The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-13
POPE LE0'S WORK FOR PEACE.
TEXT OF DOCUMENTS BEARING ON
1T PRINTED AT ROME.

Spain's Minister for Foreign Affairs
Pope VIII Watch with Care So
That the Prestige of Catholic
Spain May Not be Diminished-Car-
dinaI RampOlla Intimates the
Pope's Desire TO Comply with
Spain's Desires.
Rome April 12.-The Observatore Ro-
mano, organ of the vatican published
to-day the text of documents bearing upon
the Pope's mediation in the Cuban crisis.
They are prefaced by a note saying the
pontiff, seeing the Imminent danger of
war between Spain and the United States,
interposed this action with the greatest
solicitude and entire efficacy in order to
avert il and smooth over the Obstacles"
Then follows note dated April o cent
by the Spanish minister for foreign af-
fairs, Senor Gullon, to Monsgnor Marry
del Val, the papal chamberlain, request
ing him to inform the papal secretary of
state, Cardinal Rampola, so that the tat
ter might communicate to the Pope, that
tIl6 OJdiASn SONNIilhSAtN IA consequence
of the ardent. noble and repeated ursings
of the Pope" had decided to order Cap
tain General Blanco to "concede tmmedi-
ately a suspension of hostilties for the
period which his prudence may deem fit,
with the view to prepare for and facilitate
peace"
Continuing, the note reads: "While I
have the pleasure of thus satisfying the
wishes of the reverend pontiff 1t Is also
agreeable to me to communicate to your
excenency that the ambassadors Of the
six great powers, in a collective visit
made to me this morning, found their
aspirations in harmony with those of the
Pope, TO whom, on this occasion, we re-
call our previous dispatch, with confidence
that he will watch with care so that our
corresponding just demand may be sat
ished, and that the prestige of this Cath
Ole nation may not be diminished"
The Osservatore Romano does not pub
lish the previous dispatch mentioned
above.
A third document is dispatch from
Cardinal Rampolla to the papal nuncio at
Madrid, in which the latter is instructed
TO communicate to the spanish govern
ment the satisfaction experienced by the
Pope at the immediate suspension Of hos
tilities. which the pontiff considered very
expedient in order to avert the seourge
of war and facilitate 4he paelfioation of
the island" #tse
The note concludes: THANK the Span
ish government, IN the name Of the Pope
and be good enough to assure it that the
Pope will not fail 10 use his influence
where the occasion offers in order that
the legitimate wishes of the Spanish gov
ernment may be realized and the prestige
of the noble Catholic nation be unimpair-
ed"
After this the Osservatore Romano
prints the dispatch Of congratulations sent
by Emperor Francis Joseph to the PoSe,
''on the happy issue of his Intervention"
adding: Il venture to hope that with the
help of the Almighty the interests of hui
manity will be safeguarded."
The Osservatore Romano concludes the
publication of its series Of documents
with dispatch from Washington dated
April II, the source of which Is not in
dicated, saying:
THE suspension of hostilities has pro-
duced an excellent impression have no
doubt of the maintenance of peace We
shall have bellicose speeches in Congress,
but without results. The influence of the
Pope in obtaining the armistioe is fully
recognized by the American people andsis
hailed with gratitude"