Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-13

al IL, DcC IL ne Gay OF grace
granted to the churches of Paris IN
the execution of the law providing for
| the separation CT church and state
postpones until tomorrow the measures
| Tor its enforcement. The day, however,
| has only increased the excitement
| caused by the expulsion from France
yesterca; of Mgr. Montagnini, secretary
| of the PaDal nunciature at Paris.
Prosecutions have been hegun against
| the ultr2-mOntaine abheS of The
churches Of st. Pierre Du eros Gallon.
st. AuSustin and st. Roch where the
greatest resistance to the taking OF the
inventories occurred. and it has, been
decided to Immediately take over the
buildings belonging to the ecclesiastics.
| stop the pensions of the clergy. compel
aspirants to the priesthood to fulfill
their military obligations and, if neces-
airy. treat the clergy as subjects of a
foreign power. This shows the spiriE
with which the government intends to
meet resistance. The reception of
Premier Clemenceau's speech in the
Chamber Of Deputies last night also
shows that he has Parliament at his
back. Nevertheless. NJ. Clenencca,l
was careful t. say that there was still
| time for The Catholics to conform with
the law.
That the rank and file Of the liberia
Catholics disapprove of the intransigc-
ant attitude of the authorities at Rome
was ovlGenced by the fact that II
Marlnet. editor of the Renaissance and
Felix Robin, filed, on their own initial
tive, with Project of Police Lepine to-
day an application under the public
meeting law of 1881 for permission to
hold religious meetings in eli the
churches. 1t was at first announced
that the government had instructed the
project to accept the application but
it developed later that he only formally
acknowledged the receipt of the appli-
cation and decided that q general ap-
plication covering all the churches was
irregular.
He also announced that unless appii-
cations were fled by two authorized! per
sons in behalf Of each church. ministers
for reporting violations OF the law woul,
commence at the time for carly mass to-
morrow Cardinal Richard has formally
denied that h" in any manner sanctioned
tho application of Martin aud Robin.
The papers seized at the Papal nuncia-
ture yesterday placed in the govern
mcntS hanis important evidence which
may prove very embarrassing 10 tho Vat
lean If open war takes place. They in
Guide besides all the Diplomatic CORE
spondence exchanged before the rupture
with tic Vatican. recent instruct ;ons
from Cardinal Merry Del Val. the PapaI
secretary Of state, q mass Of letters from
prelatcs all over the world. and letters
M Tie handwriting of deputies of tn
flSht party. NJ. Jaures. the Socialist
leader. asserts in his paper that the sciz-
cd documents even prove the existence of
a conspiracy. Cardinal Richard has ac
copied the temporary hospitality Of NJ
Denys Cochin, conservative member OF
the Chamber of Deputies from one Of
the Paris districts.
Ire formal charge on which Monsignor
Nohtaenina was expelled was that he car
rIed out an order contained in a Telegram,
from Papal Secretary of State Merry
del Val. received Dec. 8. to instruct the
French clergy to refuse - make annli.
cations under the law of 1881 or obey the
law of 1905. The government obtained y
copy of the message at the telegraph Of
fee. The Catholic seminaries at Eor.
deauX, Monde and Saint B1ieu were oyan-
uated today.
A detachment Of police this afternoon
surrounded the buildings occupied by the
Chamber of Deputies and the Senate in
order to prevent possible anti-government
demonstrators on the part of the cler-
icals.
Late this afternoon DR.. Tissot. ey-
president Of the church wardens of the
church Of St Jean LEvangele and M.
Petit. communicate of the church, filed
an application with the project of police.
who accepted it as a legalzation of SER
vices there during the coming year.
Turin. Italy. Dec. 12.-Monsignor Mon
taSnini. secretary of the Papal nuncia-
ture at Paris. who was expelled from
F'rafic" yesterday. arrived here yester-
day hut did rot leave the. train and con-
tnred On his wey to Rome after refus-
frs to see anybody.
WORST POSSIBLE ASPECT.
This Is Light in Which French Clergy
Are to View the Situation,