Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-11

Special Cablegram 10 The star.
PARIS, December 11.-Mgr. Montagni.
secretary of the papal nunciature here
since the recall of the nuncio, was arrested
this afternoon, upon an order expelling him
from France. and will be conducted to the
frontier tonight
The residence of Mgr. Montagnini was
searched by the police.
The clergy are preparing to leave the
clergy house by tomorrow. Cardinal Rich
ard archbishop of Paris, has declared his
readiness to leave his palace at the first
sign of the governments agents. The front
pages of the newspapers today are entirely
occupied with the question Of the church
and state situation. which is the dominat-
ing topic Of conversation everywhere. The
excitement among the Catholics Is rising
every hour.
ROME, December 11.-Signor Mirabelli,
republican, at the opening Of todays ses-
sion of the chamber Of deputies introduced
a resolution, which was adopted. to the
effect that the chamber sends its warm
CONGRATULATIONS to France on the anti-cieri-
cal policy which 1t is following, las tending
to secularize the state and render the hu-
man conscience independent"
An Historic Day.
PARIS. December 11-This is an his
toric day for France. The struggle which
began in 1880 with the Punishment of the
Jesuits ended today with the legal rupture
of the bond which for practically thou
sand uninterrupted years had united
church and state. BY refusing to make the
required declaration under the public meet
ing law of 1881. public Catholic worship,
except by schismatic organizations, tomor-
row becomes illegal.
The scenes in some of the churches were
extremely touching Not in years had
there been such an attendance at mass. The
number of women was especially large and
was noteworthy as indicating the religious
Indifference of the male population. AL
though seven-eighths of the inhabitants OF
This city are nominally Catholics, in no
,arts of the city were the churches crowded.
Even at Notre Dame cathedral, where a
solemn high mass was celebrated the edi-
Ace was only half filled. The officiating
clergy read the regular offices for the week
as usual, without referring to their Illegal
status tomorrow. Nevertheless, the depres-
sion of the Catholics was manifest. Many
women emerged from the cathedral with
their eyes streaming with tears and lin
gered on the pavement to discuss what to
do when the clergy are turned out of their
churches.
Resisting the Incorporate.
But on the eve of the struggle it is be-
coming more apparent that both the gov
eminent officials and higher ecclesiastics
are resisting the advice of the incorporate
Minister of Public Worship BRAND an
nounces that the government cannot be
driven into the trap of closing the
churches and Cardinal Richard, arch
bishop of Paris has strongly censured
the placarding of appeals to the
clericals to make violent resistance to- the
officers of the law. mo Violence he saws,
''but passive resistance to the unjust law
after exhausting all protests at every
STEP"
This Is the disposition so far as the higher
scclesastics are concerned: but their fol-
lowers evidently have no intention to sub.
init and are preparing TO assume the role