Show TO POLICY Tho rho French government Is III said to look forward with chum In to II the ex ox reconciliation r between the Vati Vatican can enn and anI tho Quirinal That this Is II near noor noorat nt at hand hanl Is generally In tha tho place tho Iho Vatican lifter the rup rupture ture with Purls Itself tt elt practically Isolated It Is supposed luppo er that the tho to 10 Italy Is the tho only on logical open to 10 tha tho papal authorities In tho place Pope Plus Ilu Is IR said to have sincere friendship for tor Hob young youn king This It Is 18 thought will willaid aid him materially In carrying out his hll resolution to abandon all claims to the Iho former papal states stateR ant to 10 hit hi rule rill to spiritual affairs only A still moro mora potent factor In the ex change chango of oC policy Is of n 0 financial nature U It Is III said Mid that the from French Catholics are falling off ott and that great financial help holp would come to the tho Vl from Italy lInly The Tho Italian In 1871 itself elt to pay to tho pope popo ns I compensation for tor forthe the Iho lost Ion provinces nn all annual sum of ot This offer was wu nut Hut the money Is still RIll nt ot the disposal of tho pope At the present ent time there has hn accumulated In 10 tho Italian treasury the money provided for tor this purpose since alnee 1900 so that the tho popo might at this moment obtain tram from the govern government ment a n sum Hum amounting to about do 0 0 This it III U thought wild IIII b 11 a 11 pew IW erful argument In favor lavor of at reconciliation tion with Italy Itol Th Intense bitterness of the strife strite between church in Italy I l by hy the tore or Hallon Catholics havo hitherto by pa papal pal d been forbidden to vote veto at nt political or to 10 seek Reel representation I tation In tha Iho parliament This rule however has lein Ie n relaxed since linea tho death of Leo XIII At present members of parliament are permitted to receive the to enjoy all Catho Catholic lie lic privileges In tho provinces province many man who hope to stand for tor election to parliament Ire are In accord with the bish bishops ops Oil of at their I dioceses IlIo esel and anI nn no objection e madi to their Ih lr running tOl pro provided vided of ot course that promise o never neer to 10 rl any measures objectionable lo 10 tho church leaders lenen Thus tho Ihl chum between tho Vatican and the tho has hu been filled up lip tha th change of policy has haH been heen rendered easy COllY lu Bu evidently Franco will be bo tho he los lOll loser er rr his Tho French opponents of ot the church must havo hao miscalculated 11 the tho effect nf ot their opposition ly 11 they the thought that by arraying tho French government against the Homan Homon church they would weaken It This hlll will not If It friendly relations with Italy are established Instead Ins lead This wilt will strengthen papacy not only In Italy but In Austria and Germany the tho ot Italy and the French govern government ment will III bo weakened by aliena alienation tion ot tho large Catholic population It 1 does not pay fur for ony government to light fight nn an ecclesiastical organization or In doing Bolt KOll goes gOCS outside Us 1111 proper tunc functions must toll fall Tho most admirably ably constructed government machin machinery ery mu mUll t break down If It put to uses useR for which It Is III not Intended You cannot run nn an with a n chine nor a II locomotive with n 0 water waterwheel wheel constructed for tor a sawmill Hut secular Is as IS much out of ot when applied 1 to 10 ec lesl af at affairs fairs and history Is full tull of ot records ot of failures traceable to the undue Interference of at kings and potentates with matters entirely out of their sphere |