The sun., 1901-10-20
SPAIN TURNS AGAINST ROME.
THE MINISTRY FIGHTING TO
(ONTEDL RELIGION \ ORDERS.
4 prer-e issued on the Lines of the French
Associations Iiiii Trouble Laid to
the Ordrrs DisrrEardlng Pore Leo's
AuvIcc The Masonic Iiugl,car Again.


Tan a MEASURE q persecution. It IA the
political mark - an international com
,io..afiuu,- - u-c the metaphor 81 our
neignirr- bcyord tho Rhin,. The Spanish
,torm j, tho tail of the French hurricane
Inc campaign at Madrid is one Of tho varied
forms of tns general auti-clericali-m. Mon
nrhical In Italy. Lutheran Ia Austria,
Old Catholic In Switzerland. strictly and
purely anti Roman IN Germany, dynistico-
s,cialist in Belgium. Socinlis, Masonic IN
Erauce-the general political insurance
company. whose successive incarnRtions
have boon pointed out 10y the We Catalogue.
tends In spain. through the opposition
to tho congregations. toward tho coming
oi the republic.
The moro sklhIl members Of the syndi-
cate maze distinction between religion
and clericalism. between the secular clergy
and the monasiiC orders Some bclevo
that II the coalition il successful beyond
th. Bidas-oa Il will respect the strong faith
- the mass Of the people My readers
are acquainted with the manifesto Of tho
Italian Grand Orient. I'm which Nathan con-
graduates the Masons OF Spain and encouI-
ages them 20 overthrow tho yoke Of the
monarchy The Grand Master gives
Victor Emmanuel Ill. tLs invcstiture, he
,isns the death warrant Of the Queen he
gent and Of Alfonso Mi At Madrid
as In France tho memorable intervention
of the Pore has made the occult powers
uneasy
II Spain. like Paris, sees tho temporary
success uf the internal reaction the ignorant
or the more guilty will proclaim that the
policy Of Rome has been checkmAted
On both sides Of the Pyrenccs the authors
OF the present conspiracy have found their
most efficient cooperators In the rebels of
all kinds II the enemy in spain impresses
on its Anti-clericalsm an anti-dynAstic
stamp. that Is due 10 the fact that the grad
ul gathering around the throne Of the
Catholics frightened the powers Of dark
ness. Nothing could bring out In stronger
relief leo Nil 3 master stroke. II he had
bcen obeyed he would have prepared the
future. Betrayed and misunderstood as
h. has been. he will proceed, head on high.
under the encmy's rods without letting
the storm reach or modify his policy. The
general attack upon the Church indicates
how widespread the terror Is. No doubt
the occult powers. tho international cabal.
is winning immediate and easy victories.
hut Leo XIII by his permanent admo-
nitions leaves the Church on the predom-
the age
sehor Sagasta has for long time en-
deavored to divide evenly forces and in
nuences lie Is tho type Of the old-time
opportunist liberal. Deeply attached to
the Queen Regent. AZ bottom he wants to
save tho monarchy lie has always tried
60 keep UP the hest relations with Leo
XIII and Cardinal Rampolla The illus
trious secretary Of his Holiness. AZ the
time of his fruitful and famous nuuciature.
obtained from Sefor Sagasta's expectation
Of coming 20 power what he could not
ohtain from the Conservative Cabinets
Ills retention in Office IL stu precious
guarantee He IL like a fireman before a
house on fire. But win he To able 10 live
mp TO his abilities' An old man. no longer
IN the swim. can he check the course Of the
fatal coalitionP
Since tho adverse powers havo become
mobilizcd a new element has come into
the mechanism OF political forces every
where. A pcrsonage In a Government
nowadays Is nothing moro than a label.
IL will be a strange sight 90 s"e the old
buffer trying to block the elemental forces
that dominate Ministerial s,rongholds
On the one side are the Pope, the Queen
Regent, the institutions. tho hierarchy.
a devou, and faithful people. on the other
side nre Joined the lowers which. hostile
10 religious ideals. strive q build up this
new ior-e. the social 1850. The struggle
on Iberian soil promises 90 take definite
shape. For instance, here we have tho
young Minister of Public Instruction.
R.ch, powerful. enthusiastic. crowned with
the halo ~ bcneiactor- since he has es-
tahli-hrd a, his own expense popular bake
shops whore bread il almost free this man
OF action takcs nj. place in new organiza-
tion. His socia, faith his desire for the
good hi love for the poor. marked him
cut a. a man 20 co.laborste with the Chris
,iln democrats The new power drags
him into anArchi-tic w1ys. in which Spain
will hnd troubles and revolutions II Is
th" lcf' wing Il his party which Sehor
SagSs,s will aui u difficult 20 hold in re-
Siraiut
Thi, general attack hurls itscf here
Ard there against insurmuuutabl" barriers.
We hav" ~c-n recently az SGH'. Gsllou
IN Switzerland a chGIacicrst'. 'uel bo-
tween Mgr Egger aud the Old Catholics
Tho revived En'i-cleTica,ism was mani
Tested IN an attack on tho morality taught
by saint Alfonso Idguor.. II vas neither
Socialists nor Professionals who made tho
Onslaught. u Wa the few Old Catholics
who 10 gc. even started up tie fight against
the Church once more. With -bishop-
hcrzog. that Old remnant of smooth
tonguoi hatred aud C,sai pointed ambition,
Al their head, they atta.kcl Catholicism
To IL very essence. az actual renewal Of
tho prls~ian Kul'urkampf Mgr Egger
t'ok up the challenge m tho Saukt Gallen'
Ostschtcis Amid the vic. s-itudc- 81 violcnt
poeniC- the worthy successor of Mgr.
Grcith. tha, Swiss Kr'tclcr. stood up Tor
doctrine and Tor discipline Thanks O.
hs tact, his reputation and hia vaior. be-
nocrs to-day o- the fed 80 ha'tlr His
r~rnt and celebrated intervention bon favor
oi vork.UgIren's Ien1Cas ha- made favor
e - religious activity oven haong Spcial-
isu, radical, Snd ZWlugiut,,.
ou aNc3lat - h.- sncalstic platform
Mgr. Lgg'r ~ pnwT to-day. on
.arg"r stacy he vouu have yon glory,
to approving v-rlir' 81 public or.-lun.
u hrr Es.uUrTgvr, ths genial editor %
t.c OI-cruos aHi a "a 'iI4l ri,rsv. fought