The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-10
POPE PLUS XI

The Pope is dead
 Because at ieast twice before the whole world. except himself had desparedf of his life news o hls passing comes with less, impact than 1t might. We have already partly grieved his death, so to speak
 Here dies a great man. one to whom those of all sSets and all beliefs those who profess none could look with reverence For Plus XI earned respect for uto upstanding fearles, forcenll, good man he was
 As head of the Roman Catholic Church since 1922 through the strolblous years which have seen the World War military Struggle continued on politi- cal and social battle-ground Plus XI had many sorrows The voice of the Vatican heard and needed in dozen crises. Russia Italy Germany Mexico Spain have been arenas in which the Pope in spirit has been a gladiator.
 -~- As Pope of the Concilation' who after two -~sears of negotiation with the Italian government ended the 59-year-od Roman question" and regained tenn poral power with rule the Vatican City state, Plus out of the most orceful pontiffs of modern times.
 He was the first Pope since Plus TX to reign temporal as well spiritual sovereign He was the first pont 59 years to extend paternal greetings the king queen and princes of united Italy And he was the first after 1870 the confines of the Vatican.
 This last step ending the prisoner of the vati- can" habits of his predecessors he took on July 25, 1929 when he was b9gpe in proces@iqfa around St. Peters square s-s-s-
 Plus XI had the sense of the dramatic developed to high degree His of expiation for the anti religious campaign n Soviet Russia said by himself in St Peters March 19 1880 he turned into solemn protest which echoed throughout the Christian world
 In similar vein he called upon the world to pray for Mexican Catholics when the hierarchy of that re- public withdrew the priests from the churches in 1926 as protestagai suddenly enforced constitutional regulations.
 It was unusual for the head of the church to appear as an author secular works and Plus conse quenty caused astonishment by publishing 8 ~--.volume his earlier experiences as mountain .-.-cliinber4..s
 He invited baseball playing and introduced radio within the precincts of the Vatican He authorized the taking of motion pictures of himself and attendants in various ceremonies and he installed loud speakers in St Peters so that all might hear his voice when the vast edifce packed with 10000 auditors Ion great occasions & 4.-s Fl T 2 An early official aets e,kqaL gratfed American Catholics decree vstscflkeAendad from. 10 days to l5days the inerval that must elapse between the esath of Pope and the convenng of the Sacred Col seslof Cardinals to eeqF a fsaecasbrts Experience has shown that ten days too short time to permit tic three American cardinals princes of the church in Canada and Argentina to reach Rome in time to vote
 2. On the death of Pope Benedict Cardinal o oConne Fd started immediately from Boston. but he arrived in Rome several hours after Plus had been chosen The latter expressed personally to the American pre- late his disappointment because the United States had not been represented at the election.
 He explained that the cardinals had seriously considered the advisability of adjourning proong inc the sessions but found the constitutions SC -rigid that they could not do legally But the new Pope himself took the necessary action and made provision for the extended time within month after 1A4&