Evening star., 1932-01-24
SPAIN D|SSOLVES
ORDER Of JESU|TS
Property Valued at S30,W0,'
600 ConfisCated and Dedi-
Gated to Public Uses.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MADRID, January ga decree dis
solving the Jesuit Order in Spain, where
it was founded nearly 400 years ago
and confiscating its property in the
name of the state was officially an
nounoed tonight.
The decree which would become ef-
fective with its official publication,
probably tomorrow. calls for the dis
banding of Jesuit chapters within 10
days.
Inventories Of their property-esti
mated to be worth $4,000, ,000-are to
be filed with the government within
the same period. Commissions to take
over the Jesuit possessions and admin
lister them on behalf Of the state would
be appointed five days earlier.
Decree Is Accepted.
High Jesuit spokesmen said they
would comply with the decree, although
they considered it unjust. Superiors
of the order have instructions to sub
NIT to the decree, it was authoritively
said, as providing for dissolution, but
not for expulsion.
Members of the order, therefore, will
remain in Spain. officials said, but will
live in the homes of their families, or
in small groups of three or four, in
stead of in chapters as formerly.
They had expected the action for
several days, JeSuits said, and planned
Immediately to abandon all their build
ings and churches, including the Church
of San Martin. considered one OF the
finest in Spain.
1t was understood that the priests
intended to move from their buildings
documents, publications and other prop
erty in their charge. 1t was unofficially
reported that Jesuit publications would
be continued, although they would be
transferred to other hands.
Goes to Public Uses.
Under the decree, all Jesuit property
will be taken over by the State and
dedicated to public uses.
AS officially announced, it provides
that the Society of Jesus and dependent
organizations within Spain are to be
dissolved Priests and members of the
organization are given 10 days in which
to cease living together in communities.
provinces are required to see that the
law is complied with and that members
of the organization do not reaSSemble
in the future.
The JesuitS are forbidden to sell or
dispose of their property. The provin-
cial governors are required to furnish
Premier Manuel AZana with lists OF
members of the organization and Of its
possessions These lists are to be sent
to the premier within five days.
An inventory of the movable assets
of the organization and complete in
ventory of the immovable property are
to be sent to the minister of justice
within 10 days.
Commissions Provided.
A commission to take over the prop
erty and another to administer it as
representatives of the interested
ministries of state are provided for, the
commissions to be appointed within
five days. The duties of the commits
sions are outlined in a separate article.
Catholics in the various districts of
Spain are required to make inven-
tories Of the Jesuit churches and the
objects used IN religious ceremonies,
and to report to the government, which
forbidS their use in the future.
Provincial and local superiors of the
Jesuit communities are held personally
responsible for the enforcement of the
articles disbanding the communities
and for any resistance against the de-
cree.