The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-26
SCHOOL TROUBLE
GROWS SERIOUS
Several Outbreaks in Catholic
Country Around Brest
ARMED WITH PlTCHF0RKS
Peasants Leave Fields In Swarms and
Shout "Lona Live the Sisters"
Long Live Liberty" Etc.
One School a Fortress.

Paris July ga serious situation is
prevailing in the Catholic country
country around Crest on account of the
closing of the unauthorized schools. The
country side has taken up arms and Is
determined to resist any attempt at the
forcible execution of the orders of the
premier. Two newspaper men. of Brest
drove to st. Meen eighteen miles from
Brest, in an automobile TO investigate
the situation at the sisters school, I'M
mediately after they entered the COM
mune, boy sounded bugle and crowds
of peasants swarmed from the fields
armed with pitch forks and iron-bound
sticks, shouting: Long live the sisters"
long live liberty" One of the reporters
was dragged from the automobile and
the fanatics beat him with their pitch
forks and sticks. The newspaper man
explained In the Priton dialect that he
had only come IN search of information,
but the crowd refused to listen to him
and the reporter had to keep them at bay
with a revolver. He succeeded In re-
gaining the automobile and drove of at
full speed, followed by a shower of
stones.
Converted Into Fortress.
A school at Plowdaniel in the same
neighborhood, has been converted into
fortress, barricades have been erected
and the inhabitants have formed q cor
don about the surrounding area
The lady superior said: you see our
barricades. They must shoot before we
yield. There will be bloodshed If any
one attempts to enter.
The population of Landoineau, twelve
miles from Brest, has formed relays to
guard the school, and peasant women
sit on benches opposite the gate knitting
while awaiting the coming of the gem
darmes
They are greatly excited and declare
they prefer TO be shot rather than aban-
don the sistera
The lady superior of the Landoineau
convent said:
Like true Britons we will only yield
to force. The women and other people
who are guarding the school night and
day had guns and courage ample
enough"
The population of Roscoff is guarding
the schools day and night. Sentinels are
watching the roads and men are sleep
ing on the ground in the neighborhood in
OTQcN W DC Itduy dl Tic hASl didA III.
Count Albert de Nun, the clerical lead
er In the chamber of deputies, is stump
ing the country, denouncing the action
of the government and urging resistance.
Strange Scene.
A strange scene. reminiscent Of stormier
and sadder days in France occurred today
at the Elysee Palace. A large delegation
of women, including the wives of several
members of the chamber Of deputies as
sembled az the palace to endeavor per-
sonally to implore Madame Loubet to
appeal to her husband to stop the school
prosecutions.
Madame Loubet sent out word to thcm
by General Dubois, head Of the Presi-
dent IS military household, that 1t was i'm
possible for her to receive a deputation
uron a subject which was solely within
the scope Of the executive. The wife Oh
Deputy Reille made violent protest.
Tell Madame Loubet,' she said. that
the blood of women will flow II measures
are not taken to stop this Ill treatment Of
the sisters. We will address a letter to
the wife of the President, in which we
will declare war upon the oppressors. The
Christian women of France have de-
cided not to suffer In silence"