Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-25
RELIGIOUS ORDERS MUST GO.
French Chamber of Deputies Takes
Final Vote on the Question.

FINAL vote on the QueSItOn.
Paris, March 25.-TIe chamber o
deputies by a vote of 304 to 246 las
right rejected all the applications fol
the authorization made by the relig'
ious preaching orders.
The entire session yesterday was de
voted to a discussion OF the govern
ment's bill, which opposes the applica'
ton of the preaching orders for au.
thorization. and the chamber by it:
vote. refusing to pass to the discussion
OF the clauses of the bill, thereby de.
clined to consider the applications sep.
arately for authorization to remain il
France, but rejected them all by a sin.
gle vote. Among these orders who arr
thus expelled from France is the En-
glish p%assionist order, who ondic 8
church in the avenue Hoche, and Ameri-
can Catholics, in whose behalf British
| Ambassador Monsoon and United States
Ambassador Porter recently interested
themselves.
M. p. Lichon. member of the Catholic
party which rallied to the republic
opened III debate with an eloquent ap-
peal in favor of the preaching orders
al uIlS ttul tIlCS- idS SSPSSloiA
the Capuchins. had been the pioneers
of civilization in all parts OF the world
and had contributed in spreading
French influence. If they are sup
pressed, the speaker said, they will be
replaced by foreigners.
Does the majority" asked the speak
er, wish to destroy u missionaries in
the east which Germany already COW
cts? IL our Jesuit missionaries in
Madagascar and Tunis disappear they
will be replaced by Englishmen. Our
missions teach the natives to love
France to such a point that 1t may be
said tina every mar in the east has
two countries, first his WI and then
France"
NJ. Rabier. the reporter of the bill,
explained the considerations which de-
ciGed the refusal of the authorizations
to the preaching orders. The latter's only
aim, declared NJ. Rabier, was to accom-
plish a political end and make the lay
society subservient to their designs,
and they must not be allowed to con-
tinue the fatal work.
Premier Combes briefly summed up
the governments case. He urged that
there was no place in modern society
for the religious congregations. The
country had a regular clergy to whom
the %concordant reserved the work of
preaching and the exercise of public
worship. The tendency of the religious
orders was to substitute themselves for
the regular clergy. 1t vas not peace,
but war. that the preaching monk
brought in the folds of mis- gown. The
had conducted a campaign
against the conquests of the republic
against all republican progress.
aim seemed TO BE- to stimulate a
of republican laws and to make
appeals for re~actionary revolts.
I'VE have a right concluded the
premier, ito refuse legal existence to
these congregations, who only attack
institutions. The hour is a deci-
sive one. If you do not cllow the gov
eminent in the work we have under
you will be turning back twenty
years and that would be a mistake
which l am convinced the republicans
in this chamber will not commit"
NJ. Combes was much applauded
turnout his speech and received a great
ovation from his supporters as he left
tribune.
The vote on the bill was then taken.