The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-24
Cries Of "LOng Live the Good Sisters!"
Mingled with shouts Of Down
with the Priests!"
TROUBLE IN THE PROVINCES
CATHOLIC BRITTANY DETERMINED
NUNS SHALL NOT BE EXPELLED.
Enervescence of Students in the Latin
Quarter of Paris-Kfng Edward on
the Deck of His Yacht.

PARIS, July 23-The agitation provoked
by the order OF Prime Minister Combes to
close the congregationist schools recalls
TO some extent the scenes enacted when NJ.
Ferry, then premier. expelled the Jesuits
in 1850. Demonstrations in favor OF the
nuns and the teaching friars are taking
place in Paris and many places in the
provinces where the projects presented
themselves at the schools and ordered that
the institutions be closed. Up to the pres
ent, however. no serious incident has been
recorded. The Nationalists have joined the
Clericals in engineering the agitation. and
their leaders are in the forefront of the
effervescence in Paris.
Considerable sympathy has been worked
up on behalf of the nuns. and their schools
have been made the particular objects OF
demonstrations. The Clericals called ON
their sympathizers to meet outside Of the
school conducted by the Sisters of St Vim
cent de Paul. in the northeast quarter OF
Paris, which was closed this afternoon. and
a considerable crowd gathered there. COM
pelling a large body of police and mounted
municipal guards To form Gordon I'm the
streets leading to the school. A few trihing
collisions occurred between the Clerical
and counter demonstrators. who replied TO
the Clericals' cries Of Long live tie good
sisters!" and "Vive le liber'e." with Down
with the priests,' and Long live The re-
public." A Nationalist member Of the
Chamber of Deputies was arrested white
trying TO force his way through the police
Gordon. but was subsequently released.
Anti-Clerical meetings in the Latin quar-
ter this evening led To some effervescence.
but no noteworthy disorder. A few stu
dents. followed by A crowd composed of the
rougher element. marched up and down the
boulevard St Michael till a late hour chant
ing anti-Clerical refrains and shouting
Down with the priests and the Pope," but
these fled at the sight of the mounted
guards and patrols.
a serious disturbance occurred at half
past 10 o'clock this evening on the terrace
a the Cafe de Musee de Cluny The police
cleared the cafe. Several persons were in
jured and twenty-five arrests were made.
The greatest excitement in the provinces
is displayed in the clerical stronghold OF
Brittany, where the peasants have gathered
IN 'front.' oI the nun sch0oI IN seFeral
places and declare they will not allow the
nuns TO be expelled. For instance, at
Landerneau, crowd OF farmers and
women have mounted guard before .he
school Of the White Sisters awaiting the
arrival Of the police. The inhabitants Of
the village Of Bloudaniel. who also are
guarding the sisters school, seized "A ldN
schoolmaster and thrashed him with net
ties. At La Bresse In the Department OF
Vosges, the commissary OF police, accom-
panied by gendarmes. thrice tried TO ap-
proach the congregationist school in order
to effect it's closure, but was obliged 10
abandon the attempt because OF the threat
ening attitude of the population.
A St. AmbroiX, near Mines. the demon
strators detached the horses from the car
riages which were conveying the sisters 10
the railway station and dragged the ve-
~sel, fHafV .nrsfa rn1r .
convent, shouting: Down with the ty-
rants,' The gendarmes were powerless TO
prevent the demonstrators from carrying
out their plans, and reinforcements had TO
be summoned
Against this and similar incidents. how
ever. must be set of this addresses in sup
port Of the government voted by many
municipal councils While considerable
sympathy IS felt with the sisters personal
ly. Prime Minister Combes undoubtedly
feels that he Is supported by the mass OF
the people and Is not likely TO recede from
the position he has taken up. The trouble
is caused mainly by the ambiguity Of the
wording OF the law OF associations which
has led branches OF the congregations such
a the schools now closed 10 suppose that
their position was legalized by the request
for authorization made by headquarters.
This was even the Interpretation OF the
matter accepted by NJ. Waldeck- Rousseau.
the former premier. but Prime Minister
Combes takes a contrary view
The Temps takes NJ Combes severely 10
task. The esta ablishments now closed, says
the Temps. appear 10 have been drawn in
10 trap. and the paper points ont that
there are not enough lay schools 20 receive
all the children turned into the streets, and
that, primary instruction being obligatory.
the government should have provided ac-
commodatiOn in the official schools. Twen-
" thousand children in Paris alone will
need schools The Temps asks what the
government intends 10 do. and adds: IF
IL allows the schools 10 ask for authorize
ton and 10 reopen in the autumn IL
not worth while 10 take the trouble 10
close them with such great noise.