Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-02
POPE'S PEACE PLEA
REJECTED BY ITALY
Press Of Victor Immanuel's Country
DisspprOves Prayer Of
Vatican.
TEXT OF POET1FFs APPEAL


BERLIN, Aug. 1.-(By Wireless
to Sayville. THE Frankfurter lei
tung has published the full text of
the proclamation of Pope Benedict
making an appeal for peace. Com
menting on the incident, this paper
adds:
THE Italian press already has en-
phatically rejected this proposal"
This news was given out by the
Overseas News agency.
Text Of Peace Appeal.
y PARIS, Aug. 1.-The text OF the peace
appeal just issued by Pope Benedict
reads as follows:
When we were called TO succeed to
the apostolic throne Of Pope Plus x,
whose upright and exemplary life was
brought to an end by the fratricldal
struggle which broke in Europe, we. too,
felt, after gazing fearfuliy upon the
bloody battlefield, the despair OF
father who witnesses his home torn
asunder and ravaged by a furious tenn
pest
I'VE thought with inexpressible sorrow
OF our young sons cut down by death;
We felt In our heart, enlarged by Chris
tian charitability, the great unspeakable
sadness OF mothers and wives made Wild
ows before their time and the tears of
children deprived. too. Of parental guild
ance.
Devoted 20 One object.
Participating In our soul In the fear
and anguish of innumerable families and
well knowing the imperial duties imposed
/ upon us by the mission OF peace and
\ love with which we havo been conflded
during these sad days. we adopted firm
resolve 10 concentrate our whole activ-
/ ity and all our power TO the reconciia-
lions OF the peoples at war We made n
solemn promise 10 our divine father. who
wished at the price of his blood to make
all men brothers.
Words OF peace and love were the
first we addressed TO the nations and
their chiefs as the supreme guardian OF
their souls Our affectionate and insis-
! tent counsels as father and friend were
! not heard This increased our sadness.
but did not shake our resolution. We
continue with confidence 20 appeal to
the All Powerful. who holds In His hand
the minds and hearts OF subjects as well
as kings. imploring Him TO end the great
1
scourge.
I'm our humble, but ardent. prayer. we
want 10 include all the faithful. and to
make II more effective. we have taken
care that II be accompanied by works OF
Christian Denitence.
To-day. on the sad anniversary OF the
terrible conflict. our heart gives forth the
wish that the war will soon end. We
raise again our voice to utter fatheriy
cry for peace. May this CRY. dominating
the frightful noise OF the armies. reach
the warning peoples and their chiefs and
induce kindly and more serene intentions.
I'm the name of the Lord God; in the
name OF the Father and Lord In heaven;
In the name OF the blessed blood of Jesus,
the price OF redemption Of humanity. we
irnplore the belligerent nations before
divine providence henceforth to end the
horrible carnage which for a year has
been dishonoring Europe.
This Is the blood of brothers that Is
being shed on land and sea. The most
beautiful regions OF the world are sown
with bodies and ruins. There. where re-
Gently fields and factories thrived, can
non now roar In a frightful manner in a
frenzy OF demolition. sparing neither
cities nor vlllages- and spreading the
ravages OF death.
Appeal TO Chiefs.
you, who before God and men are
charged with the grave responsibility OF
peace and war. listen to our prayer;
listen TO the fatherly voice OF the vicar
OF the eternal and supreme Judge. 10
whom you should give account OF your
public works as we'll as private actions