St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-09-04
CARDINAL GIBBONS SEES WILL
son ABOUT PEACE IN
EUROPE.
Presents Message from Pope Benedict
and lis Pleased With
Reception.

oCu0uACI. ~ W0o . S0OA06AOAs - 0AS
ing the Presidents attitude and indi
eating a belief that the United State,
might be in q position to help II
bringing the European war to n
end.
After reading the message, the
Cardinal remained for half an houl
with the President. discussing the
possibility of peace and the world
situation in general, He emerged
smiling and walked over to the State
Department for a conference with
Secretary Lansing. Later he an.
nounced he had talked peace with
the President and told him Of hia
qualification over the apparent sue
cess of the negotiation with Germany
over submarine warfare. He spoke
cheerfully of the situation, saying
the prospects for peace seemed to be
Frightening.
Pope's Message Pleasing.
The text of the Pope's message was
not made public, nor was there any
formal comment on it from the
White House. Unof1icially, however
it was said, that the President was
much pleased with the message and
with the interview.
It was understood that the Pope
made no definite suggestion as to q
peace movement, and that his mes
sage was purely q personal one to
the President land not addressed to
the heads of other neutral govern
ments.
The visit of the Cardinal created
the deepest interest in official and
diplomatic circles. 1t had been
known since Tuesday that he was
coming, but while the Pope's cable
gram reached him Monday NO inkling
of it was heard in Washington until
today.
Joint action for peace among the
heads of several neutral nations and
the Pope was suggested as possible
outcome Of today's developments. but
this idea received no official confirm
alton. Up to the present the United
States has acted entirely alone in
the single offer it has made to be of
service in bringing about peace.
Diplomats representing the bellig-
erent nations reserved comment on
the conference until more definite
has been given out. 1t
was pointed out that many political
including the maintenance
of the neutrality of the Balkans, and
the establishment of separate Pol
ish kingdom would be involved in the
discussion Of peace at this time.
Pn0e6AnfsS Offer Oman
The Presidents offer Of the SER
vices of the United States to the bel
ngerents still stands open, and he
has reiterated several times that he
is anxious to do everything possible
in that direction. Whether he will
take any further steps without hear
ing directly from any of the powers
involved has not been made clear.
News dispatches from abroad re-
Gently, discussing the possibility o,
peace, have been given the Presi-
dents earnest attention, and Ameri-
can diplomats in Europe have stand
ing directions to communicate any
thing received on the subject to the
President. In Mr.. Wilson's private
study in the White House, filed away
~ himself, is mass of data on the
question. including reports made to
him by Col. E. M. House, who spent
several months abroad studying the
situation.
The Mexican situation was touch
I'd upon incidentally by Cardinal Glib
oons, both at the White House and
It the State Department, with an ex-
preston of his hopes for an early
restoration to order and government
n that country.
Before returning to his home in
Baltimore tonight, Cardinal Gibbons
allied on Monsignor Bonzano, the
'apal delegate, and Mansignor Rus
el.