Arizona republican., 1914-02-08

der was obtained from Rome dls- countenancing in general the candi- dature of eccelsiastics for parliament. The Abbe appealed to Rome against the decision. and he was giver to understand that the rule might not be applied to him. It would be en- forced only against new candidates. But his opponents were not satisfied. and his bishop took steps to compel the Abbe to abstain from seeking re- election. The "Cri de Flandres," d Iaper printed in the interests of the Abbe Lemire. and of which he is the directing split, has been placed un- der ban. The reading of it by the Catholics of the diocese has been forbidden, and the editor. NJ. Bonet, the friend of the Abbe Lemire, has been eXcommunicated.
 The Abbee Lemire declared that he considered himself entitled to hold what political opinions he pleased and he came to Paris to appear at his usual seat in the chamber of de- ruties. Cautiously enough. most of the votes for him were cast by the socialists and extreme left of the , chamber and the election was sort of counter demonstration on the part of his colleagues in parliament to the action of his bishop and the cler- ical party
 At a meeting of the parliamentary arbitration group, which was held in the Luxembourg in order to receive NJ. KOvaleVsky, member of the , council of the Russian empire, the IIesident. Baron 'Estournelles de , Constant, congratulated the Abbee Lemire upon his election to the vice i presidency of the chamber. and pre- sented him with the medal of the group.
 The Baron added: The chamber has for many year seen you at work. By an attention, which has touched us all, the chamber has 1 spontaneously desired to honor in you the good patriot, the true Chris tian. and-to summarize your char
  congratulate you, dear friend, with all our hearts, and we also thank the chamber which understands you. i The Abbe was subsequently, sur prised to receive at his residence in i the Rue Lhomond a visit of two ladies from the Halles de Paris-the provision mdrkets-who came as q deputation to present him with a big bunch of roses as a tribute in return 1 for the services he had rendered ir obtaining the passage of the law es- tablishing weekly day of rest.
 A few days after these occurrences the Abbe Lemire was suspended a 'divinis" by the bishop of Lille Mgs Charost maintains that his actior has not been instigated by the Roy alists, and that none of that party had denounced the deputy for Hoze- brouck. The bishop, in conversation with representative of LEclair, de- tends himself by saying that ht would never have interfered with tn. Abbe if he had confined himself tC his laudable efforts in the sphere O
 social policy But in the bishop! view he has several times compro- nlised the Catholic cause by unfortu. nate statements, and Catholic doc
 urine by declaration Of principles
 which were too much inspired by tn, Declaration of the Rights of Man
 The bishop was then pleased to ad,
 an opinion of his own, as follows
 Parliamentary life has exercised up
 Cn the Abbe regrettable influenc
 which he was not qualified to resist
 either from the standpoint of doe Urine or from that of character. Thi : is the reason. and the only reason why, like the great majority c | Catholics and of bishops, l regard hi presence in parliament as injuriou l to our cause
 3 Abbe Lemire declined to reply t : these declarations and probably o : a direct hint from the Pope himse r decided to resign his new office. : There is d great dearth of flower
 in Paris this winter due to the col ' i on the Rivera, which has frozen vic . lets, roses. carnations and pansie : Only greenhouse products are to |
 
 , such as azaleas and orna ament; 7 plants. Many of the tradesmen de clare that they have not the lea, bunch of Parma violets. so useful l the decoration of the huff. In nol : nal times bunch costs a fe : cents; today it is worth B or s - ! Pansies are double and treble tf z ! ordinary price
 Everywhere is the same pote desolatiOn: at the halles in the lit ! kiosks of the street. The humb S vendor of the penny bunch fine ' great difficulty in getting any GUS | toner at the advanced prices curren , "Demorcatic' flowers for the corsae f of the midinette come in large quar e titles from Antibes, but today the ol D source has failed from the frost an , Paris goes floWerless while Waitir S for better days.
 = The mayor of St. Mihiel, M. Phas man, was made an officer of the leg
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