Show I STATE FIRST Hu SECOND SmON 0 I IPOS IT T POS roN ASSUMED BY THE TIlE REV BEV GIMONDI Catholic Priest Who Has Hati Juet Ju t Been Appointed United States Consul at Santos San Brazil New N York Tork Mar l I A special l o 0 the Herald from Washington says The Rev Rov Dt Dr r the th th newly ap appointed s pointed consul to Santos r Brazil said saidI HJ 1 I sIJ I be he subject doi to te tM pleasure of the president of the United States and aad to the e t pope of 0 Rome Borne Ro Should either da do desire sire me to resign I will do tie so immedi immediately I suit shall heed no other authority In the discharge of m my y duties the state I will come e and aDd the church chUlCh UI 1 I am am a catholic priest and have never denied it Dr con eon continued continued tinned My ly papers p om en file Die tell that I am sin a aprie t of the Roman Catholic Ia In regard to my fly consulate uit I re received the appointment a reward for fot forthe forthe the hard work I did for f the Republican can cause e by teaching Italians It the laws 1 of oC this th country I have worked two years for r f this tale position and have used all an my influence for the Republican can ean party perty it is only onty right that I should be rewarded The entire elre tre Cal California California delegation knew that I was wag a Catholic priest and ancl tho th secretary s tary of state said he knew no DO reason why a 8 Catholic priest should not DOt receive such an appointment In reply to a question us ns Uio to why his name Dame nan not in the Catholic directory Dr said Kid To be ba a good as I hope I Iam Iam Iam am and aa as I desire to 11 there Is no nomad need mad for my name mane to be on the roM roll of 01 priests t If It I an am not on that roll roil it Is Ismy Ismy my own business boniness bu I have not been bom disciplined di di It is false that I have ban called twice on Mgr Martinelli Martinolli and been refused an aD audience re Suppose I had bad called frequently e at the delegation tion every one would have said that the pope of Rome was wu the sole tru instrument hJ j ment mont of at making me consul i to Santos No one can caa stop st me from celebrating lug Inc my mass meen when I ant 1 properly au su authorized 0 to do so 80 I will strictly at JIt attend t tend to my consular business badness ana I will do my best to serve my govern m nt with credit business hours if It I choose to preach h the word of God and aDd try to mete people obedi obedient I ent east to him Im no DO one will w l interfere |