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PRESIDENT LOUBET TO Be
HONORED BY ITALY AND
CITY OF ROME THIS WEEK
French Chief Executive VIII Be
the Guest of King Victor
Emmanuel.
VATICAN TO IGNORE HIM
But Government and Municipal
Authorities VIII Do Utmost TO
Entertain Him.
WORK FOR NJ. DELCASSE
Minister of Foreign Affairs VIII
Talk Church Politics with
Merry Del Val.
VATICAN TO IGNORE HIM
WORK FOR NJ. DELCASSE
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ROME, April 23-Preparations for the
reception of the French President, who will
arrive here tomorrow as the guest or
Italy's King, are now complete and the
programme for the festivities has been an
nounced. Rome is to be Illuminated every
night, not only by government agency. but
the windows of private houses will be decor
ated with flags and lights and the whole
city will have a gala appearance. Some not
able exceptions to the Illuminated houses
will be those of some prominent Catholics
who will follow the suggestion OF the &C.
clesiasticaI authorities and abstain from
making any display I'm honor Of Presi-
dent Loubet and thus show their disapprov-
al of the conduct of the French government
in expelling the religious orders and sup
pressing their schools.
Roman municipal authorities are TO give
NJ. Loubet reception at the Capitol, Whicn
is the City Hall of Rome. but IL Is said
that thirty-six members OF the Municipal
Council elected 10 their places by Catholic
votes. will not attend the function. The
visit of NJ Loubet will be entirely ignored
by Vatican officials, and IL is not expecte Il
that good Catholics will take part In any
of the festivities. A troublesome question
has arisen in connection with the official
luncheon which the French President Is
to give at the Farnese Palace. which is the
seat of the French embassy TO the Italisn
government. Cardinal Matthew. the only
French cardinal now residing in Rome. has
been invited and the advisability of his at
tending Is now being discussed in Vatican
circles. Other French prelates and bishops
might excuse themselves from attending.
but the cardinal is. after ALL French APP
p0lntee, and cannot very we'll decline the
invitation. 1t is now predicted that in or
der to avoid unnecessary friction Cardinal
Matthew will be allowed by the Vatican au-
thorities to attend some of the festivities
in the capacity of French citizen.
Denials and rumors to the contrary not
wthstanding, it is practically certain that
NJ. Delcasse. French minister of foreign af-
fairs will pay an informal visit TO Cardinal
Del VAL the papal secretary OF state, dur
ing the coming week. His visit will be
that Of one foreign minister to another, but
his entry into the Vatican will be that Of
private citizen, no honors being shown him
by the guards He will send his card TO
the cardinal and be ushered by the usual
servants into the cardinals private study.
No one can predict what will be the result
of the interview, but IL is considered GER
tain that the papal secretary of state VIII
not let the occasion pass without lodging
strong protest against the actions OF the
French government toward the religious
orders
While the relations of France and the
Vatican are at such tension that they are
likely to terminate at any time, the friend
ly dealings of Vatican authorities with the
German government are becoming more and
more intimate and cordial. Baron Won
Herdling one of the leaders of the Catho-
lie Center party, who has conducted nego-
tiatiOns in Rome for his government the
past five months. is still here and is seen
almost daily a the Vatican. number OF
members of the Reichstag came 10 Rome
soon after Easter and have been several
times received by the Pope. The latter con-
graduated them as members OF the Center
party for the good they are doing In their
country and for the increasing Influence
they have brought to the church in Ger
many Count Droste-Nishering read an adj
dress i'm Latin. in which he thanked the
Pope for the advice the Holy See has given
to the German Catholic representatives in
Parliament and attributed their successes
to their strict and implicit obedience to
Vatican counsels.
There is no doubt that the German gov
eminent has recently made many concess
sions to the church. concessions from which
it is only fair to argue that some benefits
have resulted to the German government
Besides the removal of the Jesuit exclu-
sion laws the church has obtained permls-
sion for Catholic students at German uni
versities to attend the meetings OF the
sodalities of the Virgin, OF which all are
members. This permission had been Tor
years denied because these sOdalities are
directed by Jesuit fathers. Another conces-
sion by the German government has been
that of permitting Catholic service 10 be
held twice weekly in the governments
classical schools. a privilege unheard of in
Germany since the time of Bismarck.
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The Vatican authorities have also helped
the German government In several UNDER
takings during the last few weeks. one OF
the difficulties encountered by Berlin au-
thorities was that of strengthening the Ger
man element in the Polish provinces on the
eastern frontier As the residents Of Silesia
are almost all Catholics. church authorities
were asked to help in the election OF can
didates favored by the government In tho
Center party. Cardinal Kopp. bishop OF
Breslau. and his clergy are said 10 have
been active In the work. but have been
bitterly assailed in some quarters. The ed
itor of the Polish daily. the Gornaskonsak.
criticised them for taking sides in the eiec-
ton and even asserted that the sacramento
had been refused Catholics who would not
obey orders. Cardinal kopp brought a libel
suit I'm the criminal courts against the
editor. in his own name and IN that OF some
of his clergy, but afterward withdrew tho
suit. acting. IL is said. on advices from
Rome. Incidentally. the German governs
ment carried the elections by large ma
jorites.
Pope Plus X has just selected the mem-
bers of the commission which is TO under
take the codification OF the canon laws in
the same way that the civil laws were codi-
fed by the Emperor Justinian. The Pope
himself heads the commission and its MEM
bers are Cardinals Agliarii. Satolli. both
Vannutellis. Rampolla. Gotti. Ferrara.
Cassetta Matthew. Gennari, Cavicchiont-
Del Val. Steinhuber. Segna. Wives Tuto
and Cavagnis. All are experts in canon
law and church history. The permanent
secretary is Mgr. Gasparri. Archbishop OF
Cesarea.
Cardinal Del Val. by direction OF the
Pope has just addressed a letter to Cav.
Pericoli. president of the leading young
mems society of Rome. in which he states
that IL Is the desire OF the Pope 10 estab-
lish a federation of all Catholic young
mems societies throughout Italy and GEN.
tralize their direction in Rome. The OBJ
iect being to provide unity OF action and
discipline under the central authorities Of
the church. All the Italian bishops have
been 2slIed 10 corporate In bringing about
the federation. which. IL Is realized. may
prove i'm time to be OF great political value
TO the church.
Plus X has given fresh proof OF his de-
sire TO cooperate with the Italian govern
r,ent I'm evervtiii that rs reasonable. by