The Washington herald., 1920-01-10
France and the Vatican
Drifting Together in
ANelD Rapprochement

healed the breach, formed between
the Vatican and the Court of Mo-
naco, when the Prince OF Monaco
visited the ouirinal IN 1871. The
Prince was the first Catholic ruler
to break the Papacy's protocol The
visit led to a rupture of diplomatic
relations between Monaco and the
Holy See. but Capello. eventually ar
bitrated the difference. Afterward,
the Prince of Monaco chose the
Count to represent him at the vati-
can.
can policy. Monsignor Petrelli was
suddenly appointed Nuncio at
Pekin. some months before the Ar
mistice. The appointment was made
without the knowledge of Capello.
Petrelii was refused by Pekin on
the ground that he was German
ophile. but behind Pekin was the
French foreign ONCE. pulling the
strings.
Thereupon, Capello manoeuvred
to have the appointment fall to the
lot of Monsignor Pisani OF Vercolli.
Pisani this is significant - had
charge Of emigration affairs in the
ONCE of the papal Secretary of
State. He was a kind OF Vatican De
Michelis, and was generally known
as a patriotic Italian.
However, Pisani also was reject
ed as being even more narrowly
Austrophile." Again. the Official
communication from PelSin had the
earmsrks of French origin. Con-
temporaneously. Capello was re-
moved as Monaco's Minister 20 the
Holy See. and nothing more was
heard about the Pekin Nunciature
during the war. The essence OF the
controversy is that the French Of
flee wanted a French Nuncio and
would accept no other.
Through this whole period. Lo-
iseau was at Paris. where he was
representing Capeho to the Quai
d'Orsai as being too Italian" The
Prince of Monaco was also residing
in the French capital at the time
and the Quai d'Orsai. upon which the
Prince is dependent. persuaded him
to get rid of Capello.
Later, Loiseau returned to Rome
scheming to introduce himself into
the Vatican in more official garb
He intrigued here and he intrigued
there to become Capello's successor
as Minister from Monaco to the
Holy See.
French Clerical Press.
Frances clerical papers like ''Ls
Croix" are notorious supporters Of
Vaticanism in the French govern.
ment. All through the fall and win
ter OF 1918 this organ OF the French
Clericals ragged against Art. IS oi
the Pact of London. Its editorial,
said much more than the Pope mus'
have IAN important part in the
peace negotiations" as the follow
ing extract shows:
France is the protector
of the Holy See. Even the Repub.
lie of 1stS did not forget it. and it,
Parliament with almost complet,
unanimity decided in favor of th'
Pope's interYention. Let us then re-
turn to these glorious traditions.
In keeping with old traditions, ''Ls
Croix" even referred to Palestin,
as a revindication indispensable e
France. England, however, oppos
ed this idea from the word go
eventually inclining the Papacy Il
favor an English mandate over Je
rusalem and the holy places.
In return for this show of "gooC
whispered, promised to, keep . he
Ministry at the Holy See. and re
quested the Pope for a Nuncio I,
the Court of St James. A dipIo
matte custom, which was ended a
the time of the Reformation.' seem
ed about to be revived. But "a
usual" Catholic Ireland raised he
ivoice and informed His Holmes
that IL London were given a papa
representative, Dublin must b,
given one. too. The Ireland. which
during the war warned Benedic
, that she took her religion but no
her politics from Rome" again ad
vised him that she was mot a par
of the British Isles. but a free anC
independent nation" Hanging by
, hair between the devil and TIL
! deep sea-" the Holy Father for
moment didn't know just what h,
could do. Then. determining to pla!
| diplomatic safety first" he decided
! to continue hanging by a hair, anC
neither London nor Dublin got
Nuncio.
MachinveiIi Pictured France.
20, the French never change
italy has always been France
! poor relation welcome only to tn,
! crumbs that fell from her table
This 10 what Italians generally will
tell you. with something like ps
thetic or angry disappointment il
their voices. The average Italian i
q tremendously human fellow. ant
he feels that the French and tn
Italians are Lalins and should liv,
as mutually helpful sister nations
1t wasn't different in the long ag,
I times. the investigator is told, ant
| referred to the conclusions o
Machiayelli and Francesca Guicciar
DIM. After frequent association
with the men and Court OF France
the fsmous or infamous FIorentin
statesman painted this picture o
them:
They don't care much for wha
is written or said about them.
They esteem present benefit an
the present loss so highly that the
have little memory Of past inJune
and benefits and little heed for fu
ture good or ill.
when asked for a favor, .he
think first what benefit they ca
draw from IL nr f0 what msa fha