New-York tribune., 1922-01-25
Half Million NicM BODY

ROME, jar. u lBy The Associate
Press .-Benedlct's tomb vii! fac.
that in which Pope Plus VI lies. 1t
:djoins that OF Queen Christina Of
Sweden, who, having abdicated the
throne in 1854. settled IN Rome, where
she died in 1853.
Fully half a million persons have
filed past the catafalQuc in st. Peters
to view the body Of the late Pope, and
while the great procession has been Or
derly its very vastncss has ertsiled
strenuous labors on the part OF gen
darmes and guards. for the stream
moved slowly amid scenes Of grief and
mourning.
The formal registration o9 tho death
Of Benedict took place this morning
in the Roman capitol, when Mayor
brandini, commander OF tie Noble
Guard, VINO with Marquis Sscchetti,
acted as witness. Che death was en-
tered in g specially prepared register,
lined in satin and was engraved in
silver.
An alignment Of forces and opinions
which arc likely 10 clash in thc con-
clavc FOR the election of the new Pope
was plainly discernible this evening.
although the opening session IS nine
days distant. That the question OF
government and the Vatican dominates
the discussion is the consensus in rc-
licious circles &nd the press.
Three Parties in Conciave
That group led by Cardinal Merry
Gel Val. it IS reported, viii have nofc no,
than a majority n tbs conclavo. The
eo-calied peace party Of which Car
diral Ma!n is head, represents perhaps
a little moro than one-third the votes,
while the Center, 1ne leader o. whica
IA Cardinal Gasparri, favo-ing continU-
ence Of the poicy Of Pope Benedict.
tolerance without actual recognition, IS
fewer in number. There may be pos
sible change ii the election IS con-
ductad along strict party Hues. q Two
thirds vote is necessary 1oH inc eicc-
ton Of the pontif.
The Rome new spapers havc recently
;,creascd their activities in Vatican
news. many articles being written
about the. crumbling Of the "stubborn
obstin.cy of both parties" Some tav~
ored the replacing of France by Italy
rs the guardian OF the interests OF the
HOLY See, and coptendcd that the rise
oe italian nationalism, accentuated Dy
the war, had made imperative Italy S
sponsorship for the Vatican.
The question whether the Pope VIII
bc chosen from among the older cen
GRAFTON OF cardinals or the younge-
Sacred College is composed OF si,.
csrd;n.;s between the ages OF eighty
and ninety. nineteen between seventy
and eieh.v, twenty-five between sixty
ard seventy and fourteen between fifty
and sixty
Chief Candidates Under Seventy
among the cardinals prominently
mentioned as the successor to tho
throne Of ST. Peter ronc has reached
the aye of seventy. Cardinal Aafl ls
sixty-four, Cardinal Ratti sixty five:
Cardinal La i'ontainc siXty-t"o ano
Cardinal Laurcnti fifty-clent.
The disappearance from the scene OF
the Austrian Ambassador VIII be an
ether feature OF the coming cohc!aSS'
Austria from time inmelrorlal claimed,
ard in 1903 exercised against Ranpolia
the right Of veto. France, Spain and
Austria at various conclavcs assorted
thn rjchi. 20 veto the cardinals choice
! ror pope through their ambassador
,a.iscat;o7 tna. the elected Pope was
usrsona non grata. The right Of Teso
.....4y aDOl.sbed by rope Plus X
The first of the nlne pontiIical n,gn
masses for Eeredict XIV was sung u -
morning with grand solemnlty III 'ho
basilica Of 81. Peters. simultaneously
! there we're solemn ceremonies IN al
fhe Great basilicas. including the
i Lateran and Santa Maria Maggiore.
Government Aids Travellers
The newspaper "Popolo Romano
says it is in possession Of secret cir
/ cular sent out By Premier Bonomi to
TIC projects urging all Of them to use
sact and reserve toward the Cardinals
Civ ng them every facility for making
the Journey TO Rome, ard thus doing
what they can to assure that the con-
clavc elect ropc favorable to an
agreement between the government and
tho Vatican.
at isl.nss.' adds tAe ue~.DADss