The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16

CARDINAL RICHARD SICK
WILL LEAVE HIS PALACE PEACE
ABLY MONDAY.

Paris, Dec 1.-THE cabinet today
completed the amendments to the
church and state separation law of 1901,
which will probably be introduced in
parliament this evening In order to
avoid the appearance of persecution, it
has been definitely decided not to press
the question of treating recalcitrant
priests as subjects of a foreign power
. until it is clearly demonstrated that
the church is systematically resisting
the law.
AS Cardinal Richard, archbishop Of
Paris, claims to be i'll, it also has been
decided TO allow him to depart at his
own pleasure. Nevertheless, formal no
tee was served upon the archbishop
this afternoon as he was surrounded by
his Wears and other clergymen. After
reading the summons the archbishop
ANNOUNCED that he would not yield exr
ieept to force, Whereupon The officer who
Iseryed the summons retired. saying that
lhs would report to his superiOrs.
Crowd Soon Gathered.
IN the meantime a rumor spread that
tho archbishop was being expelled from
the palace, and about 500 Catholics, in
leluding many priests, hurried to the
ieourtyard of the palace to defend the
primate- With the intention of making
a big demonstration, word Was dis
patched in all directions. and by 8
O'Clock an immense crowd had gath
AeIed. Among those present were sew
ieral senators and deputies, including
IN. Denys Cochin and Count Boni de
iCastellane, several members Of the old
French nobility, the majority of the
Paris clergy and the entire body of
theological students. The defenders"
of the archbishop for two hours Vainly
awaited an attack upon the part of the
police, when, seeing there was 10 in
tention of expelling the venerable pre-
late by force, they gradually dispersed.
Defenders" Blessed.
As the defenders were leaving Mgr.
Annette, the coadjutor archbishop,
thanked the crowd for the manifesto
ton of sympathy, and after annOunc-
ing that the cardinal had decided to
leave the premises Monday, Mgr.
Annette conferred the episcopal bene-
diCtiOn.
diversion was created today by
members of the clerical press filing 4
deIunciation against the grand Ma
sonic lodge on the ground that worship
was privately exercised there The pre-
feet of police declined to accent the
statement, WhereupOn the journalists
EEiOuiCEI LlidL AI0nudt iiAOg " IL bG-
gin proceedings for an order for the de-
Volution of all Masonic property.
Denial by Richard.
Cardinal Richard today formally &c
nied that he had authorized parishion-
ers to make applications To hold reli-
gi0us meetings under the law of 1881,
and announced such applications are
contrary 10 the orders of the holy see.
Thus far forty-three residences of
pIelates and seminaries have been evac-
uated.
Seven new applications to hold reli-
EiOus meetings under the law OF 1881
were flied in this city by Darishioners
today.
Dispatches received up to a late hour
tonight from the provinces. show the
church situation about the same. Cler-
gymen at all points are being sum-
moned for breaking the law Of 1881.
Many declarations have been filed. AL
most all the bishops palaces and SEM
inaries have been vacated.
Only a few incidents out of the or
binary are reported. AT Lesneven a
eommissary of police was stoned and
finally had to draw his revolver to pro-
tect himself,
At Bordeaux a single declaration has
been filed.