THE TORTURED ARCHBISHOP.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 June 1923, Page 4

THE TORTURED ARCHBISHOP.

•• --' ' HKTAIIS OF MIS TRIAL. .! KF.RtNC .iniCF-' - . MO'I < )W. Mai .-I; a’ I ; ■ i ,; I - i,: 1 1 ‘ 11 '■ i I " I ! ■' I 1 1 1 ’ :l ' l 11 s' ! |;.,t, non . Ifol-11.-vih (.1 '.".’el. I or K ry ' 1 v. I'll eo Heel 1 1 r:li ml .11 the "I . ; C|, March he ocean, lie-l a plmriei. I- ■ ip . I ■ "o. ■ v ■ 1 : ’ l ' ‘ a' l ’ at I after I'.'ing in court met- ! I in 1 | | i n 11 i l'. i > 1 -m h i ; i • r \r.\w\-: i' -' * j | ■ Kiwieek., d.'lih-ral -iy Io pi H'.c are!,- 1 I -1 a u- i I lie. to answer Ills in-oleul , | nw stn.il - I"' ov. r hah '" ;r I ; noilgli h" W." ■ so V, e; f; | I'yHeaH.v ami ; i that m Hie interval- h.-twe.-n | j,;:-.me!" . It i ■ a re d " ' m ; 'I a ,-,1,1,. -hop tried to -npport i ini- ; | ; , ( ( v , 1( .-t i. |t |,ui n oil'--'. tlion.Liii 111.' | j mv ;| j", j uf I• >r I• v K I y j i , (1 ... j, i \\ lift ! |w (•! Ilf'- tit'i- • ; mi nitme van usually enip!..;md io \ ;., k" io i,..ni", '■ to I lie preiei-es ol l lie ! ! ( , j,,. |i„|s|:e\ ik -ei ret trihnnnl. ; nhere ill a cell uinh aground is I he ; imis Ihdsl.evik human slatighi er- ' house. Armed soldiers with lim'd , 1 a "■'!"! s si! : rolled I he priests as i Imy eo- led from court to prison van. TJ,,. ivied has now lasted lour dayan,! may yet lasi another tour da;.'. ; I am myself physically win out by •i attendance, though 1 can leave the ! court whenever I like and though I | am ill tile Lest ph.v-i' ai eolniitieil. I What must it he 111 the ease ol a man I nearly O, like the old a rehhMiop. dailv' Im-tleii haekwa;-. 1 ,, and leiwui'd-. to 1 1. js,,ji and Io lit M hours a day in court Tile bolsheviks are dell hern i Iv prolonging tin agony in order to evieius! thee aged priests, and always wail nil uiier ! I al iiigiit. wl'.eu ni.sl of tlicnt are hardly a hie to land with fatigue, in order to meiuhelm them with !t‘;uiill*/ ullt’-tii ns. Xim- llu* !/••• t! \v ulcil rt-y . have l. plied uifh courage to 1 lie i|U-.'.-iloin sliow'errii on t hem and shown absolute fea I'le-site-s ei tlteir interrogatni'. The Kxaieli I'ederov. a long- ! w;i l< ■< I Russian belonging to the Filiate-, win. have Slav rite- hut are subject to the Holy See, Rued Kryj lellko and the oi'ih-i's very boldly. lie ; said without hesitation to the Rolsltisvik.-, "V. here human law all.l divine law eoidliei I shall disobey iimilali law. 1 must oliev my cuiscienee." ■■Your conscience i. ; oi ah'oluti* uniinporlauee to me." said the prosevutur. "101 l it is impevtatu to me, said Fed r.e. . Old Archbishop Ciopliak wore a hiaeh soutane witii a red sash and I >ku!l oi|i, and looked something like R i, |;el i-.-u when played by Irving. rs- , j o that lie is old and gentle. The pi ii-".eutor tried his hardest to entrap. | into an adiiiission that he wa = working for f’olaiul. ■•Who is your superior:-" thundered ti:.' pivsevutor. "The Rope," replied the prelate. •■How do von communicate with R. me." asked the prosecutor. "K it | through, the Hritish Mi-siou "d'hat i' an entirely unfounded silg-ge-iionsaid the archhi'hop. the Rriti-h Mission intle.xible aliout the use of h- hag tor anything hut strietlv C.ivenimem purposes. 