Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-01
To Be-
At next CONCLAvE|
United STATES Too Important -
Be Ignored, Pope Assures
Cardinal o'connsll
Plus LAuDs THIS COUNTRY
BY the Associated Pres

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y Rome, March 1.--''All the American
Cardinals will b. present At the NEXT
,conclave," said Pope Plus during m
audience Of Cardinal O'Connsil. Of
Boston, yesterday. l
"Thcre will be no moro racing 1000
miles in vain endcavor to reach Rome
In time for q conclave," the Ponti6
added. 1.-THE United States 10 too I'm.
portant to be ignored as she has besn.
I shall sec to It that what happened
at the last conclavs shall not occur
again. You will never have to rush
across the ocean again only to bs too
late"
The audience lasted for IN hour,
during which the Pope and Cardinal
held intimate conversation regarding
the American Church and the Catholic
University. During the course Of bis -.
marks Pope Plus said to CARDINAL
O'Connell:
."You know I have been q libfesiaa
all my life. The happiest years haye
spent were in company with books. u
that way 1 have come in contact with
tho great scholars Of the world and
with great university leaders. ] 1eve
received letters since my election from
scientists and men Of letters In Oxfofe,
Harvard, Yale and other institut1onDs
Your Catholic University Of WasliDs.
ton, IT'S work and future interest me
intensely.
Pride in Catholic University
'"The university must be shrins cA
Ssr.ty to od 1t q int ssRH;' Ss "a
endow them with deep erudition. guided
by the principles Of faith. II 10 al
right to build great basilicas and great
buildings, but the essential thing y to
make learning the important aim Of III
those activities. It Is not o greet
basilica that is needed, but zeal, Spiyit
and learning are forming the most I'M
portant effort of achievement
1.-THE principles must be right. A
great church Is q great thing, but L ID
no essential part of q university. Ex-
ternal appearance counts for little. An
extravagant facade is nothing unless
there exists in that seat Of learning the
soul of learning. Pay your professole
well. 1t brings good results. You will
then have the best trainers of the lead
ers of men, and IL will insure that the
product IL the best obtainable."
His Holiness then gave Cardinal
OConnell the example OF Galileo, who
first was employed BY the University
Of Genoa. then was taken by the Uni.
versity Of Florence and then BY Bo-
logna. Each time he had q higher
salary until he had. passed through
several universities which were anxioul
to have the worlds greatest teacher q
that time.
america Wonderful Country"
The Pope then continued:
'Oh, what q wonderful country you
have! There the Church is free, really
free, as it is nowhere else. There tht
Government respects religion. There.
fore. the Government has the right Il
all that religion can tive. 1t IL q fail
exchange.
II know. too. how hard the CLERGY O.
America work. That is the reason VIII,
they have the respect and love of thl
people. Americans are practicabl,
people. They recognize the value o.
earnest men. There is a wonderful fu
ture In store for America, especiall.
in these trying times. when Europe 4
puSNu6 InAoukh ouSu uu ouAaOup "
riod."
Cardinal O. 'Connell then told the Hcl.
Father Of the relations between. th
Catholics and Protestants in America
and how both CO. operate in tho socis
and economic life. lie said that. 4,
cnmity existed between tho members o
; the two faiths, and that VIXEN q goot
and noble work was to be klone botl
united for the common good.
The pontif seemed deeply Moved. II
snid: 81 like that. 1t is Great ad
vantage. It makes for peace and har
mony everywhere. America ID trul
wonderful and full of hope and prom
Use. My prayer is that the Catholic
of America will continue to be unite
in the bonds OF brOtherly affection
Let the hierarchy stand together for al
that Is best in human life. OF courss
there will be human defects and differ
cnces, but when the spirit Is right an
the principles true. God will take car
of the rest.
Cardinal O'Connell said he was deepl
; impressed by the pontiff's earnest an
) calm manner, his clearness of mind an
, his kindly disposition. Besides grea
strength of character, the Holy FSthe
also had great bodily strength,