Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-10
FINANCES OF THE VATICAN.
Effort to Obtain Contributions From
Germany.

Special Cshlegram to The Star.
ROME, October 10-One of the CHIEF
| anxieties of Plus Y is the financial situa-
ton OF the Vatican. OF late years Sta
Peters pence, formerly the chief source
of revenue. has fallen off over 50 per cent.
The present religious situation in France
has caused an almost complete stoppage of
the flow Of Peters pence. Instructions have
been sent to all the German bishops to do
all in their power to obtain liberal con-
tributions from that empire
The recent legacy from Cont Bertora,
formerly grand master of ceremonies of the
court of Napoleon III, of the sum OF
81, 100000 to st. Peters pence fund has been
most welcome addition to this years
contribution. The pope is also going care,
fully through the budget of the Vatican.
and is cutting down expenditure wherever
possible.
The main revenue OF the archiepiscopacy
in the diocese of Catania IS derived from the
monopoly of selling the snow of Mount Et-
ma. During the summer months the monop
oily yields great profit. The socialist mu-
nicipality, as a repr.sal for the clerical OPP
position. has forbidden the sale of the snow
on the ground of its being unwholesome.
With the consent of the pope the archbishop
cardinal is to the municipality for
damages. =
The leading Italian newspaper announces
that liberty of religion is presently to be
proclaimed at Malta, which may be taken
to mean that the Protestant religion will
be accorded the same privileges. except as
regards financial support. as the Roman
Catholic religion. The newspaper denounces
the concession, and thinks, or pretends to
think that the Protestanizing OF Malta is
contempla ted.
The Gironale dItalia reports that bands
of Croatians have profaned the graves OF
Italians in the F'iume cemetery. TIE jour-
nal recapitu ates many recent inc dents,
such as the maneuvers In the Adriat and
the outburst OF aIti-italian fanaticism,
which have cast shadow on Aus .ro-i Italian
relations and revealed ancient luminosity.
The G.ornale d'Italla says that Il feels
legitimate resentment, and the Italian peo-
pie Is in that frame OF mind which is in
evitabie when a free and generous race Is
touched in its amour propre, affections and
dignity.
I'VE are grieved" continues the organ"
at these too frequent Incidents. which rem
der ever more difficult the maintenance of
friendly re atoms with Austria. The Italian
government must act firmly to defend the
interests OF our feilow-subjects, and must
exact respect for all Italians living on the
Adriatic.''
The Students Association will hold a
mass meeting to protest against the out
RACES a. Fiume and Varna.
Much comment has been made i'm the
italian press on the decision of the En-
peror Francis Joseph not to attend the
naval maneuvers or to visit the ''occu Iied"
provinces of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 1t
was stated in one quarter that his decision
not to be present was due to political mo-
tives, and in another that 1t was due to the
fear of anarchists. One of the leading ltal-
ian papers says the old kaiser has been
rather unweA, and his doctors have de-
cided that it would be imprudert for him
to expose himself to unnecessary fa:!guos.
At the same time some of the Italian pa
pers are rather jealous over the maneuvers
in Dalnatia. which some OF them seem to
think are directed against their own coun-
try.