Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-12-29 | Page 82 | Year-End Reviews Fo World Events -- Italy and the Vatican

Iv S.- S. Year End Lear Reviews 01 vy Oriu Vatican By THOMAS B. B MORGAN MORGAN S United Pre a Stat Staff Correspondent ROME ROME The year 1929 was was-so so replete with events cents it can be classed lass d easily casily as the most jut jut- since the war Ecclesiastically for both Italy am and andie the ie 1929 can le called the holy see even most important year since for 1870 brought it au end to the Roman question S i In XI and Mussolini came anle toan over the the- fifty fifty ea controversy Italy and the file Vatican a anew new chamber of deputies was was elected elected on a new flew basis Pope Pope- Pius XI broke the precedent p of more muro than years years' by appearing appear appear- ing outsIde the Vatican palaces Mussolini seven posts and reformed i-e- i formed the fascist council Crown Prince Humbert announced his engagement arid and for for- the th first time an Italian king visited vhs vis tho sovereign pontiff The negotiations for the tho settle ment of the Roman question lasted lasted last last- ed for more than two years ant und were at times interrupted It Is is generally recognized th that the agree ment whereby the new pontifical state of Vatican City was vas created and the oho orio billion lire in bonds and lire In cash was paid to the treasury of the holy I Sec was a triumph of pt patient di di- di S 5 ADDS TO REPUTATION A Jt It was considered by many persons per per- sons that Mussolini added greatly to- to tobin his bin reputation asa as-a stat statesman by mosi difficult of all In Internal Internal In- In Italian questions quest while the patience and compromising spirit of Pope Plus Pius also received x groat praise In this connection The work of the lawyer lawer Francesco in conducting the difficult and lengthy negotiations likewise was ivas often thc iho subject of the tho most favorable comment RATIFICATION IN JUNEs JUNE Subsequent of these agreements consisting of ofa a treaty and a a. concordat kno now as as the I accords took place during the spring by the chamber of deputies and the senate s n tc The formal exchange of ratification oc occurred occurred oc- oc on June 7 in the palaces Cardinal acting oni on behalf of behalf of the pope and anu Premier Mussolini for forKing King Victor Emanuel Eman- Eman uel III The election of a anew new Italian chamber of deputies took place on Sunday March March- 24 on an entirely new basis pf representation s The candidates were vere nominated by lr the fascist grand council and ap approved ov d dby by Premier Mussolini These num number ber exactly equivalent to tho number of seats in available thc chamber according to the last las fas fascist cist constitutional reform The Tho candidates were chosen from all parts of Italy Italy- and Indirectly were also to represent to the various cate- cate gorles goies of labor agriculture ind indus industry stry s- s try and voters had the right of voting either yes no the election or thus making the a sor sort of plebiscite The list of were we're W rc returned with the tho overwhelmIng overwhelm overwhelm- Ing majority of votes and thus an fascist all parliament took office LEFT ST. ST PETERS PETER'S PETERSOn On July 25 Pope Plus Pius In Pompa Magna o or full ceremonial emerged from the huge of St St. Peters Peter's encircle the colonnades colonnades colonnades' colon colon- nades nades' of St. St Peters Peter square he first pontiff to set foot fott outside the Vati Vati- since ince 1870 His holiness hell holi ness on a specially built podium in a solemn c pro pro- cession and blessed the assembled multitudes when he returned to to the loggia of of the tho basilica The cere- cere ya generally considered to set the sai of final goodwill pix on the Later n a accords cords Jt It had been or with extraordinary care and arid crowd estimated solemnity and a at between and wit 1 the spectacle In the evening evening eve eve- ning the thc dome and facade of of St. St Terr's Peers Peer's were illuminated with torches of of- the surprises In internal politics during 1029 was the deci decision sion slon male made by Premier Mussolini and announced on September 12 to relinquish re re- linquish seven portfolios held by himself and to appoint as' as ministers tp to these seven posts the men who had hitherto served under him as undersecretaries This move gave to much speculation as as' as to it Its import and was in Il some