The San Francisco call., 1910-07-31
AMBASSADORS
RECAILCREATES
Big SENSATION
Vatican Believes Radicals Plan
to Overthrow Rulers of
Spain and Portugal
Excitement in Kingdom Is In
tense; Premier Defies Pre-
tender, Don Jamie

ROME. July notwithstanding the
extremely strained relations between
the Vatican and the Spanish govern
ment, the recall OF Marquis de Ojeda.
the Spanish ambassador to the Vatican,
. has created a great sensation in Rome.
The Vatican, in a semiofhcial commu-
nication. says the recall OF the ambas-
sador proves that the program of Pre-
mier CaRalejas was not arranged with
the hope OF accord, but with a desire
for fight; and. he will have il, adds the
communication.
Vatican officials take the darkest
view Of the situation, not only in Spain,
but in Portugal as well. They are OF
the opinion that the extreme parties in
both countries, aided by foreign ele
ments: are trying to overthrow the re-
spective monarchies, with the object of
uniting the Iberian peninsula under re-
publican rule.
In Spain. il is pointed out, there is in
addition to the French, freemasonic in
huence, the English Protestant infiu-
ence exercised over the king through
the Battenbergs, who have established
themselves at the Spanish court,
through the kings marriage.
PRETENDER, VATTCAN's HOPE
The hope of the Vatican is that Don
Jaime, the Carlist pretender, who has
threatened a revolution, will raise the
Csrlist flag and vindicate Roman Cath
olicism
The Vatican attacks Premier Cana
Iejas, declaring that he premeditated a
rupture. as from the beginning of the
differences. he has on every occasion
possible taken two steps backward in
the negotiations for one he has taken
forward Indeed. since the negotiations
with the Holy See with reference TO the
religious congregations began, the pre-
mier has taken the first steps antagon-
istic TO the Vatican.
First, the issuance OF an unconstitu-
tional decree favoring non-Catholic
creeds. thus violating the concordat with
the Holy See; second. the reproduction
of the decree of 1902 against the con-
gregations, which was never in force;
third. the publication of the speech
from the throne, which contained hos
tile and threatening expressions against
the church; fourth, the projected bill
prohibiting the institution of religious
houses.
PREMIER'S ATTITUDE
This attitude of the premier, the
Vatican says, shows that the Spanish
government had always aimed con-
trary 70 that accord which il pretended
to desire. The Holy See repeatedly
asked that the government assume a
different attitude. pointing out that it
was impossible to carry on negotiations
eficaciously when the second party
showed such hostility.
CapnlaiaS bu
calling the Spanish ambassador, and
this, says the Vatican. is a, clear con-
fession of his true program, although
he has always said that he was obey
ing the will of the country.
Cardinal Merry del Val, the papaI
secretary of state. has been especially
affected by the rupture with Spain. II
is reported that he went to the pope
and offered his resignation. which the
pontin refused.
Excitement Intense
MADRID, July 3o.-Excitement in
the capital and throughout Spain is in
tense over the conflict with the Vatican,
which came to climax yesterday with
the decision of Premier Canalejan to
recall the Spanish ambassador to. the
Vatican.
Both government and clerical parties
have accepted the challenge to battle
and the situation. complicated by the
intrusion OF Don Jamie, the exiled pre-
tender to the throne, may, under exist
ing conditions. easily develop as acute
featuDss as those OF last year. Already
the government is taking precautionary
measures and prohibiting demonetra-
tions from which disorder might result
The clerical element which often be-
fore has won similar battles in Spain,
shows no hesitation in entering upon
the conflict and seems to have set it's
aim not upon minor concessions and a
compromise acceptable to the holy see,
but upon the downfall of Canalejas and
his cabinet and the cancellation of his
entire program. The withdrawal OF