Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-23
WHO WILL SUCCEED BENEDICT?
4 POSSIBILITIES MENTIONED;
HOW A NEW POPE is ELECTED
my THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,


Washington, Jan. % (by the AS
sociated Press) Benedict XIV,
from the beginning OF his pontifi-
cate showed that he would above
all be a political pope following
the policy of his early friend and
counsellor Cardinal Ramnolla, and
OF Leo XIII. Piux x died of grief
for not having been able to prevent
the world war and Benedict XIV
expended such energy in trying to
stop or mitigate the conflict that
many people. including several
American archhishops and bishops
who approached him afterwards,
think that the efforts made in this
ondeavor seriously affected his
constitution.
Like Leo XIII he was most anx-
ious to establish diplomatic rela-
tions with oil countries and he sue
ceeded in having in Rome repre-
sentativeS of the entire world, ex-
cept of the scandinavian states
and the United States.
Friendly Toward United states.
While negotiations were proceed
ing for the establishment Of n papal
nuncio at Toxic, Benedict XIV fail
ed to have an inter-nuncio appoint
ed at PelSing through the opposi-
tion of the French government,
who. 1t is said feared that q papal
representative in China might af-
feet their right OF protecting Cath
olics in the Far East. France was
helped in that occasion, it is said
here, by the United States, which
objected to the appointment of
Monsignor Peprelli as inter-nuncio
in China on account of his alleged
anti-American feelings as shown
while apostolic delegate to the
Philippines. Benedict XIV always
showed a great desire fJr the
closest relations with America and
left nothing uninterrupted to indi-
cate his sympathy in anything af-
fecting the United States. This
was shown on the occasion of the
sinking of the Lusitania when the
pope, Notwithstanding his strict
neutrality in the war-he preferred
to call it "impartiality"-tele-
ence of the action which had
shocked the civilized world.
Messages to Wilson.
The pope always regarded the
United States as country which
would play an important part in
bringing about the paeification of
Europe and through Monsignor
Bonzano, apostolic delegate in
Washington, he sent on several oc-
casions during the war messages to
President Wilson expressing the
feeling that America might assist
in conciliating the belligerent coun-
tries.
His most important effort in
favor OF the conclusion Of peace
was the note he sent on August l,
1917 to all the powers which was
forwarded to President Wilson
through England, as there are no
diplomatic relations between the
holy see and the United States.
Benedict XIV always maintained
that his note was the first step to-
wards the Washington arms con-
ference Indeed. he went much
further by suggesting the suppress
sion OF conscription as the means
to induce the European countries
to disarm.
Notwithstanding his ,ardent de-
sire for establishing diplomatic
relations with all countries, Bene-
dict XIV never pressed any such
course with regard to America as
even the Catholic episcopacy in
the United States did not favor
such n plan for rear that 1t might
iniure the situation of Catholicism
which, 1t Is felt, has prospered
under the complete freedom of
rule.
Wilson I'm Rome.
When President Wilson went to
Rome in January, 1919, and de-
cided to visit the Pope the neces-
sary negotiations had to be car
ried on through the American &C.
clesiastical college, there not be-
ing any accredited representative
of the United States to the
vatican. 1t was arranged that the
president would so
from the Quirinal palace where
he lived as guest of the king, to !