instance referred to outside p of Italy as meaning that the Duco in intended intended in- in tended to divest himself of his su eu- eu promo powers The Tho explanation o othe of the move however was simply that tha the premier of Italy had confidence in hits his t to delegate them with full ministerial In such important offices office as the tho ministries of war ivar marine foreign affairs agriculture corporations corporations corpo corpo- rations public public- works and aviation Mussolini retained for himself only the ministry of the tho interior and the presidency of the cabinet which 1 Is' Is considered in itself as as' a post In Italy ROYAL ENGAGEMENT The Tho engagement of Crown Humbert to Princess Marie Jose 6 of Belgium the only daughter of the tho Jho tho Belgians was announced on ran October 23 and aroused the greatest interest and enthusiasm in Jio sympathetic figure of the young prince The future union f the reigning houses house's of Italy and and Bel- Bel glum by thiu marriage was accepted throughout the kingdom marked approval and Joy ra for the tho wedding vero started and continued during the lie winter The marriage ceremOny ceremony cere mony was announced to take place on January 8 1030 On October 24 while whilo Crown Humbert was making his of official official of- of to his bride in Brussels an Ln attempt was made on his life by bya a young Italian communist as the prince was placing a wreath on the tho Belgian unknown soldiers soldier's tomb The would would-be assassin fired one shot hot froni a revolver but no ono was hurt Belgian police promptly arrested tho youth before he could fire ire another shot The Tho coolness of lumbert under the tho circumstances wn von him the unanimous acclaim of the he Belgian people The first visit of an Italian reigning reign reign- lag ing sovereign to the pope occurred on December 5 King Victor Emanuel Emanuel Eman- Eman uel III and Queen Helen drove from the Quirinal palace in lull full state ceremonial between lines of troops to the Vatican where they were re received received re- re with all the honors given sovereigns Two days later his majesty accompanied the royal princes and princesses on another visit to the holy see This visit healed the the breach which had existed exist ed between the house of Savoy and the tho holy see for the past nine fifty years and finally ended the famous quarrel The called so-called wheat battle made considerable progress during 1929 the country producing seventy millions of quintals of home grown wheat the largest ever produced In Italy and thereby reducing very considerably the necessity for forim im hn imported ported ported The intensive land reclamation scheme echeme devised by Premier Musso- Musso un made considerable progress during during- 1929 and many thousands or of acres were brought back into cultivation The Tho Italian Italian- academy designed on the linens of tho French A Academy ademy of Immortals was vas inaugurated durIng during dur dur- ing the lale summer nim r arid held Its first meeting Other events worthy pf mention occurred during the past year rear were the trial nd sentence of Cesare Ce- Ce sare Rossi Premier former former for for- mer chief of press bureau the preparation of the new hew penal code thee the departure and return of the Helman polar expedition to to look for the possible survivors survivor's of the unfortunate Italia of General and the arrival of the American Amerlean Amer Amer- lean ican Pathfinder In Rome after It came down in Spain I The Th year held Mn Sin z a honor honOr- honOrof of of the anniversary of o Ills his priesthood called more than pilgrims to tho Eternal City In Urn tho field of public Works much muti has been done dori 1029 1923 several hundreds hUndreds' of miles of ne electric electric- railroad having been opened und and much road having been taken In hand All the roads leading heading Into the tho capital have been repaired and fitted with a modern surface the realm of archeology the the- or of one ItO ItO- hum in galleys galleys' pC ot Lake Eake vas sas tic the outstanding O event of The Tho Roman markets of thio Trajan Forum were opened to the public during the month month- of of October while throughput tile country c. c ca' ca ca'- ca' have been conducted What was v the settlement of S the Roman question question- S 'S To whom is Crown Prince Prince- Humbert Humber of Italy engaged How many cabinet posts does 5 Premier Mussolini hold These and other questions are aro answered in of in Italy