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caaId offend the Catholic conscience or
case breach of the public peace that
HAD arranged for worship in the churches
TO be carried out under the easiest condi-
tieas, but the pope. by brutality refusing to
Rliew these conditions to be fulfilled, direct
ly provoked the priest hood to violate the
laws of their country At the present mo-
meat the pope is posing as political head
and il remains to be seen if the French
clergy will follow his lead to the bitter end
II they do. the government Will act with
tx as much severity as they have hitherto
shawn leniency.
Will Not Take Archives.
ROME. December 1.-THE Spanish gov
errznent has notified the vatican that it OBJ
5eos TO taking charge at present of the
arr.iives of the papal nuncature at Paris,
owing to the rupture of diplomatic rela-
tioas between Francesand the vatican Spain
certainly would have accepted the task If
requested by the vatican to do SO when the
payal nuncio at Paris. Mgr. Lorenzeli, was
reeslied, France then could not have
made any objection. But after the expulsion
of Mgr. Montagnini the secretary of the
HtfEciature. and the search of the archives
such a step as taking charge of the papal
interests In France might be regarded
hostile to the French government, which
wesid be contrary to the policy of the Span
1sh government. 1t Is stated In this connec
tius that the vatican authorities made a
mistake in not applying Immediately after
ihe search of the archives TO Count Tor
nfEal. the ltallan AMBASSADOR at T1rlS, not
ss the ambassador of Italy but as dean of
th~ diplomatic corps whose duty it is to
project the privileges of the corps.
Defends French Clergy.
NEW YORK. December 17.-Archbishop
JOHN NJ. Farley of New York today gave
OF. the following statement on the church
and-state controversy in France:
'-Here in America. where there Is no at
tempt made by the state to interfere with
The various religious denominations the
prage At large are naturally disposed to
cafdemu clergymen. who. by declining to
eozP!y with the behests of the govern
meat, expose themselves to a charge OF re-
bctton against the authorities OF the land.
Btn in order to understand the refusal OF
tie Roman Catholic clergy of France to
fuMl the requirements of the new law of
separation II must be explained that the
provisions of the statute in question de-
snard the consent of the church and Its
ministers To the alienation OF all the prom
eISs that has been bequeathed and donated
Then TO be held in trust for religious and
phsanthropic purposes. 1t Is property
@sstch they do not derive from the gov
ersEent but from the munificence of the
pisEs. and of which they are merely the
tr11sses.
Gives an Illustration.
The situation created by the new law
o. separation. which is the cause of the
present crisis In France. is as IL, for in
StaBce. the legislature of New York were
! Co enact laws compelling the trustees of
fhe Trinity Church corporation. under the
penalty of confiscation. to give their con-
serc to the alienation OF all it's vast prop
| erty to other uses than those for which
! II MIS- intended and to transfer Its admin
as.zasion and control to people who might
| ats<rr belong to rival denominations or
| e<ca profess atheism. 1t is as II the legis-
eatsse OF New York were to enact q stat
1r requiring the Catholic church, under
ths penalty of the confiscation of its prop
ofts Of one kind or another, to consent to
the transfer or the management and con-
I trG Of its sacred edifices semlnaries. rec
4 Sor4s hospitals, protectories and other
| Sensational and charitable institutions to
| eSSaations In which not merely avowed
fsR Of Catholicism among the Protestant
! examinations. but also agnostics and
! echrening politicians. Indifferent to any
kA8 OF religious belief. were I'm the ma
o.ay.
-Hsre such laws to be enacted by the