The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-08
Only One DisordeT|y Scene
and Trouble Is Avefted
By the Police
VATICAN IS OPTIMISTIC
REGARDING SITUATION
Impression at Madrid Is That Cow
ernment Won Signal Victory In
Preventing Demonstration at
San Sebastian

San Sebastian, August THE gov
| ernment's rigorous measures and the
formal renunciation by the clerical
| 5unta of the threatened demonstration
| in this city insured comparative tran
| guilty today and a largely attended
bull fight was the chief incident of the
| day.
From daybreak the streets were pa
| trolled by cavalry, infantry and gen
| darmes, while heavy bodies of troops
were held in readiness In the barra cks
| at Miramar palace, where the queen
/ mother and the royal children are in
| residence.
The gravest incident occurred last
evening when groups of clerics assem-
bled, shouting death to Spain and long
4 life the vatcina.
Thousands of indignant Protestants
| rushed toward the manifestants and
only the Intervention of the governor
at the head of platoon of police pre-
| vented an attack.
Nearly $50 arrests were made. Many
amusing scenes were witnessed. Priests
leading trudging bands of peasants took
to their heels when they found the
| city In the possession of the military.
were disarmed and easily persuaded to
return to their homes.
In some cases the soldiers were COM
PEELED to supply with food the poor
people who had come into the city to
rail at the government.
The local authorities are convinced
that the clerical demonstration marked
a Carlist plot. Clerics in great num-
bers are indignant over the repressive
measures adopted by the government
Senior Urguijo, the chief organizer of
the movement, declared today that the
purpose of the manifestation was
peaceful in nature.
There were to be no speeches. he
said, and those who took part were
to be unarmed He said when the gov
ernment treated the matter as ii 1t
were civil war he had called Off the
manifestants in order to prevent blood
shed. He sal dit was their intention
la ter to take part in peaceful manifesta-
tions at Pamptona in the province of
Navarro and at Victoria in Alva to
prove that the anti-cleric policy of the
government was opposed by the entire
Spanish people.
Even the Queen mother is bitterly hos
tile to it." said he.
The authorities declare that the monks
have taken active part in formenting the
agitation and 1t is charged that they have
distributed arms among the people.
VIII Expose Conspiracy
Madrid. August 7.:-Premier Canalejas
announces his intention to expose before
parliament the conspiracy against the
government in the north of Spain. The
general impression here is that the gov
ernment has won a signal victory in pre-
venting demonstration at San Sebastian
which was certain to have caused blood
shed many assert.
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urge the premier to follow up his advan-
tage vigorously. The Universe, a cleric
organ, declares that the course of the
government betrays fear.
Dispatches from Cueta state that a
priest scandalized his congregation there
by pronouncing an anathema against the
government Generals Muranda and 4uwai
and other officers walking out of the edi-
flee Immediately afterward.
According to the Liberal the govern
ment is satisfied with the prospect of the
recall Of Monsignor Vico.
Vatican Is Optimistfc
Rome. August 1.-THE feeling at the vat
ican today Is optimistic. Hope Is enter
tained that an understanding with the
Spanish government will soon be reached
et Is pointed out by the vatican that
Premier Canalejas must be grateful TO
the papacy for restraining its followers
from disorders which might have led to
civil war.
The vatican and Cardinal Merry del
VAL the papal secretary personally in
e>ructed the bishops and prominent per-
sonages throughout Spain to prevent DEM
onstrations and disorders 1t being desired
to demonstrate that the holy see is anxi-
Gus to maintain peaceful relations in the
affairs of the peninsula.
Another reason for the conciliatory at
titude of the vatican is found In the fact
that the organizers of the proposed
demonstrations are for the most part
Carists and any movement might even
tually take on a Revolutionary and anti
dynasty character, which, the vatican is
determined, shall be absolutely excud-
ed from the present question.
A semi-official communication issued
Nv the vatican today says that the rela-
tions with Portugal are normal new
Portuguese ambassador to the holy see
has not been appointed 1t is explained.
owing to the recent change in the cab
inet at Lisbon.
King shows no Mental weakness
Paris August 7-The Spanish ambas-
eador, Senior Perez Caballerro. declares
that the report printed in the Croix here
that King Alfonso is showing signs of
mental weakness is a malicious invention
of the clerical forces
Marquis de Ojeda, who has arrived at
Paris after being recalled by the Span
ish government from his post as ambas-
sador to the. vatican, said today that
Marquis de Gonzales. counsellor of the
Spanish embassy at the vatican, who Is
now In charge of the embassy. has or
ders to attend the Pope's anniversary on
Tuesday.
King Alfonso Reassured
Cowes, Isle of Wight. August king
Alfonso appeared reassured by the Cheer
full news today from San Sebastian. 1t
Is understood the Pope has written him
an important autograph letter on the
position of the cleric conflict
The King made his customary round OF
calls today. His plans are unchanged
and he will go with Queen Victoria to
kEaton hall on Wednesday, as the guest
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