Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-02
Honored Prelates Are Archbishop
O'Connell, Archbishop Far
ley and Mgr. Falconio.
PERSONAL WISH OF PONTIFF
Pope's Regard for United States
Leads Him to Confer High
est Distinction in His
tory of Church.

Rome. Oct % Tho Most Rev William
H. O'Corrcu archbishop Of Boston. the
Most Her. j 81 FARLEY arch bishop of
New fus. and MGR. piomede Falconio,
apps H.'c a-.-r1te in the United States,
are among ta, prclates who will be ere
aztec cardinals boy Pope Plus at the con
sistor. '' ho n,.u November q
7Hr creation # three American cardi
M has 1rolscd intense interest in
Rome THE aN ng of the date for holding
the consistorv md the naming of IA other
Cardinals have been overshadowed by the
announcement of the honors which are to
GO 70 the United States Secrecy regard
Ing the appointments was so wei main
tanned that the great majority of the peo-
pie OF Rome only earned Of the selections
this morning Warrnest congratulations
have been pouring into the Vatican all
nay. many Of them directed personally
to Cardinal Merry Del Val the papal
secretary Of State.
The distinction conferred upon America
Is the highest In tho history of the church
considering that that country until 1905
was -tll a missionary country in the eyes
Of the vatican. and Under the jurisdiction
o. the Congregation of Propaganda.
nder similar conditions England is
the only country that has ever had three
cardinals at one time, Newman. Man
nina. ard Howard. whose entrance into
the Sacred College was due TO their per
sonall les. In the present instance. II is
stated. the Pope has decided TO elevate
three American prelates to the csrdina-
late in accordance with his oft-repeated
assertion that he desired to show the
fluence of America and the enlghten-
nent Of the episcopacy there.
POPE RECALLS HIS PROMISES
The Pope to-day recalled that when he
was elected pontiff tho first pi grma &c
he received was an American pilgrimag e.
the first flag waved in ST. Peters for
his election and the first Ne blessed were
American. on that occasion he promised
Cardinal Gibbons that eventually he
would appoint not one. hut several
American cardinals
Rome, the organ Of England speaking
Catholics. commenting on the consistory
GAYS: The United States will have great
or reasons than other countries for glad
ness. ms It assumes finally in the Senate
Of the universal church that important
place TO which It Is entitled by reason
Of the wonderful expansion of the
Catholic church within its limits
For years the Holy See has been de-
fntely resolved to give another cardinal
20 the great republic. Conjecture has been
busy as 10 which archdiocese would be
N1nored Of those presided over by Arch
bishops Farley. ireland, Quigley and
oConnel. Unable TO appoint all four
the Pontiff chose New York and Boston.
the archbishop Of each of these two arch
dIoccScs being distinguished for con-
spicuous services and loyalty.to the Holy
See and each with a diocese containing
about 100000 Of the best Catholics In the
world
Put Plus X has not stopped here IN
his desire to honor the American church.
as he has raised to the cariinalate Mgr.
falconio. who is a naturaiized American
citizen and Elories IN the fact Thus Uni
ted States will have four cardinals, three
governing d!oCeses and the fourth dos
tinel to he called to Rome to helm the
Pope In the central government Of tho
church"
CANADA STILL UNHONORED.
The Tribuna commenting on the an
nouncement. points out the preponder-
ancs of American cardinals as compared
with Canada, which is still without red
hat and with Latin America with only
one, Cardinal CavelcanH OF Brazil
tn add solomni'y 20 the honor confer
rcd ipon America. the Pope, instead OF
having the new cardinals come here for
the ccnsistorY In November. will send
them the rcd biretta by special delega-
tons, each composed OF monsigr or
among he papal and private chamber
lalns accompanied by n noble guard.
Tho new cardinals later wifi come "a
Rome TO receive the red hat from the
hands Of the Pope in n consistory TO be
lcd early in 1872