The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-11
LIFE OF THE POPE.
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such great age. after so dangerous an
illness, exhibiting such versatility of
mind and such power Of mental con-
centrat!on.
LAS 1 approached the bed, he press
ed my hand with a slight effort and
looked at me intently with his bright,
black, expressive eyes. He wore
calm, dgnified smile and began ask
ing me a number of questions. 1t SEEM
ed almost mcomprehensible that this
was man on the verge of death.
Every power of will and intellect re-
manned intact, showing complete con-
seriousness of ego. Imagine an invalid.
"a years of age, anxious to make the
acquaintance of his new consulting
doctor asking suggestive questions
and testing his opinion of clinical
science. That any dying man should
be able to make such a prompt, de-
cided effort of the will is certainly as
tonishing.
Seemed Like n Miracle.
1.-The Pope asked me if 1 had read
certain essays upon medical pathology,
written by a student who took his de-
gree in 1924.
I was very young them said the
Pope, smiling, but 1 remember many
circumstances of that happy period OF
my studies and scientific ability, / as
sure you l was almost ready to believe
that some miracle was being wrought
concerning the Pope's condition.
Ills State Very Serious.
DR.. Rossoni said that the state of
the Pontiff was very serious. There
was little danger of an immediate eli
max, although it was constantly pres
ent. The Pope was making a brave
struggle, but the Doctor continued,
his weapons of defense are weak
Even the finest tempered steel becomes
blunted after so many years of use. A
renewal of the pleuric phenomena is
always dangerous, even in a young,
strong organism. Therefore, how much
more dangerous in a man of a.
Fortunately there are few other Sc
rious complications. The defective res
piration has had a bad influence on the
circulation, and we found an alarming
depression in the hearts action. Per-
haps this second withdrawal of the liq-
uid deposit may restore the circulation,
but the great question is, can this re-
lief be sufficient and permanent? I'm
fortunately there are many reasons for
doubt, both concerning the restored cir
culation and the clearing of the re-
spiratory passages.
The doctor declined to say whether
in his judgment, the Pope would have
peaceful end. He concluded the in
terview by saying:
The Pope is very seriously i'll and
is "a years old. These are the essen
tial facts. All the rest is smoke
Right of Exclusion.
President Zanardeli had a long con-
ference to-day with Minister of Justice
Coccu-Ortu, under whose jurisdiction
are all religious affairs in Italy, about
the eventual right of veto which the
Italian government might exercise at
the next conclave. 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 persona grata to their govern
ments.
Italy claims the right as the heir of
the kingdom of the two Sicilies, which
enjoyed the right, but Italy did not ex-
ercise it in the last conclave and may
perhaps find it difficult to do so now,
as no Italian cardinal, even among
those who are most conciliatory, would
undertake to represent United Italy,
which is considered by the church to
have usurped the temporal sovereignty
of the papacy Besides, Italy's policy
consists in considering the papacy 70
be merely spiritual power, which, en-
joying under Italian law complete lib
erty and independence can without
political Intervention exercise it's min
istry in Rome, the capital of the king
dom.
Government Interested.
The Italian government follows the
fluctuations of the Pope's condition
with deep interest. Premier lamar
delli is kept advised of every change
Immediately after yesterdays CONSUL
tation, DR.. Rossoni called on the pre-
mier and made a statement to him
regarding the Pope. He again visited
the premier after the morning confer
ence. M. Zanardelli has expressed his
personal solicitude for the Pontiff and
he added
MY duty is solely to assure, in the
interest not only of Italy, but of all
Europe, the most absolute liberty to
the approaching conclave, and the full
est assurance may be entertained that
the liberty will be given