The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-25
OUT GO THE ORDERS
PREACHING MONKS ARE NOT
WANTED IN FRANCE.
AUTHORIZATION is REFUSED.
THE CHAMBER of DEPUTIES
VOTED AGAINST 1T.

Entire Days Session Devoted to
Discussion of the Bill Opposing
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Fathers
Included Among Those Expelled,
NOtwithstan dins the Efforts Of
the United States and British
AmbnssadOrs-Argu of Dep
Uties.
Paris. March 24-The Chamber of
Deputies, by vote of 80 to 246, to-
night rejected all the applications for
authorization made by the religious
preaching orders.
The entire session to-day was devoted
to a discussion of the governments
bill, which opposes the application of
the preaching orders for authorization
and the Chamber, by it's vote, refusing
to pass to the discussion of the clauses
of the bill, thereby declined to con-
slider the applications separately for
authorization to remain in France, but
rejected them all by a single vote.
Among these orders, who are thus
expelled from France, is the English
Passionist Order, who conduct a church
in the Avenue Hoche for English and
American Catholics, and in whose be-
half British Ambassador Monson and
United States Ambassador Porter re-
Gently interested themselves.
M. Plichon (member of the Catholic
party which rallied to the Republic)
opened the debate with an eloquent
appeal in favor of the preaching or
dave 1it1ar kn4 r1,-1h
pecially the Capuchins, had been the
pioneers of civilization in all parts of
the world, and had contributed in
spreading French influence throughout
the East, where they had made France
beloved, created French schools and
aided in the development of French
interests. If they are suppressed, the
speaker said, they will be replaced by
foreigners.
NJ. Rabier, the reporter of the bill,
explained the consideration which de-
cided their refusal of authorization to
the preaching orders. He declared
that the latter was to accomplish
political end and make the lay society
subject to their designs and they must
not be allowed to continue the fatal
work.
After Able Gayraud Catholic Re-
pubhcan) had further argued the
cause Oh the OTu6TS, COIllDSS
briefly summed up the governments
case. He urged that there was no
place in modern society for the re-
ligious congregations. The country
had a regular clergy to whom the
coneordat reserved the work of
preaching and the exercise of public
worship. The tendency of the re-
ligious orders was to substitute them
selves for the regular clergy. 1t was
not peace, but war, that the preach
ing monk brought in the folds of his
gown. The monks had conducted
campaign against the conquests of the
Republic and against Republican pro-
gress. Their aim seemed to be to
stimulate a hatred of Republican
laws and to make appeals for reac-
tionary revolts. ''@+zNE s*i't sY -at' .-,
I'VE have a right" concluded the
premier, ito refuse legal existence to
the congregations, who only attack our
institutions. The hour is decisive one.
If you do not follow the government
in the work we have undertaken you
will be turning back twenty years, and
that would be a mistake which l am
convinced the Republicans in this
Chamber I am sure will not permit.
NJ CombeSa was much applauded
throughout his speech and received
a great ovation from his supporters as
he left the tribune.
The vote on the bill was then taken.