The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-27
POPE Plus TO
LEAVE ROME
DECIDED THAT HE
) SHALL GO TO ALBANIAN HILLS.
Move a Necessary One for His Health
-Vatican's Attitude on RussO-Ja-
panese War-Church and State in
acknowledgements for the Church In
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Rome. Feb. 273--It Is now the firm
conviction of every one CONNECTED
W With t the papal court. that Pope Plus
x will not, long remain "a prisoner
in the Vatican, Notwithstanding the
repeated declarations to the contrary.
The reason for a change from the pol
I ictes of Plus IX.sandr Leo XIII. is found
Enotsso much in a desire for recOncil1a-,
ton with Italy as in the preearious
state of the present. pope's health,
which, according to DR.. Lapponi, his
medical adviser, is; seriously threat
ened by the lack Of that exercise to-
which the pontiff had been ,accus-
| toned before his elevation. Assum-
! ing that the present season. is faVora-
| bic to the conditions under which the
| pope now lives, the approach Of sum-
mer, with it's torrid heat and nalar1al
conditions in Rome, render it almost
imperative that the pope shall not
only have larger opportunity for exer-
else, but that he shall live In entirely
different surroundings and, under diff
ferent climatic conditions.
1t did not, therefore, surprise those
| in Vatican circles last week, when it
| was stated, :unoffcially, that the pope
|
the papal villa at Castel Gandolfo,, IN
| the Albanian hills. and that the de-.
tails of his; journey were being dis.
cussed with Italian, officials. The Wiz
! la named was for many years the
summer residence Of the ,popes, and
when, after 1870 Plus TX: decided to.
remain a prisoner In the Vatican, the
villa was turned. over to the Chris,
| tan Brothers as a summer college,,
Immediately after his election, Plus
X, on the advice of his physician,
| had the villa vacated by the Broth
| ers and has had it repaired and rem
ovated under the direction Of some
of his near relatives There has been
arranged. as part of the plan Of re-
construction, a cozy apartment for the
personal use of the pope, SO that at
| a moments notice. he will be able to
enjoy a change Of air and surround.
|ings, ~. .s.% i.
| This country property Of the pope
| is included in the laws of guarantees
as endowed with the same privileges
of extra-territory as the Vatican pal
ace, and, therefore, the papal court
could there enjoy" the same exemp-
| ton from government interference as
at Rome, The only difficulty arises
because of the necessary journey from
Rome thru twenty-five or thirty miles
| of Italian territory. The, announce
ment of the pope's plan has met
| contradiction from the Vatican, and
it Is said on good authority that ne
gotiations, have already been opened
with the italian government regarding
| the movement Of the pope from Rome
| to the villa. These negotiations are
| said not to have reached a satisfac-
| tory conclusion as yet, because the
government insists ON furnishing a
special escort Of the kings own cui-
rassiers, and police all along the route,
while Plus X, whose adherence OF
all kinds Of display is we'll known, in
at night and with no escort whatever.
That the journey will be made, how
ever, there is here little doubt.
~ The Vatican and the War.
The war between Russia and Japan
has occasioned many sarcastic COM
ments in Rome, especially in Vatican
organs, who. are. pointing out that the
czar;. who summoned the peace con-
ference at, The Hague, is the first of,
the monarchs of Europe to go; to war;
| The decision of The Hague tribunal
to exclude the representative of the
| Vatican is pointed to and the state
:nent made that if the Italian govern
|,ment had been; oVerruled, and a papa1
Representatives allowed to sit in the
/ council of nations, the, result might
| have been more satisfactory to the
world. Since the successes Of the ia
panese over the Russians, Vatican au-
! thorities have shown a decided lean
| ing in favor of the country Of the
cZar; not SO much because Of any
community of interest between the
Roman and Russian churches. as be-
cause Of alarming reports received
| from missionaries and bishops of
China, Australia and New Zealand,
who are urging the pope to give his
moral support to Russia because Of
the peril to Catholic establishments
China, which would be imminent were
the Japanese to gain the final victory.
Church and State in Panama.
All efforts Of Vatican authorities to-
prevent the principle Of the separa-
| ton of church and state from being
adopted in the constitution Of the new
republic Of Panama have failed on
/ the main point, altho special cOnces-
! sions We're made. by the liberal party
IN favor of the church. Mgr. Jungui-
! to, bishop Of Panama, who was
charged with the'nego tiatiOns after the
recall of the apostolic delegate to CO.
lomb1a, has just reported to Rome,
and announces that all he could OBJ
| tain from the convention was a. prom
| Use of government support for the
| bishops and clergy When engaged IN
educational or phllanthropic. work,
| the, erection of a diocesan seminary
at government expense, and the set
! ting apart of an annual sum for the
| support of church missions among the
Indians living in the republic. Mgr.
JunuitO adds that, as the constitution
has been adopted, other means must
be employed in. order to get the Pana-
ma government to send a representa-
| tive to Rome, as do most Of the Cen
trail and South American republics.
-. -Observatore.
| Damp Weather Dangers. =
! Relaxed systems bring Colds, Fevers Grip;
| Pneumonia, SO easily checked by Orangeine
Powders, promptly taken.
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