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Show FEEEMASONBY ATTACKED. At a recent meeting of the chamber of deputies M. Prache interpellated the ministry as to why the Masonic societies so-cieties were not compelled, like all other oth-er associations, to pay their taxes and to observe the laws of 1901 regarding religious orders. ' In the course of the discussion the ritual and ceremonies of the Masonic order were compared with those of tho Catholic Church. M. Prache asserted that the Masonic society, as organized i in France, was causing every day opea violations of the laws, and that the government was dealing with it much more gently than with the religious societies. so-cieties. The discussion had no practical prac-tical results, much time being spent i:i mutual recriminations among members. mem-bers. M. Prache. however, touched the government gov-ernment in a tender spot, it being well known that the recent persecution of the religious orders was inspired by the i Free Masons. . |