Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-08
Benedict Places
Red Hat on Arch
Bishop Doughertv

,, Rome. Mar. 7. (By The Associated
Press.)-Arch Bishop Dougherty n,
Philadelphia, today took his plsc.
among the princes of the church afts,
secret consistory at which Pore
Benedict announced the creation or
SIX new cardinals. The new Amer.
lean cardinal succeeds the late Car
dinal Farley of New York.
The secret consistory at which ,he
Pope proclaimed the new cardinals
was imposing in the extreme. Th
members of the Sacred College i'll
their rich robes gathered in the hall
OF the consistorial and at a signal the
doors of hall were thrown open ana
the Pope, clad all in white, entered
with an attendant behind him carry.
ing his red hat.
AS the Pope walked slowly into The
hall all present genuf1ected until bel
had passed. Then, seating himself Oh
the throne at the head of the hall
Benedict received the homage of all
present, each person coming forward
in turn to kneel and kiss his ring.
AS soon as this ceremony had end.
ed the master Of ceremonies asked al
outsiders to withdraw. The Pope and
the cardinals then were left alone 10
carry out their important task. The
consistory opened with a prayer by
the Pope, who afterwards delivered
an allocution.
The Pope said that he rejoiced to
be surrounded by the cardinals, to
whom he would like to give good
news. But, unfortunately, the sad
ness of these times did not permit
of this. In fact it was the truth that
actual war, civil discords and dissen-
sions continued in such a way as 10
make him anxious.
The pope added that he believed he
had profited by every occasion 10 at
tempt to reestablish peace and tran.
guilty in human society, as the church
had done in past centuries. The last
occasion was at the celebration OF The
seventh centennial of the foundation Of
the Third Order of st. Francis, who
in his time during savage struggles
succeeded through the Christian doc.
trines in reestablishing, peace in the
This peace, however, 1t is impos' /
Bile to obtain now without renewing
the private life of individuals said
the pope. without this renewal The
treaties of peace already CONCLUDED
and signed will remain a dead letter
In fact, we witness in some eouR'
tries bitter civil strife, with mournipl
disastro results. (The pope here
was abiding to the disorders in Italyt
Elsewhere we see races that wer
born and grown up. in the same Land
struggling in arms for this land incp I
by inch, thus sowing new seeds OF DIS
cord. Here the pope was reforms
TO Upper Silesia, Lithuana, Ukfan"
Poland and other small countriesl.
BESIDES we see ancient struggle
renewed and the bursting out with aP
palling violence of crimes in contTs
diction to the laws of morality an'
humanity. which we condemn. IRON
Whatever side they come" (The pOr
In this utterance had in view the ST.
uation in Ireland).
In conclusion the pope said:
All agree that the peace treauS
concluded will lead to nothing un.es
the spirits Of citizens are permea'"
py those sentiments of justice a~
cnarity which the Christian doctrlne
lnculcate and which in the time OF
Francis were SO efficacious. If IN
individuals cupidity is repressed
turned to good ends. society will le
the benefcient effects; and also ilOI
mutual fraternal love all CLASSES
citizens feel as Christians recpl
cal confidence will blossom, which W.
prove better than anything else
helping to establish and mainA
peace"