Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-16
E,J ECT
BISHOP
Gendarmes Meet with
Resistance
New Laws introduced in
Chamber of Deputies
Cardinal Richard Served with Sum.
mons, and on Rumor of Foreible
Expulsion Immense Crowd
Gathers
BY Associated Press.


ARRAS, France, Dec. 15.-
When the bishop of Arras was
expelled from his residence today
under the church and state sep
aration law gendarmes met armed
resistance and were several times
compelled to charge manifestants
who barricaded the doors of the
seminary.
Eventually the doors were
broken open with trees used as
battering rams.
PARIS, Dec. 15.-The cabinet today
completed the amendments to the
church and state separation law of
1901, which were introduced in parlia-
ment this evening.
In order to avoid the appearance of
persecution it was definitely decided
not to press the question of treating
recalcitrant priests as subjects of a
foreign power until it is clearly demon
strated that the church is systemat-
ically resisting the law.
AS Cardinal Richard. archbishop of
Paris, claims to be ill, it also has been
decided to allow him to depart at his
own pleasure. Nevertheless, formal
notice was served upon the archbishop
this afternoon as he was surrounded
by his Wears and other clergymen
After reading the summons the arch
bishop announced that he would not
yield an inch to force, whereupon the
officer who served the summons re-
tired, saying that he would report to
his Superiors.
Large Crowd Gathers
In the meantime a rumor spread that
the archbishop was being expelled
from the palace and about 500 Cath
olics, including many priests, hurried
to the courtyard of the palace to de-
fend the primate.
With the intention of making a big
demonstration word was dispatched In
all directions and by o'clock an inn
mense crowd had gathered.'
Among those present were several
senators and deputies including M
Denys Cochin and Count Boni de Cas-
| tellane. several members of the old
French nobility. the majority of the
Paris clergy and the entire body OF the
Catholic students, "the defenders" OF
the archbishop, who for two hours
yainly awaited an attack upon the part
of the police, when, seeing there was
no intention of expelling the venerable
prelate by force, they gradually dis
appeared.
Thanks Defenders"
AS the defenders" were leaving Mgr.
Annette. the coadjutor archbishop,
thanked the crowd for the manifesto
ton of sympathy and after announcing
that the cardinal had decided to leave
the premises Monday Mgr. Annette
conferred the episcopal benediction.
A diversion was created today by
members of the clerical press filing a
denunciation against the grand Masonic
lodge on the ground that worship was
privately exercised there. The project
OF police declined to accept the state
ment, whereupon the journalists an
nounced that Monday they will begin
proceedings for an order for the deVolu-
ton of all Masonic property.
Cardinal Denies Rumor
Cardinal Richard today formally de-
nies that he had authorized parishion-
ers to make applications to hold re-
ligious meetings under the law of 1881
and announced such applications are
contrary to the orders of the holy see.
Thus far forty-saven residences of
prelates and seminaries have been
evacuated.
Seven new applications to hold re-
ligio usmeetings under the law of 1881
were filed in this city by parishioners
today.
Dispatches received up to late hour
tonight from the provinces show the
church situation about the same.
Clergymen at all points are being sum
moned for breaking the law of 1881.
Many declarations have been filed. AL
most all of the bishops palaces ana
seminarles have been vacated. Only
few incidents out Of the ordinary are
reported. At Lesn'vin commissary
of police was stoned and Cnally had to
draw his revolver t. protect himself.
At Bordeaux single declaration has
been filed.