Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-23
Italian government as a result o

the Italian government as q result Of
the war.
The Corriere d. Italia declares that
If the pontiff does not catagorically
deny the words attributed to him they
will have deplorable consequences.
Secola says: 1.-THE pope has spoken
strange Words
The interview began with an allu-
sion by the pontiff to what the Holy
See had done in respect to the war,
especially the obtaining an exchange
of prisoners untitled for military
service.
Not TO start. Discussion.
Mr. Latapie quotes the pope as say
ing:
"You desire that should condemn
every crime specifically. but each one
Of youi accusations is accompanied
by a reply on the part Of the Ger
mans, and l am not able to institute
here a continuous discussion, nor can
I make Investigations at this mo-
ment."
rs It necessary to inquire as to
whether the neutrality of Belgium has
been violated?" asked the correspond
ent.
That was under the pontificate OF
Piux X.," the pope replied.
Priests as Hostages.
rs it not known by all that many
priests have been taken as hostages
in Belgium and in France, and shot?'
The pope replied: Il have received
from Austrian bishops the assurance
that the Russian army also has taken
hostages from among the Catholic
priests, and that the Russians on one
occasion pushed before them 1.o00
Jews, so that they could advance be-
hind this living barrier thus exposed
to the bullets of the enemy. The
bishop of Cremona has informed me
that the Italians have already taken
eighteen Austrian priests as hostages.
There are so many excesses that I
have issued an admonition in my en-.
cyclical declaring: 1t is permitted
ito no person, for whatever motive, to
violate Justice
The Germans" said NJ. Latapie.
have committed other violations"
Destruction in Belgium.
To this the pope replied: The cardl-
nal secretary of state has received the
representatives of seven Belgian con-
they are not able to site single case
in their congregations protected es-
pecially by the Virgin or by some
saint. We continue to be imperfectly
informed upon this subject"
And the burning of Louvain and the
bombardment of churches?"
1.-THE Germans reply that their troops
have been fired upon," the pope made
fhQt
there was an observatory in the tower
Of the cathedral at Rheims.
Shots "Fslt in HE Heart"
with reference to Louvain,. have
already given orders concerning It. We
shall assist In restoring the cathedrals
Is there need to say that we condemn
with all our force such things? Every
shot fred upon tho cathedral Of Rheims
was felt in my heart"
The pope struck his breast and add
ed: "Bat the hour has not yet come
to disentangle tho truth from all the
contradictory assertions which su--
round It, The Vatican ls not q court
We do not give judgment: the Judge Is
on high"
"At least one can protest against the
arrest Of prince of the church. ven-
tured the correspondent.
The pope then referred to the sink
ing Of the Lusitania, and is quoted by
the correspondent as saying:
Grief Over Lusitania.
"I>do not know of more frightful
transaction. What grief to see our
generation the prey Of such horrors!
have the heart Of father. and this
heart has been torn. But what do you
think of the blockade which constricts
two empires, which condemns to fam
inc millions Of innocents? Is that in
spired also by feelings entirely hu-
mane?'