The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-12-18
FRENCH CHURCH WAR on
POPE'S MANDATES SEIZED
Government Expels Mgr. MOntag
Mini, Legate Of Vatican.
10 SELL OFF CHURCH PROPERTY
Clemenceau Takes Aggressive Action,
Backed Up by Chamber Of Dspu-
ties---Cabinet Decides to Garry
Out Brands Program.

Paris, France. The war between
church and state has come at last
AS vet there has been no outbreak OF
violence, but overt acts have been be-
gun by the Government, and Prime
Minister CIemenceau has flung the
gage of battle before the churchmeA
who challenged him to declare or ex-
plain himself
More acute than ever Is the Ques-
tion of what the morrow will bring
forth. There is, however, not the
slightest agitation manifest in Paris
or in the departments, so far as
heard from, save only in journalistic
discussion.
Far from being embarrassed by
the precipitation of parliamentary
discussion, the Government appar-
emily courted its immediate develop
ment, and the result, so far as was
known, disclosed that the Govern
ment was we'll supported among the
deputies in it's attitude of frmness
even to the point of defiance which
M. Clemenceau declared on Sunday.
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Savoy, the Pope's confidential in
structions to the French bishops. 1t
has issued an order of expulsion
against the papal legate, Mgr. Nom
tagnini, secretary to the Nunciature,
Paris, who has been in charge since
the departure of a Nuncio. The
Nuncio has placed himself under the
protection of the italian embassy, as
an Italian subject.
The Cabinet at its meeting APP
proved Minister of Justice Brands
propositions. as follows:
First-Suppression of certain PEN
sions OF the clergy second, imme-
date liquidation of church property;
third, alienation of clergy houses,
bishops seats and seminaries; fourth,
measures to be formulated in the in
terests of national security, under
which the Minister of War will sum-
mon ecclesiastical students to rejoin
their regiments by December 15, an
order which will affect $500 of them.
The Cabinet will meet again to
draw up the text of the forego-
ing decisions, and will formally
submit them to Parliament The
pensions to be suppressed are those
of the clergy who refuse to conform
to the separation law The fourth
clause has reference to the proven
ton of foreign functions in France,
without previous authorization by
the Government
After the decision to expel Mgr.
Montagnini, the police searched his
rooms, which formerly were occupied
by the Nuncio.
The Cabinets decision to take
measures for national security will be
embodied in law carrying out Glenn
enceau's speeches during his recent
visit to the Department of War. The
law will authorize the Government to
expel ecclesiastics whom the Govern
ment shall have decided to be dam
gerous to the public peace, because
when they receive instructions from
the Pope they obey him.
After the search of Mgr. Montag-
minis rooms the officers took away
many documents. His expulsion will
become effective Immediately, after
which he will have twenty-four hours
in which to leave the country.
Another account of the seizure of
documents at Modane is that the sec
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Papal Secretary of State, was arrest
ed while entering France, that his
papers were seized and that he was
conducted outside French territory.
The clergy are preparing to leave
the clergy houses at once. Cardinal
Richard, Archbishop Of Paris, has
declared his readiness to leave his
palace at the first sign of the Gov
ernment's agents.
Rome, Italy.-The Pope, referring
to the action taken by the French
Government, said
Neither persecution nor martyr
dom will stop us in protecting relig-
ion. Our cause Is Gods cause,