The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
SITUATION
 IS UNCHANGED Cardinal Refuses to 1. Leave. .REAT CROWD ASSEMBLIES CommissarY of Police is Chased
 From Church,
Venerable Head of Catholicism in France Announces He Will Leave Palace Monday-Laymen
 Must obey Pope. sJ

Paris, Dec 15.--Dispaches received up to a late hour tonight show the church situation to be about the same.
 Clergymen at all points are being summoned for breaking the law of 1881. A large number of declarations have been filed. Almost all the bishops palaces and seminaries have been va- cated.
 Only few incidents out of the ordin- ary are reported. For instance, at Les Neven, 8 eommissary of police was chased from the church and stoned and finally had to draw his revolver to protect himself. At Bordeaux, a sin gle declaration for private worship in the entire diocese has been filed.
 The cabinet met again today and completed the text of the amendments to the church and State separation law or 1901. In order to avoid the ap- pearance of persecution, 1t has been definitely decided not to press the ques- ton of treating recalcitrant priests as subjects of foreign power until it is clearly demonstrated that the church is systematically resisting the law.
 As Cardinal Richard, Archhishop of Paris. claims to be i'll. it also has been decided to allow him to depart at his own pleasure. Nevertheless, formal notice was served on the Archbishop this afternoon as he was surrounded by his vicars and other clergymen.
 After reading the summons, the Archbishop announced that he would not yield except by force. whereupon an oneer who served the summons retired, saying that he would report to his su. perfors. In the meantime rumor spread that he Archbishop was being expelled from the palace, and about 6O0 Catholics, including many priests, hurried to the court yard of the palace to defend the prelate
 Immense Crowd Gathers.
 With the intention of making a big demonstration, word was dispatched in all directions and by o'clock an im- mense crowd had gathered
 Among those present were several Senators and Deputies, including M. Denys Cochin and Count Boni de Cas- tolane, several members Of the old French nobility, the majority of the tMris ctergy and the entire body of theolosieai students.
 The defenders" of the Archbishop. who for two hours vainly waited an attack on the part of the police. when. seeing that there was no intention of eXpellinR the venerable preiate by force. they gradually dispersed. Card inal Richard today formally denied that he had authorized parishoners to make applications to hold religious meetings under the law Of 1881, and announced that such action was contrary to the orders of the Holy See.
 Thus far forty-three residences of prelates and seminaries have been evac- uated. Sevens new applications to hold religious meetings under the law of 1881 were filed in this city by parish- oners today.
 As the defenders were leaving, Mon signor Amiette, the coadjutor. .archbish- op appeared on the steps of the palace and thanked the crowd for spon- taneous manifestation of sympathy and after announcing that the Cardinal had decided to leave the premises on Mon day, Monsignor Amiette conferred the episcopal benediction, those present reverently kneeling. When the ben- edIction had been bestowed the people arose and shouted Long live Monsig- nor. fapg live Plus"
 A dipkslsion was created during the afternoon by the members of the cler- teal press fling an enunciation against the Grand Masonic Lodge on the ground that worship was privately ex- ercised there. The Prefect of Police declined to accept the statement. whereupon the two journals announced that on Monday they would begin pro. ceedings with the object of obtaining an order for the devolution of all Ma sonic property.