The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-05
NOT A POLITICAL POPE.
Plus x has Been Noted For Religious
Tendencies.


Paris. Aug. f-The election Of Cardinal
SartO as pope has created a distInrt thy
favorable impression ia governmental
quarters here. removing the fear that
reactICnarv candidate. The foreign office
received the first information of the cleo
ton from press sources the news spread
ing rapidly among the officials and caus-
ing widespread comment
Although not espousing any party or
any candidacy. official feeling has been
favorable to one VINO would continue the
conservative policy of the late Pope Leo
XIII Cardinal RamDOla at first seemed
to b. the best exponent Of continuance
OF the former Dontiffs policy, but he
licked the necessary strength.
Cardinals Sarto and Di Pietro were re
carded as being closely identified with
EamDoila and as likely TO share his gen
eral views.
The choice of Sarto is satisfactory as
insuring the continuance of the recent
policy of moderation followed by the holy
see in its relations with France and other
Catholic countries. What was most feared
was the election of one who might adopt
a policy antagonistic to the government
OF France. thereby increasing the diff
culties Of the present governmental policy
against the congregations and possibly
threatening the existence OF the con-
cordat.
sarto's Tact.
Although little is known Of Sartos po-
htical tendencies. he is considered TO De
one likely 70 avoid conflicts and 10 con-
tinue the policy of Pope Leo and Cardinal
Rampolla. The officials here recall Sarto s
tactful course in receiving the king anu
queen Of Italy at Venice. which removed
much of the friction hitherto existing, and
led TO "A warm friendship between Sarto
and Queen Helena. This incident is cited
as an evidence of his conciliatory dispo-
sitoin and the likelihood of no material
change taking place in the policy of the
vatican.
President Loubet and Foreign Minister
Delcasyc this afternoon sent dispatches
of cOngratulatOin to Plus X. This step is
regarded as giving definite official eX-
preston to the feeling of satisfaction
which the choice of SartO has caused in
government circles. The foreign office
had not received advices from NJ Nisard
the French amba ssadOr to the vatican up
10 late hour this afternoon. but, relying
on reports from other sources, a nOtifica-
ton was sent TO M. Delcasse, who is So
iourning at a watering place in the in
terror of France. and to President LOubet.
who is at at the chateau MazenO, near
MOnteiimar. which he recently pur-
chased. Replies from the president and
the foreign minister soon followed and
We're transmitted through the foreign
office to Rome.
An official letter was received this
morning from Rome giving the prospects
OF the various candidates 1t placed
RamDolla first and SaTtO eighth. Be
tween these two ranged Serafino. Van
nutelh Gotti. Agliardi. Di Pietro and
CaDecelatrO. Although il is not known
definitely how the French cardinals
voted at the final ballot. it is known that
they. with the Spanish cardinals. favored
the selection Of one of those considered
to be conciliatory. which number included
SartO.
A Religious Pope.
A leading official of the foreign office
who recently visited Venice said TO the
corresDondent Of the Associated Press
that the cordial relations between Sart0
and DoWager Queen Margherita were
particularly noted bv him. The queen
bestowed many marks OF favor. which he
received without the slightest evidence of
that tension existing I'm other clerical
quarters The official also remarked that
IL was a significant fact that Sarto him
self had been a governmental official
practically all his life first under Austria.
prior to 1856. then under Italy. as Venice
is one OF the sections expressly placed
outside the formal temporal sovereignty.
official bishoD. and finally an official
cardinal being always an ecclesiaStic Of
the state established church. Since sine
liar conditions of an officially established
clergy prevail in France as in Nen~e Il
| is believed that SartO is likely 70 have a
svmBathetic appreciation Of the confi-
tons existing between the state and the
church in France.
Outside of governmental quarters
Sarto's election is faVOra bly, received.
The leading opponents Of the clerical cle.
ment noint out his saintliness and de-
| clare that his choice gives promise of =
| religious rather than a diplomatic pope
Tho nunciO here was advised of the cleo
/ ton and paid "A tribute to the lofty char
4 acter of the new nope. Public interest
l in the election was shown by the issue OF
] Soecial editions Of the papers. which de-
] The current sentiment is entirely favor
, BILE TO Plus y.