Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-07

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tions, a vast, Sumptuous room with red
! damask hangingS and a dark red car
pet, having at one end a most valuable
| ivory crucifix It was in the same salon
that the cardinal on February 9 COM
| municated to the diplomats accredited
| to the Holy See news of the conclusion
| Of the lateran agreements.
At the threshold of the room Premier
Mussolini was greeted by Mgr. Francesca
Borgongini Duca. one Of the most &C
tive participants in the framing OF fhe
Lateran pacts, and Mgr. Giuseppe Ptz-
zardo, undersecretary of state. Tney
conducted him to Cardinal Gasparri,
who was in full regalia. The other
prelates wore their short half full dress
with short NANTES
At the conclusion Of the ceremony
the premier was escorted downstairs
with the same ones who were with him
when he entered. Mgr. Nardone bowling
as he entered his limousine and was
whiSked away.
From the moment Of the exchange
| the Lateran treaties entered into full
Vatican City, Commentators Camille
! Serafni, entered officially upon his
duties, and the Swiss Guard took up
posts at the new entrances to the Vati-
can territory.
Doors Opened Wide.
The great bronze doors opening out
upon the colonnade Of st. Peters
| Square, which remained half shut for
SO years, were opened wide as a sig
nificant symbol of the new state of
| things.
Osservatore Romano this afternoon
published the full text of the Lateran
| accords, the documents relative to rati-
fcation and the new law of the papal
state. which was prepared by the law
yer, Francesca Pacelli, intermediary for
the Pope and Mussolini during the two
years of negotiations
The exchange also made effective the
financial provisions Of the Lateran
treaties by which the Vatican received
bonds for 1000, 100000 lire (about $50
| 600 000), and 750000,000 lire cash
(about $39,000,0O0). This latter was
given the Holy See in the form of a
letter Of credit on the Bank of Italy.
The Vatican will open a running &C
count with that institution.
Premier MuSsolini entered the Vati-
can shortly before IL o'clock. He was
dressed In his uniform as a minister in
| stead OF the usual cutaway which he
wore when he signed the treaty on
February IL. The crowd gave him a
hearty handclapping. interspersed with
| cheers, and then rushed across ST
Peters Square to see the opening of the
bronze doors. Symbolizing the coming
to an end of the voluntary imprison-
ment Of the Pontiff.
BeStOws Benediction.
At the conclusion of the signing Car
dinal Gasparri, papal secretary of state,
read letter from the Pope in which he
said that his first act would be to send
a telegram of benediction to King Victor
Emmanuel blessing him and his consort
and all the members Of the royal family
and beStowing special benediction
upon "Chevalier Mussolini"
| Although the popular enthusiasm was
not SO tremendous as when the treaties
were first signed at the Lateran Palace,
the JOY OF the populace was shown by
the cheering crowds outside st. Peter IS
whCE the premier entered and left the
VatSan grounds.
The premier spent three-quarters OF
an hour within the Vatican.
Premier MuSSolini and Cardinal Ga =
sparri composed n process verbal in
which they stated their "reciprocally
loyal and sincere wish to observe the
letter and spirit of the Lateran accords .
The process recognizes the Pope's SOW
ereignty and the status of Catholicism
as the state religion in Italy.
Cardinal GaSparri signed this and
then Premier MuSSolini, after which
they talked together for Is minutes.