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WASHINGTON. Jan. 22.-President
Harding's condolences on the death of
Pope Benedict were dispatched today
by Secretary Hughes to Cardinal
Gasparri, papal secretary of state.
Deeply regretting to learn Of the
demise of His Holiness, Benedict XIV"
the message said. ''the President de-
sires me to express to your eminence
profound condolences. His humanity,
his promotion of peace as well as his
kindly spirit and great learning won
for him a place in the hearts of men
everywhere. His death will be deeply
mourned throughout the United
States"
Officials OF the American govern
ment and of other governments rep
resented here formed a steady stream
today at tho official residence of the
apostolic delegate. Giovanni Bonzano.
Formal regrets came by wire from all
parts of the United States.
New York In Mourning
NEW YORK, Jan. pa spirit of
spontaneous mourning for Pope Ben
edict XIV, filled the city's Catholic
churches today with throngs who
knelt to pray for the repose of the
Holy Fathers soul. Many Protestant
congregations also took part
Solemn requiem obsequies, it was
announced. win take place at st.
Patrick'S and other cathedrals jan
uary 80, at the hour fixed for the
corresponding celebration in st.
Peters in Rome.
The Rev. r. II. Tierney, editor of
America, the National Catholic week.
ly, in a statement called Benedict
''the greatest pope since the stormy
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warfare IN the sixteenth century"
"The pope was in very special
way. a friend OF the workmen," he
said. "Their cause was ever near
his heart and he never lost an oppor-
tunity to defend them. He was in a
very special way the pope of the
poor"
Paris Mourns Passing
PARIS, Jan. 22.-The passing OF
Pope Benedict is treated by the Paris
newspapers not only from the reli-
gious and humanitarian, but from n
political viewpoint. The story of the
vatican's efforts in the war is re-told,
all the papers regretting that the pope
did not show more openly the sym
pathy with the allies which most of
them concede he possessed to q
greater or less degree.
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ROME, Jan. 22.-For the first time
in history, an Italian cabinet minis
ter was received at the vatican. when
Anglo Mauri. minister of agriculture,
went there to inquire the condition
of the pope. He was cordially receiv-
ed by Monsignor Cremonsi and by
the master of the chamber Caccia-
Dominioni. who invited him to enter.
Mexican Churches Draped
MEXICO CITY. Jan. 22.-Catholic
churches throughout Mexico were or
dered draped in moudning and the
number of masses was doubled by the
archbishop of Mexico, Jose Mora y
Del Rio. on receipt of news of the
pope's death
The archbishop declared that the
'pontiff had always taken a great in
terest in Mexico. both in her spiritual
and governmental progress.
London Admired Benedict
LONDON, Jan. 23.-London morn
ing papers, commenting on the death
of the pope. generally allude to the
difficult time in the worlds history
he had TO encounter and for the most
part, agree that he succeeded in leav-
ing the prestige of the Roman church
il anything. stronger than he found it,
The London Times thinks the world
coulu not but admire ana be grateful
for his repeated efforts to terminate
the horrors of the war. but says it
Is difficult to acouit him of being
sometimes too prone to take the Ger
man point of view.
The Daily News is of the opinion
that Benedict steered his course with
considerable discretion.
The Morning Post. while declaring
that the death of the pope has caused
sorrow among all branches of the
Christian church. recalls suspicious
of pro-German bias in the Far East
and especially on the silence of the
pope regarding the invasion % Bel
gium.