New Britain herald., 1922-01-21

reputation from the time he was or- duined a priest in lS3S to the day of his death, When he was made q cardinal 1t was with difficulty that he was able to meet the expenses neces- sary to one In such a high office and thia was because up 10 that time he had given his entire income 10 im- proverished townfolk,
 An instance of his generosity was cited in connection with q ban he once put upon tango" dances which were such q vogue several years ago, Friends of poor dancing master in Bologna, who was ruined by the edict of the Archbishop, appealed to della chiesa in his behalf. The Arch bishop heard their story with the greatest sympathy but refused to yield Then he handed them $40 as his donation to subscription for the dancing master to tide him over until he could find other employment
 Efforts Toward Peace
 Pope Bcnedict's efforts toward peace were thus summed up by Cardinal Logue;
 During the late war every effort was made to induce the Pope to side with one balligercnt or another but he went straight as an arrow. He, made justice and right triumph over op- precision. There was not one Of Presi- dent Wilson's IA points that was not included in the Pontiff's peace condi- tions"
 The Irish Question
 The Pope was deeply grieved by the conflict which resulted from efforts to obtain Ireland's freedom. He was appealed to to intervene in behalf of the Irish republican movement but Archbishop Hayes on returning from | the Vatican in 1921. said that he was following the policy of neutrality and 1 impa rtiality. He condemned crime in 1 Ireland by either side and repeatedly expressed the hope that violence there would end.
 In letter to Cardinal Logne, the Pope appealed to both English and Irish to abandon violence and pro- posed that the Irish question be set tied by a body selected by the whole
 
 was at last 'settledshe expressed great satisfaction and sent message to the Dail Eireann rejoicing over the peace lagreement which made Ireland free state.
 Rfused to Participate Pope Benedict declined. in May 1919 to authorize the Catholic church to participate in world conference of religions which had been proposed to him by group of bishops of the protestant Episcopal church in the United States. Cardinal Gasparri told | the bishops.
 Rather than a reunion of the Christian churches, the Holy See aims at the unity of the church which, in the opinion of Rome, can only oc- cur by all returning to the Catholic church.
 Attacked Y. NJ. c. A. In December 1920, the Vatican is- sued decree requesting the Catholic bishops to pay vigiant attention to such societies as the Young Mems Christian Association on the ground that they corrupted the faith of Catholic youths. The Pope urged the Knights of Columbus to combat pro- paganda against the Catholic faith. The Pope took occasion on num- erous instances to express his views thoroughly on some political and so- cial questions. Early in 1920 he sent a letter to an Italian bishop urging the Catholic priests to work intel igently and energetically against what the Pope characterized as he dan gerous doctrine of the socialists" He repeatedly denounced immodesty in women's dress and what he termed the indecency of fashion. On another occasion a circular was issued by his direction to diplomats accredited to the Holy See asking them to add to the invitations to official receptions note asking the women to avoid ex- cessively decollette gowns.
 The Pope declared in an address to the Sacred College the world was af- hicted with five great plaques which he enumerated as the negation of authority, hatred among brothers, thirst for pleasure, disgust for work, and forgetfulness of the supernatural objects of life. These evils, he assert ed, could be overcome only by the aid of the Gospel.
 Celibacy Is Essential.
 In a secret consistory in December he declared that the Catholic church would never abolish nor mitigate the law imposing celibacy on the clergy nor introduce democratic forms which had been asked by priests in Czecho- Slovakia where a secession movement had been based on that appeal.
 Was Quiet Diplomat.
 The resumption of diplomatic re- lations between the Vatican and France and Germany was attributed to the diplomacy of Pope Benedict who was said to have directed the negotiations. The healing of the breach between the Vatican and France which resulted from the sepa- ration of church and state in that country was crowned by the canon- ization of Joan of Arc as saint of the church.
 In commenting on these new rela- tions it was pointed out in many quar- ters that during the years when Ben edict NV had directed the policy of 'Nhe church there had been an in- cfeasng influence by the. Vatican on the public opinion of the world.
 Approved Harding's Plan.