Cubans Protest the Bishop of Havana
THE Cubans of Havana vigorously protest against the appointment over them of that Monsignor Sbarretti who was taken from a position in the Apostolic Delegation at Washington, and appointed to the bishopric of Havana because of his exceptional “knowledge of the American Constitution.” The Cubans wish a Cuban bishop. But that would not suit Rome now: a Cuban bishop might sympathize with the Cubans’ aspirations to liberty; and she can hold her power better by a bishop altogether her own—and especially one who is such a good interpreter of the United States Constitution as this Italian is advertised to be, and whose interpretations can be backed up by the United States government.