Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-14
THE PRESENT
CRISIS IN FRANCE
Cardinal Gibbons Says That the
American People do Not
Understand 1t.
PRESS is PARTLY TO BLAME.
II Has Been TO a Considerable
Extent He Says, Reflex Of Par.
iSian Anti.CIerical Press.
French Public Interest In Details Of
Continuation OF Struggle Al
ready Tagging.

Baltimore, Dec. 4.-"The American
public does not understand the present
crisis In France" said Cardinal Glib
bons when asked last evening for his
opinion on the French situation. He
continued:
III believed that my countrymen
would knowingly see a great organlza-
ton unjustly deprived OF Its property.
tens of thousands OF honest men and
noble women robbed Of their just IN
comes. hundreds OF thousands of people
brutally wounded In what they hold
dearest and most sacred a majority In
the chambers disregard and trample
upon the rights Of the minority, and the
rights of millions of their countrymen
lin the name Of liberty-would know
ingly see tens of thousands of priests
and nuns turned out of their homes for
no crime but that of loving God: |
say, II my countrymen can see and rec
ognize all this injustice and refuse gen.
une sympathy TO those who suffer,
then | Will leave life without faith in
American love ri justice. liberty and
humanity.
But the American people have not
had these things put fairly before them.
Our own press has been. TO consider
able extent, the reflex of Partisan anti
clerical press. Most people over here
have little conception of the French
ant-clericals. They look on the lead
ers OF this party as enlightened states
men seeking 20 preserve the republic
from an aggressive clergy. There have
nd al ~
publican government among anti-cleri-
calls, admit, but the majority Of them
have far less love of the republic than
they have hatred OF religion
but in France the Jacobin party
is not dead. They hate God, they
hate Christ, they hate His religion as
much as ever their fathers hated
them. But they have learned a more
prudent and measured method OF at
tack. And yet the utterances IF such
men are received as unexpectedly
by many Americans as would be q
disclosure by Mr. Cleveland or Mr.
Roosevelt or Mr.. Taft
RABID ANTI-CLERICALIsM.
M. Vlviana. the new minister Of
labor, speaking also In the chamber
OF deputies, said
"All OF us together first by our
forefathers. then by our fathers, now
by ourselves, have been attached to
the work Of anti-clericalsm and ire
ligion. We have snatched the human
conscience from belief IN future
life. DO you think that the work is at
an end? No, Il Is but beginning
THE chamber decreed that the dis
course from which this extract is taxi
en- should be placarded in every town
and village OF France.
UPRooTING CHRISTIANITY.
M, BRAND said in an address to
school teachers.
1.-THE time has come 10 root up
from the minds OF French children
the ancient faith which has served
It's purpose, and replace Il with the
light OF free thought; II is time TO
get rid Of the Christian Idea. We
have hunted Jesus Christ out Of tho
army, the navy, the schools, the hos
pitfalls, insane and orphan asyums
and law courts, and now we must
hunt Him out Of the state altogether
What would we Americans say II n
cabinet officer were to propose this
as the great aim OF his administra-
tom
For some reason such sentiments or
the anti-clericals are not reproduced
by our papers. But let French states
man utter counsels Of moderation and
sentiments Of liberty, then his fair
words are spread before our people. Il
Is common observation OF historians
that IN the most bloody seasons OF the
French revolution the air was full OF
sweet words about fraternity and lib
erty. coming from the very men who
made tho streets run with blooL These
men and those who inherit their spirit,
can talk more dlvinely and act moro
diabolically than any other on earth.
PRESENT SITUATION.
I'm order TO understand the present
situation 1t must be borne In mind tina I