New-York tribune., 1910-08-26
VATICAN MAKES DENIAL
Saws Report of a Rupture with
Portugal Is incorrect.
DiSEVOWS CLERICAL PLOT
King ManueFs Congratulate rs
TO Pope Cited as Evidence
Of Good Feeling.

Rome. Aux. 25-The Vatican to-day
authorized : denial OF the report that It
WIS on the verge Of a rupture with Por-
ruraI because Of the Portuguese govern-
-,,en4's recent censure Of the Catholic
Bishop OF Braga for suppresslns a Fran
,,;sca- newspaper without first having
secured the consent Of the government
10 do 50.
= sfso was asserted at the Vatican
-bs. there Is 10 Clerical plot for the
overthrow Of tthe Portuguese monarchy.
and that the presence in Portugal Of
s7etandro Lernoux. chief Of the Repub-
Leans in Barcelona, Spain. kas led the
vatican authorities to believ that the
-a7o-fs Of such = plot were instigated
l,, f1er-n1lx in order TO givei their enc
mics : pretext for an attack on Catho-
-Cr.
concerning Portugais protest Of Au-
met 20 against the Objectionable atti-
,r5e- Of NonsiEnor / Torti. the Papal
>lu7rio Il Lisbon. during the period Of
-zr7e:or7 between Portugal and the Holy
so. the Vatican points cut that the
-.l7o1e affair has been greatly eXagge-
= ted
The Vatican. II says. desired To sup
.r-sz the organ Of the FranCIscans at
Z-r which had beer conducting
.-s-7-,afgr7 contrary 70 the wishes and
80 f-7s4-uctions Of the Holy See. It dc
-,-ea however. 70 avoid a repetition Of
~ fr-l5erlt with France. when the con
,=z--7srion Of q newspaper by the bish-
= IF Toii,n and Laval which was con-
--o--s5 through the Papal Nuncio At
-7,-,s gave the French government the
-. - declare tia the action was
-, s~-s---erriou Of = foreign diplomat
80 .,-, internal affairs OF France There
80 the Portuguese bishop at Braga was
.-.-+--,rfes 10 order the suppression of
-. -axsrsDer. which the Vatican con
-,7e-e5 quite legal the bishop having
..,-ss5;rrion over that diocese
-7-s a-ri-Clericals. the Vatican author
49, seo1s-e in conclusion. tried to dis
- -t,ie 5r7to . conflict between the Vat
.oz- and the Portuguese government al
-,.,-za, There Vas no conflict as they
* proved by the cordial good
,t~7,zs sent b- King Manuel 10 Pope
- ~ -7-e anniversary Of his elevation
-,-re PsraCv and also by the Kings re-
-,- z--of~--77e7lt Of new charge dat
r-,-ee ~ -+-e Portuguese Embassy az the
--.-5--- count de- Iogoaca. whom his
,-,-+-=sr received IN audience on
Wednesday,
The note from the Vatican winch 'i's
s-z--5z- Premier Senor Canalejas, re-
.a~-a5 II at Cabinet council at San
sebastian last night as having been sent
--- r-=-5frsl Merry del Val the Papal
-z--ars-- .7f state. 10 Marquis de Con
-s1ae counsellor of the Spanish Embassy
20 --e Vatican. j. simply Tecapitula-
-.-7 If the negotiations between Spain
a--1 ne vatican up TO the time Of the
s-a.,zll las. month Of the Spanish AI1bas-
z76or to the Vatican Marquis Emilio de
l.5@5z II ex7aairas the attitude OF the
79Ofv See without making a step either
-a-uard or backward.
T-s5nE the Vatican arguments. the note
shows that i Is impossible TO accept the
Contention of Premier CanaIejss for q
cont f-liation Of the negotiations looking
10 . revision Of the concOrdat until the
bill for q reduction OF the religious
orders. which affects the very matter
under discussion, Is withdrawn.
n the note Cardinal Merry del Val in
eau17-r1ing the Tat1can's view Of the sit
uati1r- saws that If Premier Canalejas |
persists IL maintaining his position the
Questicns VIII remain at q standstilL /
leaving the Spanish Catholics TO decide /
5etveen the rights OF the Church and at
tempted imposiuons on the part Of their |
Premier.
In Vatican circles where the style Of
rae notes received from Spain Is known +.
IT Is declared that IN his writings Seh0r /
Carale5as Is even roUgher than was the /
French Premier ConbeS during the /
memorable Church and State contest in (
France several years ago