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aince Of the oficial bond. Never
theiess, in the Spring of 1s1s-and
apparently today - the present
French Premier was actively in
terested in a rapprochement with
papal Rome. The clericals of AL
SAGE undoubtedly had something to
do with Clemenceau's change of
front, but not everything.
This tendency led to Denys CO.
chin's visit to the Vatican. but his
mission was largely a failure. Co.
chin is the great Catholic political
leader OF France. Afterward, when
realism and not idealism became the
motive power, driving toward
peace, Benedict XIV was diplomatI-
cally thankful o-have had no re-
spotsibility for Versailles. How
ever. on the occasion of Cochin's au-
dience he did press for admission to
the conference. Against such q
contingency Italy had >taken pre-
caution in the Pact of London, and
France refused His Holiness plea
The attempt of the Clemenceau
government to bring about closer
relations with the Vatican had .
crazy reaction upon Frances in
ternal politics. A movement against
the Premier was Immediately set
astir at Paris for the purpose of
drawing the Franco-Vatican Ques-
tion to the centres of polarization
of Thomas Franklin-B -Bouillon -Bri :
and coalition. At that time. French
Radical-Socialist circles were ca
ressing such a combination.
Evils of Parliamentary System.
This movement eliminated with
the article "A Canossa Jamais" in
lie Pays" BRAND seconded the an
ti-Vatican activity, planning to use
1t with Thomas & Co. as a chance
weapon against Clemenceau. The
whole episode exposed the contra
dictions, which are such an evil sys-
tenn OF Old World Parliaments. For
BRAND, when he has been in the
French government and out of IL.
had consistently sought a Franco
Vatican rapprochement.
Undoubtedly. there is a drift to-
ward the Holy See. even in Frances
most democratic circles. Moreover,
viewed in the large, 1t is independ-
ent of individuals. Detachment from
Iit seems only a matter OF oppor-
tunity. and sometimes, even merely
of appearances.
These Franco-Vatican contacts
are, secretly feared by the Italian
government and openly frowned
upon. They are viewed as directly
or indirectly affecting Italy's policy
toward the Papacy. Fuel for the
Pope's opposition to the Church's
de facto position in the Italian gov
ernment is supplied by them, many
an Italian statesman alleges.
An Intriguing Go-Bctweea.
Negotiations with the Holy See
have generally been conducted by
the French government, withou,
the help of the French Embassy a,
Rome. Nevertheless. the Embassy
keeps its own agent in constant
touch with the Vatican. During the
war. at any rate. this go-betweer
was NJ. Loiseau and NJ. Loiseau was
something more than a mere in
former. Like the Hon. willm, who
in 1916 and 1918 represented Bri-
was a political DR.. Jekyl and Mr.
Hyde.
Loiseau was not only the long
arm" of the French Embassy, but
an ardent supporter of both Yugo.
slav rights and Yugoslav preten.
sfons. Nine. Loiseau is a Croatian
the former Countess Voinovich. and
sister OF Count Lujic. widely
known as the diplomatic adven.
turer of the Balkans" The Count
Is regarded by his friends as 4
harmless, political adventurer. bur
his enemies go so far as to say thai
he Is "a very clever manipuIaloI
who is for sale"
Asked to leave Italy. Count Lujit
betook. himself to Paris. There h,
attached himself to the officia
he continued his attempts to infiu.
ence the moves of his weaker
brother-in-law at Rome. The Coun,
tess openly aided her brother, ant
she with her husband maintained
constant and cordial relations with
Yugoslav residents and transients ir
the Eternal City.
! The Pekia Nunciature.
The fiasco of the Pekin Nuncia.
ture strikingly- brings out France.
power at the Vatican. There had
long been a French spiritual pro.
tectorate over the Catholic Mission:
in the Orient. particularly in tn,
Chinese field. The Quai d'Orsa
handled this protectorate. until il
gave France an undeniable politica
and economic position in China.
Count Capello. the Prince Of Mo-
paco's Minister to the Holy See
watched over Frances oriental in
terests. Capello. patrician o.
Turin. is an Italian and admittedly
a very fervent one. 1t was he. whC