New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-03
ANSWER To THE VATICAN
Spanish Premier Denies State
ments Made at Rome.
REASONS FOR THE RECALL
Hint of Bad Faith in Negotia-
tions with the Marquis
de Ojeda.
REASONS FOR THE RECALL

San Sebastian. Aug Garcia Prieto
the Minister for Foreign Affairs, in an in
terview to-day regarding the history of the
negotiations between Spain and the Vat
lean, denied that the Holy See had adopted
a cOnciIiatory attitude. He added:
The government asked only two things:
First the suppression Of the converts and
monasteries which entered Spain illegally,
and, second, that the Pope should author
ize the bishops to suppress or transform
the establishments unnecessary to the aid
of the priests In their ministrations.
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 said that Cardinal Merry
del Val, the Papal Secretary of State, had
adopted dilatory tactics from the start.
alleging that the speech from the throne
contained points against the Catholic re-
ligion.
We protested our good faith and desire
to reach an agreement" said the Minis
against which neither the Curia nor the
episcopate had protested. Cardinal Merry
del Val demanded that the decree remain
since that date granted numerous author
lZationS without the sanction of the Span
ism government
FINALLY, the demand of the Vatican for
the withdrawal of the bill permitting non
Catholic organizations to display the in
sigma of public worship was deemed mad
missible. The recall of the MARQUIS de
Ojeda. our Ambassador at the Vatican. was
in Full
when a power with which another power
is in relations refuses to admit the iusti-
fed pretensions of the latter. or adopts an
arbitrary course"
Discussing the chronology of the dispute,
Senior Prieto said that the Spanish note
to the Vatican on May rs had insisted on a
reply to the general demand of the Spanish
government contained in it, but the Vati-
can remained silent until June II. On that
date Cardinal Merry del Val informed
Spain that the reply of the Vatican had
been suspended on account of the declara-
tion of religious policy made in the speech
from the throne. A note giving reasons
for further delay was delivered on June 20
Finally. on July 9 Cardinal Merry del Val
stated that the Vatican would reply to the
Spanish note of May Is provided the
Spanish government look no steps to en-
force its programme. To this the Spanish
government answered with a renewed in
sistence on e reply to the note of May 20.
Now" said the minister. Cardinal
Merry del Val offers a reason for de-
clining further negotiations the general at
titude of the government and the introduce
ton of the bill allowing non-Catholic or
CARNATIONS to display outwardly the en-
blems of public worship. in spite of the
fact that when the Marquis de Ojeda ex-
planned to Cardinal Merry del Val the pur-
port of the bill and the expressions in the
speech from the throne referring TO 1t the
latter accepted the explanation and
through the Marquis de Ojeda expressed
regret for the attitude of the Roman Cath
Ole press Now. he alleges that the bill
and the project are divergent, which is
untrue"
The Liberal press of Madrid officially de-
MES the insinuations of the Vatican that II
demanded only the withdrawal of the bill
prohibiting further religious orders until
the concordat had been revised and also
minis out that the bill in question did not
violate the ConCordat which recognizes
only three orders lei Liberal says Pope
Plus Y Is now sowing what will be reaped
in following the advice of two Spanish