The Council of the Association of the Propagation regrets to inform Lefevere of circumstances which may compromise the unity of the Association and weaken its resources. The Council merely echoes unwillingly a part of its German associates. When the Council entrusts alms to the bishops it adds no conditions to its offerings. Recognizing the divine right of bishops to govern their churches, it does not doubt they will dispose of the sums for the greater glory of God. It reports the complaints which have reached it that Lefevere may appreciate the danger to its work and that he may help to prevent it. The Bavarian Ludwig Association committee has received many complaints from German missionaries in the United States that all the bishops have neglected to give the numerous Germans anything. Their churches are built entirely at their own expense. The gifts sent them by their compatriots in Germany never reach them. There is need of a greater number of German preachers in America but the bishops are against anything concerning the German people and rejected a measure favoring them at the Council of Baltimore. The will of the King of Bavaria is firm. If he hears of these matters he will forbid the societis in his kingdom to communicate with the Central Council of Lyons. This Council has been asked to contact the American bishops in order that the German faithful be treated like the rest. That is all the people ask. The Lyons Council merely repeats this accusation without taking part in order not to keep anything from Lefevere's and the other bishops. It does not dare to submit an opinion, and yet, if the German national spirit is so dangerous for the advancement of the Church in America it can only be aggravated by being cut off from the Council's Bavarian associates. This situation may spread to other German states, diminish the Councils resources tangibly and cause considerable difficulty among the German groups in the United States. The Council asks whether Lefevere's diocese may not include a number of German faithful sufficiently large to make this communication important. Then Lefevere might well excuse their well intentioned step. Humble respects. :: III-2-h L.S. French 3pp. 8vo.