The New York herald., 1922-01-26
Foes of Cancellation With
Italy Are Working to
Elect Pope.
MERRY DEL VAL ACTIVE
May Take Dutch PreIate, but
Italians Prefer Peace With
Quirinal.

| Special Cable to THE New YoEK HERALD
Copyright, 1923, bp THE NEW York HERALD
| ROME, JAN 25.-The outlook for the
coming election by the Sacred College
of successor to Benedict XIV. is now
clearing. Cardinal Merry del Val and
Gen. Ledokowsld of the Society OF
Jesus. "the Jesuit Pope" are working
hardest to obtain the selection of an in
transigeant Pope and thus annual the
concilatory policy Of Benedict toward
the Italian Government. Most of the
Italian Cardinals probably Will not
lend themselves to this, as they see an
opportunity to bring about final
peaceful settlement between the vati-
can and the Quirinal.
Cardinal Merry del Val to gain his
purpose is said to be ready to com
promise on foreign Pope, and it is
stated that he Is willing to support the
Dutch Cardinal Van Rossum, noted
for his sympathies with the German
popular party.
The Cardinals who desire a settle
menrof the Roman question are work
ing to\ insure the election OF Pope
who viii continue the policy Of Bene-
dict, which brought the Catholic politi-
cal party to leading position in
Italy. II 1t is impossible to obtain the
I election of Cardinal Maffi they will
| concentrate their efforts on Cardinal
fsatti or Cardinal laurent. Should IT
prove impossible TO carry one of these
to victory the leaders may compro-
mise OH Cardinal Isagonesi, who is OF
Spanish birth.
1t is maintained, however. tina. the
election of a non-Italian is out of the
question in view of the political dis
putes still raging through Europe.
Many Italian Cardinals are pro-Aus-
trian, and combining with the central
European Cardinals would not consent
to the election of man from the
allied or neutral countries.
Meanwhile there is n strong feeling
within the church that the time is ripe
10 draw closer to the Italian King
dom, and 1t Is most probable that the
next Pope will be an italian ready to
make final peaceful settlement OF
the temporal power question so that
the church can turn its whole energies
70 combating the spread of the Boil
shevistic anti-religious movement.
ROME, Jan. 20 ASSOCIATED Press) -
The body OF Benedict XIV. will be en-
tombcd In the basilica OF st. Peters
tomorrow. The ceremony will take
place at o'clock in the afternoon. after
which the Sacred College will devote
itself exclusively to matters pertaining
to the conclave. TO be held February Q
Preparations for the funeral and the
collecting and arranging of documents
aud medals 10 be placed in the coffin
occupied practically the entire day Of
the members OF the Sacred College The
medals include all those struck during
the pontifcate of Benedict.
The funeral ceremony will be In the
strictest privacy the Vatican officials
holding to the letter that none he ad-
mitted to the vast basilica except the
Sacred College. the members OF The
pontifcial household. diplomatic officers
accredited 70 the Vatican, officers OF the
units of the pontlfcial armed forces
which are detailed for the ceremony ac-
cording to the rites and members of the
most ancient families of papal nobility.
The offices of the Major Domo OF the
Vatican, Mgr. Sanz de Samper. were
besieged throughout the day By appli-