The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-30
MGR, FALC0N|0 IS
NOW Of OPINION
REPORT IS TRUE
Believes Archbishops Farley,
O'Connell and Himself
Elevated
CONGRATULATIONS OF
FRIENDS RECEIVED
Papal Delegate Thinks That
Great Britain Will Ger
tainly Get Addition
al Cardinals

WASHINGTON, D c., Oct. 20
Mgr. Diomed kalconio, papal dele
gate at Washington. said tonight:
befieve fortnight that there Eaa5
be truth In reports from Rome that
Archbishop Farley, OF New York.
Archbishop OCounell. of Boston. and
! have bssn, by his holiness elevated
to be members of the Sacred College
of Cardinals. inasmuch as l have to-
day received six cablegrams from
Rome from friends. who are member 5
Of his holiness household, and who
would be in possession OF OFFICIAL
knowledge as to creation of a number
Of new cardinals. as indicated in last
nights dispatches from Rome.
Last night l was inclined TO doubt
the authenticity OF the report. and. Of
course. it may not be true. / believed
last night that, as ! had heard moth
ing ofncially. there could not be truth
In the report, as the custom is to
notify me OF such events. / stil1 have
received no oincial advices.
''in the absence of adNices / shall
not communicate officially with Rome
on this subject. ! remain. SO far as
official information Is concerned. in a
receptive attitude. II the holy father
desires to designate ME as "a cardinal
no doubt he VIII inform me OF his in
tent.
Friends Congratulate.
1T seems likely from the character
Of the cabIegralns from priva,e
sources, ali OF which are OF con-
Gratniatory nature from friends. there
may be truth In the report. Inc aa-
tnors OF these capiesranas are in posi-
ton TO have ofuelai knowledge OF tho
subject. Possibly, however, these
frfEffIx hAga their
tion from reports pueiisned In on.cial
newspapers and possIuie these frlenus
are accepting that Information as
authentic.
~ hat l shall do III regard to TINS
report in case IL turns out to be true
that have been named To be eartii-
nal, VIII be entirely matter for ms
holiness to DECIDE. Ny predecessor as
papa delegate remained In Washing
ton for year alter ne was elevated
to the cardinaIate. II would not be
necessary for me to attend the con-
ssstory Of casqinais which reports
state has been designated 10 take
place la Rome on November ~. We
are all In matters like this ordered
could, as newly designated cardinal.
absent long distance from Rome az
| am, miss the first consistory after
being named, but l would be obliged
to so to the next one, the presurnp-
ton being that ! would have time by
the date OF the second eonsistory To
make the journey to Rome to attend
1t. All cardinals near home must at
tend the frst consistory after they
are designated. In a matter like this
! should. OF course, do what the hoD
father instructed me to do"
Mgr. kalconio preferred not to dis
cuss the fact that Archbishop Irelani's
name 10 not included in the last OF
Americans designated for the cardi-
nalate.
The papal delegate is In gooo
health. and remarked in answer to an
inquiry that his days work begins at
$50 o'clock each morning. He has
the habit, which he shares with Car
dtnal Gibbons, of taking walk alone
in the evening through the city streets.
Denies Statement.
Mgr. Falconio denied statements at
tributed to him In which be has been
reported to have said:
II the report by any chance should
be true. presidents OF centuries have
been broken by his holiness. New ar
before III the history Of the church
have announcements OF appointments
been made before the appointees have
been notified, II the report is true
1t Is most unusual proceeding, and
this inclines me to believe that the
story Is without foundation"
Mgr Falconio declared that until
Tonight tho only thing he has saic
was that In the absence OF official
Advices from Rome he did not believe
the report.
He does not regard the fact that
only one cardinal Is said TO have been
designated for Great Britain. as
against three for the United States,
as being significant of the attitude of
his holiness toward Great Britain and
the Catholic Church in British coun-
tries.
Additional cardinals for Great Bri-
tain could be designated at any time"
he said There are still a number
OF vacancies in the sacred college
even II 1t II true that 80 many new
cardinals are TO be appointed. These
cardinals can be created at any tima
during his holiness pleasure, and n
II not impossible that when the OH.
cial list IL published there NAV be
moro for Great Britain. and, perhaps
one for Canada also.
Congratulate Archbishop Farley.
NEW YORK. Oct. ga fiood or
telegrams, cablegrams and letter pour
ed In to-day upon the most Rev
John M. Farley. archbishop Of New
y ork, carrying messages Of congratu-
latton upon the announcement OF his
elevation to the cardinalate Many
addressed him as cardinal. Although
no confirmation Of the cabled news is
expected for week or more, one OF
the members of the archbishop's
household remarked that Rome did
not send cAblegrams.'
The appointment Is accepted as
authentic and no effort was made to
conceal the happiness Of, the house
hold.
Among the cAblegrams received were
one from Mgr. Kennedy. head OF tho,
American college In Rome. and one
from CARDINAL L0Eue. prilnate u Ire.