Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-17
A STATEMENT
FROM THE VATICAN
Declares Seizure Of Nunciature
Archives Was for Purpose Of
Spreading False News.
ARCHBISHOP FARLEY'S VIEWS.
The Clergy OF France, He Says, Are
Fighting tho Battle OF
Christendom.

Rome, Dec, ia communication Is
sued az the vatican this evening reit.
Grated the previous statement given out
as to the object OF the French govern.
ment in SELLING the archives In the
nunciatItre at Paris after the expulsion
Of Monsignor Montagnini, was TO DIFF
fuse false news In order to make the
public believe that in the papers taken
were low insinuations OF money
bargain for the appointment OF bishops,
gambling the stock exchange" etc.
The statement repeats the yatican's
original denunciation Of the tactics en-
ployed In securing the papers and es-
pecially denounces what it terms efforts
10 make appear as due 10 the negotia-
tons OF the vatican of Monsignor Mon
tagnini some OF the letters which II
says really may have been received and
kept as documents, but which no hon
est man could take as basis for facts
that did not exist. Such letters, II Ia
declared. may even have been sent on
purpose to Monsignor Montagnini In
order 90 have dossler ready when the
search was made.
With regard to the alleged arrange
ment with the Spanish ambassador at
Paris for the care of the archives Of
the nunciature the communication says
that neither the vatican nor the Span
ish ambassador TO the vatican ever
thought OF communicating with the
Spanish ambassador at Paris without
first entering into an agreement.
WIN regard IN fhn Gfatau1ppf puh.
llshed In the National zeitung OF Ber-
lin, attributing to hitherto unpublished
portions of the memoirs OF Prince Hoo
henlohe, the declaration that Pope Leo
XIII asked Emperor William for a Gift
Of 100000, the communication declares
II TO be absurd.
ARCHBISHOP FARLEY's VIEWS.
New York, Dee. DISTINGUISHING John
NJ. Farley TO-DAY gave out the loiUw-
ing statement on the church ana state
controversy IN France:
Here IN America, where there Is no
attempt maze by the state TO interfere
With the various religious denomina-
tons. the people az large are naturally
disposed to condemn ciergymen Who ny
declining TO comply WIN the benests
of a government expose themselves to
a charge OF rebellion against the au-
thorities OF the land. But in order to
Understand the refusal of the Roman
Catholic clergy Of France TO fulfill the
requirements OF the new law of separa-
ton II must be explained that the pro-
visions OF the statute In question de- |
mand the consent OF the church and |
of it's ministers to the alienation OF all |
the property that has been bequeathed !
and donated them to be held in trust |
for religious and philanthropic pur-
poses. II Is property which they do |
not derive from the government, but |
from the munlficence of the pious. ana |
OF which they are merely the trustees. |
The situation created by the new /
law Of separation which Is the cause Of /
he present crisis In France, is as II,
'or instance, the legislature OF New
York We're TO enact laws compelling the
rustees OF the Trinity church corpora
ion, under the penalty of conGscation,
o give their consent to the alienation
Y all its vast property 10 other uses
han those for which 1t was intended
nd to transfer its administration AMI
ontrol to people who might either be-
ong to rival denominations or even
rofess atheism II is as If the legis-
iture of New York were to enact Il
tatuto requiring the Catholic church.
nder the penalty OF contlscatlon of It's
roperty of one Kind or another. to
onsent TO the transfer of the manage
1ent and control Of its sacred etlifices.
rectories, hospitals, protec-
prizes and other educational and charit-
BILE Institutions or associations In
'hich not merely avowed foes OF Ca
lollcism among the Protestant denom-
iations, but also agnostics and schem-
~ politicians Indifferent to any kind
( religious belief, were In the majorl-
Were such to be enacted by the state
New York, the clergy and trustees
the property of the Trin-
y church, and the clergy and trustees
vested with the direction Of the prop
'ty OF the Catholic church, would be
rompt 10 refuse obedience not only on
,ligious grounds, but also by reason OF
,nviotion that compliance would IN.
Dive n fragrant disregard Of their NOR
and material obligations as trustees.
hey would look upon the law in ques-
on as iniquitous and unconstitutional,
nd would therefore consider them
lives justified IN doing nothing to ex-
'ess their submission thereto
1T is inconceivable to the American
'pplt iufsl tlf l'tl1idluIN VI NOW
ork, or, indeed of any other state of
IFS great and free republic. should en-
,t any such laws OF virtual spollatlon.
ct that Is precisely what the French
,vernment has done.
''In word the new law requires Of
10 church the alienation OF all it's
TO boards OF laymon. In the Sc
elton OF which Il has virtually no
)icei this board TO have full and per-
ct control, not only over the funds.
At even over the religious ediflces and
Ter the exercise of divine worship IT.
IL Independent OF pope bishops and
mon law.
'The property at stake consists OF