Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-21
Powerful Influences at Work to Overthrow
Precedsn. of Years
EFFECT OF eooK ON FRENCH AFFAIRS
Feeling that the Vatican Did All it Gould
for Peace.
TEMPEST IN TEAPOT OVER NEW TREATY
Defeat of Ministry on Modus Nivendi
with spain Example of sudden
Action In Italian
Politics.

HUME, Jan. N-tSpeClal OdbleETdtn Ap
The Bee.)-The relations existing between
Italy and Spain appear TO be the interna-
tional subject uppermost in the minds Of
the people of Italy just at present. First
of all there is the report that the king OF
Spain has expressed a desire to complete
his tour of the European courts by visiting
the Quirinal on condition that such an ar
rangement can be made with the Vatican
that he will he allowed to visit the Pope
and also be received with the honors due
his station. As is well known, after 1870
Pope leo XIII forbade all Catholic rulers
to be guests of the Quirinal on pain of eX-
communication. Prince Ferdinand OF Bul-
garia and NJ. Boubet infringed on this prohi-
| btion, thus drawing protest from the
/ Holy See to all Catholic states. The king
\ of Spain being more closely in touch with
| the Vatican than either of the rulers mem
| toned, naturally wishes to avoid all COM
plications. and it is asserted that three
very powerful Spaniards, Cardinal Merry
| del Val papal secretary Of state; Cardinal
Wives y Tuto and Father Martin. general
| of the Jesuts. working to satisfy the
| desire of their king, which can only be done
/ by finding means to safeguard the suscepu-
| bilities OF the papacy. II, however, the re-
| suit can be accomplished 1t will indicate
closer coming together between the church
and state than anything that has occurred
| since the downfall of the states OF the
church in Italy.
Sentiment Created by white Book.
| According to those best posted in Vatican
circles, the White Book issued by the vail
can vindicates the Holy See, showing tha'
in the misunderstandings with France the
wrongs were on the side Of the latter, whlle
the Vatican constantly did its best to avoid
a rupture. One of the most important
points in the White Book is regarding the
recall Of the French ambassador, M Nizard
from Rome, the Vatican considering tha'
the assertion that Cardinal Merry del va
did not wish to answer the ambassador
request was mere pretext. Another par'
Eof the publication refers to M Louoet'
visit to Rome and the protest issued by
the Holy See, which, through an indiscre
ton on the part OF the principality of Mo
naco. appeared in the Paris Humante. thu
disclosing the fact that there was a diff
ference between the protests sent to Paris
and those sent to other states. The Vati
) can maintains that this difference was sug
gested by the desire to remain on goo'
terms with France.
Government Defeated.
Just at a time that IL began 10 lool
| as though a kind Of an entente cordial
might be secured. not along sentimental
I lines, such as might be encouraged ny tn
, | visit Of the king of Spain TO the KIM
OF Italy the Catholic church, accceinI
to the proposition, the Italian gove"nmen
itself received a decided blow in the dc
feat OF a favored measure. 1t is tru
' that in the Chamber, just before the de
cisive vote on the modus vivendi viii
Srain on which the government was de
, feated the Forts ministry had receives
a vote of confidence by majority o
sixty-one The debate lasted five days ah'
the defense of the measure by :he MINIS
ters. Signor Rava, Sgnor Tittoni, Slgno
Majorana and Sgnor Forts was Sprca'
over four days. Scarcely any a'temp
was made on the part OF the opposition
to adduce any serious evidence in supper
n of their attack. the main argument o
y the speakers being an appeal to the sym
y pathy OF the Chamber on behalf of tn
5 hardly tried southern provinces, who's
u wine Industry was represented as threat
8 ened with ruin In vain Signor Rava an
? signor Tittoni declared the actual fact
= of the ease.
: In spite OF all that has been said tn
= result OF the vote can only be regarde
: as defeat for the government-at ieas
d a moral victory for the opposition. Th
n majority of sixty-one with which tn
y Chamber reiterated its confidence in III
t ForIis ministry In no way compensate
n for the sweeping majority of loS wit
4 which it rejected the modus vivsnd
i Conformity and separately the ministr
IS had asserted its responsibility for III
d measure.
The discussion raised over the rstincs
.
J. and Spain affords a good example Hf II
e suddenness with which "a tempest wi
" often assail an Italian ministry from a