The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-05
CLERICALS DEFY CANALEJAS
THOISiNDS WIZ PtRtDE ~
say SEBASTIAN WAY.
60, eFnmeni selves Trains: Rich Men Give
Au,ss aud Yachts 10 Carr, the People
Troops with Hail cartridges =" ne
on IIand-Prle@ts Iuciie Peasants.

es6r'sl CSs's Dssr5'ci - 20 THE SUS.
MADRID. Aug The han which has
been placed by the Government upon the
proposed big Catholic denomination al
San Sebastian n"It Sunday has greatly
incenssd the clericals and members " the
Cariist party They declare row that They
arc more determined than ever Ia carry
on, their plans
The anti-clerica, newspapers report
thar the priests arr urging the p.'asantS
To defend their religion with the last drop
Of their blood IL necessary and they are
even dis' ributing arms among the people
In order TO keep down the size 10 the
crowd witch threatens to pour into San
Sebastian the Governmen, has com
mandeer"d the trains and steamboats,
which the demonstrators had expected
TO B-e for the occasion. az course this
will prevent IA. attendance OF many
Who had hoped IA go from Bilbao and
other points
II IL said that he Government will Use
The conveyances thus s.ized TO carry
troops 10 San Sebastian. II IN added
that the soldiers have been orUisrrd 10
take hall cartridges and have be.n IN
rtructed not 90 hesitate tO Use them II
the occasion arises.
Naturally the -rizure OF the trains aud
boats will greatly hamper the clericala.
but they ar- hiring every available auto
mobile and other vehicle that they can
law their hands upon. Thousands have
made up their minds To walk IL necessary
A serious com plication exists in the fact
that the Republicans ARE planning
counter characterization for Sunday.
Prime Minister Canaleias received a
delegation OF clerica's to-day. lie urged
that they postpone the proposed demon.
stTation at San Sebastian until after th.
settlement % the existing strike At Bilbao.
but his visitors insisted that this was
impossible at this late hour as all the
arrangements had been made They
chung To their purpose even when told
that II they waited they could hold their
demonstration Without Government inter-
ference. They added that they could not
stop the crowd as the movement had
gained such great strength.
II IL said that all the Basque provinces
will participate and that some % the rich
cot men in Spain have promised money
in unlimited amounts 60 defray the ex-
pense~. More than two hundred private
yachts have been placed at the disposal
Of the people and other craft will he s~ut
to Casry all who wish To 20 10 San Sc
hasiian Tho FOLLOWERS or the clericAl-
at Bilbao and other points say that the
4. -.
demonstration.
Before King Alfonsp left here on
HE trip - England he gave u Premier
Canalejas full powers 90 deal with
the dispute between the Government
and the Vatican The Premier was EN-
powered ~ take what measures he deemeSi
advi-abl.
BARCFLoNA Aug GCuff'e arose
to-day on the CSntral promenade between
Carli-ts and Republicans over the re-
ligious trouble and almost endeyi in "A
riot The police Nere Obliged to charge
the crowd in order ." separate the fac
tions and Fsstore order
RoMF. Aug I The Vatican - pre-
pairing a note ia answer Co that ~ Premier
Ianalejas of Spain temporarily with
drawing the Marquis Emilio de Ojedl
The Spanish Ambassador. The note will
be submitted - the Congregation - FIX
Ecclesiastical Affairs befor,
i IL despatched - Madrid. The terms !
= III he kept secret
Discussing the strained relations be- |
ween the Vatican and the spanish Gov |
eminent with THH STN correspondent |
o-day Cardinal Ferrari said
The attitude Of the spanish Ministry
oward the Holy 10. IL due 20 the ~ |
rigus- Of the Free VI asons The latter
ind In Premier Canalejas a ready tool
The Vatican continues To act loyalty
oward Spain, keeping ths Nuncio NJ
Madrid as n proof that the Church IL
iisposed TO continue the negotiations.
sooner or later the defeat Of Canalejas
will he complete.
Tn. whole thing j. the result 81 the
inti-clerical wind which has swept over
france and crossed the Pyrenees and Is
low blowing through Spain. The Church
las won more difficult battles in the past.
md IL must not he forgotten that the
Nations that have quarrelled with her
rave brought on their own ruin