Show ROME FRANCE AND AMERICA dispatches from rome borne disclose the fact that rather lively times prevail in the old capital of the ase karethe italian ministry has resigned in a body and king humbert is left alone humming a very sad melody the finances finady ea of the kingdom are in a deplorable condition the chamber of deputies has hae no faith in the policy of the government hence the resignation of humberts cabinet to add to the political caF icat turmoil an earthquake shook is reported from one or two of f the italian provinces philep in the vatican american education and french politics are being dis dig cussed the best beat of understanding does not prevail between leo and a number of french prelates pr elates the pope has repeatedly counseled recognition of the french republic but many of 0 the leading prelates pr elates of france haven have riot not entirely accepted the instructions commands or counsels of their chief ahlet ever since the insult by bv french pilgrims at the tomb of victor emanuel Emanu eJ the relations between church a and state in france have been critical and those between rome and paris have been strained to say the least the salaries of four bishops have been stopped stopp eJ and this may lead to a climax in the long anticipated rupture be tween church and states state the question of american education is also troubling the vatican archbishop ireland of Miti minnesota nekta baj bai not achieved the victory credited to hirn him few weeks ago he went to rome to obtain papal recognition for a scheme introduced by him in bis big diocese relating to education he turned several of his parochial schools over to the public school board for or a nominal consideration thus thug m making aking them public school but he retained the privilege of giving religious instruction after school hours to the pupils of his own denomination the plan was wao never heartily endorsed by the protestant clergymen though the general public looked on it as a happy solution of the school problem neither was the plan endorsed by ireland brother prelates pr elates in other parts of the country he found a few able churchmen who supported him but in the metropolitan conclaves of the church authorities the scheme was condemned ireland visited rome specially to obtain a ruling in the matter the report reached here that he was warmly received his big echeme endorsed and the american school question finally kett fettled led but a dispatch of the ath dinst states the contrary and bishop corrigan has Ir elands scalp now dangling at his hia side it would be antagonistic to rome borneo ve discipline and traditions ir if she be were to resign all rights to censorship in education it is ps possible sible that 1 Ir reland elands 19 acts so go far will be sanctioned but his big plan will not be sustained for general adoption the educational ional institutions of rome in this country are bel being ug largely patronized by pupils of protestant families and this fact alone will have its effect on the church to lo main an individual and isolated post tion in the school question |