Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-06
nnti=Clerical Eruption8.
Demonstrations in Italy Not Directed Solely Against
Roman Catholic Church-Religious News From
Ancient Capital of the Wor1d'

already appointed for October has roper
cusson not to he lightly passed over. at
Rome especially. and also elsewhere. There.
of course, the personal pride OF the new
Italian gets vent. and the journal says:
Let us say. with our habitual franknass,
that it does not appear either handsome Dr
dignifed to make on this account every sort
of lamentation. as If the greater part of the
economic life of the capital of Italy de-
pended on the pilgrimages of the Vatican.
and If the want of them should spell ex-
treme ruin.
The capital of Italy has many other
resources in it's present and in it's past that
it is able TO consider with sufficient tram
quillity the want. certainly neither ex-
persons who come from all parts of the
world But. while admitting that. the
Journalist adds that it has not been wise
prudent or patriotic to bring things to this
point The economic and practical loss.
which is not by any m aans negligible
quantity. is of coulse only secondary to the
moral and political reasons. Naturally the
opposition journals blama the government
for its culpabe inactivity.
After every priest in Rome had armed
hims IT, with tn permission of the mlinic-
ipal authorities. for protection. a law was
notified to the projects and oth-r admins
trative officials employed in thu public
service that any outrage. whether by act or
word upon priest shall be punished by
imm -diate imprisonment for thirty days or
by fine as AN alternative. This has had
some deterrent effect.
During a visit to Marine. the scene OF the
outrage to Cardinal Merry del Val it was
learn from an eyewitness of the event
that the blow which the police delegate re-
ceived the chest was aimed directly at
the cardinal. He was in an open carriage.
and the anarchist. carrying a very thick
bar of wood swung it with evident force
and made toward the cardinal from be-
hind the carriage. If the blow had
reached him he would have been badly hurt
and perhaps killed. Tn, Italian journals
of course strove to minimize the matter.
The General Chapter of the Augustnian
Order has been in session here this week.
Among the matters which will occupy the
attention of the fathers entitled to sit in
this chapter is the election of a general of
the order. This Office lasts for six years
and the retiring general may be reelected
for another term. The assistants of the
general, who are. it were. representatives
of the greater nations in which the order
fiourishes, will also be elected in this chap
ter. their term of office concluding with
that of the general. The Augustinian Order
has advanced greatly in the United States.
There are at least fifty priors with their
companions gathered together at Santa
Monica. the Vatican, for this impor-
tant chapter
:.
Rome is threatened with the loss of one
of her most beautiful landmarks-the hang
ing garden of the Villa Aldebrandini. which
never fails to call forth the admiration of
the tourist as he turns the abrupt angle
after leaving the Piazza NeneZia to ascend
the Via Nazionale. The clusters of pine
and stately cypress and the wealth of
shrubs and flowers which Overtop the lofty
parapet at a height of a least 60 feet above
the level of the street make one OF the most
refreshing effects Imaginable in modern
thoroughfare. Although a splendid orna-
ment to the city, these grounds are too val
liable to remain unproductive and the pres
ent owner therefore. proposes to build upon
the portion fronting the street. Part of
the garden will be left free, but it will not
be visible from the main thoroughfare.