The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-03
POWER OF CHURCH
IS SWEEPING
Special Writer Tells Of Conflict That
Threatens To Force King Alfonso
From Throne.
~ cHAs. p. STEWART.
Stan Correspondent Of the United
Press and Detroit Times.

OSoU correspondent OF the O0iteo
Prsss and Detroit Times.
MADRID. Oct. Shy Courier to
Hendaye, France. THE Spanish par
lament meets here Oct. s In what
many fear will be It's last session. Pre-
mier CanaleJas. disregarding the ad-
vice Of those who would temporarise,
has Gale the parliament and Madrid
today II conscious Of the fact that all
Europe II awaiting almost breathlessly
the developments.
The worldwide fight OF people
against property, the very fight which
ID enSrossing America and England to-
day. II being waged here. In Spain 1t
has taken the form of a battle between
the church and the state. but the issue
II tn same as In other countris, save
that here the church IL really property
interests and the state personal inter-
ests.
The night 10 really three-cornered
one.
The Conservatives and the Clericals,
constituting practically single group
for q Conservative Is always a Cleri-
cal and Clerical always Conserva-
tive-want the church left absolutely
alone. They are monarchists, but II
King Alfonso sticks to his present
program Of interference with church
privileges. they will favor deposing
him and III elevating Don Jaime, the
Carlist prctender. to the throne. Upon
aJime's loyalty TO church interests
they can count.
The Liberals are the second group
They are monarchists. too. but they
think the church's authority in Spain
too great and want 1t limited.
Want Church and state Divorced.
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6entally, "a eSeparatists want the
CATALAN provinces to secede from
Apa1n and ct up ~ an independent
nation.
N 3eoubIe viii probably come In one
q tuo NayK Premier Canalejas may
opep6od In holding King Alfonso to
~ pQooeut deterIn1noxfon to limit the
0kG1o powern hi1uo1 witch. there q
~ q M ~ 1hr tkat the church
WM 60o1of& 6Sf Yyc jn1nne and attempt
3 b1o chance az eoVereigns. or
the 1>ne Who n much under the
churor)S fhumb and Z by NO means en-
th1roi7~f1c rupporter OF the limitation
uronr6yn. nav turn Senior CanaIeJas
ant az ofYlre and nut a conservatives
nrsmier ~ Ma nIace II this happens
fhe anfi-clericais viii revolt and nm
dartake tha estabIishment Of a re-
crhI,r
what Premier CansIeias nronoses
.. 40 ,nara church astahvsh n,ants IN
ura,n suht.ct 20 ard,nary civil 10 w.
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F'0nt MOI win vst'esn.
On the face of II, the fight seems
To be between the Spanish govern
ment and the Vatican. II really II
not 20 at all. The Spanish church
has always been very Independent of
vatican conrtol. When II and the
vatican have disagreed 1t has always