New-York tribune., 1906-12-13
CATHOLICS MAY YIELD.
NO OPEN VAR IN FRANCE.
Indications That Government WI
Quietly Vim Victory.

Paris Dec. 12.-The clergy of Paris issued
special appeals Tonight TO their parishioners to
attend the churches tomorrow at the first mass
celebrated outside the pale OF the law. The
government. however. intends to proceed gently
These services will not be broken up. but police
men will be in attendance to note infractions OF
the law and cite officiating priests or their as
sistants before the nearest justice of the peace
The chief danger of disorders in Paris lies IN
the possible invasion of churches by rowdies and
free thinkers. Reserves of gendarmes Will be
stationed tomorrow at various points through
out the city TO guard against trouble
The efforts made by certain members OF the
Chamber of Deputies and other dsinterested
persons TO insure continuation of services in
churches in spite of the PapaI veto. by inducing
Catholic laymen in each parish TO make the for
hidden declaration, have not. so far as yet re-
ported met with much success Up to late
hour tonight the Church of St John the Evan
gel was the only church where such legal appli-
cation had been made.
The indications tonight are against anything
which might be digniied by the name of relig-
ious war. and the prompt expulsion from
France yesterday of Monsignor Montagnini.
Secretary of the Papal Nunciature here since
the recall of the Nuncio. coupled with the
threats TO expeI recalcitrant clergymen from
France has had a SOLDERING influence. The
and the masses are either Indifferent or. except
in a few isolated instances. inclined to side
with the government
Seven curates at Ternes, Department OF Can
tai have sent letter 10 the local commissary
of police saying they will resist with their lives
any proclamation of the Church by free think
erS.
There was riotous demonstration at Nancy
to-day while the bishop was moving out OF his
residence, \ crowd of two thousand persons
accompanied the officials TO the residence. hOot-
ing them. The bishop Will be prosecuted on the
charge of assauItins a policeman, because he
laid his hand upon pOliCeman's shoulder.
Five thousand persons gathered to-day in the
cathedral at Rennes TO listen TO Archbishop Du-
bourgs exhortation 10 obedience to the Pope.
There was an enthusiastic demonstration when
the archbishop left the cathedral
PreIates of all ranks are prepared 10 accept
the notices served upon them to leave their resi-
dences Tomorrow after protesting and refusing
to sign documents of dispossession.
CATHOLICS REPORTED YIELDING
II is reported tonight that dozens of cultural
or diocesan societies are in the course of for
.uatfc1, at the last IaOment, in various depart
ments-
A detachment of police this afternoon sur
rounded the buildings occupied by the Chamber
o.
possible anti-government demonstrations on ~ths
part OF the Clericals.
Prosecutions have been begun against the Ul-
tramontane abbes of the churches OF ST. Pierre
du Gros Caillou. ST. Augustin and ST. Rech.
where the greatest resistance to the taking OF
inventories occurred. The three abbes VIII oe
prosecuted under the law making it an offence
TO utter in places of public worship words cal
cuIated TO provoke resistance TO the lawful ao-
thorites which is punishable. If the words tend
10 produce an armed uprising. with imprison-
ment for three months or two years. At tbs
Church of ST. Augustin this morning there was
q service of mourning which concluded with the
chanting of the Dies Iree-
The government has decided Immediately to
take over the buildings belonging to the ecclesi-
astics stop the pensions of the clergy. compel
aspfrants 10 the priesthood to fulfil their MILL
tary obligations and if necessary. treat the
clergy as subjects OF a foreign power This con-
stitutes sufficient demonstration of the spirit
with which the government intends TO meet re-
sistance.
IMPORTANT PAPERS SEIZED
The papers seized at the Nunciature yesterday
placed in the governments hands evidences
which may prove exceedingly embarrassing to
the Vatican II open war is 10 take place They
include besides all the diplomatic records cover
ing the correspondence exchanged before ths
rupture with the Vatican. recent instructions
from Cardinal Merry del Val. the Papal Secre-
tarv OF state. a mass OF letters from prelates
ALI over the world and letters in the handwriting
of IDENTITIES of the Right. NJ Jaures. the socia-
Nst leader. asserts in his paper that the docu-
ments even prove the existence OF conspiracy.
rrba formal charge which Monsisnor Mon-
taenini was expelled was that he carried out an
order contained in a telegram from Cardinal
Merry del VAL received December 5. To instruct
the French clergy TO refuse 10 make applications
under the law of 1881 or obey the law OF 1900,
The government obtained copy OF the mes-
sage at the telegraph office
Cardinal Richard has accepted the tsmpossr1>
hospitality OF Denys Cochin. Conservative
member OF the Chamber of Deputies from one u
the Paris districts.
The Catholic seminaries at Bordeaux. Mends
and ST Rrieuc were evacuated to-day.
NJ. Martinez. Editor Of the ":nsaAtasAoaa2