Last Hour Adjustments to An Important Agreement Rome, Feb. 9.
The signature of the Treaty bo-tween the Mahan Government and the Vatican in connection with the temporal power of the Holy See, which war to have taken place tomorrow, has been postponed till Monday.
Mis Holiness, closeted in a secret section of the Vatican. printing. house, finally corrected the proofs of the Treaty and the Concordat, which' are destined to solve the historic "Roman question."
These documents will be signed with due ceremony by Cardinal Pietro Gasparri, the Secretary of State of the Holy See, and Italian Premier, Signor Mussolini, Neither of the documents will be until. they have been approved by Parliament, but a brief summary will be issued immediately. after they have been signed.
It is understood that Mussolini intends to issue an appeal to the Jcountry immediately to subscribe to "loan of conciliation" the proceeds of which will be used to pay the demnity of two thousand mi Tire which the Holy See is receiving compensation of the wrongs suffered in the past by its loss of temporal power and in consideration lof the Pope's refusal of an offer for the greater extension of the Vatican territory.
Feb. 10, At the last moment a few minor modifications were made 9 in the! Treaty between Italy and @he Vatican which is to be signed to-morrow, The most inzpwrtant of these was a reduction: of the indemnity from two thousand million lire to 750) million tire in ash plus 1,000 mille fire in Government bonds, both payments to be made immediately Treaty Signed Feb. 11.
The Treaty between the Vatican and Italy was signed at noon to-day by Cardinal Pietro Gasparri, Secretary of State of the Holy Ste, and Premier Mussolini.
Despite the cold weather and the fact that rain was falling, an im= mense crowd gathered at the Square of St. John Lateran Church, facing the famous Lateran Palace' of the Vopes, where Cardinal Gaspari, on behalf of the Pope, and Premier Mussolini, on behalf of King Victor Emmanuel of Italy, to-day' signed the historic treaty which settles the so-called "Roman question" that has kept the Pontiff" a self-imposed prisoner in the Vatican since 1870.
Students of the Propaganda College from all parts of the world, from China to Peru, lined both sides of the entrance to the Palace. Friars, monks and even nuns were nous among the crowd. al Gasparri, whose scarlet robes were concealed by a. thick mantle, as he is suffering from a cold, warmly welcomed Li Duce, who wore a frock-coat and. top-hat. The latter was accompanied by the leaders of the Fascist Party.
Three Documents Signed Three instruments, the texts of which ave in Ttalian, were signed at {o-das's ceremony,—namely Political Treaty definitely climinating the Roman questions a Con. cordant regulating the conditions of religious worship in Italy, and. a Convention adjusting the Baancial relations between the Holy See and the Italian Government.
The historic ceremony of the signing of the treaties lasted twenty, minutes, after" which Cardinal Casparri presented. Mussolini with the gold pen ised during the cere-many.
The crowd outside the Lateran Palace was very enthusiastic when it" was announced that that the treaties had seen signed. The announcement was greeted by students singing the "Te Deum" and 2 body of Fascist militia shouting in chorus "Eja Alala for the Pope And Mussolini", after which multitude shouted 2" Long.
Pope "Long live Gasparri"
The Eternal City is hung with fags, including not only the national Tricolour but also the white and years, have not been displayed in Rome, The white cross of Savoy some places appeared side by side with the Papal Crown and Keys.
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