Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-07-26
SISTERS WILL
NOT YIELD.
roforcement Of French Premler's
Order Causes Trouble.
pEAsANTRY ARE UP IN ARMS
u.r,ieade. Erected Around q School
Near Pioudsnisi = VIII be Blood
shed n Any Attempt 20 Euter

PARIS. July PA serious situation
I. prevailng In the Catholic country
around Brest on account of the closing
~ ,he unauthorized schools. The
country side has taken up arms and is
determined to resist any attempt at the
torclble execution Of the orders OF the
nremler. An incident at Sainte-Meen,
ls miles from Brest, shows the spirit
q, the peasantry. Two newspaper men
OF Brest drove there In an automobile
10 investigate the situation at the sis
tes' school, Immediately after they had
entered the community boy sounded
a bugle and crowds Of peasants swarm
Cd from the fields, armed with pitch
lords and iron bound sticks, shouting
nLong live the sistersl Long live lib
ertyl" One Of the reporters was
dragged from the automobile and the
fanatics beat him with their pitchfolks
and sticks, The newspaper man ex-
palnei In the Breton dialect that he
isd only come In search of informa-
lion but the crowd refused to listen
10 him. and the reporter had to keep
them at bay with a revolver. lie sue
eeeded In regaining the automobile, and
drove of at full speed, followed by a
shower Of stones.
A school at Pouldaniel, In the same
neghbOrhood, has been converted into
a fortress barbados having been
erected and the inhabitants have form
ed Gordon about the surrounding
area The lady superior said: you see
cur barbados. They must shoot us
before we yield, There will be blood
shed II anyone attempts TO enter"
paeards have been posted In the
townships urging resistance TO the no.
lice. The population of Landereau, ~
miles from Brest, has formed RELAYS
10 guard the school and peasant women
81, on benchs 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 abandon the sisters. The lady
superior Of the Landereau convent
said. Like true Bretons, We will yield
only TO force. The women and other
PEOPLE who are guarding the school
night and day have given us cour-
ageous example,"
The population Of Roscoff Is guarding
the schools day and night. Sentlnels
are watching the roads and men are
sleeping on the ground In the neigh
borhood In order to be ready at the
first alarm.
Count Albert de Nun, the clerical
leader In the chamber OF deputies, Is
stumping the country, denouncing the
action OF the government and urging |
resistance. A strange scene, reminis- |
cent OF stormier, sadder days in |
France occurred at the Elyzee palace. |
a large delegation Of women. Including
The wives Of several members of the |
thamber OF deputies, assembled at the |
Nlace TO endeavor personally to i'm |
plote Madame Loubet TO appeal TO her
husband TO stop the school prosecu-
lions. Nine. Loubet sent out word TO |
Them by Gen. Duboise head of the |
lresidents military household, that Il
vas impossible for her to receive
reputation upon a subject which was
olely within the scope Of the executive.
The wife Of Deputy Rellle made a
loent protest "Tell Nine. Loubet,"
he said, that the blood OF women viii
loW II measures are not taken to stop
he treatment Of the sisters. We will
ddress a letter TO the president in
'hlch we VIII declare war on the OPP
eTers. The women Of France have
ecded not to suffer In silence"