The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-14
IMPRESSIVE RESPONSE TO AP-
PEAL TO ATTEND SERVICES
IN SPITE OF LAW.
TALK OF ARBITRATION
IN Paris and Situation May Be Set
tied BY ParIiament--Notices 10
Vacate Seminaries Are
Openly DoAed.

Paris, Dec. l3-There was an i'm.
Ipressive response this morning TO the
Icletgy's appeal to Their parishloners
Ito attend the first masse celebrated
Ioutslde the pale OF the law. The
tinterlor of the buildings were we'll
filled and In several here was mueic.
but nowhere was ther thes lighfest
lattempt to interfere with the services
or to create disturbances.
| Police officers were present In
plain clothes, taking the names III
the officiating priests and approx
mating the number of those present
with the object of making reports n
the Justice II police.
During the day summonses were
issued, charging illegal assembl es 10
the case of 60 churches Of Paris.
The official journal today an
nounced that ONLY 50 Of he Catholic
diocesan associations formed were
legal. while 902 protestant and rs
Jewish associations conform with the
law
About 80 ceminartes which refrs-d
to comply with the Law are being
closed. During the day a number OF
applications for permission TO hold
religious meetings under the law Of
1881 were made. Reports from other
cities say similar Applications were
made there
1t was rumored that the govern
ment was instigating this course on
the part OF the parishioners In order
10 insure keeping churches at the di
posal of the clergy and forcing the
latter into position of deliberately
discont'nuing public worship.
Defy Notices to Evacuate.
Notices to evacnate edifces belong
ing to the state were served on &C.
clesiast,cs and seminarics and were
tl~ ually met with response that they
would yield only 10 force.
The ecclesiast'cs charged with viu.
lations of the law have appealed 10
commissaries of police They claim
that in celebrating MISS they ete
within their rights.
Proceedings have been begun In be.
half of the government against tho
Sisters of Assumption order on
charge of conducting convent snI
school for the aris ocracv In Viola.
ton of law against education by re.
Iigious orders
According to well informed persons
he government intends TO respond
10 the attitude taken ~ she Vatican
by submitting to parliament the
to settle definitely the
of the church in Frame.
Under this proposal, the church will
'orfeit all benefits under the law of
1908 but it is 10 be provided with m
opportunity Of carrying on public
Worship in conformity 10 the common
aw Church property r to be handed
,yer Immediately 10 the civil au
hor.ties ON the condition that It b.
'eserred for purposes OF worship and
he positions OF cardinals and
bishops. as foreign officials will he
lealt with later. in the even the gov
srnment finds Il necessary so TO do.
TO KEEP ARCHIVES INTACT.
Rome Dec. 13.--GiOrnale DItaly
publishes report that NJ Picht1.
French minister Of foreign affairs, Is
ibout to take steps Tor the preserys-
ion in act. Of the papsl archives
eized IN Paris. According TO rumors
in diplomatic circles. the
,aDer says. this action is due 10 the
Energetic protests lodged by several
in Paris. who obie-ted
o these diplomatic documents being
xamined by out siders