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cs<>S7 Much Gossip in Rome
-uGloUs AGITATION IN HIS KINGDOM
Government Stands firmly in CONTEST with
Churcn on Aarrage.
NEW PLAN CONSIDERED FOR THE FRENCH
Pope said to BE DispleRsed mt
Action of PapaI Secretary of
state In suppressinE

ROME, Sept. 2.-(Special Cablegram to
The Bee.)-lne seiectIon of REV. Father |
Nernz German and the rector OF the |
Gregorisn university, as the general of the |
Jesuits ana the approval by the pope of
the choice, is supposed to herald an era l
of closer relations between the German |
government and the vatican. The pres |
ent kaiser, as is well known, though +!
Protestant In faith, is nevertheless ex-
tremey liberal in dealing with his Cath /
Ollie subjects and during the past year or
two has manifested a disposition to rely !
upon the support of the cericals to repel
the advances of the socialists.
An interesting story regarding the boy
hood OF Father Wernz has just been pub
lished by the Roman newspapers snd
successful career is accordingly being pre-
dicted for him as the general Of the
Jesuits According to this story, when a
very small child old gypsy woman pre-
dicted that he would be greater than king
or pope.
There is the man of the future" she
said, raising her hands above her head.
He will command men,"
''Will he be made king of the gypsies?"
asked of her hearers.
HE will be more than that" was the
reply Others may be king of the gypsies.
but he Will be pope OF the gypses."
Conditions in spain.
strange and exceedingly unique con-
dition OF affairs is reported from Madrid.
| II is announced that the king Of Spain
| is contemplating a visit TO the holy father
In the near future. At the time of his
/ marriage and because OF his well known
democratic and liberal tendencies, to say
nothing of his marriage to Bna OF Batten-
haReS De-
pressed here that King Alfonso might
grow lukewarm In the faith OF his fathers.
On the contrary. according to advices re-
ceived here from Madrid, the young king
appears more steadfast in the Catholic
faith than before, while Queen Victoria, his
! royal bride, has all of the zeal OF new
| convert and is behind the decision of the
king to visit the holy father and the holy
city.
| Nevertheless, advices from Spain also in
! dicate =. that there are possibilities of
crisis. so far as the king. the cabinet and
| the Cortez are concerned. The chief ques-
1 ton to be solved is the matter OF the abo-
| liton OF article ii of the constitution,
which prohibits every external manifesto
ton OF non-Catholic cults 1t is laid down
IN the Concordat OF 1851 that three relig-
ious orders shall enjoy certain privileges,
while the rest. like associations of a civil
character, shall be subject to the common
law. The Concordat, however, is not car
ried out. there being in Spain a multi
tude of religious orders which enjoy priv
ileges and control public education. This
is the actual bone of contention with Rome,
because the government wishes to fix
clearly which shall be the three privileged
orders and bring the rest under the COM
mon law of associations. Moreover. the
government desires to secularize the GEM
eteries and to give greater solemnity to
civil marriage. which in reality does not
exist, since canonical marriage is obli-
gatory for all Spanish Catholics.
Government stands Firm.
The Spanish government, according to
all accounts, has decided to give away
to the Vatican in nothing. and the Papal
Nuncio. who has seen the danger has
recouse to the accustomed delays of
Vatican diplomacy. These he says
are matters which Il is not within his
province to decide; they must be negoti-
ated direct with the Vatican. In this
manner he gains time. while the cIericaIs
in Spain hope to see the return to power
OF the conservative party whose leader,
Senior Maura, would respect the status
quo.
Some persons opine that, In the event
OF a crisis arising, II win be resolved i'm
a sense even more radical. the crown call
ing upon Senor canalejas, who is the leader
| of the extreme democratic radical left an
off-shoot of the republican camp. This
party advocates extreme measures with
Rome, even to the extent of a denuncia-
tion of the Coneordst. which they regard
as quite out of date Here in Rome It Is
believed the government is really mark
ing time. and when the proper moment ar
rives King Alfonso will support the policy
of the liberals. General Lopez Dominance.
Senor Canalejas and Senior GulIon all say
| the government maintains an energetic
attitude. Senor Amalio JImeno. minister
OF public instruction, is studying the
problem in it's educational aspect, is pre-
pairing legal measures for restricting the
: facilities which the congregations at
I present possess for founding schools and
colleges. Before leaving Madrid the
conde de Romanoues stated that as minis
! ter OF grace and Justice he was disposed
! to resign rather than give way. lie added
that he would make a cabinet question of
the matter of civil marriage
As 10 French Situation.
Another remarkable and interesting
story regarding the relations existing be-
tween the Vatican and France has tust
been printed here. According to this state
ment II has been learned from an Italian
parsonage of high standing that Cardinal
Merry del Val, the secretary of state AT
0 the Vatican. will shortly be replaced by
a prelate more coneiliatory TO France
a The reason for the cardinal having fallen
E into disfavor was as follows: His emil
5 nence did not submit to the pope an au.
thentic report OF the meeting OF the
French bishops, but only very incom-
q plete one and II was upon this report that
. Plus X. based his we'll known pronounce
Z ment. II was since he had realized the
mistake which he had been led to make
{ that the pope thought OF replacing cardI-
q nal Merry del Val.
: There is no suggestion that this will
4 lead TO any marked change in the strained
n relations existing between France and ths
d Vatican. but the suggestion Is made thai