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QuInINAL Am VATICAN.
The New KinE and Ola Pope on Even
Less Friendly Relations Than Have

The New KtnE and Ola Pope on Even
Less Friendly Relations Than Have
Prevailed.
"EN-Atiache" On the New York Tribune
Speculation us 60 the extent 20 which
the relations between church ana stste
would ho modihed by tbe accc.si.n 81 VIZ
Tor Emmanuel have been sct at resi- hy
the circular note 60 tho Catho ic rowo-s
from che Vatican which was m.de pubi.
on TUESDAY laFf containing 600 anpea' to
relieve The papacy from tHp 'intal rab.r
situation rcsultius from italian ruIe. md
dcclarius that as long az tine Italian SO
eminent declines 90 reCnEuiUp tUe ftEht.
of thc Holy See to ihc temporal sovereign
~ or Rome the Roman Catholic Church
eau only recognize Victor Emmauu as
k'rg of Sardinia This circular and the
odi.t Issued from On. Nafirar lhit linz
the use of tho touching prayer FOR che re-
pose ol thc soul a. klnE Humber .ou-
posed hv his grief-strickeu widow ana
Ter which the sanction ~ thc church hal
previously been granted ut was usea o.
inc religious services al MonEa p.eVio a
Co che transfer Of the boil so Romeo ln
dictate that thr species OF m .du. N4vef ~
which virtually existed between clur b
and state at any rate during thc iattsr
part of llumhrts reign. g. now GO an rni.
ana that the paplcy has little Co exp cf
from The ncW kina Co. the shsps a. CON
cessiona or c8mpIoml cs Tho who
fondly imagined that the now reign would
bring about a frcorc' latlon twtcu
church aud SKATE and end q conflict which
hampers the development Of Tails ana
saps the growth 81 ns political ftc row
realize that their nope. arc 1t om .
disappointment The prospects 1f any IN
dersfnudiug hased on the rratorot on -
the temporal Independence 90 the NaracN
are at am end at any rate as long 80
Victor Emmanuel III be- on the thfons.
Il is dinicult 90 tell whether t d the
intention expressed by tho King in hts
inaugural speech TO preserve intact our
conQuosts ami our unity or hie promise
10 secure O. regular application 81 the
laws OF che land many of Whlch arc
distaatcful To- the Vatican. or che use OF
the phrase Rome intangible in his htsi
proclamation. that has led the pspacy 20
open its batteries afrcsh ON the Italian
government Possibly. too. Cardinal Ram
polla. tho papol secretary of state. aud
other intrausircnt members OF the Roman
curs may have become alarmed hy the
wnvn Of rufhliai la sfn. Tor the new ruler
which has swept over che entire kiufdom,
carrying with it people Of every Hhad" of
political opinion the clcricals. the con
servative element. first ana foremost. In
deed 90 IS more than probable that it was
this more especially thnt prompted the
Vatican TO revive the war upon thf oulr
inal For IL viii De- noticed thar in the
papal circular published last Tuesday the
Holy See explicitly declines Co recognize
Victor Emanuel III as King except OF
Sardinia That is to- say. not content with
rcpudiating hts sovereignty over thc for
mer temporal possessions OF the papaey
% refuses a. accept the "fak aeromplf
OF the Incorporation Of the petty sover-
eighties into which the peninsula Was for
mcrly subdividcd into y united Italy.
In fact. the circular it tu such an extent
an appeal 30 The particuiarist sentiments
aud mutual iealousy Of the former petty
-overeignties % Italy. and so patent de-
mand Tor the disruption Of the kingdom az
Italy az % has existed for tine last forty
years. that % is Impossible 60 believe thlt
it o. the work 81 the holy father. fndeed
u bears the stamp OF that element of
the curia which about two years ago ne-
tually entered into neEotintions with Ric-
ciotu Gsrihaldi aud with others Of the
same political stripe 10 drive the savoy
d} nasty from the country ana 60 split
/ up the kingdom into federation OF au-
touomous states. republican boz their in
/ sttuilona. and under the presidency OF
/ the Holy See Pope Leo himself has given
I evidence throughout his long life Of be-
I inR far too clever "a statesman 10 lend
I himself 20 such scheme
| The circular Of the Vatican. a. well sa
| the prohibition Of queen Mgrguerito's
prayer. cannot but appear impolltic 90
/ those who are aware that neither the
/ new king nor HE conscrt ls lmhued with
that devotion to the church which war
entertained BY King Humber and queen
Marguerite as well aa by Victor I'm
| manuel II. The new king has never
shown any religious feeling He o. credit
ID with being free thinker lie already
harbored Erudge against the Vatican
because Of d. uHfrlendy attitude a. the
| time 81 his marriage Nor is his c0usoft
Queen Helen, believed by those who know
her best to entertain any real symuathy
for the Roman Catholic church. which
she Joined az tho time ~ her marriage
IN Difference only % political requirements
I This attitude u the new king and queen
/ In matters OF faith o. sure 20 have an
| Important bearing upon the future rela-
1 lions between tho Quir.nal and the Vail
can. since Victor Emmanuel will be dis
posed 20 treat the papacy purely na o
political agent. without any 81 the re-
I gard Of his two predecessors for the spir-
I ltual attributes 81 the Holy See