The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26


are apparently 10th to pull the chest
nuts out OF the fire against their own
best interests for the masters SIM
ply because these masters go to mass.
The green" syndicates have even
succeeded IN merging some OF the
reds" and '.yellows into their own
Organization. The employers are be-
'c&sning DEFIANT In the midst of such
many -colored trade unionism. A por-
tion of the northern industrial dis
tricts follows the French Protestant
Church. What IL the latter were to-
promote purple syndicates7 After that
the Anarchist wing of the General
Labor Federation may be expected to
start black unions. AS decisive coun-
ter blast to IL all the Government
ought to form State aided tricolor
syndicates.
Debate In The Chamber
In the course OF the debate In the
Chamber OF Deputies on the Religious
Worship Estimates, NJ. BRAND, the
Prime Minister. replying to the Able
Gayraud. said that he felt certain
commiseration for the Roman Catho-
lie who felt II their dety to incline
before the orders of the Head OF their
Church. and whose patriotism would
nevertheless have inspired them with
the desire to conform to the laws of
their country. A great number of
ecclesiastical authorities had made It
clear that they were disposed to bow
to the law. A certain number OF the
lay members OF the Roman Catholic
Church, however, had shown that they
were more Incorporating than its
Official representatives. The Govern
ment was reproached with not having
been willing TO negotiate with the
Head of the Church. but the critics
Of the Government forgot the long
series Of proyocations which had been
directed against the State during the
years Immediately preceding discs
tablishment. OF late these provoca-
lions had been revived. and M. BRAND
noted with sorrow the continuation OF
the campaign which sought to re-
present the Republican Government
as the malignant prosecutor OF the
Roman Catholics. That was a calumny
for the Government had settled the
question of religious property in q
spirit of liberty and equity. M. BRAND
recalled the various stages of the de-
bate on the Separation Bill In order
done all that was in It's power to con-
ciliate the Roman Catholics.
He referred to the efforts of certain
Roman Catholics to excite public OPP
inion against the State In connection
with the taking of the inventories of
Church property, which was an opera
ton designed solely for the proteo-
tion of that property. And now the
Roman Catholics had begun to make
war upon the schools of the Republic.
There had been times In French his
tory. when Roman Catholic priests
and bishops had had to undergo the
pressure of Rome, and when they had
r,Ia hnt At.try a. hr1an q
their duty as Roman Catholics. He
hoped that that state of things would
return. For they were now being urg-
ed to assume an attitude which would
become so harmful to France. both
at home and abroad. that their con-
science as Frenchmen must finally
speak louder than their conscience as
Roman Catholics.
As to Clerical Attacks.
NJ. BRAND. referring to Clerical at
tacks on secular education declared
that in the name OF "the moral pro-
lection of the children" the Govern
ment would not only place the Secular
School beyond all danger of attack, but
would also raise the question of OBJ
tanning guarantees on behalf Of the
pupils of their free schools.
since you have raised the problem
of the moral protection of childhood"
he said. I'VE too VIII raise IL against
you. We will make our way into your
schools"
These words are welcomed by the
Anti Clerical press as a declaration of
war in reply to the Pastoral Letter of
the Bishops condemning certain schools
books and calling on the faithful TO
send their children to the tree schools
rather than to those of the State.
M. Paul Deschanel. the .Academician
and President of the Chamber of
Deputies was the leading speaker at
the banquet of "the Republican, Demo-
cratic Alliance" which was presided
over by the ex-President Of the Re-
public, NJ. Loubet. In presence OF sew
eral members of the Government and
of many leading members Of the Re-
publican majority. M. Deschanel said:
"The distinguishing sign of the Re-
publican spirit Is the determination to
defend the work of the Republic and,
above all the school system for 1t Is in
the schools that the citizen, the patriot,
and the soldier are being prepared for
civil life. We have helped to found
these schools and we shall defend them
as we'll as the teachers by remaining
faithful to the ideas of the founders.