The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-26
entrance OF the United states into the
war will serve the purpose of hasten
ing or assuring that result"

!. entrance OF the United states into the
] war will serve the purpose of hasten
ing or assuring that result
America to Win Peace.
His holiness sat for moment with
his gaze fixed upon papers on his IN
pretentious. carefully ordered desk. yet
was sure he did not see them. Then
he raised his eyes and peered. again
nnseeingly, at the gray and weeping
bit of sky shown through the window
which. to me. revealed the dripping
piazza OF st. Peter, and, beyond, the
hazy outline OF the Alban hills.
Certainly feel" he presently re-
piled, speaking very slowly, shat
Americas participation in the great
contest Is likely to facilitate approach
of such a peace as that which often I
have mentioned as desirable--a peace
which win bring with it confidence Of
full security to all the people Of the
world
Wishes Happiness to Nations.
"Ycurs is a great country" his holt
ness continued. presently. now very
definitely smiling as he looked Mt me.
1T is a land in which intelligence has
developed splendidly, and / believc its
people are nnsclfish, generous, and 10
them, as the beginning OF another Of
these solemn. darkly tragic years III,
proaches am most earnest in good
wishes. That the new year for the
United States may bring with IL the
restoration OF that happiness of which,
with nearly all the other nations VI
the world, 1t has been deprived by the
vast conflict certainly is my very
earnest wish. the more SO as In the ex-
preston of this wish for the restora-
ton OF tranquility to the United States
I automatically must include express
sion of the wish for Its return to 81
the disturbed populations Of the EARTH"
His holiness Is very interested In
America, her people, and the psychol-
Ogy of her aims in the great war. After
his expression of his new year wish
he made some comment on the high
intelligence OF the American news 4
paper
Praises Power Of Press.
TN America" said he, smiling very
winningly, Journalism has become q
mighty power. Probably It is greater
power there than elsewhere. You must
feel it high privilege to address the
people OF your country every week
through their great newspapers"
Again he paused and turned his face
to look out Of the window thought
fully.
"The American newspaper" he pres
entity went on, rs n pulpit from which
greater congregations can be reached,
perhaps, than from any other in the
world. II all the preachers who add
dress Your people from these pulpits
while the war lasts shall preach to
them the sermon that out of the great
conflict real justice based upon full
mutual understanding must be brought
about then may they achieve service
for humanity beyond the power Of hu-
man computation"
In conclusion, as my audience came
to an end, the pope said thonghtfnlly:
Pope Defines Patriotism.
II feel myself impellcd. today, to ex-
press my sympathy and admiration Tor
all those who have shown ana who are
showing now their willingness to suffer
the supreme sacrifice for their love or
country. whichever country theirs may
be: but at the same time 1t unquestion-
ably Is my duty to implore them to
Keep ever in their minds remembrance
Of the fact that true patriotism must
be founded on divine Law. and that no
man can be loyal to his country unless
he first be loyal to his conscience and
his God"