The Indianapolis journal., 1904-04-17
Crowd in St. Peters Last Monday
Watched by Detectives Disguised
as Monks and Priests.
SEVERAL ARRESTS MADE
Alleged Anarchists Seized While
Trying to Force Their Way
Into the Cathedral.
FRANCE AND THE VATICAN
Rumor of Concessions That May
Heal the Breach-Diamond
Crown for a Statue.
pecial TO the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ROME April 16.-There is much discussion
here at present regarding the extraordi-
nary precautions which were taken by the
Italian government TO safeguard the per-
son of the Pope on Monday last, when he
officiated in the Church of st. Peters in
the presence of many thousands of people
in honor of the centenary of ST. Gregory.
Many police, detectives, some disguised as
priests and monks, occupied points of
vantage inside the church and watched
every movement of the crowds from the
moment the Pope entered the bascilica.
There also were large numbers of guards
outside the church, keeping order among
the crowds seeking admission, and the
whole celebration would have passed off
without noteworthy incident if the police
had not arrested several alleged Anarchists
who were trying TO force their way into
the church The arrests have revived
rumors of a plot against the person of the
Pope He is not alarmed, however, and
insisted on celebrating the mass in person.
disregarding the advice and solicitations OF
Cardinal del Val and other prelates of his
encourage.
Relations between the Vatican and
France continue to be reserved. but further
diplomatic action is not looked for until
after the visit of President Loubet to Rome.
OF course. he will not the Pope, but
rumor is rife at the Vatican that already
there have been some small concessions
made by each of the contending parties
The most important on the part or the
French government has been the dropping
of the prosecution of Cardinals Richard.
Coulter and Lecot, whose letters to the
French President, protesting against the
measures adopted regarding religious
orders, rendered them liable to suspension
on the part of the Council of State. They
will not now be accused before that tri-
bunal, as the French government considers
that in a measure they were justified IN
making a personal protest TO the head OF
the nation, as they were but following the
advice OF the Pope.
1t is certain that the entire policy of the
Vatican regarding the Catholics of France
is to undergo a great change. Under the
reign of Leo XIII it was the firm policy Of
the Holy See. strictly followed by Cardinal
Rampolla. to exact from French Catholics
formal recognition of the republican form
of government, and the cause of the various
pretenders to the French throne suffered
much in consequence. Many prominent
Catholics, strenuous in their defense of a
monarchial form Of government, followed
the Pope's advice and changed front, recog-
nizing or al least tolerating the republican
regime and abandoning their efforts for
the success of the particular claimant they
had favored Thus the Cambord. Orleans
and Bonapartst claims lost much of their
strength, and the republican government
was more firmly established. Without
taking sides in the controversies, the Vat
lean authorities will in the future allow
French Catholics to advocate the establish
ment of a monarchy, and to favor any
measure which may be urged against the
present Ministry. 1t is common knowledge
that several of the Bourbon claimants were
lately received at the Vatican, among them
some members OF the Orleans family, nota-
bly, the Duke d'Alenson and the eX-Duke
of Parma and the heir 10 the claims of the
dethroned Neapolitan King. These Vatican
receptions are much commented upon. In
this connection it is asserted here that the
Bourbon heirs are to establish a French
daily paper in Rome, toward which project
they have already expended a large sum of
money. 1t is to be devoted to monarchial
propaganda and, while not the official
organ of the Vatican, will be its mouthpiece
in directing French Catholic action.
By explicit direction or the Pope, there
is being formed in every parish and diocese
of France a strong opposition to the present
Ministry and all elements of parliamentary
opposition to Premier Combes are called
to help in the overthrow of the Ministry,
whose acts against the church, especially
that of Good Friday in removing the en-
blems of religion from the courts of JUS
tice, has stirred many to active opposition
and organized resistance.
i ne GreeOlldH CeleDIdlioH III St feter
under the direction of Maestro Perosi, con-
stitutes a great triumph for the Benedic-
tine order whose defense of the Solesme
editions of Gregorian music against the
Ratisbonne publications of Pustet. has be-
come matter of history. Pustet was al
lowed, for over thirty years, to mOnOpolize
the editions of Gregorian music, by special
privilege from Pope Plus TX, confirmed
later by Leo XIII. 1t seems now to be
the intention of Plus Y to give full recogni-