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doors of the audience chamber were tn
stantiy opened and the card nal was re-
eeived with marked cordialfty by both hts
majesty and the project and remained In
conversation with them for several min
utes When he started to return to the
accompanying him the entire distance. 40
cepted an invitation to rest and have re-
freshments and remained with him for half
an hour or more. Thereafter and during
the entire proceedings Cardinal Sarto. by
order Of the king, was received with mill
tary hOnors whenever he appeared in pub
lie.
College who has ever had such relations
with the civil authorities 8 nee the organiza-
ton of the kingdom of Italy thirty years
ago. his conduct has naturally been the
subject of much comment and criticism,
but he was never censured by the pope.
Many Conjectures.
These facts were well known at the
time Of Sarto's election as pope. When
the result was announced people at once
began to conjecture what might happen.
Rumors of the most sensational kind
have been in circulation, and the news
papers. as 1 have stated at the beginning
Of this letter. have not5only made predic-
lions. but have gone so far as to publish
positive announcements that negotiations
for q reconciliation between the Vatican
and tho Qutrinal he'd begun. This has
caused more excitement and anxiety
among the cardinals than in any other
quaretr. because the new pope has shown
such an independence Of spirit and fndif-
ference to their opinions and such an in
clinatton to disregard custom and prece-
dent that the members of the curfa are In
a chronic state of nervous apprehension
about him. He has shown unmistakable
tendencies to follow his own Judgment.
but somebody must have taken the re-
sponsibflity of approaching him. for at
the recent consistory he made his first
formal announcement. and 1t related to
this particular subject.
definite terms. he made 1t very clear that
he has no intention of abandoning the
claim of the sovereign pontiff to the tenn
poral power Of Rome and stated posi-
steps Of his predecessor I'm maintaining
them. ) -1S!-
His Personal Desires.
Without. the slightest doubt this an
nouncement was intended as a consola-
ton to the anxious cardinals and to set
their minds at rest. ftswas also intended
to put an end to the wild rumors that
have been. and othecwiseawould continue
to be. circulated At the same time, in
private conversation with particular
friends and members Of the clergy from
different parts Of the world, his holiness
has declared again and again that he
wants no temporal power himself; that
his kingdom will be purely a spiritual
Kingdom; that he will haze nothing to do
with politics. nor with International af-
fairs. His mission ID to.i save souls and
not nations. He often quotes the admoni-
ton of Christ to render unto Caesar the
things that are Caesars and TO God the
things that are sGod'sd He has made, no
secret of his views as to. the duty Of the
head of the church in this respect. or of
his ambition to exercise purely spiritual
Jurisdiction.
restore the Christianity Of the Gospels and
return to the days when the pope of Rome
was bishop and-n q potentate. He
would withdraw the nuncios. or ambassa-
doris. from the several European capitals,
and would not be- displeased IL France
Spain. Austria and other countries would
recall their ambassadors to the Vatican.
He has admitted that he does not under
stand the necessity Of, nunclos and does
not appreciate their Importance. He thinks
that the duties they are now performing
should belong to the archbishops and the
primates OF the church In the. several ma
tons. Besides. the nuncios cost an enor-
nous sum of money. which might be much
better applied. particularly as the Vatican
is severely cramped for funds just now
Contrary to Late Pope's Views.
These ideas are directly contrary to those
OF the late Leo XIII and Cardinal Ram
polla. who spent large sums of money in
maintaining the several embassies of the
holy see at Paris Vienna, Madrid, Brus-
sells and other capitals of Europe and
South America. and treated the ambassa-
doris accredited to the Vatican with special
distinction. You will remember that I
wrote you two years ago about desperate
fight that was made by Admiral RampoIla
against the proposition of the French gov
eminent to close Its embassy at Rome. and
the anxiety that was shown to secure the
appointment or an ambassador from the
United States to the Vatican. But the new
pope would not care. and indeed he might
be pleased. If all of the papal embassies
were closed tomorrow. II he could have
his way he would recall every nuncio and
give 10 the poor the money that Is spent to
maintain them.
But. although he is theoretically an auto
Graf and personally a man of very strong
character. Independent habits and great de-
termination, ne cannot carry out his own
wishes in this and several other policies.
because the cardinals will not permit It. He
Is too wise and too prudent to take the re-
sponsioility OF defying them in such an i'm
portant matter of policy and precedent.
While he will not abandon the course fol-
lowed by his predecessor he will not at
tempt to exercise any influence in diplo-
matte affairs or interfere IN the policies of
the nations. ----~.
Cardinals Rejoiced.
AhC Soi NiHoio dfc very IHuCn TeJOiCe0 at
his recent announcement Their anxieties
are greatly relieved, and they are more
hopeful that he will submit to advice and
be very moderate and prudent in all his acts
and do nothing radical. scr revolutionary.
They explain that his opinions are due to
ignorance and inexpsrieHce; that he has
never taken interest in anything outside Of
his own diocese: that Htglspeaks only the
Venetian dialect: that he has never crossed
the boundaries of the kingdom; that he Is
unfamiliar with foretSe-Anairs: reads no
foreign newspapers. kneWs no foreigners
and is purely provincisaf They are conf
dent that he will chaSSasHi attitude as he
acquires knowledge f8sdN experience, but
those who know him best think differently
They declare that few members of the sa-
cred college can teach Giuseppe Sarto any
thing; that he knows as much as the most
learned Of them; that he is the wisest of all;
that his opinions are1fbe result Of forty
years of study and reflection. and that while
he may not accomplish. all the reforms he
desires, the holy see Will have no fnterna-
tional politics as long ras The Is pope.
Property Found, Man Arrested.
William De Van, patient under treat
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