1 - out one particular letter to Rome fry a private source hy permission of Krassin. "Son "times,” said the archbishop. "1 wrote to Rome by the ordinary post." "Do you mean.” said a judge, “that you dropped a letter addressed to the R.,p,« into a Ret fog rad pillar-hox ana

hat it ever reached its destination r ’ The whole bench roared with laugher at the suggestion that the Russian lost would forward hi.= letters. The nrelibi-hop and others ol Hie u-etised clergy, asked if they taught hildrcn the On loebi-ii! ami .-ai<l .Mass liter their elitirehes had been closed, mid they did so as it was their duty. ‘■Are you aware." shouted tlte prosecutor, "that the bolshevik lorhid-in-iiii-n being taught to anyone ttndei eighteen b" "Ye-." they replied. \ y, 11111 g prie-t among till' 1 acettsid i.aim'd Kisimmi replied without lte-i----1l ii ,11 lo tili- I'lie-t iitii. He said. "! I make a practi, e of t ollecting children ; |s y, ,oi age in a certain do- I - , ;e.| or;, liana go and I -peak m them j Al ; hi- tiie Ho' " Red judges | si II! 11!" t." ! a -hiuldi'i'. I (lia-.li -o d el" Oil his "ll'.-a-ur i Ihe a l'e’ii hi -1 eo i said i i'. 1 only o'-'m'd a l.ed, a prie-Dieu. a tahle. and a mend crueiti.x. Am-, her young pi; -• -1 was <|oeslhuiid why he refu-'ed lo allow the i'e-d----sheviks to open a inhernnele in ois ehnreii. At the time they endeavouted to do so lie had told them they could only reach it over his body. "What ’ was in ike talicruaeler" j t l„. judges. "A elialiee." -aid the priest. ' "Wi'al was m the chah 110-t." "Wliat dees 'Host' ! meaer" -a,id the judges. "Mas I here ! m,i long el-e there:-" Ti i ■ wa" -aid with the ohviou- tmi pi!, alien that mmlev or valuables were : -.ill'll 111 til" li- ’em The priest . "I made no objection to tin hmi1,,,l oi the Illiiernaeie ,1 ! ' i 1:. -1 . ” ! - You nmau." - ,id one of Ihe judg-s ! y, :,",J distril,uleil what wa- ; in the chalice along with Hie 110-l." Anoth'-r armised priest wa- IF---m aeeauni lor not laaieiug thearriva ! ,the police m elmi-rh after service lie Sind. "I was praying." "Feat tin -erviee wa- finished." said one ol Ha imlges. "Why |way r You don' , mean to tell me you eould fie so rap : i M pi'll \er as not to imliee the police .- ’i lie ,|e I “lie, ■ hold (.‘filial letter- I roll the Holy she roving eone'.il-lvel; i I lull all lifer had been made oil be , bail ol Ihe Rope to hoy hack 111 •-•n mi ( be,mi'iimei.i lull , pp l '!'tuni iy 1 | -p o I 1 lie piece."!' of tl- "I'le lipo la a,.nlleri w hi.oi v, a.- he k't l!,'. Imly \ e A h". I e,- ol ; idem 1,1 ii, reply in lie.- Holy See declares "(nil end oe; y oil'' "'I y lUteie-liu pr. p. o’, mu, ii ha- h. eo imniedialel ■ ; nae-.miied i , .Me ,o’.'.. and will b ami'md v.iH, ail l!m i v id -ueh ' b !, ... IP: ,| ia i.ly wa I x ... I | 111 Mo-eov. 11l I < ' ; Tl iKluvi Mi; I) li <iililll >i R. i\. PI; IP I: |,.N id : A I'K i i.ii,. t!; i-i i F'.\ . i a , ar. -ay - ti

