Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-06
Spc-ial CaiIegram To The Star.

Special Categram To The Star.
ROME October 1T is mistake to sup
pos. chat tn. auti-clerical eruption in Italy
is directed solely against the Roman Cath
c.jcs There is no doubt. bitter feeling
AGAINST these ChUrChmen in the minds of
Hos who have thrown aside all -reverence
frr God and morality. Among the crowd
gathered in Marine to attack the Cardinal
Secretary of State Merry Del Val were
members of the association known as that
of TN. 10Th July. the date of King Hum
berr : assassination: and the simplest can
guess what j. the attitude of members of
this association To tn Italian monarchy 1t
would be tedious to mention the names of
the other associations which the anarchists
hay. cnosem as expressions of their lines of
action. but practically every religious de-
nomination is affected.
\ notable result of thu attack mad on
Cardinal Merry Del Val was the outburst
Of good will and affection on the part of the
people in CaSttl GandoifO and al thu neigh
buThuGd The mGuiCipaAt ct Castel ian
dolfu came officially to present him Win
ths!T congratulations on his escape from IN
Jury and to express their cordial deteStdt on
OF the aggression and insult of which n
the object. From OJE1r places. ana
from many parishes in Rome, addresses and
protests have been sent to him in abund-
anC". Letters and kilograms and messages
OF kindness from all over the world nave
.b.-en pouring in to Castel Gandolfo. The
event at Marine has awakened the feelings
oil Catholics in many lands, and has shown
them the brutal nature of the contestants
Nh0. as usual have the word liberty
oh their lips and brutal tyranny and out
rage i'm their deeds. This is the outcome of
the grand union of Italy. which was
admired of the nations. Was it to achieve
the liberty of ting priests and other
clergymen in the streets of Rome and in
q fv,y .h,rCf n q
of state at Marine that the cannons of
Victor Emanuel III battered down the Cd
walls OF Rome, The honorsc however. are
divided. The anarchists who shout Viva
Bresci" the assassin of King Humbert. and
wave the flag of 18th July are as bitter enc
mics to the monarchy they are to the
church. and this fact is evident to many
of the monarChiStS.
Tho Italians who respect their country
must suffer deep shame at seeing deeds
committed BY thes.. anti-cericals and an
archists. That in this country clergyman
runs risk of being molested. solely because
he is "A clergyman. is sad state of affairs
And that the cardinal secretary Of state
should ne made the objec! of the aggression
of the same class of organized diStUrb>rS is
Indicative of what would happen to the pope
II he was approa bic. In the thorough
fcebleness of the authorities in presence of
this outburst of insult and outrage to the
clergy. one can only hope that the pope and
other high digntaries may be safe.
The fact that piigrimages of Catholics
from distant parts of Italy and from other
lands TO Rome appointed for the month or
September were suspended first gave sub
let % SERIOUS consideration to the people
whose daily bread depends upon what is
euph1niously termed the movement of
strangers The extension of this suspen-
sion 70 the pi,grimages appointed for Octo-
hey has opened the eyes of many tot the
drtriment cons qEent on priest-huntng and
the sanderng of religious charitable insti-
tutIons
The decision of the Vatican. says one of
TIN, journals published in Rome that lent
silent announcement To the demonstrations
recently made. To suspend the pilgrimages