The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-08

WASHINGTON. Feb. 7.-Rise. fyom
the ranks Of the commou people 70
grace the throne Of St. Peter Is the
16lst wearer Of the golden tiara, Car
dinal Achilles Rattt. archbishop OF
Milan, stan6s cut in striking contrast
to his predecessor. Pope Benedict XIV.
born nobleman.
A high aignitary Of the Roman Cath
Ole hierarchy attached to the papal
legation in Washington today recount
ed the events CT Cardinal Ratti's life
TO. the International News Service.
Because Of the delicate nature of &C.
clesiRstical relations. the monsigncr
vho told the story OF the life OF the
new p0ntin refuses to be quoted di-
rectly. It may be said. however. that
he is personally acquainted with the
new pope having lahore1 with him
for years in the Vatican library ANA
having been in receipt OF a letter from
Cardinal Raft! within the past fort
night.
Achilles Cardinal Ratti was born in
Desso. a Lonbardy suburb of Milan.
on March 31st, 1857 He VIII be e5
years old next month.
AS parish priest OF Desio. the
young priest won distinction for his
piety and love OF athletics His par
ents were Of the bcurgeoise, had never
been rich and get were saved the ig
nOminy o: ;ctuai poverty The moi
est priest OF DesiO. predestinei TO
tower above mis- colleagues OF the
cloth. attracted the attention Of a Mill
anese rrelate. no was astounded at
the mental agility and writing ability
of the then Father Ratti OF Dssio. He
was brought to Milan and educated on
q higher plane in things eccIesiastica IL
and seemed to sweep all things before
him in his comet hke rise TO fame.
While still a priest Of Milan. ne be-
came the author of several notable
works or ancien. literature AID
medieval transcripts.
His work on library classics Won
him the appointment of project q the
Ambrosial library L: Milan.
An intellectual giant. whose cloak of
Todesty failed to HIDE from his 81
periors the scope of his intellect. Car
OF the Vatican.
Pope Pits X ferretei the Milan
priest out from maze OF maste. Ii
VI al is.uS dud cppOt1eSl .'t&ii p.E4'7't
of the Vatican library, one OF the
greatest libraries in the word
The new project begged the Roman
pcntiT 1T the time of his appointment
to permit him TO spend alternate
months AZ the Vatican library i'll or
der that he might spend The irteryen-
ing months with his aged mother in
Milan. The pope. impressed with the
sanctity of his apposnfee. granted the
request and was heard later in his
life to remark that Cardinal RatJi did
more remarkable work IL his alternate
months of library labor than his pre-
decessors had done in continuous SER
vice.
As Va.ical librarian. Cardinal Ratti.
then q s,onsignor. added TO his liter
. airy works and ii was there that he
won to himself the friendship OF the
papal family OF cardinals. The new
pontin was beloved! for his retiring
disposition The librarian then be
came famed throughout Europe. as
one o. the continents most famous
mountain climbers.
Often alone. and always without
guides. Cardinal Ratti assailed the
Alpine heights on many occasions and
out ik 81 and out climbed his fell
lows
For his reason. If for none other
the monsigaor who detailed the new
pope's life declared. Cardinal Ratti
will be persona grata with the Ameri-
can people, for Americans worship on
athlete"
Toward Tie close of his service in
~ M
CURED added fame as historian OF
no mean order He WIS sought our by
students of history ana by arcsiaeeio
gists in acknowledgement OF MS vast
storehouse OF knowiedg. J. Plcrponi
Morgan. American finaacier. went &c
the archbishop of Milan when he de-
sired The Vatican experts TO WORK upoA
certain invaluable Egyptian tran
scripts and friendship bet@ cen the
two va; struck up.
Pope Pins Y then sent Cardinal
Ratti 10 Poland as visitor apostolic,
where he laid the foundation FOR his
later successful reign there a papal
nuncio Pope Benedict XN. an june
6. 1919. then elevated the Polish Office
70 a nuns.iature ana appointed Car
iinal Re,tti papal nuncio and a. the
same time created him archbishop OF
Lepanto IN Poland Cardinal RAFT
worked hard fer the cause OF the
church 1nd is accredited with having
licipsd 10 fli TO flame tin. nulli..;
feryor OF Polish patriotism IL IS
credited with having done ill.s With
oat having alienatea the feelings ~
other nationals beyond the border
Of his nunc.ature
ON June Is. 1921 less thaa eie 81
nenth, hac. Cardinal hhir vas ae-
pointed archbishop ei Niiss- r.i1.-