Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-09-16
ARMY TO
Be REORGAAIzED
ON new BASIS
Mutiny Of Swiss Guards Brings
Out Interesting Facts About
Small But Historic Military
Force.
800 MEN INCLUDE
5 DIFFERENT CORPS

(AssOclntct Press Correspondence
itomc, Sept is.--fn consequence OF
"A series OF Incidents. the most recent
o. which was the mutlny OF the Swiss
Guards. the Vatican authorities ara
today taking steps 90 reform the tiny
'but historic army under their control.
Although consisting Of less than 800
men, the armed forces 81 the Holy
See comprise five different corps They
are the Noble Guards. SWISS Guards.
paiatine Guards. Gensdarmes nnd
Flremcn, or as they are called.
Guards OF the Fire"
Tho most important of these IL the
Noble Guards Constituted ~ Il r.
today this organization dates back 70
a little over one hundred years. The
predecessors of the Noble Guard. how.
ever first came into existence in
1854. having been organized az a pa-
pal guard IN the time of innocent
VIII. They were. however dlshan led
In 1873 when Plus vi was carried of
TO France. when he never returned.
In 1901 an agitation was started IN
Rome among the ariEtocracy again 40
form a bodyRuard for the Pontiff. and
an address WAS sent 90 Plus va. Of
fering their services Rratuiiously. To
this Plus replied by message from his
secretary Of state. dated May II. 1901,
which may be called their act ~
foundation aud which provided that
tho corps consist OF sixty individuals
men and Officers. Now they are re-.
duced 20 about fifty and their ccn-
mand. which was hereditary N tho
Barberlni and Ait,eri families. has
lately passed 10 the RospsglioHi. the
present commander being Prince Ca
milo. The American connections ~
( this family are notable, Prince ramil-
10 having two sons both OF whom
married American girls The wife 1T
ono was AIiss Ethel Julia Bronson. y;
New York. while the ether made Miss
Mildred Haseitine his wife.
The Rospigliosi are very proud Of
having had the commandership Of thu
Noble Guard conferred upon them, ah
thereby they take rank with the five
other houses which hold hereditary
positions az the f'apai court. Theae
are tho two Prlnccs.Assistants OF The
Papai Throne namely the heads Of
1.-THE Orslni ana Colonna families. dead.
lly rivals in the Middle Ages tho Mas
tier Of the Sacred Hospice. who IN tbs
head of the Rnspoll family; the stand.
lard Bearer OF the Holy Church, the
Head uf the Patrizi- Montoroi and ths
Marshall OF the Conclaye, the Head VI
the chigi
no that warrior Pope % the Della
lRovere house. Julius H. who 'thre~
the keys OF S. Peter into the riber
saying that ne had more need of ihs
sword at S. Paul" who built th'
castle of Ostia and fortified the Mon.
astery of Gr0ttaferrata, and who wal
lholsted up in "a basket TO inspect th'
siege works OF Bologna, the formation
OF the famous Corps Of the Swiss
lGunrd was due.
The bollIcose Pontife In october
li5OB. enlisted two thousand men, who
were officially described aF ''praetor
IAN Guards of the Popc's person ans
lpalace, but only two hundred cam'
lto Rome under tho command Of Gas
mar de- slienen. a nobieman % Lucern'
who remained "a the PRpni court gu
his death The Swiss Guard WAS de-
strOyed almost 90 man IN the faiu
aus sack of Rome by the Constable
~ uourhoa IN 1897 II was reorgan
lzcd Ia i6fS aud since then has neveI
ceased ~ exist. with the two n0tabl'
but temporary exceptions of fh'
French occupations Or i7eS and 1909
lThe Swiss Guard now number onh
labout seventy. and are recruited
lcqnally from the Catholic, German