The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-16
HOWTHEPUPE WASBARRED
SEGREr HISTORY or HIS EXCLUSION
PROM THE HAGUE CONFERENCE

4 General Protest Against Papal Repre-
Eentntion Mt Peace Conversations
to slip In Semi Oficially Fails -
Pope's Views on Arbitration Disliked.
ROME. Juno 25--The Holy Sees attitude to-
ward the Cars proposals with regard to dis
armament and arbitration was explained some
time ago in THE SUN What ntrlgues pre-
vented Leo MIL. from being invited to the
Congress in spite OF the strong and real desire
OF Nicholas H.? 1t is leeneray accepted that
Italy's jealousy Of the prestige OF the Vatican.
n jealousy that at times becomes grotcsGue,
closed the doors OF tn, conference to the Pope.
This however, restricts broad ubject to limits
that are too narrow. Russia might have broken
the barbarous resistance OF the consulta,
it might even better have paid no attention to
il. But the negotiations disclosed the fact
that behind Italy there were intrenched tho
kim Of tho DelRians EnRland's servants the
British Foreign ONCE, the Berlin Chancrry.
Austria. Roumana and Greece. At the very
beginning in ordor to wound no feelings. Rus-
sit had changed tho place for the conference
from st. PETERSBURG to The Hague hoping that
the internunco Mgr. Tarnassi. would be exc
ofllcio member of the congress. The man
puvrc did not work Germany and the &. cat
powers. with the exception OF Russia and
France. would on no condition permit the
presence of a pontfcal representative, and
this for two reasons.
In the first place. the wise policy OF the rore.
his lofty views peace. his authority on such
matters. tho pathetic eloquence OF his voice.
would have compelled the acceptance OF albi-
tration. Neither Germany nor England how
ever, wanted arbitration. and. as It Is they
that are Leading the opposition. Russia. on in
curing into the matter, found herself face to
facc with the threat OF an almost universal
war II she persisted in inviting the Holy
Father. Moreover. Germany and her interna-
tional accompIlccs felt that. on being invited
by the Car. the Pope would feel under obliga-
tions to that sovereign for the diplomatic at
tention. They feared policy OF points OF con-
tact between Russia and the Paracy. whether
in the Polish question or in tho Orient. in Asia
Minor and the Balkan Peninsula. or in China.
Roman questions nowadays are the feunla-
ton OF European and extra European ques-
tions. The turn taken by the deliberations at
The Hague will show clearly that those
powers wished for the exclusion OF the Pope
in order to bring to naught the pacifying pro-
gramme OF Nicholas ii.
Russia has kept up her negotiations in favor
Of the Pope despite these Vaccinations. She
ordered her Ambassador to the Qurinal not
to interfere any more in these matters. for.
strangely enough. VI. NcliGow kept exciting
Admiral Canevaro. the Italian Foreign Minis
ter. against Russia. A rival Of Count Moura-
Wen. NJ NrIdow seemed to wish for the failure
Of thc, conference. The history of diplomacy is
fun Of such charming Lifts OF troachery. The
consulta retained its unrompromisnGa att tude.
n M i2S' bm , % z"r icfSrn%I 2G RI
hndrancce. Wrctch"d Italy wt,hstooI he
colossus OF the north. This unmanneriy OBJ
'lu,rinal stood The great powers
II. made a last rlor'i sigHor yiscoEti w.
UuM re- and II Doias T Mar" '' eSr % ne
wn2 hon"1 th9t at r<t the r"rrescntatlvr If The
on ar itralon. itus, ia aud the Drsch ,Svrrn-
meat came to an agreement with Mgr Tar
cons sting of,au exchange OF letters on thN "ne
side and on N" other an expression of esteem
for III" noble ideas and e"nyrous intentions Of
session. That was letting tn" Holy See into
t The c9"srrs- 10y side door cmrions hing;
a 5as to fff he TA a1Ss H s VII ~ ,s g
has excited snri,risS Why has Leo Kill 20
fun Of moderai"n and regard ,or, others.
that, the SUNRISE las bec22m" Gimazement on
tue Papacy's de,l2rtg 10 Rus''!a that : is not
that The Gzqr wifi aprr, cat" ii" higher i,'', =.
s"Ys s Of the b"i% IN. m,sunder,tamding TIC
horcd. wouTj snrinr out Of tn" ~ f Ti NAve
not arisen; tn" frioncohip hetwe"U ROM and
macy K"sS S ~ i at at this En 2T" takn an .p
at Il" Vatican Yihi"h VII hay real influence
The exclusion Oi ~" Fope is booked upon ~
many l"rs,,ns as E"rIou1 i"istaNc. All ITO
small powers. Wear ~ armarI"ntS. even NV
wish for the Popr = intort" D''on. know from
all authority who's" Information Is always our-
re t. that steps hnv" been talk n to lead I've
pore into taking sensational notion lmih,
siy", Leo Nil ho!ls to mis- reserv,. II" las
patience, that divine par ot the art Of govern
neat moral puwrls have time for them uri
with Thorn time, the STUFF Of which great thIn-;s
are made Whether invrcl or not wh"tN"r
he intcrvrnes or aistans. his is the n'.Ir
part, Il : Italy which. in tn, eyes % the, r''o-
lie; that knows nothing nf .hirdrn workings.
viii h'ar he r'sp.",rns,hty for tho farlnr. u
tho conference. There she Is nov. that Italy
whom the Liberals hailed in the days o. lie
conquest as the symbol Of progress. Il civili7a-
zion and of liberty, She has become, and tnntIs
her real character, the provukcr OF truuu.e
ami disturhcr 81 iItrrnatIonGl order. There
sh" atonds unmnSkoh, in the horrible max ID
ness Of her anti-ltaan. antl-sorjal. Hnti.civil-
i2cd and anti-pontical policy. Tho latter viii
kill the tOImcr lSNOHISATO.