I" '• a! " ■ ll ' 1 | • , ' u. et 1. pil'd, and hi - j Ri IP".'I made .bin cm le'o iy ' hoir. | 1„. hack O ! ill.' trial. that j j tru,. f m( !i Mini t lr»* mxMtrtil j j Noi !»v tin.* !«•; i- i si loin i 1 :! aaa :ii ami again !o tFi ■i r ml ; loir . 1 1 1. ' ■ . he- ' I'M •' lid . ; . aem -. .. w!. . ia i < m. : !'. ml d rale .Mm ' ail.u hi - 'ii ueh | ,| i,,.. „ be-al hy older m F" >"vir. j : IP had .'d - e tan d a IRHe eilildl'ell ill. j j ■ ...: pp ~,,. t b, ..jviug .i' ivligiotis m- j , m,, ’., ,b" ■ in"" j | i. a hi! e- - illg all the pri -o l '. r-. j ! "Are you going; to ... 0110 a. ■ saying i ! Me," ! 1 due ail"! am.,he.'. like lie (ini'" I I tiao martyrs in the day.- ol am mill j 5 Rom:’, the priests rn-e ill mill and j | ,!., elan’ll ea iin I v and lirltdy 1 hat toey | j well’al continue to say Mms and te.ieii] . the (’atcelli-ni no ma iter wliat ik.e ■ ' eon a.ijiienees to i lie-melve;. ; i |. ]| ,!l 1 ever lorgel tlte a .mi A i ell ■ ’ I hi-!.op on the la -1 day "I Hm tmd. : : ]|,. haul dressed binis-li' for his eon- | ! ,|.. | ,, i ~,ia voting i.ridegi'i’oiii tor j j brushed ear.p'u! 1 v hack. He wore a ; j new -kill! cap, and -11-1) of tiie I,right- ! | esl red. ■| he o,llllo'-! p! ie-l ,d I'.H. ■' 1 ‘IV "I i j y:!. in,'itched the Ari'Sd'i'lioji in eon:- , age and serenity. ; "Which w ill you choose." yelped j ; Krylenko. "Rome or Red Ru'-m-" j ■ j Tim young pne-t'- voice rang out i j "Ream." he -aid with a smile. Ills i . i ia,i-,. ins , aim. composed, and perfect.- | ■ , Iv liap.ov. ( ompareil w ith tl ■' yellow. > 'j ill storied visage ", the Ml .'glide Ru--| ; -iaii | gwin, iudg".l hrai. n v ! ■ ’ He mo, "I a saint. 1 ! Malm Roman (at holies oh;aio"d cdj up- .mu u, the court. Tin y - <me in i honour of ike t'llle-is .pel y lime tww | prisoners inarelitil into the dock, i j ifa'.'g’l they kl.e'.V thill llene.-loft !l i ‘ ti,,; were niarlted. I hi e'liitr:!-! to tlle-e peojile were tfie •, I young Reds who line encouraged tm I a: tend the trial and ieer at me pn- ; i NO YATIfAN i'ROTKST. j ROM If. I It i- improbable that the Vatican: will protest to Afp-cow at tla‘ exi.’cH- ; tioit or me Ar. hhishop Fmpliak - rail iiutor. Mgr. Uutkiowiez. For one j tiling, such a protest. it i- e.uisidei'- j ml, would he tt-.t-l. —. and. for an- ! ,it iter, it might endanger the old., ; oi othc-r ( alia,lie- in Hn--ia. Nor i- tk.-re any intention of with- I dial- iug the Rapid Relief Mi-si,,n fr-'.i . \ kouiliem Russia. A Ref|ttiem Ala." is almost eenain ; to he held in -u’ of the two Polish ; c!turehe« here. FRENCH TNDRdNATION. PARIS. Cripu indignation is expressed in j France at the execution of Afgr. Rut- i kiewicz, and it is stated that any ‘ js'.s-iljiiity of a re-establishment oi norma] relations between France and j Russia has now ]>nst jjoium'l until j a distant ntiiiin. !