New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-04
WHERE WILL THE NEXT CONCLAvE MEET
INTEREST OF THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT IN


HAVING IT HELD IN ROME.
Eome. Aug 3-"WheIe shall the next cOncave be
hold ~ is question which being much discussed
I'm Government circles The church dgntarles are In
terested observers. This question, ii is believed, viii
be the pivot of the policy both OF the Italian Govern
nent aud of the Vatican There is good authority Tor
the statement that the Italian Government has sent ex
pct Instructions to its representatives abroad TO pre-
vent the conclave from being held anywhere else than
in Rome The following account Of the situation re-
fleets the opinions entertained in ecclesiastical circles
All the Italian Governments confidential negoiia-
uos with the great Powers believed to be inspired
with this dominating idea That Italy VIII respect ana
protect the liberty of the conoiave, and therefore no
nation should offer its hospitality 70 the Sacred College
should the cardinals decide TO hold the conclave else
wleIo Iilan at Rome Italy hopes that her attitude
viii cause the sacred College to abandon al lcea OF
leaving Rome, or IL the idea is still cherished pnVao'
that the design will not receive outside support ine
Government would thus, In the first place, make IL
appear TO the world that the Papacy is free IN Rome
since Italy respects the liberty OF The conc4aVe' al"
the Sacred College sit openly in the Italian capai
tnd in the second place, would thereby maintain the
status que.
In the diplomatic documents exchanged before ana
after the comcave OF 1873 the Italian Government oe
elared that this cOnclave conclusive evaehce oi
the liberty OF the Holy See under tie new regime. III
following the evolutOns of Italian policy since 1870
one everywhere tlc ufH icsOiutiOH W
modification or displacement of the factors which com
pose the potcoeccesastcal and pOntlffcal SITUATION
ln italy aud al Rome. The reason Is manifest ohouu
ANY change take place the Government would ma
Itself confronted with entirely new eltuauoh' iHs
would be the unknown, and the Italian Government
fears the unknown, because it believes that the eAhB
conditions the safeguards of It's regime, which III
the minds Of strict Catholics. bears the stigma oi o
occupation If Rome and Of the law OF guarantees.
In 4 .SfiI u
Of policy less strictly identified with the old traditions
Of AntOnel ii would be possible for the ciurch 10
fnd a modus vivendi with the Government ana l"0
monarchy but all efforts made in that direction nave
only demonstrated that the state as IL is now coisu
tated. Will not make peace with the Pope on tle odei9
Of TIE status quo but IL is impossible for the Chufch
to accept this arrangement which would b. capituia
oon, the Vatican would be the subject oil inc
Italian Government, contrary TO the Catholic law
hnce 1878 the state Of the Catholic mind has been COLI
Aerably modified. The conviction has become deepy
noted that il order to berate the Papscy from tie
status quo and to provoke fual solution, a coup
ueat is necessary aud the action most favored Is the
hoding Of the next conclave away from Rome.
Ia 1875 and before. when SgnOr Depretis made his
first advances tn the various European Cabinets, 10
Government had any interest In combating the atti-
tade Of the Italian Council OF state on the question Of
The eOnelavc ard the Holy see. Austria, France and
spain all accepted the Of SignOr Deprets,
ana engaged not to offer, OF their own Initiative hos
ptalty to the Cardinals. in the case Of conclave
Being summoned 10 elect a successor TO the Pope. The
International situation now is far different. To-day all
foSes outside the Triple Alliance have rather an In
e'es in thwarng the projects Of the Italian Govern
hent
DR. ATKINSON AGGRIEvED AT HIS SUSPENSION
london. Aug 3.-Thc sentence Of suspension i'm
posed upon Henry J. Atkinson member Of the House
VI Commons for Boston, for charging the Speaker with
abuse Of power In placing the records Of the Honse