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Show ITALY LIKaY TO MAKE PEACE i WITH VATICAN L ; Pontiff Wanted By Press Who Can Settle . Long Standing Differences SIGNS ARE HOPEFUL Benedict to Be Buried Tomorrow; To-morrow; His Body Not Embalmed ko.mi Jan. '24. CBj the associated associat-ed PK88.) The timo for the funeral of I'opj H n. -,1b t X luis bT-n flxetl as Thursday afternoon, it was officially announced laic today This decision win hold unless ii appears that prc-imi-i imriai u advisable, iii wblcli case the final rites nril occur tomorrow. tomor-row. I ROME. Jan. 24. ( Hy the Associated Associat-ed l'i ess. i -The first of ihu nine pon-; lificlal high masses for Hi.' lale Pope I I eneicl XV was Bung this morning! 'with grand solemnity in thr' basilica of' jSt. Peters. Simultaneously there were solemn ceremonies in all the great' The Irir of the burial had nu yet been dftThitey decided upon today, buj I remained tentatively fixed for Wed- nesday afternoon. Meanwhile the first of the forrisn' cardinals are momentarily expected tO arrive in Home and workmen are busily bus-ily engaged in the Vatican making! read the quarters for the conclave of the sacred college which will olect j pope .Mournful crowds continue filing past Hie catafalque in St Peters upon whlcli ii"s the body of Pope Benedict XV. Estimates of the number of persons i who flb-d past the bier of the Pope Benedict ranged 'between 200,000 and I :'00.00u, and it was expected these I figures would be largely passed today. HOME, Jan. 2 4 The reception atj (.he Vatican Of an Italian cabinet minister min-ister la.st Saturday and the half mast ing of the flag on the Quirlnal Irij mourning for ihe pope are commented j upon at length by both the press and the public There are many expressions expres-sions favoring an agreement between the goyernment and the vntican and these two events are being pointed to as significant of such a possibility. W hile there seems to be no doubt that the next pope will be an Italian, the newspapers draw a distinction he-tW0( he-tW0( n Italian popes, expressing the hop.- riuit me next poiniltr may bo one who will put an end to the long different e ( ixnween the church and the Italian government. SeemlnglJ for that reason Cardinal Maffl. arch-btshop arch-btshop of Pisa is universally favored by the Italians, Judging from the newspapers' comment. M i Ki I I 1K I LAR Th.- newspaper Popolo Koniano sas it Is in possession of a secret circular D nt out by Premier Bonoml to the prefects urging them to provide the cardinals with every facility :r making mak-ing the Joui ney to Rome and thus doing do-ing what they can to assure that the I conclave elect a pope favorable to an agreement between the government and the Vatican. According to the Stefanl News Ag-I Ag-I ency, the Italian government slated tods it was in no way trying to influence in-fluence the choice of the next pope d. servers of the situation tire commenting com-menting on the feeling of conciliation that seems to be generally with Wishes expressed that pasi differences be made UP and that the whole membership member-ship of the Sacred College be made welcome guests. t uni UjS . VI BERING While thousands streamed pa-st the bier Of Benedict XV In the Basilica of i St. Peters today to pay rev erence to the dead prelate, cardinals of the church were on their way from many foreign countrle.s to participate In the election of a new pope. The brief interval before the convening con-vening of the conclave, which has been set for Eebruary 2. will how . v . r prevent some of them notably Cardinal Dougherty of Philadelphia and the Brazilian cardinals from arriving ar-riving in time to vote, unless the election elec-tion is unduly prolonged. Cardinal O'Connell of Boston has cabled that be vus taking passage today, and hu.i 0 possible i nance to enter the election providing the new pope Is not chosen on tho first ballot. There is no outstanding fluure among the candidates for th high post, but Cardinal Maffl. archbishop I of Pisa, is prominently mentioned as the government's choice Others being be-ing discussed are Cardinal Lafontalps of Venice and Cardinal Rattl of Milan ; Tin. Internment of Benedict has' been fixed tentatively fr tomorrow, the usual period of lying in mc- being be-ing curtailed because or the prelates! wish that his body be not embalmed. J |
