The Washington times., 1929-06-07
AGENTS MAY QUIT FOIL OWING FAILURE TO ACQUIT GROVE
.MU!e9!OLIN| ENDS
FEUD WITH
POPE
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lowing this reading. the treaty
concordat. the financial convention
between Vatican and state. and
the formal ratifications Of the
Lateran accords were exchanged.
The ceremony was brief, being
concluded at 1925. The same group
of church and state officials was
present as on February IL. when
the conciliation treaty was signed.
The premier was assisted by the Of
ficials who accompanied him to the
Vatican; Cardinal Gas2ar.i by Mon
signors Borgonvni and Pizzardo and
by Francisco Paceli. the barrister,
who acted as intermediary during
the negotiations.
The papers signed personally by
Pope Plus were printed on beauti-
full paper bearing the Vatican
water-mark, and enclosed In a
red velvet cover emblazoned with
the papal escutcheon and en-
bossed with the Pope's signature
in gold. They bore the date OF
May 80. 1929.
The Kings documents. presented
by Mussolini, were equally elab-
crate. but were bound in a cover.
ing Of blue velvet.
Following the formal exchange
OF ratifications. a protocol outlin-
ing settlement Of the principal
differences between the church
and the government was drawn
up. and in the presence of wit
nesses signed by Cardinal Gasparri
and Premier Mussolini. This docu-
ment was only sealed with the
italian crest and that of the Holy
See. and the ceremony, re-establish.
ing the relations severed a genera
ton ago, was completed.
Pose For Pictures
Premier Mussolini and the cardi-
nal then retired for a breif confer.
ence the nature of which was not
revealed. and both then consented TO
pose for photographs on the first
loggia of the palace near the car
dinal's apartment.
Despite the announcement that no
motion pictures would be allowed.
Cardinal Gasparri finally consented
to a brief movie of the historic
scene.
1t was after this film was made
that the cardinal and Premier Musso
lini held their 15-minute conference
in the formers apartment. Both
were smiling when they emerged.
Coincident with the signing of the
pacts, the bronze door of the Vati
can Palace. which had been kept
| half closed since 1870. was flung
wipe open. signifying the resumpt
| ton of relations. At the same time,
the Vatican postoffice was opened
for the sale of papal stamps. Signi-,
flying recognition of the Vatican ter
ritory as a separate state, hence
forth to be known as Vatican City
One feature Of the occasion was
to be the filing of newspaper reports
of the ceremony from within the
Vatican grounds. but the telegraph
office was not completed in time.
The Swiss Guards were formally
| installed as guardians of the new
Vatican territory. and Commenda'
tore Serafini took up his duties as
governor of Vatican City
| Serafini, personally chosen by the
| Pope, will have little to do in the
way of political administration of
the new state. His post is OF
| bureaucratic character. since de-
cisions of Importance are vested in
a committee of four headed by
Cardinal Gasparri.
The governor of Vatican City will
take his orders from the COM
mittee, while Monsignor Mariani,
secretary of the committee, will act
as treasury minister of the new
state.
Cheer Premier
Three-quarters of an hour after
the ratifications had been exchanged,
Mussolini left the cardinals apart
ment and journeyed to the frontier
of the vatican territory accom-
panied by a group of the Swiss
guards He was enthusiastically
cheered by the huge crowds masseA
outside the gates of the palace.
The population of Rome is in a
/ Estate of tension awaiting definite
news whether the Pope will make
his long.scheduled appearance out
side the vatican grounds this after
noon, as has been reported.
Indemnity totaling 1.720,O0O,OO0
Hire. or approximately $90,472.OOO,
was turned over to the Vatican by
Italy, today. following the exchange
of ratifications of the Lateran
treaties.
Minister of Finance Mosconi
handed to Papal Secretary of State
Cardinal Gasparri, an indemnity
check drawn upon the Banca
d'Italia for 10000. 900 lire. Signor
Mosconi endorsed the check in be-
half of the State. The document
read: PAY to the order of his Ex-
cellency, the Cardinal Secretary OF
State"
Signs Checks
Cardinal Gasparri then signed the
check, and turned it over TO the
!. group Of smiling cardinals VINO
stood by.
i. italian consols and bonds worth
,O00, 600. 900 lire were turned over
to the cardinal, along with the IN
demnity check.
This indemnity, which was agreed
upon during the negotiations TOR
settlement of the church-Sta te
! conflict, represents the inepme whlcn
! the Italian parliament voted the
Vatican in May, 1871, following the
severance of relations between the
Vatican and the Italian nation. Tne
Vatican refused to collect the an
! nuities.
VATICAN CITY, June I Q.N.S)
; Pope Plus XII extended his blessins
~ the entire world today in connec
on with the exchange OF ratitlca
ons of the Lateran treaties.
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