The San Francisco call., 1910-08-03
CHURCH and
STATE FAIL
TOEFFECT
TRUCE
Cardinal Merry del Val Scored
as Dilatory by Spanish
Minister of Foreign
Affairs
SETS FORTH POSITION
OF HIS GOVERNMENT
Demand of Vatican That Bill AL.
]. lowing Public Insignia Be
:. Quashed Said TO Be
.lnadmissible
ANTI-CLERICALS ATTACK n
MARCHING CAPUCINES
SETS FORTH POSITION
OF HIS GOVERNMENT
ANTI-CLERTCALS ATTACK N
MARCHING CAPUCINES


NAN SEBASTIAN. Spain, Aug. a.
NGarcia Prieto, the minister for
foreign affairs, in an interview to-
day in which he recited the history
OF the negotiations between Spain and
the Vatican, denied that the holy see
had adopted conciliatory attitude.
He added:
''The government asked Only two
Things: First, the suppression of the
converts and monastsries which en-
tered Spain Illegally; and, second, that
the pope should authorize the bishops
to suppress or transform the estab-
lishments unnecessary to. the aid OF
the priests in their ministrations.
Secular Clergy Compromised
"The government offered a year for
THE transformation. which was desired
by the secular clergy. whose existence
| is gravely compromised by the monks.
Senior Prieto declared Cardinal
Merry del Val, the papal secretary of
state. had adopted dilatory tactics from
the first, alleging that the speech from
the throne contained points against the
L Catholic religion.
I'VE protested our good faith and
desire to reach an agreement" said
the minister, when we enforced the
decree of 1902, against which neither
the curia nor the episcopate pro-
tested.
Cardinal Merry del Val demanded
that the decree remain a dead letter,
although the Vatican since that date
has granted numerous authorizations
without the sanction of the Spanish
government.
Public Insignia Approved
Finally. the demand of the vati-
can for the withdrawal of the bill
permitting non-Catholic organizations
to display the insignia of public wor-
ship was deemed inadmissible.
a'The recall of marquis de Ojeda, our
ambassador at the Vatican, was in full
accord with diplomatic usage when a
power with which another power is in
relations refuses to admit the justified
arbitrary course"
Liberal Press in Denial
| MADRID. Aug: 2.-The liberal press
| officially denies the insinuations of the
| Vatican that Ii only demanded the
withdrawal of the bill prohibiting
| further religious orders until the con-
| cordat had been revised. and also
points out that the bin in question does
not violate the concordat. which recog-
nizes only three orders. FL Liberal
says Pope Plus x is now sowing what
will be reaped in following the advics
of two Spanish cardinals.
Police Stop Battle
! vIGO. Spain. Aug. 2.-The police
here intervened today to disperse rival
demonstrations, the members of which
came to blows over. the dispute be-
tween. Spain and the Vatican. The
Capucines were marching in process
sion. acclaiming the pope. when they
were attacked by the anti-clericaI. ele-
ments of the population.
King and Queen in Paris
| PARIS. Aug. 2--King Alfonso of
Spain and Queen Victoria, who are
| stopping here en- route TO England.
were the guests of President FalIieres
/ at luncheon at Rambouillet today
Premier BRAND and Minister of For
eign Affairs Pinchon were also present
| at the luncheon.
The king and queen spent the night
in Paris and will return to Ram
bouillet tomorrow to take luncheon
with Senior Pena, president elect OF
Argentina. who is here as the Official
/ guest of President Fallieres.