, 1891-10-23
READY TO GO.
The Pope's Prepared to Leave
Rome at Once,
But He Has Not Yet Fixed
Upon a Date.
The Question of What to Do
Being Considered.
The Situation In Rome.

ROME, Oct. 22.-Interviews with emil
nent cardinals confirm the accuracy of the
statements cabled a few days age regard
ing the feeling at the vatican touching
the demonstration of French pilgrims at
the pantheon. In a talk with the Asso.
ciated Press correspondent one OF the
cardinals who is close to the pope said:
The investigations made prove that the
disorder of October 2 was prepared and
arranged in advance by the Italian govern
ment, against the radical republican
demonstration ut Nice INT against the
pope. Under Secretary of State Delucea
and M. Garipaldi, he asserted, arranged
the conspiracy. The triple alliance was
informed of it and approving of it, as a
reply to the fetes at Nice and as a direct
attack upon the pop and pilgrims"
The correspondent asked why so large a
part of abe monarchical and liberal world
favored the outrages upon the French pill.
grims, and the cardinal replied: The
governments wish to give to the world an
impression that Rome is opposed to the
pope and that Italy will not have any rec
oncillation with France or any amicable
understanding between the vatican and
French republic. The demonstration was
the result Of the republican and demo
cratic policy of the pope Since
the famous toast of Cardinal Lavi-
gerie." said he, 'and the demonstrations
at Cronstadt, all our official world.
monarchical, liberal and sectarian, has
been living in a state of trouble. Ii felt
that its edIice. so laboriously erected, to
be cracking and threatening ruin. ALI
hopes, all illusions were vanishing and
then came the scandals of Oct. 2. Leo
perfectly understood the meaning it was
intended to convey to him and told what
Is well known when he announced: Il am
no longer a prisoner; | am a hostage. |
am threatened with exile and assassina.
ton if | will not capitulate before the
enemy.
Official italy," said the cardinal, de,
sires to sequestrate him; to restrict hi.
liberty, and declares by these demonstra
tons that if the pope does not yield h,
will be killed or driven from Rome
Everybody regrets the pantheon inci
dents but nobody has courage to brave
the anger of the government"
What will the pope do eventually
said the correspondent.
II do not yet know" said the cardi-
nal. He has caused a diplomatic note
to be sent to the papal nuncios touching
directly upon the real significance of the
affair. He will wait for the pablo mind
to be well fixed upon the origin and char
acter of the Liberal manifestations. When
this work OF preparation is accomplished
he will act"
The cardinal further said that nothing
had vet been decided as to the pope leav-
ing Rome. but that everything was in
readiness for such a step. At any rate
the relations between Italy and the pope
will be seriously modified. Leo is aware
of the secret Vaccinations of the triple
alliance and will act in consequence.
Asked about the next conclave, the car
dinal said they had been dreading an exc
dus. but that recent events have caused a
long step in the idea of holding the con-
clave abroad. They had thought only in
case of war to seek for a pope abroad, but
events have enlightened them as to the
last design of the Italian revolution.