The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-20
Plus X Died
This Morning---His
Death Severe Shock

private secretary Manager Angel.
Plus y desired to give himself up
entirely 10 his work. In so doing he
did not spare any fatigue, and giving
audiences, admitting people to large
receptions, celebrating masses, preach
ing, giving communion. reached such
q point of exhaustion that while In the
exercise OF his p~rieStly function in the
Pauline chapel, crowded with people,
he tainted. and thus started that re-
port which pursued him ever after
that he was liable to fainting fits,
which was quite untrue, as that was
the only occasion on which he suf-
fered in that way, and 1t was entire
ly II to the heat and the initiated air
of the chapel.
That was the first opportunity for
the officials of the Vatican to step in,
and on the pretext of protecting the
Pope's health, attempt gradually to
Isolate him from the world. However,
they were not always successful. One
of the yearly American Pilgrimages
had left the United States at the be-
ginning of July, 1908. On their way
TO Europe Leo XITI. who should have
received them. died, so that they were
IN Rome during the conclave. and the
day on which Plus X was elected and
descended into ST. Peters to / his
first o~enediction they were in the
Basilica, with two American fiags
waving above the immense crowd as
semeled there and joining hurrahs to
the cheering which greeted theN vener-
able figure. Some days after the same
American Pilgrimage was in the Vati-
can gardens when suddenly, the work
of the officials having already begun,
they N~fSPa nrITAHa1 nm ~ AhA nHA-
was seen approaching, With true
American determination they objected
that they did not want to leave. Plus
X, who understood something of whar
was going on, inquired. and Cardinal
Gibbons who was among those who
accompanied them, explained that ID
was q pilgrimage of his countrvmen
who desired to pay homage TO the Holy
Father. They had asked for an audi
ence and were waiting for the an
pointed day, The Pontiff immediately
said there was no necessity to wait,
and he would receive the Americans
at once In the adjoining Museum Lapi-
dartum, Thus Plus X received the srss
pilgrimmage Of his pontificate, held liz
his hands and blessed the two Am
erioan 3ags which are stu preserved,
one in Rome and one in New York.
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substance of the policy which his two
predecessors had followed towards
Italy, His protests against the loss
of the temporal power, however. lost
the Nehemence and bitterness which
formerly characterized them.
The strongest of his protests on this
subject was when President Loubet
dfsregarding the prohibition OF All
Catholic rulers and heads of states To
visit the king of united Italy i'm his
capital was the first. with the excap-
ton OF Prince Ferdinand OF RusSaria.
since 1879, to go as guest to ahs
GQSrinal.
This, however, was not only caused
by the feeling towards Italy but u
moro by the state Of religious war with
France, which was the most reFnsrk-
able event En the last p0ntS9icase and
Of which many have attributed thS
responsibility to Plus X, while tins
aostalttses had already begun @ndea
Leo XIII.
France found fmfSators in spain
which passed lin parliament bins
against the religious congregations and
the clergy leading to tho recall OF ths
spanish ambassador accredited to ths
Holy Sees and Sa Portugal, where saas
republic proclaimed on Oct s 1910
hrpught about a c0Eppaete separation
between church end state. the exgaa5-
sion OF the religious congregation.
and the -conTiscassnn OF their proper
ties
While SascM serious crisis we're taREns
] place hAtweesa the vatican and sense o