The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1919-06-20
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Church DUGABOO
IN WORLD LEAGUE
Says Pope Would Control
Votes of "a Out of IS
Member Nations.

WAANhhAkNNAOsNf SuHN ebs-NA WIN
ing that the League Of Nations may
end the separation Of church and
state ana bring the civilized world
under the domination OF the Vatican
was given in the Senate to-day by
Senator Sherman, Republican. Of IiN-
nols, who declared the Roman Cath
ole Church would be represented Ia
the League Assembly by ~ votes
out OF IS.
From an early age" said the Iiii-
nois Senator. -the occupants Of the
Vatican have believed in the inherent
right of Papal authority to admlnlster
civil government II IL with the ut
most regret fail to ana recorded in
the course OF Papal claims OF later
days any rcnunclation or dlsavowal
Of the doctrine. So far as a layman
can discover, the Vatican still be-
lieves 1t ought and would II the
power permitted. assume to admin
lister ecclesiastical and civil govorn-
ment as its Joint, exclusive aud para
mount power. .-...
"of the original 81 member nations
slgnatories to the proposed League,
2S are Christian nations and ( are of
other faiths or these % Christian
nations II are Catholic nations, either
n majority or an overwhelming pro
ponderunce Of the population being Of
that religious faith, and IL arc Prot
estant- The Catholic members are
Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil. Cuba, Ecua-
dor. France, Guatemala, Hayti. Hon
duras. Italy, NlcarEuR. Panama,
Peru Poland, Portugal, Uruguay and
Czecho- -slovakin- The II nations will
be represented in the League in all
human probability by Catholic dele
gates.
THAT Church represents In its
membership either a majority or al
most an entirety Of the several pop
ulationA Tho sway over those people
and their implicit faith In the infali-
bility Of the head OF this great relig-
ious Organization Is supreme.
"The states invited to accede to
the Covenant Of the League OF Ma
tions are: Argentine Republic, Chilli,
Colombia, Denmark. Netherlands,
Norway. Paraguay. Persia Salvador.
Spain, Sweden. Switzerland and
Venezuela All are Christian races
with the exception OF Persia. OF the
twelve invited Christian states,
seven are Catholic, viz: Argentina,
Chill. Colombia, Paraguay. Salvador,
Spain and Venezuela Therefore "a
OF the 20 equal votes OF tho Christian
nations, members Of the League, are
spiritually dominated by the Vatican.
Tho Vatican is . most earnest ad-
vocate Of the covenant Of the League
Of Nations. On March 16 President
Wilson conferred with the Vatican at
Rome. The Pope among other things
said, referring TO the League OF Ma
tIons: President Wilson put the mat
ter 20 clearly that my doubts began
to melt. and before our interview
closed agreed with him on the main
lines OF his plan
Miraculous conversion or the deep
traditional wisdom Of the Holy See!
The great pontincal dignitary gives
no random interview. Neither can
we believe both the Presidents visit
and the interview were not for a
pre- conceived purpose.
THE controversy over Fiume and
the resulting troubles recall the be-
lief among many Italians that the
Vatican is not in sympathy with the
civil government OF Italy on this
subject It Is fair to infer that thu
Pope cordially approves Of Presiden
Wilson's stand against Orlando ant
the Italian civil authorities. While
the evidence is circumstantial, II. al
tends TO connect President Wilson
with influences unfriendly to th'
temporal power Of Italy and inimica
TO the future welfare or the unito'
Congress wall be n check on tn
I.eaEue OF Nations and n permanen
guardian OF American sovereignty un
der the league, Senator Sheppar I'd
Texas, declared to-day In "A Hpeocl
nnaNveTinR league critics,