The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-04
Organized Effort to Prevent the Next Con-
clave Being Held Out Of Rome.
What the Vatican Most breads Just Now Is
that the Next Pore Should Not Be an ltsl-
ian, Something that Is Likely 10 Occur.
Sacrament of Extreme Uncticn Admins
tered to Queen Marie, of Belgium.
Alarming Outbreak of Revolutionists in Bar
celons Viewed with Concern on the Conti-
nent-EBglish Strikers Defiant.
THE PAPAcY THREATENED.
Every Effort Being Made tn Hold the Mex
Conclave at Rome

THE PAPACY THREATENED.
Every Effort Being Made To Hold the Next
ConcIave at Rome
ROME. Aua. 3.-Where shall the next con-
clave De heidi is o question which is now
being much discussed in governmental
circles. The church dignitaries are inter-
ested observers This question. it is be-
lieved, will be the pivot of the policy both
of the Italian government and OF the
Vatican. There is good authority for the
statement that the Italian government has
sent explicit instructions to its repre-
sentatlves abroad to prevent the conclave
from being held away from Rome. IL
breads. above all things. foreign Pope
and conclave held away from the Eternal
City. The account of the situation which
follows reflects the opinions entertained in
ecclesiastical circles. All the Italian gov
ernment's confidential negotiations with
the great powers are believed to be in
spired with this dominating idea: That
Italy will respect and safeguard the liberty
of the conclave. Therefore. no nation
should offer it's hospitality to the Sacred
College should the cardinals decide to hold
the conclave elsewhere than at Rome.
Italy hopes that her attitude will cause
the Sacred College to abandon all idea of
leaving Rome; or. if the idea be still cher
ished privately, that the design will not
receive outside support
The government would thus in the first
place. make it appear to the world that the
the liberty of the conciave. and the Sacred
College can sit openly in the capital of the
Italian diminlons. and In the second place
would thereby maintain the status quo. In
- i'll - >Saa nb< I'D hoF<,
and after the conclave of 1878. the Italian
government declared that this cOnclave
gave conclusive testimony OF the liberty OF
the Holy See under the new regime. In fol-
policy since 1870 one sees every
where the firm resolution to prevent
any modification or displacements of the
factors W hich compose the politlco-ecciesias-
tical and pontiiicial situation in Italy and
Rome. The reason Is manifest. Should
any change take place the government
would find itself confronted with an entire
1y new situation. This would be the un-
known, and the Italian governments fears
the unknown. because 1t believes that the
existing conditions are the safeguards of
its regime. which. in the mind of strict
Catholics. bears the stigma of the occupa-
ton of Rome and of the law of guarantees.
The meeting of the conclave out Of Rome
would not only awaken In Catholic and
independent minds the idea that the Holy
See was not free at Rome, but it would
also mark . new departure on the part of
the Papacy-the beginning of q new era.
In any case it would render the future an
absolute uncertainty. Perhaps 1t would be
the star ting point of tho transformation OF
the central government of the church.
Were the conclave to be held away from
Rome il would immediately bring the whole
pontifieal question TO the front. The re-
opening of the question. morally and dip
lomatically, enthusiastically and politically,
~ 1t would be opened, is what the Italian
government wishes to prevent at any price.
Therefore. in giving assurance TO the cabl-
net that it will respect the liberty of the
conclaye at Rome. the Italian government
virtually says that the Sacred College shall
not be free to hold the conclave where it
pleased. as it should do, conformably to the
needs of the church and the conditions Of
Europe at that time.
The Sacred College has always regarded
the conclave of 1873 q all ex pertinent which
has been exploited by the monarchy To the
detriment of the Vatican. In 1878 it was
still thought that by pursuing o line of
policy less immersed in the old traditions
of Antonella il would be possible to find q
modus vivendi with the government and the
monarchy, but all efforts made in that di-
rectiOn have only demonstrated that the
state, as it is now constituted, will make
peace with the Pope on the hasis of the
status quo. But it 10 impOssibls for the
church TO accept this arrangements, which
would be a capitulatiOn, since the Vatican
would be the subject of the Italian govern
1873 the state of the Catholic mind has
been considerably modified. New currents
have made themselves manifest, and the
persuasion has become deeply rooted that
In order to hberate the papacy from tho
status quo and provoke final solution. a
coup detat is necessary. and the action
most favored is the holding of the next
conclave away from Rome.
This, many Catholics are fully convinced
would be the starting point of better
regime. In 1876 and before. when Signor
Depretis made his irst advances to the
European cabinets, no government had any
Italian Council OF State on the question of
the conclave and the Holy See. Austria,
France and Spain all accepted the
assurances of Signor Depretis and
initiative. hospitality to the cardinals,
In the event of conclave being summoned
TO elect successor to the Papal throne.
The international situation now il very
triple alliance have rather interest in
thwartIIg the projects of the Italian gov
ernment. Ii is believed that France and
Russia will favor the diplomatic action of
Italy when 1t Is necessary to take up po-
sition one way or the other in regard to
the conclave and the election of a Pope.
The result is that the present dispositions
of the Sacred College are not those of
1873. The slightest hazard may determine
the exodus of the cardinals from Rome and
the least pressure on the part of the triple
alliance may produce more decided
change in the pontitical policy. This con-
vlction gains strength each day. Even
conservative minds regard with calmness
and serenity the possibility of conclave
away from Rome and of a foreign Pope as
the most efficacious means of Safeguarding
the honor and independence of the Roman
pontificate. OF all the factors which conn.,
pose the great Roman question, the triple
alliance is that which will be able to exer-
else the most considerable influence on the
further decisions of the Holy Sec, on the
condition of the next conclave and on the
choice of the Pope.
QUEEN MARIE DYING
Another Tragic Chapter in the History of the
House pf Rel