The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-07
Election Was Completed With
out American Participation
i'm the COnclave.
CARDINAL O'CONNELL
WAS LATE ARRIVING
When Archbishop of Boston APP
peared on the Scene New Pope
Was Blessing Multitude.


ROME. Feb. 6.--Cardinal Achille
Ratti Archbishop of Milan, has been
chosen supreme pontiff of the Roman
Catholic church TO succeed the late
Benedict XIV. HIS coronation as Plus
XI will take place February y.
After the announcement of his elec-
tion the pope appeared on the outside
balcony Of st. Peters and bestowed the
berediction on the thousands who had
waited patiently in the rain in st.
peter's souare-the first time this has
occurred since the breach between the
state and the church in 1870; for So
years the blessing had been bestowed
from within the basilica.
The election was completed without
American participation in the con-
cIave, Cardinal O'Connell, Archbishop
of Boston. arriving al the moment the
now pope was blessing the multitude.
'tUniversay pacification" is the key
note Of the new pope's policy, as in
dicated in a statement issued by
Prince Chigi, the marshal of the con-
o'ave. which made reference TO the
first blessing bestowed by Plus XI.
Continual conciliation. inaugurated by
his predecessor, probable reconcilia-
tiop OF the state and church. which has
been estranged for so many years, and
an appeal to all the nations of the
world to restore peace are said to con-
stitute the most essential aims of the
vatican policy as it win be conducted
under the present pontiff.
Cardinal Gasparri win retain his Of
flee as papal secretary OF state This
announcement almost Immediately
after Plus xI had assumed the high
pontificate is regarded as significant,
as Benedict occupied twenty hours for
appointment of Cardinal Gasparri and
never previously had a newly elected
pontiff chosen his secretary of state
before the elapse of two or three days.
That the new pope has decided to
exercise his full authority was shown
when some of the cardinals, attached
to what has become as the "irrecon-
cilables" attempted to persuade him
not to appear on the outside balcony.
He listened to the argument for few
moments, and then said:
Remember. I am no longer car
dlnal. am the supreme pontiff now"
Tho diplomatic corps and papal
aristocracy were received in the vati-
can this afternoon. His Holiness
passed along the loggias, accompanied
by his encourage and escorted by
noble guards in their striking red full
dress uniforms, and the Swiss guards
in medieval costumes.
AS tho pontiff moved slowly along,
all knelt. He offered his hand and 1t
was reverentiy kissed: then he pro-
ceeded to Clementine hall where others
received the papal benediction.
There was a touch Of melancholy
sadness and disappointment to hun
drcds Of Americans mingling among
the thousands OF Italians in St. Peters
square, when Cardinal Bisleti, dean of
the cardinal deacons. appeared on the
Z balcony OF St. Peters and shouted:
Il bring YOU great joy"
The words spelled CONSERVATION to
the Americans. and a few minutes
later. as Cardinal o'Connelrs automo-
bile drew up TO the large bronze gate
.on the right side of the vatican, it was
realized that one more conclave had
been held without American participa-
ton.