The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-11
HOT CAMPAIGN
AGAINST CHURCH
New Government of Portugal
EXpels JeSuits and COnfis-
Gates Property.
MOB SPIRIT RULES IN
ATTACK ON M0NASTERIES
Many of the Nuns Driven Out
Say They Will Come to
America.

LISBON, Oct. 1o.-The provisional
government is fixed in its determine
tion to drive the monks and nuns out
Of the country. The minister OF the
interior, Antonio Amelda, will possibly
conduct the investigation of all foreign
ers connected with the religious orders.
A decree was published in the Off
cial gazette today expeLling the Jesuits
and the foreign members of the orders.
In the ease of the Portuguese monks
and nuns. however, these may return to
their families if they rcnounce their
orders otherwise, they must quit the
country.
Already hundreds of inmates of the
religious establishments have crossed
the border but the most interesting event
today in connection with the order of
expulsion was the release from custody
of Cardinal Netto, former patriarch or
Lisbon, whose arrest the minister of
Justice explained was for the purpose
Of protecting him from possible out
rage.
Stand of Republic.
Foreign Minister Macbado has sent a
circular to all foreign countries declar-
ing that the republic will recognize all
| contracts, alliances and financial obi'
CATIONS entered into bv the monarchy
and inviting the various governments
to notify the Portuguese republic of
! such engagements to prevent It's being
overlooked or forgotten.
Under the decree of expulsion, all the
Jesuits' property rcverts to the state.
The property of the other religious com
munitics will be disposed of later in ac-
cordance with whatever relations are
established between the state and the
! church
The JcSuits have enormous quantities
of land and in addition gold and SILVER
church ornaments. vestmeuts, chalices
studded with precious stones, and valu-
able cellars Of Old wine, 1t is reported
that the Irish Dominican frlars and
nuns, possessing church and convent
here, will bc exempted. No masses
were celebrated in any church except
that of the Dominican fathers over
which the English flag floats.
Showing Some Mercy,
General Pimcntcl Pinto. one Of the
| few monarchial leaders who took any
active share In attempting TO suppress
! the revolutionary movement, has been
liberated upon promising that he would
do nothing to disturb the republic.
| The mob which battered down tho
doors of the convent in the Rua DO
QuClhns was led by fanatics and gang
of rufTians, who seized the occasion to
destroy everything in sight, Images
and statues were wrcnchcd from inches
In the chapel. altars wero wrecked, fur
nituro broken and sacred vestmcpts
were carried off by the rioters. Later
the police recovered the greater part Of
| the Scstments,
The district in which are located
Santos church and the French legation
was startled by the crack of rifles, ana
At once report was circulated that
the rcligionists were firing from the
windows of the church. The crowd
| tiockcd to the scene, but the MI 1tary
arrived in time to protect tho church
and the legation from possible violence,
| The discovery of secret subterranean
| tunnels AT tho mona stcrics set ailoat
rumors that many monks werc still hid
ing underground awaiting able
opportunity to emerge and continue the
| fight against the new regime, To sat,
| isfv the crowd. tho military initiated
| subtcrrancau explorations and IN one
instance went so far as to dig a trench
to locate the suspected tunnel.
As was the case AT the time Of the
Barcelona riots, the popular feeling
|
nuns and does rot manifest itself
! toward the secular clergy,
Republicans Celebrating.
Throughout SUNDAY the city was in
| 'bc festival garb Thousands came IN
from the country districts and visited
the scenes of the recent fighting They
wore medals in form of republicans en-
blcms and carried improvised rcpubli-
can flags. The bands played tho rcpub'
lican hymn and the artillery fred salvos
| in honor OF the members of The min.
istry and other leaders of tho revolu-
tionary committee.
DR.. Costa tho minister of Justice. today
| ordered the release of Cardinal Joseph
| Sebastian Ncttc. former patriarch OF
Lisbon Who had hecn scizHd anu ordered
expelled from the country Costa cN-
rest was TO protect the cardinal from
| possible outrage.
| The minister declared that several
| monasterics and converts belonging 10
! Portuguese OF foreign orders were verita-
| hln nrscnals aud that the activity OF
| the clcricals who persisted In obstinate
| resistance 10 the republic haStehed inc
order uf expulsion
Monks Are Blamed,
Antonio Almcda. the minister of the
| interior OF the provincial government, Is
quoted In an Interview AS sayuS the
| fighting with tho monks was provoked
| by them. they having hrcu up1il VIZ
soldiers aud people from the windows
of tho monastery without shot hay
ing been fired at them, He added That
not more than sixty persons were Killed
| i'm the recent revolution.
| The government will make u complete
! change I'm it's representatives, abroad
| This viii mean the rctiremcnt OF N's-
| count dc Altc minister at Washington
since May I. 1907.
| Many OF the nuns who are bcing eN.
pcilcd have announced their intention OF
| going 10 America.
GfficiaI decrces cxpelllng Jcsuits aud
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