be annulled or
uspended. Con, Wilson refused to
authorli the payment of the priest'
salarlea, and the matter went to Cen.
Mile, who austalncd '.en. Wilson.
Now, here la a very Interesting and un
precedentod question. A a matter at
policy, ft might Ut well to pay these
aalarleafor the preent, The padrea,
of courae, the next time tbey ddre a
congregation, will aay: 'Hero la thla
new government, which you welcomed
with auch pleasure, refusing to pay
your prloal. You thought you were
going to be relieved of taxation. W
rnuat ask you Ut go Into your p;keta
and pay u yuurselve. Tbuayou Lave
an additional tax p!c,!l "I""1 Jf"u''
IJIgnltarie, of the church and prleita
are aent here In large numtjer Thty
ar pal.) out of the custom-house."
Kvldently Mr. Hll! I not an enllgbt,
ened A merlcan, I Joston Citizen,
lrlet HnMt a I'apen
Damage of llOttoti for libel are
aought by Hev. I'etr Klo a Itomro
Catholic priest of CheUe, fowa In a
bill filed In the United Stat" circuit
eour yterdy. August Cerlrger, ed
itor of the Daily Svernost and Duch
('au,a Itohemlari newspwi-r, published
In Chicago, Is name) as defendant.
Klo say that sin. t the publication of
certain article., be ha lost the confi
dence and rcsiiei t of bis parishioner.
H'l d'-nli-a that he co! !i-eed money for
Spaniard, a, he .egea the paper
charge, and declare he I attached to
the constitution of the United State
and favor war when ne.e,.ry Ut
maintain the dignity ' a nation. Ac
cording to the bill, the priest take
particular exci-pt'ori to the statcmente
that ho wa a "traitor Ui hi country
and ciiilecti dollii's for Spanish bullet
agaln-t the United S 'at. ttri l that
l,e ' l.-d Ui the woods to avoid bunging
Ui tin- first oak tr. i- oy the patriotic
Hubert, I an A rnirl.aii-.'' The com plain
tt'it says the aitiei.- nop. ared In the
IJulii-mUn papem ti.er.tii,neil May t;
Ct.ii ao I'hronii I".
H. t,ooo,i.Mt ,.ttr.
v,-,. , i a.! a special cat.
y,,r W.n-lii aial the CI.
Ui tho New
iH' Tribune
it- fiil.i'W-:
Itoiue. Aug. - -It ix e-tlniated that
during his pontificate L"t XIII ha
li'iia-icd .'u ihsi ikiii. iiu'luiliiig prta
cnt of prei imis stniHs, gu'.J and sliver,
to tl.e value of I0 Ihsi is o, President
Krugcr of the Transvaal Republic la
said to have prei tiled the popo with
the largest diamond In the v orld. It
U valued at l.i1.yt.i,Ut0.
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