Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-01
POPE HAS HIGH HOPE
FOR GENOA MEETING
klas Keen Desire for Spiritual
Reconciliation as Well as
World Peace.
~ Associated Press to Every Even,ns.


Genoa. MAY l.--iiope for the sue
oesof,, outcome of the Genoa confer
sNa a. a notable Aid In achieving the
eespN,~hncnt of peace ON secure
Aeasa. was Expressed by Pope Plus In
hb notshlo letter 10 Cardinal Gaspar-
n which has created such deep In
tsrnt In conference circles here.
Tho text ~ the letter reads:
Tho keen dceire by which We are
animated TO Gee established In the
Wofad n new peace which does not
meeely ccnaict In cessation OF hos
tiiittcs. but principally In spiritual rec
orclliation, causes VIZ TO follow with
sc,Nitous attention. In fact with anxi-
ous trcpidRtion. the work OF tho Genoa
conference.
We have already invited our faith
ful people 10 invoke with fervent pray
cr the bcnedictlons OF God on this
conference. We cannot hide the In
tense satisfaction We feel at seeing re-
movc~i, thanks 90 the good will of all
tho serious obstacles which from the
vcr7 beginning eeemcd to make the
possibility ~ agreement; remote.
Nobody. in fact. can doubt that tho
happy issue of such n great assem-
hlaSe which Includes representatives
~ all the civilized nations. will mark
a historical date FOR Christian civillza
ton especially In Europe. the peo
pies OF which have suffered 80 much
In p4, conflicts and through It's re-
cent and most dcplorahle consequences
and rightly desire that through the
sGeacy OF tho conferences the danger
c' - far ae possible.
liay fun attainment at least pre-
rar~ tho has~ for tho future. and no
FAR distant. advent of a new era q
resee OF which one may say. with IN,
nNlc that justice and peace hev,
iotncd. remembering that tho exigen
Giles of Justice must bc tempered witt
charity.
Such q return 20 tho normal stat
~ human relations in its essential ele
ncnts. IN conformity with the dictate
~ reason which Is also the plvin
command. will work greatly 10 tn
advantage Of both conguerors an,
conquered but especially 10 the al
vantage ot these unhappy population
of eastern Europe which. already lat
waste by war, by interneclne strug
glo~ and by religious prosecutions. ar
now IN addition deciniated by fsmin
and epidemios. while they embrace q
thcir territory 80 many eources a
wealth that they might be strong ele
mcnts IN social reconstruCtion.
May cur word of compassion an
comfort. together with that OF our la
inented predecessor. reach these pop
ulation~ although they are divide
from our communion by an ancien
difference and may these unhapp
populations also receive the ardent de
s.re ~ our paternal heart to see ther
enjoy, together with us, tho same gift
~ humility and peace which are ex
pressed by common participation 1
tho holy mysteries
And n by the height 81 misadver
ture. eveA IN this conference. the al
tempt AZ sincere pacihcation an
lsetng agreement should fail, VIII
can think without trepidation no
much The condition OF Europe. alraad
go dorlorahlc and threatening. woul
be aggravated with the prospect 4
continually increasing suffering an
tho danger q n confaxration whic
wonld involve IN its ruin. all Christla
eivilisa,ion9"