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Show CARD. MERCER FEELING WELL His Journey Across Italy Resembles Triumphal Procession ROME. Jan. 28. (By tho Associated Associat-ed Press.) Cardinal Merrier, prlmatn of Belgium, arrived In Rome today, after af-ter a Journey across Italv that resembled re-sembled a triumphal procession His reception was ecpecially enthusiastic at Milan where Jarge crowds gathered about him at the station with choer of "Long Live Belgium!" "Long live Cardinal Merelerl" A large crowd cheered him on arrival ar-rival In Rome. Reports that the cardinal had been taken 111 preceded him from Milan. The cardinal 9eemed distressed over this and asked that his friends In America Am-erica be told that ho was feeling n.l1 DKra SEOREOX Only certain religious rites prescribed pre-scribed bv canonical law. In which tho cardinals will be participants, remain re-main before the sacred college is locked lock-ed within tho Vatican walls to choose the successor of Pope Benedict XV. There will be three more requiem masses, in which four or five cardinal-will cardinal-will tuke part and after that the con-clae con-clae will begin. According to the present arrangements arrange-ments tho conclave will open February 2 All the doors of tho Vatican will be bolted and the oalars will be shut off from the outside world. Doctors Battlstlnl and Cherubinl who attended the late pope, remain within the Vatican. The whole vat. can staff were notified today that thMr services would bo no longer needed until the end of tho c onclave A very limited num'bor of employes will be retained. These will be sworn to sr recy, BY FRANK E. MASON" I t Internal lonal News Service) ROME, Jan 28 Th'- condolence of tho nations having diplomatic rep-, resentation at the Vatican for the death of the late Pope Benedict 5CV wero formally expressed to the papal court today All members of the diplomatic dip-lomatic corps accredl'ed to the Vatican were received In audience by the college col-lege of cardinals The Marquis Vll-lanlplda. Vll-lanlplda. tho Spanish ambassador, acted act-ed as spokesman. In a speech remarkable for Its solemnity sol-emnity the Spanish diplomat phrased the sorrow of the various countries and delivered a brief eulogy for the late suvorelgn pontiff of the church. Curdlnal Var.utcill. head of tho sac- I i lu i un:(,v; iiou C'liuni.u i vasparri, papal secretary of state and chamberlain chamber-lain of the papal court, both r pile I voicing their thanks. SENSATION CA1 BED Cardinal Luoldl In an interview w 'th Giornali i i Italia, piedo himself to carry out Benedict's Italian policy, if ho is elected Thin placdd him on rei r.1 a:, favoring reeone ' II. 1 1 ion with the Italian state Cardinal Mercier's address to thei foung Men's Catholic association nt Mllan: In whlh he favored reconclll.i-l tlon between the Vatican and the qulr-Inal, qulr-Inal, was printed by the 1'opolo Horn Ho-rn mo and caused a big sensation nere ' Belief was expressed that the pow-ert'nl pow-ert'nl influence of ardlnal M-Teier would have tremendous effect in the conclave It is expected that it will have the effect of causing at least some of the non-Italian cardinals to line up with the Gasparrl faction Cardinal Car-dinal Mercler is now in Rom- 1 The report that tho conee mlsM i fm I be postponed until February' 3 to give fc. IIP some of the non-Italian cardinals time BhHd to orrhe was again circulated todav but without any official confirmation t I The dissensions o , r the question of 1 H Vatican policy Is making it more and V more apparent that a compromise liffM j candidate may be selected at the lanf minute to preve.it a l.,ng deadh. Cardinal Alessandro i.ualdi archbls'i- en op of Palermo Is COnSplclouslv men- tioned In thi connection. I The two groups In the sacred col- leg are divided over the question or LsW reconciliation between the Vatican and I the Italian government Cardinal Merry del Val. leader nt BbbbbbH the opposition contends that th f Church of Rome will occupy a strong , position both at home and abroad and H a more dignified position If it con- f tlnuee its present policy of Isolation M without any official relations with tfcu Qulrina). , i |