The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-08-17

POPE BENEDICT XIV.
to the Catholic church on the part OF
influential members of the Italian
cabinet, combined with the fear Of
German submarines, has brought to
the pope the privilege of flying his own
flag once more in Italian waters The
steamer has been bought 10y the Vati
can to convey officials of the Catholic
church whom the pope desires to send
| abroad as his representatives. The
first voyage will be TO South America,
to convey the new papal nuncio Mgr
Bassallo oil Torregrossa, to Buenos
Aires
The steamer, to be known as the
NunciuS. Is painted with broad white
and yellow stripes easily distinguished
by submarines. Its safety Is guaran-
tced il Is understood. by one of those
secret agreements with Germany of
which the papacy has been accused at
various times by the quadrupe entente
There would appear, however. to he no
| necessity for such n guarantee after
the German government had been in
high seas. Nothing would he gained
by its destruction through n suhma-
rine. On the other hand, to grant it
safety. even without this being request
ell by the papacy. would warm the
hearts of Emperor Williams Catholic
subjects and stimulate their loyalty TO
him.
Prince Won Buelow. diplomatic en-
yoy at the Vatican In his younger
years, long before he was German am
bassador at Rome, has always been
| friendly 10 the papal government Ii is
reported i'm London and has been for
eight or nine months that Ruclow be
| lievcs in the restoration OF temporal
power to the pope ns the best method
OF furnishing Italy for participating In
the war against her former allies OF
/ the triple alliance. While making ex-
tended visits 10 Switzerland Ruelow
has had frequent consultations with
/ Catholic cardinals ana other dignita.
rieS OF the church.
The pope's refusal 10 aliCu himself
on the side of the quadruple entente
and especially to make public any pro
test against the invasion Of Catholic
Belgium 10y the Germans IS declared I'm
England 10 be due 10 "A promise made
10y the sovercigus of the central EN-
pires that his temporal authority is to
he restored after the war The plan Is.
according to these reports, 10 make the
pops the political rs WI as the spirit
ual sovereign in Palestine \ small
state would he established. including
Jerusalem and the other holy places aS
wei Us the seaport Of Jana The terri
tory IS believed 10 be enormously rich
in natural resources and 70 be able 10
support a cardinal viceroy. who would
rule there in the name Of the pope.
The British government few months
after the beginning or the war made
the extraordinary move OF sending a
minister 10 the Vatican. Sir Henry
Howard who had had long diplomatic
experience. THIS wss recognition OF
the pope'S status as Il sovereign, which
Britain, along with all other mont Cath
Ollie goyernmeCts. withdrew from the
pops In 1870 Russia nj the same time
reopened her legation at the Vatican,
where there had been no envoy for
some time on account of the refusal Of
Russia 10 grant Catholics the protec-
tion which the papacy demanded
France has had no representative at
the Vatican for some time. aud neutral
/ Catholic countries like Spain had also
broken off diplomatic relations with the
pope before the war.