Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-09-03
Cardinal Expresses Optim- ism After Conference with
 President Wilson.
POPE SUGGESTS A
 PLAN TO END WAR
Two Demands of TcMtOnS Will Be Kingdom for Poland and Freedom of the Seas-EXpected Also to In-
 sist on Civic Freedom of Jews.

1 Washington, Sept. 2.--Cardinal Gib-
 bOns, dean of the college of cardinals, presented to President Wilson today a confidential communication from i Pope Benedict, inviting and urging
 this government to cooperate With the vatican and other neutral nations
 to bring about peace in Europe.
 A conference on the same subject was held later at the state depart ment between Cardinal Gibbons and
 Secretarg of State Lansing.
 After his visit and confidential talk
 to tnd with the president, Cardinal Gibbons said:
 "I think the prospects for peace are
 brightening. Our talk was highly
 satisfactory, and l am very much
 pleased with my reception from the
 president" the cardinal continued.
 eve went over the entire situation,
 but I cannot reveal the details of our
 conversation at this time Probably
 more will be made public soon.'
 This statement, expressing the
 judgment of a representative of the
 pope, after comforting with President Wilson, is regarded here as indicating
 that definite results, so far as future action by this government and the vatican are concerned, are already be- ing achieved.
 Cardinal Gibbons, the secretary of
 state. and the president, declined to reveal the details of the pope's sug- gestion. It was stated at the white :. house, in fact, that the president | would not discuss the subject at all.
 All authorities agree in the opinion
 that the action taken by the pope to
 secure the cooperation of a great na-
 tion like the United States is epoch-
 making, because it is understood to
 be definite and complete, and based
 upon the certain knowledge. by Pope
 Benedict. of the views of Austria and
 Germany. Yy ! Pope Knows True State of Affairs. These things appeared to be set \ tied in the minds of the officials:
 First, that Pope Benedict knew that
 President Wilson has maintained the
 attitude of .non-interference and would continue to maintain that atti-
 tude until he had before him some-
 thing definite to communicate from
 any one of the belligerents to an-
 other.
 t Second, that Pope Benedict, know d ing this attitude of the president. would not now invite the attention
 of the United States to a mere. gener- 't alization or platitude of expression, re to the effect that peace was most de- le sirable.
 f Third, that the close relations, his- I toric and otherwise, between the vati- II can and Austria would place the vati- is can in a position to know definitely IS not only any desire of Germany and S Austria for peace, but the terms on 10 which they were willing to open ne- Id gOtiations.
 n. Fourth, that it is we'll known to l. the vatican that such negotiations IT would be infinitely enhanced in value le and effect if the initiative were taken Il by President Wilson or in combina sd ton with the vatican and other neu. of tral powers. in Fifth, that concrete suggestion SC covering the terms of peace is con n. tanedo in the communication of tn, d. pope to the president.
 st Demands of TeutOns. IS From two sources today it wa le gathered that neither Germany no
 AuSlIld WOulU culcItdlu any pcuC as proposals which did not include tn z, recreation of Poland into free king sh dom Again. it is known that tn n- German terms of peace must includ lie a definite international agreement a a the peace congress for the freedOr lst of the seas, to which President Will vo son is committed.
 of It is reported. though without off He cial sanction. that Germany and. ( ve course. Austria. will insist in tn
 post-bellum settlement, on the civi lis freedom of the Jews. alt It is reported here. but only re IS, ported. that the vatican has indicate iel to this government that the initi. CT, step locking to bringing about peac 3e, might be taken with those thre mt, propositions in view.
 in- uI- Suifr8gists in Alabama Lose.