The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-23
VlTl0MlPR01ECTiOI IS
IMPLY IssORtD,ibI ITALY
ny ALICE RoHE.
United Press staff Correspondent

ROME, July 30 Try maiD-While
startling stories of how the Pope is
about to flee to Spain for safety con-
tinuc TO blossom on the journalistic
tree with regularity. 1t Is interesting
to know what IL really going or 10
protect the head of the historic
church.
That the Vatican is protected by
, Remington and Wetterly arms. gives
| esque pile. The protection offered
, and given by the Italian government
is interesting to analyze on account
! of the relations between church
and state. Benedict XIV has no need
| to worry for his safety as the gov
| eminent of Italy not only gives pro-
lection but has offered far more than
ne would accept.
As to internal security the Italian
Vatican is considered a foreign
state" The Italian government
besought the pope to accept, If it so
pleased him, whatever armed forces
he saw fit for the protection of the
Vatican and the ponficial property.
These men would be exempt from
military duty to the Italian govern
ment. Moreover. the government
offered the pope the necessary pro-
lection of modern arms and ammu-
milton.
Benedict XIV, always practical, de.
clined the offer of men, being I'M
DESTROYS of increasing the number of
vatican armed guards, especially
since he had desired all of his at
PENDANTS who had military service
to perform or who wished to go as
volunteers to file at once beneath
the banner of the Patria. The Holy
Father is credited with saying 10
Cardinal Gasparri. Let all go who
have the obligation, let all go who
have the desire and LET them knew
that not a Soda will BE deducted
from their pay and that their places
will be waiting for them-But let
us not talk of accepting the offer OF
the government for more men-that
would be the same as converting the
Vatican into a haven of poitroons."
The government knowing how the
apostolic palaces are infected with
Austrian spies, who as visitors to the
great Museums and galleries alleged
students of the libraries. have ears
and eyes open. suggested an army
of p~lain-clothes men.
The Vatican, however, so far he's
not accepted the governments offer
of police and there is every
reason to believe arms and
ammunition have been in
troduced into the Vatican
with Remingtons. These arms being
heavy the Swiss guards are being
trained in the use of Wetterlys, the
heavier arms being given to the out-
side guards. The gendarmes are
also armed with revolyers which they
need in their duty in the gardens
and courts.
In Piazza st. Peter and in the Old
Borgo there are two barracks. in
which are stationed great c~ontingerts
Of territorial militia and carabinieri
who are in constant contact with de-
tectives in uniform and in plain
clothes, who in turn are stationed
az the famous bronze doors in the
Via della Fondaments alorg the out
side wall of the Bascicliica of Saint
Peter. At the Cavalleggeri gate and
the Angelica gate arc two stations CT
carabinieri, reinforced by a great
body of territorial militia. Protec-
ton of the Vatican me e~origalieal
observatory. which Is ia the ga 'den
has been augmented by the presence
of a number of civil f~unctionaries
VINO assist the Jecu.ts. In the OBJ
s~ervatory an electrical reflector has
been placed with which il is possible
TO search the now dangerous depths
of the sky. The observatory is in
/ direct telephone communication
with the Vatican. 1t was thought at
first a good idea 10 place an opserva-
ton station upon the capolo of Saint
Peters as was done II 1871, but this
idea was abandoned.
A most s%erupulous guard has
been placed about the palaces of
| the Dataria and the Cancelleria n
the Propaganda of the Faith be-
meath the Quirinal.
1t is believed the treasure of the
Propaganda may have been trans