The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-25
POPE TRUSTS ITALY
TO BRIDGE CHASM
PapaI Secretary Of state Saws
Agreement With Rome Gov
ernment Will Come.
OLD POLICY rs CHANGED

Spe6dl Corresponden nee N TIE crs.
ROME, July s.-The best ommen on
Cardinal Gasparri's interview IN the
Corv|cre dTtditd denying. or rather ex-
planning. the ropc's interview with NJ.
Latapie OF La Liisrtc. appeared W ,,a
o'o'0u'e dItdid. Cardinal GaepaIri
said that NJ. Lataplc would have tho
honor Of being the las, iorrnali,, no.
ceived by the Poutiff during tho war.
The G%torndie dItuiid remarks that IL ia
indeed n great pity his decision was
n~otstaken before the Pope audicnced tho
pehultimate journalist
cardinal GaFparrl's interview I'm the
cor11ere dItdlid, which is Il Catholic
paper. but not pro-Gcrman like the
O~sscrrdtore Romano. the c,uc,nl organ
or the vatican, was the result ~ formal
representations made by the British.
Belsian and Russian cnvoys accredited
10 the Holy See. who demanded a re-
traction or the interview In la Libcrts
within a specified limit Of time.
Accordingly Cardinal Gasolrrl con.
ruted ono by one the PRINCIPAL point
Of the interview and in,sc were ,>y,Iy
me statements attributed 20 tho Rome
which sounded like lswoa 10
the Allies war methods. Titus ClIdira!
Gasparri explained that the pone pro
tested In the consistoriai al'ocutiou ~,
January % agains; tho ti.ru,rs f,-
taking priests az hostages and shoot.
Ing them in Belgium aud France a,l
mat although Austria had notified tnc
Holy See that the Russian. is tilIrl
had compelled l,500 Jewish families to
march In front of the Austrian urIr.
line. thf Pope evidently regarded t.I,
charge as ~unfounded since he mover
said anything about it,"
Deniais for vatican.
Cardinal Gasparri denied ,ha, the
Pope had received assurances from the
German Governor Of Belgium that acts
OF violence aga.,st c,crgymon and
churches would be erergcticafls re-
pressed and that no shifted on i's pre-
decessor's shoulders tie blanc fog lot:
protesting against the violation Of = 10
gums neutrality.
such statements" said the cardl-
nal. "weie born by spontaneous genera
ton In NJ. Latapie's BRAIN
Referring TO the sinking Of the Lus.-
tania tho Cardinal said only a few
words but 10 the point.
The Holy Father" he said. "dcplared
the sinking of the great transatlantic
liner. and even VI. La.aple aGrIits rs
much II he Cthe Pope could not pro-
nounce himself In a more direct manner
II was because he was confronted h,
questions Of fact that he cannot settle
while those on ore SID deny AVID The
others affirm
Cardinal Gasparri added tla' the
Pope never condemned the n,o,ku..
against the Central Empires. WHOM u.
asked NJ. Lataple whether sues "a h.p.i-
ade was inspired ny human''a ~iau Sc
timents the Pope merely wanted 80 81 .
out what was VI. Lataple's opinion. tu'
never meant to condemn the legality of
the blockade.
The most Interesting part ~ TIE 'l.-
dinals interview is uulouh'cdly tlat
relating 10 italy. which deserves 60 ar
quoted IN full.
1T is quite true" the Cardinal yair.
that the Holy See wished Italy To- re-
main out Of the war. provided Austria
had made the opportunc concessions
which would have removed auy cause
Of friction between the two nations. ard
the Pope wished this because. striving
for peace. he naturally coul not v.l
that the c~onfiagration should extend e"
his beloved Italy. whore he lives aud
which he hoped would be spared IL,
sufferings and horrors Of war. Ecs' It..
he was preoccupied about the delicate
situation in which the Holy Soc would
be placed II Italy entered the fold The
expression the most ~chaugerui people
in the world applied 10 IN" Italian Hap-
pie is a creation Of NJ. Latapie. N.'l
d tlStOTy TfChTfS WHAT INC HON see tlI
IN this case, the Italian nation VIII Not
have a sentiment Of resentment, hr'
rather OF love and gratitude toward IT,,
Pope.
War was declared. and since then ~"
Holy See has preserved absolute he,
trality In respect of the Italu-Au.'IIdu
conflict, not forgetting, while rosrr'ilnc.
that the comhatauiS on each side are
It's children. A. the same tim. not oult
has the Holy See not hamporcd i'm my
way Italian Catholics from their duties
as good citizens, but has provided ns
we'll for the moral and religious assist
ance OF soldiers, and charlia5ly e.
scented that the dependencies Of tire
Holy See should be used for SIGH A..
wounded soldiers.
W. admit that the Government We.
shown the utmost good will in lesscuiuE
the difficulties inevitable for the ilo'
See in time of war. Thus, only to REF .
to correspondence, the Government or.
dercd that the correspondence of lI"
Holy Father. ~ the Sccrctnrtc7 of stat,
end of other departments should Do, o.
empt from censorship, and we du not
mind at all II a few letters were ur.|.U
by the censor despite the orders u, d..
Government.
cot course II does not follow that To
actual situation Of tile Holy Soc
FORMAL and that the Pope definitely e..
teDtS II. Inc HON see, res ItilllE itl-
trallty. does not intend To- create am
cult'es for the Government y"d iru. f.
In God, while awaitiuG "a satisfactory
settlement Of its position not ihrnUG'
foreign arms. but through m, irlnuu,.
Of those sentiments Of JUsirr" who.
II Ia hoped, will spread moro W.d,l,
among the Italian people Ton IT. tluu
interests"
When Cardinal Gasparri hints that
the Holy See has earned tho af"r'irU
and gratitude Of Italy he alludcs to t.n
Pope's efforts to persuade the i.mp'l ,r
Of Austria to yield 10 ltaly's donltuu
and when war was inevitable the Pom
eNacted n promise from tho aged IluI-
peror that Rome should ho spared fruiu
aerial raids. For the first time since
the annexation OF tho papal states rD
1870 the Italian Governments i- praise
In an official uttoraucc 81 the Vatican
and the Pope allows ms secretary 90
m foreign arms for a settlement of th,
position Of the Holy See.
The efforts Of Austria and Germany
10 raise the Roman question and 10 ir-
sist on an International guarantee 81
the Pope's indcl" nd"urc. WI oh trr u
tended merely - cause Il fNrgltlrs f'
Italy, are thus doomed to- failure, since
the Pope publicly condemns them The
Pope cannot arV lrTor hr CON 'dcr,d
an enemy of I'at- a., doc mot protest
against the fat mat 'hu Austrian and
German diplomatic representatives. Lad
10 leave Rome on rDuuInt ~ the WAL.
No mention ie 1.do Of m" historic