Grand Forks daily herald., 1915-06-30
STATEMENTS
ARE INVITED
No More Interviews Will be
Granted Journalists
During War. &i:.


published in the Corrierce D'Italia
with Cardinal Pietre Gasparri. the
papal secretary of state, has aroused
great interest in Rome as 1t is entirely
taken up with the interview obtain
ed last week by Louis La Taple,
member Of the staff of the Paris La
Liberte with Pope Benedict. The sec
retary Of state says:
m. La Tapie invented entirely
remember that a phase isolated from
the context cannot reproduce faith
fully a thought, or what is worse, it
gives meaning entirely false.
For instance. take the quotation
regarding hostages in Berlin. What
confusion! The pointiff is made to
mix the Jews of Galtcia, the Aus
trian priests of Cremona, and the
Belgian prelates all of which, accord
ing to NJ. La Tapie was covered in
the ALLEGATION Of Jan o..
with regard to the Jews it was in
March that Austria-Hungary sent a
protest to the holy see. The protest
was not mentioned, as the vatican
could not condemn Russia on the sole
affirmation OF Austria-Hungary.
Gave Funds for Masses.
THE pope was informed that Italy
had taken some parish priests Of the
towns occupied as hostages. but the
Bishop Of Cremona informed him
every regard. Indeed. the pointiff
masses. The pope knows all this per-
sonally. How, then could he put
them In category with the Belgian
and French hotages or with the Jews
of Russia.
with regard to General Won Bis
sing. the German governor Of Bel
GUM, neither the holy father nor the
secretaryship of state ever received
letter or communication from him
directly or indirectly. Thus the pope
could not refer to such letter. He
did not The letter was born of the
fervid imagination Of M. La Tapie.'
Carlinal Gasparri denies that Pope
pontificate of Plus a." when asked
by M. La Tapie If it was necessary
to inquire whether the neutrality Of
Belgium had been violated, but the
secretary of state does not say what
words the pontiff used.
Pope's Real Views About Italy.
But much graver is the CONFUSION
OF NJ. La Tapie when he speaks OF
the relations between the holy see
and Italy" continued Cardinal Cas-
parri THE following is the real
opinion Of the pontiff: It 10 true that
he wished Italy to remain outside of
from Austria, because he desired that
Italy should not suffer the horrors
OF war and he was preoccupied with
the delicate position of the church
II Italy entered the confiice.. War
once declared, the church became en-
tirely neutral. 1t has not in any way
tried to prevent Catholics from doing
their duty. according to their con-
sciences. and 1t has done everything
for the spiritual welfare o fthe SOL
diers. The pontiff recognizes that
the Italian government has done
everything possible to attenuate any
differences that mhight arise between
1t and the holy see. The vatican's
correspondence is not being touched.
but that does not mean that the
situation o fthe holy see is normal.
1t does not intend to create embar-
rassment for the government. The
holy father much deplored the sink
ing Of the Lusitania, but he could
not pronounce directly on 1t because
there was before him question of
fact regarding which each side makes
different assertions"
The Last Interview.
Cardinal Gasparri ended the inter
view by saying: With .reEad to
N. La Tapie only few minutes.7 In
that time, the diplomatic relations
between the holy see and France
were not mentioned M. La Tnpie
would have done better had he main
taiped the promise he formally rave
me not to publish anything without
previous authorization, but "a that
formal promise was not sufhcienE to
preserve indiscredon, NJ La Tar4e
will have the honor Of being the last
Journalist to be received by the holy
father during the war"
BERLIN is TOLD SAILING RouR
OF EACH q. s. SHIP FOR ZONE
Washington, June 80.-The United
States government has adopted the
practice of notifying the German ad-
mtralty through Ambassad dor. Gerard
OF the time of departure of every
passenger ship sailing the American
nag and approximately the hours
during which 1t will pass through
the war gone.
This precaution 10 being taken that
German submarine commanders may
be on tho watch for American YES
sells.
Officials here belieye that IL the
German admiralty sends to its sub
marine commanders Notification of
what American pGeQenger ships are
passing through tfsswar zone there
can be NO doubt Of their Identity
The var A {l3ss1iis,s a. tan Al. 80