The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-15
CANALEJAS IS RESOLUTE
mas No ran or CIIIL var
ron THE CHI RCH ~ SPIIN.
d!o' ernmrni Iias support az the World Of
culture ami Progress winning NJ
crJIItS Among FOes Fight Not To
lind Catholicism. hut O1rriraIiSns.

N.Ht.N q obi" bssng'tF 20 Ne NfN
IoNDoN. sept - In an Interview
with ia" Madrid correspondent of the
/ Telegraph. Prime Minister Canaleia- saws
that the entire world of Cultur. aud
progress has Expressed - sympathy with
spain and welcomed her INTO tn" ranks
II progressive nations Ia this IA. saws
- ia" Justification ~ rh" Government
which would rrllIGa progress without "A
general strik" ar ,Ivil war.
Tn. latter was "A hog-y IN which no
spanish politician heheV-d The Gov
eminent had an overwhelming majority
IA the country and therefore h." could -av
that IA" status quo was d""m-d. The
Premier added
Tome what NAV. that shall e. Per
~unAlly. | have resolved to cumh-,t 70
Nu-th'.r ! an the head of the Government
ur member %; fI- uppu-,tton.
Tn" question - the religious Congrs-
CATIONS comes first and It -h1ll b.' dealt
with first They cannot possibly b.
allowed To- continue 20 play the important
part ~ public life without public re-
-pon-ihhlty or control which they are
playing to-day. | say nothing against
them a. religious communities
4 am ready to admit they have served
useful functions IN other spheres also.
but their fitness fpr admin ISteTIug the
requirements II the present or fItur" has
vanished Act ih"ir activity knows no
limits They constitute an absolute m
Tuition 40 q limited monarchy. THIS
.,u,maIy iuu-t 10. done away ~ttu
Every Ir-iItgft0n. even the Ming has
v..I defined U'ults Tie congregations
alone are absolute and irresponsible.
wedding social influence lncumpatIhl'
with IT,. interests uf the State They
powerfully AHe,' the intellectual and
moral t"uJ~r Of tho nation. more power
fully than the state oan safely permit
They ar" highly privileged ~ rralt'.
where equality - supposed 10 prevail
What hut privilege. are their admlrs-
bl-- organization. their monoI'uly - cdr
cation, their accumulation II wealth and
their power - b.-~ioWing or withholding
material -,I"r"r' They teach and tram
our youth. and maintain hospitals. azy-
lurns. refugee Throughout the Kingdom.
500 is'y D., nov ripe for the transition
from thiS m.dIEVsi condition ! hold
that th, state. being -upr-rns can accom-
plush this With no more ado. but u - mast
d.--Iruus 10 treat with the Vatican with
mum II the Vatican declines 80 cooper
ate. responsibility for the consequences
" u not b. min-
The representatives Of ia" Vatican
that I SAID to newspaper men
hat would carry reform ~hatsN-r might
b. the attitude Of the Vatican. made
h- statement because u - my duty to
inform my constituents Of my plans and
ppiulons The simple inscription Of the
will not suffice We must
IL the limits Of their power Of acquiring
property and establish forms for facil
atIng stat" control
Moreover. We cannot allow the Caiho- !
IT, or other rel gIoIs bodies N educate the I
nation II - not rh. function Of any
'eliglous body cheerfully acknowledge ,
The s.rNIc. ~ the congregations. but they /
IRE an snachronIsm IN educational estab- /
Ishments to-day