Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-12-22
MOB THREATENS VATICAN
Whole Garrison Of the CITY Is CALI
ed Out to Face the Crowd.
Town WITH Pope THEY CAY
Soldiers Stand Guard With Fixed Bay
onets While Cavalry Charges the
Crowd, lnjurinn Some.

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Crowd, lniuring Some.
Rome, Dec. 17.--Thousands OF DEM
onstrations friendly to France and OF
anti-vatican tendencies gathered in
the piazza adjoining the Farnese pal
ace, the seat OF the French embassy.
in an endeavor to express their pleas
sure at Frances action toward the
church.
The whole garrison of Rome was
employed TO face the demonstrators
and protect the Vatican, which Is sur
rounded by cavalry. and the bridges
leading to the Apostolic palace are
barred by troops. All the streets
leading to the Piazza Farnese are pro-
!, tected by soldiers with fixed bayonets.
Down With the vaticanl" Mob Cries.
i The demonstrators, led by a dozen
j radical Socialists and republican mem
bers Of the Chamber OF Deputies, In
Guiding Prince Borgheso, after vainly
attempting to break ths Gordon, pro-
yided themselves with candles ano
formed in mock procession, intoninel
the 'Misere." as an indication of the
death of clericalism, amidst cries Of
Long live France!" Long live
i Clemenceau!" Down With the vati-
cant" Down with the Pope!' Death
to the priestsl"
i Deputies Costa and DE Felice trieo
to harangue the people, but the police
interfered.
The demonstration occurred near.
the monument TO Giodano Bruno. the
monk philosopher, who was buried
alive, victim OF religious intolerance.
i Deputy Harrangues Crowd
/ Deputy Costa finally made himself
heard. He said:
Before the monument of Bruno, OF
free thought, let us send our applause
to France for this great people con-
tinuing the traditional obstinate strug
gle against moth-eaten clericalism."
Futile attempts were made to beat
back the Gordon, and the cavalry then
charged the demonstrators, few OF
whom were slightly injured and sever
al arrested.
& Amid roars and shouts and the sing
\ ing OF the "Marseiilaise," the ferment
continued until late In the evening.
i Ambassador Receives Deputation.
i A commission of the demonstrators
was received by M. Barrere, the
French ambassador, who expressed his
! appreciation for the sympathy of the
Roman people.
i The government endeavored by all
means to prevent the demonsti elton.
n The stand that the government is TAX
ing is, that although Italy is friendly
to France, she does not wish to take
sides in the dispute, especially when
her relations with the church are bet
u ter now than they have been since
i 1870.
Experience has taught that political
demonstrations with apparent disin
terested objects often lead here to UNI
foreseen and undesirable results.
Hence strong measures were taken to
repress a possible dangerous outbreak
of anti-clericalism.
The commander Of the papel Cen
darmes called on Cardinal Merry del
Val yesterday morning and asked for
orders. The cardinal replied that he
was to take no precautions. He was
to leave the doors of ST. Peters open,
as the government would keep order.
In an interview with a Spanish cor.
respondent, Marquis Ojeda. the Span
ish ambassador to the Vatican. who
was reported to have been rebuked by
his government for mixing up In the
dispute between Frapce and the Vati-
can, said that his action was merely a
diplomatic courtesy identical with that
of the Austrian embassy toward the
Spanish embassy at Washington, be-
fore the Spanish-American war. His
telegram to Senior Leon Castillo, the
Spanish ambassador at Paris, had been
delayed, perhaps Intentionally. II It
had reached Senior Leon y Castillo be
fore the seizure of the nunciatures ar.
chives, they would have been taken to
the Spanish embassy anu their seizure
prevented.