Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-07
NEW P0NT|FF
WAS CARDINAL.
FROM MILAN
Elected Monday When
He Receives 38 Votes
in Sacred College.
O'Connell of Boston
Arrives in Rome Too
Late to Cast a Vote. +.

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Rome, Feb. 6.-(By The Associated
Press).- Achille Ratti. arch
bishop of Milan was elected pope Mon
diet XIV. Cardinal Ratti received 80
votes in the sacred college of cardinals
and assumed the name of Plus XI. His
coronation will take place Feb. IT,
Cardinal O'Connell, archbishop of Bos-
ton, arrived in Rome at 12:4O o'clock
Monday afternoon, one hour after the
new pope had been elected. In 1914
Cardinal O'Connell reached Rome few
hours after Benedict had been elected.
Cardinal Gasparri, who served as
papal secretary Of state under the late
Pope Benedict XIV. has been retained
in the same office by Pope Plus xI, it
was announced Monday night.
Keynote Universal Peace
Universal pacification'' is the key
note of the new popes policy as indi-
Gated in statement issued by Prince
Chigi, marshal Of the conclave. which
made reference to the first blessing be-
slowed by Plus XI. Continual CON
citation. inaugurated by his predeces-
sor. probable reconciliation of the
state and church, which has been cs-
tranged for so many years, and an APP
peal to all nations to restore peace are
SAID to constitute the most essential
aims Of the vatican policy.
The announcement that Cardinal
Gasparri will retain his office as papal
secretary of state, which was made
almost Immediately after Plus nj had
assumed the high pontifieate, is re-
garded as significant, as Benedict XIV
required "A hours for the appointment
OF Cardinal Gasparri, and never pre-
vlousiy had newly elected pontifr
chosen his secretary of state before
two or three days.
Ihat the new pope has decided to
exercise his full authority was shown
when some cardinals attached to what
has become known as the ''irreconcil-
bales attempted to persuade him not
TO appear on the outside balcony. He
listened to the arguments for q few
MON ents, and then said:
:, remember l am no longer a car
d'nal. am the supreme pontiff now"
He Receives Diplomats
The diplomatic corps and papal aris-
tocracy were received in the Vatican
Monday afternoon. His holiness pass
ed along the loggias, accompanied by
ms encourage and escorted by noble
guards in their red full dress uniforms.
ana the Swiss guards in medieval cos
tunes.
AS the pontiff moved slowly along
all knelt. He offered his hand and It
was reyerently kissed: then he pro-
ceeded to Clementine hall. where
others received the papal benediction.
Ihere was touch of melancholy
sadness and disappointment to hun
dreds OF Americans mingling among the
thousands in st. Peters square when
Cardinal Bisleti, dean of the cardinal
deacons. appeared on the balcony OF
st. Peters and shouted:
Il bring you great joy"
The words spelled CONSERVATION 10
the Americans and few minutes lat.
er as Cardinal O'Connell's automobile
drew up to the large bronze gate on
the right side of the Vatican, it was
realized that one more conclaYe had!
been held without American particina-
ton.
Plus first benediction after his cleo
side balcony at st. Peters upon all
nations and all peoples" with the in
tention that it should bring "to the
whole world the wish and announce
ment for that universal pacificationi
we all SO ardently desire"
The thousands waiting in front Of
st. Peters for the wisp of smoke which
would tell of the election of a new
pope or the failure of the sacred col
lege to reach decision, gave a mighty.
shout at 1888 o'clock when thin
wisp of smoke came from the chimney
leading from the Sistine chapel. It
was then known that the Catholic
church had once more duly elected
pontiff.
Repair to Throne
As soon as the two-thirds vote for
Cardinal Ratti had been verified. Car
dinal Vannutelli, as dean of the sacred
college, arose and proceeded to the
on either side by Cardinal Logue and
Bisleti, respectively deans of the car
dinal priests and the cardinal deacons.
He was asked in Latin by Cardinal
Vannutelli. in accordance with custom.
if be accepted the election to the
supreme pontiff and the. new pope
with the formal: Since 1t
is the will of God. l must obey
Then the purple canopies over the
thrones Of the cardinals were let down
one by one, until only that over the
new pontiff remained. This was done
to show that the whole sacred college
rendered obeisance to the new head of
the church. Dean Vannutelli there
upon asked the new incumbent what
name he chose to take during his
pontificate and upon his reply Plus
XII Monsignor Sincere. secretary OF
the conclave, verified his election to the
papal chair.
Discards Cardinals Robes
The new pope then was escorted to
the ante-room within the Sistine chapel
where he discarded his cardinal robes.
assisted by the conclavists, and the
papal vestments which had been held