Show THAT STOLEN MEMORIAL An Article ill Ref > rnca to Arcabiliop Irelands Ire-lands Memorial NEW YORK Aug 6Th Freemansjour hal and Catholic Register print under the caption That Stolen Memorial referring to tbe abstraction of Archbishop Irelands memorial to the pope on tha Stillwater school question It says in spart that all parties to the thing are particips crimtnis and are guilty of treason to the holy see that we blush to think that Catholics nave been in any manner concerned in it The reader will more readily understand the case as it comes to us from Rome when he is told that in the Vatican thero is a private composing com-posing office under sworn custodians for the purpose of printing all state documents docu-ments before submission to the pope or his I cardinals In the present instance the archbishop at the request of Leo XIII made a plea in tho shape ol 1 personal communication and supposing sup-posing naturally that it would only reach the eyes of the sovereign Pontiff and those about him spoke with all candor of loyalty to his father Nothing could possibly pos-sibly have been more staid The proofs were taken and sent to the archbishop for correction A busybody who knew the ways of the Vatican and who is charged with being the cause of much mischief bribed one of the compositors I to steal a proof and in due order sent that proof to beneficial or American who in turn has taken good care to see to Its circulation in quarters whore it is calculated to add fuel to the already al-ready large opposition to his grace or St Paul Monsignor Persco has given orders that never again shall the offenders be per mittedvvithln the Vatican walls |