The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-08-06
SPAIN RECALLS
ENVOY FROM VATICAN
Marquis de Ojeda, Ambassador to
Vatican, is Recalled to
Madrid.
Liberal Newspapers Applaud the
Independent Act of the
Premier.
Canalejas Would Place all Blame
for the Rupture on the
Holy See.

What the final outcome of the pres
ent strained conditions between Spain
and the Vatican will be is hard to
conjecture at this time. From all in
dications the Spanish Premier is de-
termined to do his share in making
the break as complete as possible. AT
the conclusion of conference on July
20 announcement was made that the
Spanish Ambassador to the Vatican.
| Marquis de Ojeda had been recalled.
In an official communication issued by
the government the entire RESPONSE
blity for the trouble is placed on the
Holy See which it accuses Of render
ing sterile the conciliatory provisions
of the government.
| The Liberal newspapers enthusiastic
cally applaud "the virile independent
act of the government"
The Republican newspapers prom
Use their support and urge the govern
ment to persevere in it's policy.
| The Universe, Catholic organ, de-
clares that the Catholics are ready for
the struggle. "The pope" says the pa
per, lis not a foreign sovereign in
SPAIN He is as national and Spanish
in the temporal sphere as the King or
the Cortes"
The news Of the recall OF Marquis
de Ojeda, Spanish ambassador to the
Vatican. caused profound sensation
in the capital though the clerical and
anti-clerical forces foresaw the break.
Should the Vatican refuse to show
conciliation. the government will i'm
mediately proceed with it's measures of
reform, including the restriction of re-
ligions orders, and the regulations of
education and the general relations Of
the church and state.
The Vatican had declared the nego-
tations looking to revision Of tho
concordat could not be continued UNI
til the imperial decree permitting nom
! Catholic societies to display the in
sigma Of public worship had been
| withdrawn.
! The general situation is complicated
by the unrest among the miners in the
Catalonian provinces and the occa-
sional clashes between the Catholic
and non Catholic clements throughout
the country.
After presenting the note OF Prem
Ter Canalejas to the Vatican officially
announcing that Marquis de Ojeda had
been called to Madrid for commu-
nication from the government" the
Spanish ambassador to the Vatican
left Rome. This was August 1st, and
as yet no reta)iatory measures have
been taken by the Church, and Mgr
Vico still remains in Madrid as papal
nuncio.
The statement issued by Premier
Canalejas bearing on the controversy
between the church and state has been
CdI Cl uIiS pSIuSeu w IHc Vht'Sdl Oill-
Gals, who wish 1t to be clearly UNDER
stood that the part of the statement
in which it is declared the Holy See
intended to concede to the Spanish
government less than what was agreed
to in 1904, is without foundation in
fact. 1t Is Canalsjas, they declare
who now wants greater concessions
than those Of 1904, on the plea that
they we're granted to the then Premier
Maura, and that Canalejas believed
them to be at that time insufficient
In answer to this the Holy Sec re-
torts that it deals with the Spanish
government. not with parties in the
Cortes. The convention between the
Holy See and the Spanish government
agreed to in 1904, it is pointed out, had
already been approved by the senate
and was about to pass the chamber Oi
deputies, when the Maura cabinet fell
This however, was due to matters
having no relation to the convention
or the religious question. Why, then
the Vatican asks, should greater con.
. cessions be granted to Premier Canale.
; Jas now?
J Cardinal Merry del Val, the papa