Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-11
FRENCH SEE
PAPAL " AR
GRAVE RELIGIOUS CRISIS PREclP-
ITATED BY SEPARATION LAW
BECOMING OPERATIVE
POPE ISSUES ORDERS

Tells Clergy to Hold to Their Position
Until They Are Forced From 1t BY
VioIence-French Premier Meets tho
Challenge-Governme Has Plans.
Paris, Dec. 1O.-The press today
unanimously recognizes the extreme
gravity of the religious issues precipi-
tated by the popes intransigant at,
titude. Many papers predict veritable
religious warfare. The governments
calculations have clearly been upset
and new legislative authority may be
necessary to enable 1t to cope with
the situation. Militant Catholics seem.
ingly hail with joy the prospects of VIC.
lence which will compel the closing OF
the churches with the attendant excite
ment of religious passions. The gov.
ernment has made preparations to
cope with the situation, but is keep
ing them secret.
Paris, Dec. 10.-France and the vati.
can came to an open rupture Sunday
and the nation faces the gravest reli.
gious crisis in the history of the third
republic.
The church and state separation law
which was passed by the French par.
lament year ago, goes into effect in
Paris Dec. II and will be inforced in
the various departments on Dec. IL
and 49,
The pope forbids Catholics to abide
by the public meeting law of 1881, un-
der which the government purposes
that religious services shall be held in
the future. The pontiff orders the
priests to remain in their churches
until driven out by violence.
Summons to Rebellion?
The government regards the action
of the pontiff as little else than a sum.
mons of the French Catholics to open
!. rebellion as rendering the situation
Exceedingly grave and possible entail.
ing the most deplorable consequences.
4 Premier Clemenceau, M. Briand,
minister of public worship, and M Des.
saign, minister of Justice, were in con.
!, ference all day Sunday. There is no
sign of the government faltering, but
it recognizes that it may be forced 10
resort to extreme measures.
In an interview Prime Minister
Clemenceau said:
i
have it. cannot but he struck nv
one thing. Here is the law of 1881
governing public assemblages. All.
the French people have observed this
law, until now the pope tells the
clergy: You will not recognize this
law. You will violate ii Immediately
All who were Inclined to ohav tho law
now will disregard II and how nnder
Rome's order. Is not that startling
proof that aside from he reeular au.
thority of the country there is another
power seeking to us,1rn the law9 That
. is {. condition that cannot endure ].
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: of 1871 - aooiuaice Will Tue law
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: 4he pope > 20 prutad J., order 10 the cler'
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j, ol.ss slei1 70 vioiate the laws OF the
i soans ;.it; ne no longer acts as tne
e splrllual head OF the church as the
1one 1ali''lical opJectlolls against the law o.
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a ne pope now assumes political
{ ,hath ,eaee, sn'p, IL anu lne VIAL questlon Il
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