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about peace. The next communication
from the Vatican 10 the White House
came on Jan. Is, 1917 and contained
the approval by Benedict of the presi-
dents peace note. Three months lat
er the United States herself had re-
sorted to the arbitrament of arms and
entered the struggle on the side of the
allies.
On Aug. s, 1917, still hopeful of saw
ing the world from a veritable catacl-
ysm, Pope Benedict issued in his own
handwriting his famous appeal to the
nations, eXhorting the belligerent
rulers to end the war for the sake of
humanity.
One passage read: AS to the dam
ages to be repaired and as to the war
expenses, we see no other means of
solving the question than by submit
| ting as general principle complete
and reciprocal conformation, which
would be justified, moreover by the
| immense benefit to be derived from
disarmament, so much so that no one
! will understand the continuation of a
similar carnage. solely for reasons of
| an economic order" The Pope. how
, ever, recommended the evacuation of
Belgium by the Germans, self-deter-
mined and freedom of small nations
! Earlier in that year G91D he had
warned the German and Austrian ruI-
! ers that ruthless" submarine policy
would ALLEVIATE the sympathy of all
neutrals. When Berlin put out one of
her innumerable peace .feelers," Bene
dict, in reply, insisted Germany must
stop her deportation of Belgian civil
| ians and repatriate all eXiles. In Sep,
! TENDER, 1918, the Vatican finally an.
nounced it would take steps toward
| bringing about peace only when invit
ed to do so by both groups of belliger
| entS.
Panied by the Smelling of Paris by
the German long range guns in the
spring of 1918, Pope Benedict sent a
protest to Emperor Charles of Aus
tria and 10 the Berlin government
against what he characterized as "a
Wanton massacre"
The Pope's qualification over the
capture of Jersualem by the allies un
der the British General Allenby caused
very bitter comment in the German
press. According to the Rome Mesa
gero on Dec. IS, 1917, few days after
the fall of the Holy City, he warned
Christian states against aiding the
Turks in recapturing it.
i Pope Benedict's attitude toward the
peace conference of 1919 was said tc
have been one of fatherly solicitude
Early the previous December in a let
ter to President Wilson. he pleaded fol
aid on behalf of oppressed national
tiles and later committed the church
of which he was the head to do al
in its power to support the decision
of the delegates at Versailles" In al
of his messages and addresses he ex
pressed the hope that peace would b,
] based upon Christian principles
While the peoples of every lant
j were suffering in some form tn
rigors Of war, the Pope personally oh
! served all the rules for food conserva
ton formulated by the Italian author
) tiles and with his own hand ordere
, the Vatican on food card rations whicl
: continued until the end of the conflict
Always abstemious in eating an
drinking Benedict XIV observed eve
greater simplicity at the table durin
the troublous days of his pontificatt
Visitors have said that he lived a
n plainly as the poorest contributors {
5 Peters Pence.
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