Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-11
LONDON FEARS RIOTS
Eucharist Congress Process
sion Menaced With Attack.
DEATH THREATS ARE MADE
Extreme Protestants Demand Pro.
hibition of Ceremony.
WARNING OF CONSEQUENCES
Fifteen Thousand Catholics Form
Guard to Protect Host-An-
cient Law Invoked.

LONDON. September 1.-THE Protest
ant Alliance, continuing its opposition to
the appearance Of the host in the process
sion to be held in this city next Sunday
in connection with the eucharistic con-
gress, today telegraphed an appeal to the
home secretary to prevent the carrying
of the host and the wearing of vestments
on the occasion. The appeal says:
THE Protestant feeling In London and
the provinces, as you doubtless are aware.
has increased enormously since Tuesday.
The country is now looking to you to pre-
vent the law of the land being broken.
The appeal concludes with these words:
ANY other course will involve grave
danger to the public safety. If riot and
disorder should result the responsibility
will rest with the home Office, which has
had ample warning of the state OF feel
ing in London"
Death Threats Made.
Some sensation has been caused here by
the publication of letter received by
the secretary Of tire alliance and signed
by a man claiming to be secretary of the
Catholic Anti-Bigotry Society" in which
the leading members of the alliance are
threatened with death If the procession is
interfered with. The writer is supposed
to be a crank.
There is profound anxiety lest the pro-
cession of the blessed sacrament Sunday
afternoon through the streets IN the
vicinity of Westminster Cathedrai may
result In disorder. The extreme Protestant
party is calling for support in publicly
protesting against such ceremony being
held in the capital of Protestant king
DOM. .
1t had previously appealed to the king
and demanded that the home Secre-
tary prohibit the procession. as one sec,
ton of the Catholic emancipation act OF
1929 prohibits Catholics having any re-
ligious ceremony, except in a church or a
The home secretary has so far ignored
this demand.
Catholic Guard of $1,000.
A guard of Il, ZOO Catholics, mostly Irish
men. has been formed to protect the pro-
cession from outside interference. and
bloodshed may ensue If the Protestant
party persists in protesting against a
ceremony which the Catholics regard with
peculiar veneration.
After the celebration this morning of
pontif1cal high mass In Westminster
cathedral by the Archbishop Of Utrecht,
who was assisted by numoer Of otner
prelates, the delegates to the international
eucharistic congress separated to attend
the various sectional meetings scheduled
for the morning hours.
Cardinal Logue presided at one of the
English meetings. Papers were read on
Tine Eucharstic League and Inc
Sacramento League for the Promotion OF
Daily Communion
The Archbishop of Westminster was
chairman of the other English meeting.
at which papers on The History of Daily
communion" and Recent Pontihcal De
ctees on Daily Communion" were dis
cuSSed.
Gibbons Attracts Notice.
The congress is absorbing attention
here. 1t is the most impressive religious
gathering ever seen in London. Westmin-
ster swarms with foreign dignitaries,
magniticently attired, hundreds OF priests
from all parts of Europe and thousands
of devout Catholic worshipers.
Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore, wher-
ever he appears, attracts the most in
terest after the papal legate. who Is
surrounded by almost royal state.
At the first evening meeting OF the
congress last night Albert Hall was
packed and the enthusiasm exceeded all
expectations
AS the papal legate slowly walked to
the platform the vast audience rose and
cheered frantically.
Cardinal Vannutelli then invited Arch
bishop Bourne to take the chair.
Resolutions pledging devotion to the
blessed sacrament and unalterable fidel-
ity to the apostolic see were adopted by
acclamation.
Archbishop Bruchesi of Montreal de-
clared:
The congress marks the re-entry of
Catholicism into its old kingdom, and
three days hence the holy sacrament,
hitherto carried only under priests robes.
will be borne publicly through the streets
cherish the hope that all England will re-
turn to the Catholic faith