The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-20

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made it the capital OF the Italian
kingdom. This attitude was for the
popes to declare themselves prison
ers in the vatican at the hands OF the
Italian government which they de-
scribed as the despoilers OF the
papacy and never during their entire
pontiticate leave either the vatican
| or the vatican gardens.
! In spite OF his self enforced impr1s-
onment, Pope Plus gave frequent ex-
| preston during the first few years
OF his pontiticate that he would yet De
able to revisit Venice which he had
never wanted to leave. As the years
went by, however, and Pope Plus was
forced to realize that this could never
be without renouncing all claims OF
the church to the papal states. the
city of.Rome and the temporal power.
he finally came to keep his home
sickness to himself. In the summer
of 1911, however, when the pope be-
came seriously Ill, all of the yearning
came back to him and In spite OF MS
former reserve, he broke down and
EXPRESSED his desire to again see
Venice.
When ons of his old Venetian
friends came to visit him and de-
scribed the completion OF the new
campanile or bell tower OF the famous
cathedral of st. Mark at Venice, the
pope said:
During the last few years Of my
life it has come to be one OF the last
great worldly pleasures which desire
TO have that might go back to Ven
ice even for one heeting glance to
see whether they have been able to
build the new campanile as before.
ITO do this. willingly would give
at least two years OF my life.
It was in the hope Of alleviating
this inconsistencies that on tho urgent
advice Of the two pontif1cial phys1c-
1ans all vatican precedents were proK-
en- and the immediate members OF
Pope Plus family were given resi-
,, dence In the vatican for time ana
were constantly near. As conse-
ouence he always had during the last
years of his life two, three or fou- OF
his sisters, q niece, who always re-
NAMED with them, and his brotner'
Angelo Sarto, close at hand the
brother rose nom the position OF
mail carrier to that Of postmaster IN
the little village in which Pope Plus
was born during the earlier years OF
the pontircate. His little son, VINO
was born after Cardinal Sarto became
pope, was a great favorite OF his
holiness, He had never seen his dls-
tinguished uncle until he visited the
vatican with his father in 1911. one
OF the touching scenes OF the convai
escence at that time was when his
little nephew received his nrst COM
munion from his uncle.
Love of the pope for children was
! another of his chief characteristics
1t was he who established the custom
OF having children from the various
parochial schools OF Rome ana otnei
parts of Italy brought frequently 70
the vatican to see him. His love for
the poorer and needier classes was
manifested time after time.
IN the little town OF Salzane IN Ven
eto where the pope spent nine years
OF his early life as parish priest Is
marble slab placed In the facade OF
the presbytery in recognition OF MS
service rendered during the cholera
pest,lence which swept the district II
1872. Father Sarto was with the sick
and dying day and night, min1ster1ne
to them, giving them the last rltes
and doing all in his power to aiieV
tate their sufferings both physically
and Spiritually. The little town 1s very
poor. but the people were ace &c
raise money for the slab IN honor o.
their former priest.
WILL ELECT ITALIAN.
l[sy Henry Wood, United Press STAR
Correspondent
ROME, Aug. 2o.-owins to the
necessity Of eIeetlns a pope to sue
coed the late PIux x, during war
In which all Europe 10 Involved u
/ one Of tho most critical In the entire
history Of the Catholic church.
Tho italian government. however,
officially announced today that full
liberty will be guaranteed the ehuren
and the cardinals while the members
Of the sacred college are engaged u
the balIotinp for the new pope. u u
hoped the warning nations will permit
the passage Of special trains to bring
the foreign cardinals to the coneIave
These trains will fly black flags and
appeals will be made to Germany
France. Austria, ssqium and all na