The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-03

them all want republican form OF
government for the country. Incl
dentally, the Separatists want the
Catalan provinces TO secede from
Spain and set up as an independent
nation.
Trouble will probably come in one
OF two ways. Premier Canalejas may
succeed In holding King Alfonso to
his present determination to limit the
church's powers. upon which there 10
practically no doubt that the church
will declare for Don Jaime and attempt
forcible change OF sovereigns Or
the king. who Is much under the
church's thumb and by no means en-
thusiastic supporter OF the Limitation
program. may turn Senior Canalejas,
out OF Office and put q conservative
premier In his place II this happens
the anti-clericals will revolt and un-s
dertake tho establishment OF re-
public.
What Premier Canalejas proposes
Is 10 make church establishments In
Spain subject TO ordinary civil laws.
to tax them, to put some limit upon
the number OF monastic orders In the
country. aud to grant freedom Of pub
lie worship to others than Catholics.
Fight Not With Vatican.
On the face Of It, the firht seems
to be Letween the Spanish govern
ment and the Vatican. Il roolly -,
not 30 at all. The Spanish G&1gCA
has always been very tndspeo1ont .ok
/, Vatican control. When Il ard ~
I Vatican have disagreed Il has a1woyo
dehed the Pope and gone jte own
way as best suited It's own interests.
II so happens just now that Cardinals
Merry del Val and Wives Toto, both
Spaniards and both very typical rep
reset catives of the Spanish church.
have immense influence with Pope
Plus X. and through their efforts his
support has been secured for the
Spanish church. III Plus were on the
other side. however. as a majority OF
the members of the College of Car
dinals think he should be, there would
be no difference In the Spanish
church's attitude. IL necessary, IL
would Lght lne Pope and the Spanish
government together. II the Pope
should change his mind that Is what
It will do yet
The statement has been made sew
eral times that Cardinal Merry del
Val, the papal secretary OF state. 10
much distressed by .e discussion be-
tween the Vatican and the govern.
ment of his native country and ,s
talking OF resigning. After a visit to
Rome and interviews viii many
prominent church dfgnitaries, follow
Ing tour OF Spain to see at first hand
what the situation was like. am
well satisfied that these statements
are untrue.
The present relations between tho
vatican and Spain are OF Cardinal
Merry del Walls own creation. He is
a Spaniard, but so are all the other
members OF the spanish clerical par
~. Ihey think and ..e thinks that the
spanish churchs powers and privil-
eyes should be maintained at any cost
ana IL Is upon his advice that the
rope has hitherto refused to consider
.ne church Limitations proposed by
Premier CanaIejas.
J IL me Cardinal should resign the
secretaryshiJ OF state Il WIN be he
cause the .ope yields To the SpanIsh
governments demands and not be.
cause OF strained relations between
the papal administration and the Ma
drfd government.
A good many churchmen IN Rome
believe that RUS will. IA a mater
or fact, yield In the end. They point
OUT mat an Overwhelming majority of
the cardinals think the Vatican n
snoanger.ng It's osition in Spain by
us present unoending attitude and
.hey 40 not believe Cardinals Merry
gel val and Wives Toto can hold
o1' against tnls majority indefinitely.
Religion Not Leading Factor.
Neither does the question OF re-
nglon enter very largely into the con.
troversy In Spain. Most Spaniards are
! Catholics. and they will remain Cath
oics however the Church and State
quarrel may end. so II IL not becAnse
IL Tears any looseEing in it's spiritual
grip upon the people that the Church
Is getting ready to fight.
The Spanish church, considering the
extent or It's field, is the most power
iul commercial organization In the
world. Fully one-third OF the coun-
trys wealth Is In the church's hands.
Ihere Is hardly an industry In
which the church is not extensively
engaged-mining, manufacturing and
the operation OF steamship lines be-
Ing instances OF its commercialism. In
the single city Of Barcelona there are
259 concerts" as Spaniards call every
sort of religious community house,
whether for men or women. Not one
but Is busy along lines which bring
them into direct competition with the
laity. The members OF the orders"
do practically all the work In all these
industries for no wages beyond sup
port In their various community
houses so that the In or market n