Evening star., 1915-02-21
ITALY AND INTERVENTION

long time suspended by the govern.
ment was finally accorded to Mgr. Ca
ron, named by Plus Archbishop or
Genoa April %, 1912. Now Mgr. Caron.
informed of the action OF the govern
ment. hastened to renounce the charge
The Pope thus IN the midst of grave
international preoccupattons conse-
quent upon the war. OF high and gem
erous impulses which they inspire. con-
tinues to give attention to Catholic AZ
fairs. II is remarked in Italy that tho
Po2es appointment to the episcopate.
following in that policy the course OF
his predecessor. has given great salts
faction. Nevertheless the people of
Genoa Joined together to prevent tho
installat ion of Mgr. Caron. who In some
way not very clear was not sympa-
thetic.
The exequatur which had been sus-
pended since 1912 was about to be
| corded when violent campaign was
4 opened denouncing the ultra attitude
! of Mgr. Caron. note of censure vas
| addressed to the five Catholic Journals
habitually denominated the trust
| which had been prohibited from Mgr.
Caron's former diocese. Thus their an
| ger,
The affair Caron raised the question
| of the relation of the church and tho
| state in Italy with the question of the
divisions existing between Catholics
and serious discussions arose in tho
chamber.
Notwithstanding this situation. some
| Catholics OF Genoa protested against ,
the refusal of the eNeauatur. They
their archbishop without the assent OF
government. offering to assure him his
residence and his salary. Plus X.
responsibility Of such an initiative. con-
sented to withdraw his interdiction: no
named provisional administratcr.
a severe Dominican little loved by the
people OF Genoa. The provisional ap-
pointec was soon after compelled 20
reside in Rome by his new functions
| of secretary of the consistory which
the death of the Pope transformed into
secretary of the conclave.
| BY one of those ARRANGEMENTS in
which italian diplomacy eNcels il was
agreed that Mgr Caron. who had never
ceased to attest his patriotism. attest
ed IT once more directly and expressly
to the Italian government. The latter
accorded the eXeouator at once. Mgr.
Caron thereupon declared Immediately
that his health. weakened by three
wears OF waiting. obligsd him TO re-
trick is cited evidence Of Pone Bene-
diets dip'omat'c quality we'll as HIS
independenre OF cha aracter The matter
II goes without saving. has crested
corsidera HE discussion and pil parties
annIand the fnesse OF the Pnp~ Sig.
Orlando radical of mark. undertook go
defeat government action e, that ~
fair. He affirmed that there wss
"neither cnrn-omise nor concese'o-"
p"t. nevertheless 'he honors of the
1ay were WIN tns vatican.
-
The Pope designated for Archbishop
of Genoa Mgr. Gavotti. Bishop OF
Cavale. a young
The Intervention man of distinc-
: Mou.r,.,+ ton. created d
bishop by Leo
XIII in his last consistory. Mgr Ga
votti is a patrician by birth, and 10
cousin to the Pope. The pious and
charitable character of the new bishop
has caused him to be specially loved
by the people and the clergy. The
journals of all opinions applaud the
, Pope and welcome this nomination as
specially grateful to the people and
country.
| As for the attitude of Italian Cath
olics in the question of neutrality and
intervention ii is necessary to make
their attitude. Catholics, and the ques-
tfon is of supreme importance at this
moment in Rome. feel the necessity Of
marching with the people wherever
they elect to go. Catholics and official
socialists are agreed that the interven-
. tion movement which has slowly
grown is a distinct national movement.
while the maintenance of neutrality Is
. distinct anti-national movement.
Catholics, besides. are contributing
. largely to the success of the national
loan, despite the Calamity of earth
quakes that have laid waste some Of
the fairest and most fruitful countries
of unfortunate Italy.
The patriotism manifested in the
speech delivered recently by a Cath
olic of mark. Count Della Torre in the
St Peters circle at Rome is accepted
as significant because undoubtedly ap-
proved in official circles. The count
/ ahrmed in most emphatic manner
the complete accord of the authorities
, with the recognized aspirations of the
country.
Apropos of dispatch dated Rome,
, the 18th instant, announcing the resig-
nation OF Baron d,Ere. Belgian envoy
to the Vatican, there is insinuation
, that there were strained relations be-
tween the Belgian government and the
Vatican on the alleged refusal of the
vaders of Belgium The address of the
Pope delivered to the consistory Janu-
ary 23 does not permit of any such
Interpretation.
. partial attitude which he believed nec-
essary to observe in the present con-
nict. and he appealed to the humanity
OF the invaders that the horrors OF
war might be reduced to the minimum
in the occupied regions
This affirmation will receive respectful
adhesion everywhere. The Pope is not
a temporal sovereign. He exercises a
moral authority, before which great
, part of the civilized world incline even
those of which the Pope is not the rec
ognized spiritual chief. All the bellig-
> erents Will appreciate the efforts made
By the Vatican with view to peace
and they all understand why the COM
mon father of all may not enroll him
self in one or the other of the rival
! camps. Neutrality. non-intervention,
, impartiality are the conditions even of
moderattve action which the Pope has
adopted. The Pope. however, expressed
his particular sympathy for the Bel
gian people. and he demanded that the
regions invaded should not be devas-
tated more than was strictly eNacted by
the necessity of a military occupation.
To return to the question of whether
| Italy favors neutrality intervention
il may be said that to the stranger re-
moved from the scene the diverse atti-
tudes of parties are perplexing. But il
is easy to understand that the resident
foreigner may form correct impress
sion of the way Italy is moving by
avo ding Rome. where politics is
wrapped up in prudence. Rome is not
a center of public opinion, but Milan
Is. Milan is at this moment the center
of political interest, where converges
all the machinery necessary to prepare
Italy for her proposed part in the pres
ent war. If il were true that Italy
was Indifferent, charged. the pro-
gressive Italians have taken up the
task Of manufacturing at Milan a pub