The evening world., 1922-05-01
Text OF POpe's Message TO Genoa
Reveals Appeal 10 All Nations
To Avert Ruin OF Civilization
Danger of Another World Confagration, Eoiu.
Warns, IF by Misadventure Lasting
Agreement Should Fail" II

GENOA, May (Associated Press)
Hope for the successful outcome oi
the Genoa conference as a notable ait
In achieving the establishment Of
peace on q secure basis was expressed
by Pope Plus in his notable letter tc
Cardinal Gaspari, which has created
such deep interest In conference cir
cles here.
The text OF the letter reads:
THE keen desire by which we are
animated to see established in the
world a new peace which does not
merely consist In a cessation OF hos
tilities, but principally in spiritual
reconciliation, causes US to follow
with solicitous attention. in fact with
anxious trepidation, the work Of the
Genoa conference.
I'VE have already invited our faith
full people to invoke with fervent
prayer the benedictions of God on
this conference. We cannot hide the
intense satisfaction we feel at seeing
removed. thanks to the good will Of
all, the serious Obstacles which from
the very beginning seemed to make
the possibility of agreement remote.
Nobody, in fact, can doubt that
the happy issue OF svch a great as
semblage, which includes representa-
tives of all the civilized nations, will
mark a historical date for Christian
civilization. especially in Europe. the
peoples of which have suffered so
much in past conflicts and through
It's recent and most deplorable conse-
quences. and rightly desire that
through the agency of the conference
the danger of new conhagrations
shall be removed as far as possible.
"May full attainment at least pre-
pare the basis for the future and not
far distant advent Of a new era of
Bible, that justice and peace have
joined, remembering that the ext
gencies of justice must be tempered
with charity.
"Such a return to the normal state
of human relations in its essential ell
ements, in conformity with the die
tates of reason. which is also the
Divine command. will work greatly
to the advantage of both conQuerors
and conquered, but especially TO the
advantage Of those unhappy popula-
tions of Eastern Europe which. al
ready laid waste, by war. by inter-
necine struggles and by religious per-
secutions, are now in addition deci-
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they embrace in their territory sc
many sources OF wealth that they
might be strong elements in social
restoration.
May our word Of compassion and
comfort. together with that of our
lamented predecessor, reach these
populations, though they are divided
from our communion by an ancient
difference. and may these unhappy
populations also receive the ardent de.
sire of our paternal heart to see them
enjoy, together with US, the same
gifts Of humility and peace which are
expressed by common participation in
the holy mysteries.
And II by the height OF misad-
venture. even In this conference, the
attempts at sincere pacifioation and
lasting agreement should fail, who
can think withou trepidation how
much the condition OF Europe, al
ready SO deplorable and threatening.
would be aggravated, with the pros
pect of continually increasing suffer-
ing and the danger of a confiagration
which would involve in its ruins all
Christian civilization"