Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-15
CARDINALS
 CREATED A Secret Consisiory Was Held at the Vatican This
 Morning
FRANCE GETS ONE
The Ceremony Was Performed With Unusual ImpressivenesS and Pomp.-Pope Plus Robed En-
 tirely in White.

Rome, April l5.-Pope Plus X held a secret consistory to-day ip the vati- can and created seven new cardinals, as follows:
 Mgr Patriarch of Venice.
 Mgr Rinaldini-Papal nuncio 10 Spain.
 Mgr Lorenzelli--Ex-papal nuncio at Paris.
 Mgr Lauldi-Archbishop of Paler- mo.
 Mgr Mercier-Archbishop of Ma lines.
 Mgr Maffi-Archbishop of Pisa.
 Mgr Aguirey Barcia-Bishop of Burgos, Spain. ..,
 The event was awaited with great interest as it was the first function or the kind in which the present pobtilI had created considerable number or cardinals. and also because up to the very last moment hopes had been en- tertained that another prince of the church might be added to the five Italians. the one Belgian and the enc Spaniard announced since March 23.
 The ceremony took place in the hall which takes it's name from the con sistory, and was performed with inc usual impressive pomp. First. all the cardinals met there, headed by their ostogenarian dean. reglia di Santo Ste fano, the only surviving cardinal ere ated by Plus TX. They divided into three groups. according to their or ders, that the bishops including be- sides reglia, the two vannutelli broth CTS; Agliardi, SatolIi and Cassetta; that of the priests, the nest numer- ous. headed by Rampolla, and that of the deacons. just deprived by death Of their dean, Cardinal Macchi.
 Plus x, robed entirely in white. en- tered the hall. on foot. preceded by the Swiss guard, flanked by the noble guard, and followed by the Sistine choir, singing.
 After the cardinals had paid their homage to the pontln everyone grad uaIfy left the han exfspt the pope and the sacred college. Then the pope from. the throne addressed simple prayer and delivered aSshort allocu- tion.
 The pontiff. in brief, recalled the fact that Easter, as a symbol of the struggle of the churches must al- ways be celebrated. and dealt es- pecially with the struggle in France. which, he said. was particularly pain full to him, as he loved that most noble nation. whose sorrows and joys I consider as my own instead of being those of her French rulers. who after arbitrarily denouncing the con cordat, violently dispoiling the church and failing to recognize the ancient and true glory of the country, tried to uproot the remains of religion by committing all kinds of excesses, ev- en those most repugnant to French politeness. violating with the gravest offenses ever public and private laws and custom. In so doing they cal,im- niated the episcopacy and clergy, tried to separate them from the holy see and purposely utilized the national institutions to further their anti-re- ligious war. so as to be able to accuse the holy see of being in opposition to French popular institutions. which In reality were always recognized and respected"
 The pope said he was much pleased with the splendid concord shown by the French bishops and clergy who re- mained faithful to the holy sec. hop ing for better days for France and for the church. He was confident they would not cease to work for the benefit of so beloved a people. adding:
 ITO hatred they will oppose love. to error truth. and to insults and male dictions forgiveness. l pray God to end this persecution of religion and permit the church to re-acquire her liberty. Even non-Catholics if they are lovers of civilization and honesty must agree with us that this would add to the common good and prosper ity of the country.
 Immediately after delivering the al- locution the pope proceeded to the creation of the new cardinals. asking of each appointee if the members of the sacred college approved his choice. which is only a formality as the car dinals answered afiirmatively by merely lifting their red caps. As soon as this ceremony was over the names of the new cardinals were read out as previously cabled.
 After this the pontiff made appoint ments of archbisllops and bishops. in cIuding Mgr Albert Guertin. bishop of Manchester, \. H.: Mgr James Davis. bishop of Davenport. Iowa: Mgr Emanuel Ruizy Rodriguez. bishop of Pinar .leI Rio. Cul,a: Right Rev Will liam X. Jones. bishop of Porto Rico and Mgr snortynskyi. titular bishop of Daulia. Greece
 In vatican circles. after the con si~tory there was considerable com ment on the fact that tho papaI alio- cution did not contain any reference to the Montagnini affair hut. in the main. was a solemn affirmation of
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