New-York tribune., 1903-07-11
LIBERTY FOR CONCLAVE.
Governments Claim to Veto-Ac-
ton on Foreign Rulers.


Rome. July 10 The Italian Government fol-
lows the fluctuations of Pope Leo's condition
with deep interest. Piemier Zanardeli is kept
constantly advised of every varying stage in the
sickness. Immediately after yesterdays con-
sultation Dr. Rossoni called on the Premier and
made statement to him regarding the condi-
tion of the Pope. He again visited the Premier
after this mornings conference.
In response to questions put to him, NJ. Zanar-
deli expressed his personal solicitude for the
Pontih, and added:
My duty is solely to in the interest not
only of Italy but of all Europe, the most alb
solute liberty to the approaching conclave and
the fullest assurance may be entertained that
this liberty will be given
The report has reached here from Berlin that
Emperor William has expressed an intention of
attending the Pope's funeral AS the French
papers have commented on this news saying
that the Emperor's action would offend the
Italians, it may be said that nobody here be-
lieves the report.
The Italian Government we'll as the italian
people evince their desire to demonstrate to the
world that since 1870, when the temporal power
fell, the Pope and the Vatican have enjoyed
complete liberty in the exercise of their spiritual
offices. For this reason opposition has ever
been raised by the Italian Government when
amples being the calls made by King Edward
and Emperor William on the Pontiff
DISCUSSING GOVERNMENTS POLICY.
| Premier ZauardelH had long conference to-
| day with the Minister of Justice Signor Coo
cuortu, under whose jurisdiction are all religious
affairs in Italy, about the right of veto which
! the Italian Government might exercise at the
next concave. Three Catholic powers, Spain,
France and Austria, enjoy this privilege, termed
the right of exclusion" which entities them to
! veto the election of a candidate who is not a
persona grata to their governments. In such
case a power which may desire to prevent the
| election of certain candidate deputies a car
| dinal of its nationality to announce the objec-
! tion at the conclave but the announcement
must be made while the scrutiny is going on,
! before the candidate has received the majority
of votes required to elect, otherwise the protest
would be invalid.
This right has been regarded as extremely
! important, especially in the Middle Ages. when
to Italy, being the largest field of action for
France Austria and Spain, the choice of
Pontiff was a question OF supreme Importance,
as he played a leading part in their disputes.
Italy claims the right referred to as the heir
of the Kingdom of the Two Sicies which
! Joyed the right, but Italy did not exercise it
! the last conclave, and may perhaps find it diff
! fcult to do now, as no Italian cardinal even
! among those who are most conciIiatory would
undertake to represent united Italy which is
considered by the Church to have usurped the
temporal sovereignty of the Papacy.
PAPAL POWER EXCLUSIVE
Italy's policy consists in considering the
Papacy to be merely d spiritual power which,
enjoying under italian law complete liberty and
independence can without political Intervention
exercise its ministry in Rome. the capital of the
kingdom.
Portugal also claims to be entitled to veto the
election of an undesirable cardinal to the
Papacy but her right mas never been acknowl-
edged.
Austria tried at both the last conclaves re-
/ spectively to prevent the election OF Plus TX
and Leo XIII, but the two cardinals deputed for
/ the task arrived at Rome too late.
The last time the right of exclusion was sue
cessfuIy employed was in 1885 when Spain pre-
vented Cardinal Giustinian from being elected
/ Pope when he had already received twenty
out OF the twenty nine votes necessary to reach
the required two-thirds vote necessary for cleo
tion. Cardinal Giustinian disappointed
that he died shortly after the conclave.
i In the provinces so firmly rooted has become
! the conviction that the Pope WIFI not recover
that the discussion concerning his successor is
almost superseding in general interest the de-
tails of the Pontiffs illness. Betting goes on
with great animation, each cardinal having his
fervent admirers Those most frequently men
toned as likely to be the next occupant of the
Papal throne are Cardinals Oreglia, Gotti and
RampolIa, but Cardinals ASliard Serafno. Van
nuteh and Ferrari press them hard in public
/ favor.