Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-09
MussoIini Will Make Popular
Appeal for Obligation in
New Accord.
"L0AN OF C0NCILIATI0N'
BELIEVED TO BE ASSURED
Practically All Details of Concor-
dat Between Holy See and
Government Known.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME. February 9.-Popular appeal
to the italian nation will be resorted
to by Premier Mussolini to pay off the
indemnity granted the Catholic Church
in the accord just reached between it
and the government, 1t Is understood.
The indemnity is for 1000, ,000, 900 Ira
tabout $105, ,00O), of which one-half
is to be paid now and the remainder
subsequently. with interest meanwhile.
A loan of conciliation" intended to
provide for part or all of the amount
probably will be announced shortly after
the signing of the accord, and Italians
generally asked to take 1t up. Italy's
financial condition warrants the belief
there will be little difficulty in raising
the amount.
Details Practically known.
Practically all details of the concordat
between the Holy See and the italian
government are now known. The ini-
tial curiosity as to its provisions has
been allayed partially and the city and
ohAO fottC0ll AAdtC SCttiCO bIICIISCItES lO1
a week end of rejoicing.
Anticipation of the momentous cere-
mony of Monday morning, when Cardi-
nal Gasparri and Premier Mussolini
will sign the concordat will intensity
greatly already pending celebrations of
the seventh anniversary of the election
and coronation of Pope Plus.
Although the italian press and even
the OSServatore Romano, which is used
by the Vatican for announcements, have
not yet printed word of the agree
ment. news of what Is happening grad
ually has reached the city's inhabitants.
1t is now the chief topic of converse
ton.
Kingdom of Italy Recognized.
Among the hitherto undisclosed fea-
lures of the concordat which have Just
milton by the Pope of the Kingdom of
Italy, with Rome as its capital. and the
House of Savoy as its ruling dynasty.
Much of the dicussion that Is heard
on the streets of Rome with regard to
the accord is from citizens who want to
know just how they will be affected by
the governments acceptance of the
canon law. There Is feeling, however,
that there will be no radical changes.
since, it is said, the fundamentals of
canon law and civil law are the same.
The first article of the treaty is now
known to declare that the law of guar
antees of May 13, 1871, which estab-
lished the status of the papacy in Rome
after the fall of the temporal power,
has come to an end.
"City Of Vatican" Enlarged.
There follow articles which acknoWl-
edge the complete sovereignty of the
supreme pontiff over "the City of the
Vatican" with the present boundary
enlarged as far as Cavalleggeri gate.
following the Vatican walls and COM
prising st. Peters Square.
Outside ''the City of the Vatican"
the Pope's sovereignty is acknowledged
also over apostolic palaces, churches
and institutions.
In whatever churches and buildings
the Pope may visit throughout Italy
he will enjoy immunity, and the laws of
the state will be suspended In his favor.
Extraterritoriality is extended to all
residences of cardinals in Rome, as we'll
as to residences of all diplomats ac-
credited to the Holy See, who will en-
joy the same privileges as those ac-
credited to the King of Italy.
Pope Receives Gustave.
The entire attention of Rome was
focused today on the Vatican, where
Pope Plus received King Gustave of
Sweden, whose visit, although unofficial,
was of particular interest. Every year
upon coming to Rome for the sake Of
Queen Victoria's health, he never fails
to pay his respects to the Pope
The Swedish King told the pontih
that he desired to present his good
wishes for the papal jubilee and also
that he was glad to be the first SOW
ereign who was able personally to con-
gratulate the Pope on the reconciliation
with Italy, describing this as an
achievement placing the pontiff among
the greatest In history.
Pope Plus was evidently pleased, but
answered modestly that he was only an
instrument in the hands of Providence.
He thanked King Gustave warmly.
At the same time Cardinal GaSparri,
the papal secretary of state, received
the diplomatic body. All congratulated
him, adding that they had commune
Gated the news of the event to their
respective governments and had received
answers about the good impression that
it had produced.