The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-09
SARTO'S. ELECTION
ASTON|SHED FRANCE,
No One in Paris had Any Idea
That Patriarch of Venice
Would Be Made Pope.
HAND OF EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA
He Probably Defeated Rampolla,
but, in So Doing, He Elected
Venetian, Who Can Feel
No Love for Austria.
HAND OF EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA
BY J. coRNELY.


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Paris. Aug. s.-tCopyright, 1sOe.l-The cleo
ton Of Cardinal Sarto caused as great an
amount Of surprise in Paris as 1t did else
where. Cardinal Sarto himself was as much
astonished as the rest of us.
It Is, all very well at this late day to try
and prove by improvised stories and anec-
dotes that the general amazement is with
out foundation and is simply due to the fact
that we were SO absolutely ignorant OF all
that was going on at the Conclave.
No one in Paris thought that the Patri-
arch OF Venice would succeed Leo Kill
People are arguing, and wiz continue to
argue, as to: the influence the Emperor OF
Austria's .'veto" had on the election. al
though they do not know exactly in what
guise; this veto was presented.
1t Is probable that there is some truth In
the rumors on this subject and that the
Emperor Of Austria. through one of his Car
dinals. intimated that the election of Cardi-
nal Rampolla would be extremely distaSte-
full to the Aust-o-Hungary Government
What is most astonishing is that the Con-
claye did not ignore the hint and that II did
not. according to the custom OF the church.
proclaim -the spiritual power over the tenn
poral.
AUSTRIA DIscoMFITED AFTER ALL
They say that its members tried to Pro-
tes. by giving Cardinal Rampolla more
votes than he had had on the former bal
ll6ts. AZ a hst rSs9uSce they needed Fran
cis Joseph's Injunction, and Cardinal 61rto
profited by 1t. for his personality was neu-
trail enough not to represent any decided
policy.
No matter how we credit these r,i1ors:
which we can CLEAN only bit by bit. Cardinal
Sarto Is Pope.
The Conclave. whose liberty was in no
way attacked by the usurping Italian Gov
eminent, was shaken by Ibis most Catholic
Majesty. who heretofore had even refused
to come to Rome, SO as not to Fave to rec
ognize Rome as the capital Of Italy"
But the aforementioned Emperor, who
was probably the tool Of the German Luth-
cram Kaiser. did not dream that he was be-
slowing the tiara upon Venetian: that is to
say. man who, although officially at odds
with Italy, still bears in his heart the hatred
of the Austrian, which Is Unborn in every
venetian-Iombard.
Such weird and unexpected results are
due to the fnesse Of diplomacy, which hov-
ers about a Conclave and which in this case
was exercised by "Cracoyian Cardinal"
What sort Of Pontin will Plus X maker
wonder whether all the prognosticators
who made such grievous errors in picking
out the new Pope will continue their prog
nostications regarding his policy? Why
shouldn't they?
It occupies their time and. better stiIl. It
fills the newspapers and all that is neces-
sary is a bit Of imagination. So little. too.
NAME SMELLS OF GUNPowDER.
The name Of the new Pope smells Of gum
powder, although 1t has not been proven
that Plus TX was more bellicose that Greg
ory XVI or Leo XIII. He was a trifle
laughter. but it is long cry from this to
the idea that there must be an essential DIFF
ference in the various Pontifs. Besides.
whats in a name?"
One may adopt cognomen SO as to irni-
tate the one who wore It last. or one may
also adopt 1t with the desire of completely
altering its meaning. There were other
Popes bearing the name Of Plus TX. and II
one wanted to extract soWe special signid-
canoe from this particular name. It would
be necessary to make a composite mental
picture of the reigns Of all the Popes Plus.
and that would take me too long to-day.
What relation will Plus bear toward
France? Exactly the same as that Of Leo
XIII, unless he hopes to denounce the Con-
cordat, thing that no one expects.
He will resign himself to what has taken
place: he will perhaps sigh to himself and
send his benediction to the monks and nuns
who have had to suffer through the law
against congregations.