The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-09
The spanish Trouble,


Spain and Va" Vatican auL" ~. go Ice
congratulated tha, ihcr" we're me- dis
rurhan""s "u SUNDAY ana that rh.. ,I"r-
Cd leaders had in'lurn," enough -"
suppress Ih" prpI"'t"d drm0n~l rat tuu
AT san Sebastian The rrpor hat
"'ol"r Cnun-.'ls a." ,.aduuV ~ new me-.
g"tIatInns - al~o welcome Tor 40 %.
c,untry 80 tnt"n>'.lE Cath"h' ~ Span
there can b. little hops, IT rrf"tm- that
shall he durable unless he ac1Jil,'-, ,,il,,.
of the Church j. assured and IN this ~
Siance the mate n dispute IL on"
which ~" Vatican must u.JuuLu,'
regulate
The measure wh,h ha> seen uuu"r-
stood and applauded outside Of spain.
and which from H. ,bripins~- ha-
caused offence ~ Rome namely ~.
decree announcing that all forms "f
worship may be celebrated publicly IN
Spain. affects a relatively small numter
III I-rsnus Liberal idea even IN nv.
edurated classes. Il" not urn the span
lard Ia Protestant ism 80 much ~ 10
philnsnrhn FREQ thought whilr among
llil ~ wv IHF'AtiF a. nav fH-f'n ttllefIefl
nv anar' hist ar socialist views tho oh
lection - To- religion ~ any form The
grea' body ni SpanlArds. of whatever
rank. men and women alike. will still
be found On SUNDAYS and weekdays
Attending -ervIcr~ u the thur. h"~
What - ~ present agitaJing Spain
and disturbing her relations with Rome
- he old "nnhi't within the Church
bowen IN" Sc~ular clergy and the
monasin ORDER That the latter are
excessive ~ numbers and have undue
infucn'~ ~ ~'aIn even the Vatican
authorIte~ have admitted IN tho pa~'
The dlfh'rIitv WaS Aggravated when
the frcT'h religious ORDER were dis
banded ~ Frame and sought shelter
IN large b"ii"S acrn-s tho PvreneeS.
Spain naturally rndcavorcd l." keep
them back and the iatyan At thai time
tired 10 divert many Ia other lands
IN sslt-proie'tinn The spanish Govern
nicnt has devised regulations framed
in some dcSre'' 90 the model of the
Iren"h Associations Law which vii
enable u ~ cN"rt some authority over
thc>" corporations. whose activity is
not "ntIrely religions
The determination 81 the relation,
between the regular and the secular
clergy j. not matter which the spanish
GuN"rnm-nt can settle by itself u"Ith"r
'au ~ pui an "ni 10 tho anragonlsm he.
tA""n ~" parish priests and the higher
E,"ra~chv which - acute In these
matters III" cooperation and good will
oi ;hr Vatican authorities are necessary.
AMI u - ?" u" hoped thai Cardinal
NrHGY ~ vi. who il himself a ~ran-
lard and should Understand the condi.
ton thoroughly. may develop t he diplo-
matte TAFT and -ilf n"e'iei tn sec,Irc a
satisfactory settlement
That Nh" Carlist intrigues should be- |
ia''o IN m" present troubles seems IN.
likely The Carlisr stronghold has been |
hitherto m Catalonia and The BASQUE
provinces. which have never been recon |
ciled 10 rule from Madrid m" ,ep- !
ara'ist sentiment - probably A. strong /
a. ever in 'hc-e districts, hui industrial /
development has turned them into cen |
res ri sn"talis' and anarchi-' ideas. and /
Rar,,l"na for some reason. has been |
81 latc wears the scene II more senseleSs |
anarchist vI"Ienre than any large town
~ FuroI~ The chief claim II m. pre-
t.nder however IT Don JuuF az well
- - hi- dead father. Don r.nJos. Law /
IN their "ytrcm" devotion 10 the Pope. /
in h"lnc NOR" Catholic than the Gath |
"l0" KING In an outbreak having the /
r"@-'ahl' Shment Of the Church as IT.
ay"~"d PURPOSE he cannot hope for sup
T.rrt from the former Carlist districts.
wh''s- object now IL To overth brow all
ri glun a. we'll - all government