Show ROME STANDS FIRM Opinions may regarding tho merIts of the controversy between the tho Vatican and tha French government concerning the tho relations of the church to the state tnt the tho firmness of the Pope 1010 In the taco or of opposition and hl IsIs to principles at th the eo cost t tor or of great nt must gaIn uni admiratIon The head of It the Homan floman church Is Isnow isnow now prepared It Is tf to celia the property held b by the tIe do In France Fronce prohibit pub public lie lic service nM and Instruct the tho I te tl to conduct worship only It Is reported from nome flomo that the tho I Pope recently expressed himself to the Iho effect tInt the church wilt will not flinch from the attitude It has hns taken on no more concessions lons being hut hilt lie he that tiLe tho and would s on In bet better ter times It Is a tact that papers In this thu country that should regard liberty net In iii ti eternal salvation Itself Lile lIdl with the tho atheistic In o C the It proves spirit them It Omo who theta them selves Americans would do If thAY had the power to tollow thell tion Cardinal ha has pUbliclY charged that the nn tn in are tryIng to the Chris Cloris religIon from the country that they thoy not only hate the clergy l hu hut tho theY hate halo God they Christ and they hate His r religion as much nl as their fether hat hatari themi ant that they would root It oU ai ro cc This probably comes er ery near stating the tho truth and yet Pro Prote te religious magazines applaud tile the proceedings against a church rh rho spirit ot of persecution no mat mattot tot tol whore manifested or how Is Ie both LI Ia ii an ii antl rica ti Even Ir If the tho victims wore oro Mohammedan dan or pagans or atheists tion Is against the laws or of the king Icing of heaven Homos greatest or er error In past Oil was wal her adoption ot of the pagan spirit of persecution Hut hint error Is lUll lees today titan than In nn any Cornier age and tt It Is revolting In Protestants who s to believe In liberty ot of con can |