New-York tribune., 1886-05-16
v1NG AND POPE AT PEACE.
,rvp.I. VIEWS OF LEO Alll.-HuMbEhA
LloH CO>CJIlATORY POLICY.

...l elections which are to take place
Inv ,ho latter part of May are likely to be OF
rtous interest not 10 Italy alone pu' u '
ii 4 at large For the first time tue 'h'"o>'
.hot is the Vatican. party Will take part '"'-.'
'n"' in according to received Instruction. vote
g. ,be Government candidates Ihe presen' -"
,".is,er Nr Dcpretis who represents the Oon
i'd of Italian politics has for some time
81. ivan nroofs of his anxiety TO come 10 'ei'"s
P. foo XIII and the latter. who is cohNlhcou VI
-, .siassness of continuing the hostile po"', "
,Iy asu,ate several bold steps to"a'" "o
80 reconciliation with the ltalian 0oVern"
nnr,ng the eight years which ha'c '''' -.
,be nre,ent POntihs accession nosV Va ~ r,
nals created by his predecessor nave uou ~ va
Socr.d College has been almost eh'ho'S
.,ted and almost all the Cardinals oei'"
,ba,eto owe their office to the present op'
.so,a ,o longer necessary that he shoud mann
taiu that reserve which has hither'o p' N''o
-, according to his own ideas, ana lie mas "o"
"a,;,olv Ntt,e imposition to fear in pursuing
,he ihera and broad-mindsd policy the lha"suia
- of which will form one of the greatest eVe"'
:: .h annals of the Roman Church. Leo ALL "
,.i,cad that the difficulties between 'he On"i
"a ..o,. not only in Italy but also IN aii "'
countries are not as has been staten ou' !" o'
tradjction of PRINCIPLES. but rather 10 ",,.,
Misunderstanding resulting from 'Ho i'''
md intoerant character OF MS three Piou0'''''
md in particular of Pius IN
T,e reconciliation between the Vatican ana
onir;ral is only n matter of time. During tie past
threc centuries the tiara has always been ueio oy
an Italian. tie majority Of the Cardinals are
Italians AZ are also all the Nuncios and the Ipen-
lers of the Papal household. Now between the
italians of the Vatican and those of the Qulrinal
There NAV be differences OF opinion, but thefe Is ao-
solute similarity of temperament ana education
As a witty French author remarks, all Italian
ministers and Judges have the somewhat nnetuouS
manner of bishops Italians are born choUsters,
they grow up sections aud die prelates and IL all.
whether they belong to the Vatican or to the
opitjnal the feeling of patriotism. the desire fol-
the welfare of the country is strongly character
ized No wonder then that in the long run certain
harmony of views is developed. Besides II must be
remember ed that there is hardly single Senator or
Deruty Governor or other high official who has not
some near relative in the Church. ! huS the brother
of Cardinal Capecelatro is the PostmasterG
of King Hu:abert. Mr.. Bace.li, Minister OF Public
Instruction IN Mr. Iepretiss Cabinet. has
brotber WHO is a bishop holding of the most in
fuen,al posts in the Papa! household; and only
few months ago the Pope caused his nephew TO
marry the daughter of Queen Margueriies Grand
Chamberlain. Although the Holy Father has never
asv,t left the Vatican yet all the members of his
Rome seated 1T the various dinner tables side by
side with the most prominent partsans OF the GoV-
eTnmeAt.
A more liberal inded man at heart than Leo
XII probably never ascended the Papal throne
He shows and takes every opportunity OF express
Ing hs preference for constitutional forms OF gov
eminent and by his acts at any rate. If not by
words testfes his pproval of the theory OF the
Divine right of kings This is perhaps due to the
fact that he spent the happiest years OF MS lie as
Nuucio at Brussels where he on terms OF the
greatest intimacy. not only with King Leopold l.,
who was the very approximation of constitutions
alisn, but also with King Louis Philippe II
France and Queen Victoria of England. Unlike
Pins TX he totally disapproved of all the ideas and
policy of the late Comte de Chambord and took no
notice whatsoever of hIs death; and lie has Only
lately been induced to cOuntenauce the ROyalist
party of France the express understanding that
the restoration of the Orleans dynasty would mean
"A constitutional and popular form OF gOVelhmeIi
such as that of Louis Philippe Needess 10 auu
that be views with the greatest possible ElslaVoT
the Carlsts IN spain. the MIguellsts In fortugal
since the issue of hIs Encyclica letter years
ago, he has singuarly modified hlS views WIN re-
gard 10 FIeemasOnry. against winch body MS pre-
decesscr showed sucn lnveterate hostility. NhiI9
dsapprOving of IL Oh the contnent,W where II Is se'
for purely political purposes. he Is rather inclined
10 regard il with favor III the United states ana
Great Britain. His only objection thereto ls the
fact that the name OF CHRIST, ana lHus ~ lhpcst-
tion the theory of the Redemption. are ignored IN
the riiual and tina. the name OF the Creator alone
is men ioned, thus reducing religion to the shplrst
form OF natuIalsln
Within the last SIX months many steps have been
takon on 10th sides toward tue reconciliation he-
tween Church and State. as mentioned above.
Thus for instance the Pope has eau ed the lIopa-
canda Fldei. which col trOis the CathOlc mssi0ns
throug ghout the world, 20 accept an annual subsidy
which the Italian Government offered 10 eiInt Oh
the ground that the preponderance OF Italian
missions favored the extension OF Italian interests
IL the far East Until the death OF Pus IA the
Vatican IN the habit OF proVldlhg IoI the N
comes of the various Italian bIsio SO as 10 iehueI
them thoroughly independent OF the Kings govern
rnent Leo MIL. however. found that the expense
Was TOO great and ordered all the bishops to submit
70 the Italian Government, which now pays them
their salaries. This was practically the hIst act
toward the recognition OF the present State oil
thing. The Pope even went so Tar as 10 remove
from m, See Cardinal Parocchi, who as Archbishop
OF BoDgna had displayed much hostility to the
Government, ana on the suggestion OF the Q'IIhal
a more plable man appointed III his place. AT
The last creation Of Cardinals three Oh the req l's
were AT the request OF klng tumprrt CONFER cu on
Mousgnuri CapecelatrO. Hattag liam, and Schi-
aiiuo VINO had rendered themselves particularly
Agreeable to the Qurinal he two latter are at
the present moment engaged IN negotiating thau
The annual civil list voted by the Italian OOvern-
mint but which the Pope has hitherto GecLned 10
touch. should be applied to the use OF the fropa-
Mr 6epretis, the Prime Minister, on his side has
Just obtained from the Chambers law whereby
young missionaries and ecclesiaStcai stu'euts are
eXenliei from compulsory military service; ana
as soon as the new Chamber meets biz! will De
presented 10y the Government proposing TO restore
10 the Propaganda FIdei and to 'he Mission I0Sti-
tute the hitherto seQue,trated property, on ths
ground thar the revenues would be applied 10 de-
velomng Italian influence in tar-of lands Ihe
Pope : al the present moment, snrrouAded Gy pre-
lates who openly III favor OF a Iec"hcll'ali" i"1
be- @een Church and State and II Is notorious th"t
the Holy Fathers personal adherents VINO were
with him at perruga prlCr 10 hls accession are one
and all convinced of the necessity thereof he
few Cariinals created by Pins * who still remain
and WHO opposed thereto have been removed
from all posts of influence and power and the people
who are regarded with the greatest disiavOr at
the Vatican Just the UltramOntanes OF III
transigea Catholic party.
TIE TUNNEL UNDER BROADRAY