The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-22
Pontiff Expresses Deep Regret
AT Lack Of Even Indications
That Hostilitiss Will End
Within Few Months.
OF BELGIUM
C0NJURED 10 USE MERCY
Strong Appeal Made to Mill.
tary Forces Not to Devastate
Theater Of Conflict More
Than Necessary.


Rome, Jan. 22.-The Pope today
held a private and public consissory
IN. the course OF which he proconlscd
scversI bishops and delivered an al
locuticn dealing chiefly with the war.
The pop begun his allocutIon hy'
expressing his deep chagrin that
after month went by without
war soon would cease. lie alluded TO
what had been done toward tho cN-
change Of prisoners. and explained
that the limitations Of his apostolic
office did not permit him 10 go fur
Their. A. interpreter of the eternal
law. the pontiff said. he could declare
nobody had been permitted TO IN
fiict Injustice. but ne could not 20 fur
Their IN this conflict To do 80 would
he neither convenient nor useful. The
Holy see must Femain perfectly i'm
partial
The Roman pontiff. as tho vicar Of
Christ who died for all. must embrace
oil the combatanta IN hts sentiments
OF charity. Being the father OF all
Catholics. he has sons on both sides
In this conflict. FOR whose safety he
must be anxious. Consequently II was
impossible for him TO look upon the
special Interests dividing the peoples
in this conflict. hut rather the com
mon bonds making them brothers n
the faith. Amy other course not only
would not assist peace. but would
create aversions against religion and
thus expose the internal tranquility
- ...a.aAwN - HAa .shFNrnA o.. tho
danger OF grave disturbance.
While not taking sides with either
Antagonist. the pope continued. Re
followed with deep anxiety the ter
rible phases OF the war. fearing that
during some OF the engagements. the
VIOLENCE OF the attack exceeded all
bounds.
"Conccrnt w our beloved Beleian
people" the pope continued. '""e
showed our sympathy In letter to
Cardinal MERCER. Here me make
|apreal 60 the sentiment 81 humanity
or those who cross the frontiers or
hostile nations. coniuring them not 70
devastato tho invaded regions more
than d absolutely necessary from the
standpoint Of military occupation and
above al not 10 wound without actual
necessity the feelings OF the inhabi-
tantg IN their dearest possessions.
their sacred temples. their ministers
Of God. their rights. their religion and
their faith
Referrin gto those whose country
has been occupied BY the enemy. the
pope said he understood how burden
some Il must be Co remain subject 90
the administration OF strangers. hu'
that nevertheless the desire Co regain
Independence must not lead them "a
any infraciion Of the public ordes,
which might ~aggravate their coudi-
ton.
The pope said he vcntured 90 e
press the opinion that God allowed
people whose thoughts were entirely
e~ngrossed with things 81 this world "a
punish each other with mutual
slaughter for their disdain and neg
lcct with which they treated Him.
Continuing. the pope alluded 10 th'
recent earthquake In Itaiy. saying
that other events had occurred whict
had obliged men 10 humiliate them
selves before the powerful hand al
God and he brought his %allOcution I,
a close by urging the faithful &c
prayer.