New Britain herald., 1929-04-12
N0 RELATIONS YET
 WITH FATAL STATE
Question Has Not Arisen, :"
 Answers to All Inquiries

Washington. April 12 t4' - -lany letters .uouirins whether dipIomoti2 r.,at,ons are 10 be resumed between the urfved States and the Vatican are heinz received by the White House ana the state department from all sections Of the country.
 In resnonse to all Of these letters and to those inquJrinS about th" American governments attitude in the event the present concordat be- tween Italy and the Vatican, rocos- ui2ing the sovereignty of the latter state, is ratified. the state depart ment sends a brief note informing inc writers that the 'Question has not arisen"
 Following the policy Of silence os- abolished by former Secretary of State Kellogg when the Italian Vatican agreements were signed re- gently by Premier Nussolini and Cardinal Gasparri, the papal Sfcre- tarv Of state, the state department declines to discuss the American &t- titude on the question in any way t was pointed out today that th@ agreements have not been ratified and the matter could not be dis cussed until final action is taken by the napacv and the Italian govern ment.
 No Offered Information
 T-e American government has received only the most highly in- formal information regarding the agreement and conCordat between the Vatican and Italy. II is expect cd in some circles here that this government will he officially inform I'd Of the recognition ot Italy by the sovereignty Of the Vatican after the agreements are ratified.
 In that case, t was pointed out. Inc United States would then be aware" Of the existence Of the Vatican state. but this would not necessarily imply diplomatic recog- hilton of its sovereign status by this government. It is, Of course, no' known what the attitude of the hIllt-t4ttl! . pN tI 414iA'!At blA ] " t1AfN '- lishment Of diplomatic relations with the Vatican would he if the concordat and agreements with Italy are ratified within the pre- scribed four months after being signed.
 While it is not impossible that Cardinal Gasparri might approach the United States on the question of diplomatic recognition after the signing Of the agreement with Italy, it is doubted that any formal step would be taken by the papal secre- tary of state until informal ap- proach had been made to the Amer jean government to learn its atu- tude.
 sent Envoy in 1S4S
 The United States sent djplo- matic representative to the Vatican more than so years ago after q con- sidera ble debate in the senate over the appropriation for his salary. Those who supported the proposal contended that the minister to the pope would not be sent in a spirit ual character. but ''to eyince sym pathy with the spirit Of freedom which had broken out in Italy.
 Jacob L. Martin of North Caro- lima, was commissioner charge daffaires 10 the Vatican April ' ls4s. He died at his post Lewis Cass of Michigan succeeded him and was later raised to the rank of minister resident. From that time, the United States had four minister resident at the Vatican, the last being Rufus King of Wisconsin, who was com missioned october :, 1863, and later resigned.
 In his message 10 congress in 1869, President Grant said he had been officially informed of the an- nexaton Of the papal states by Italy and that the United States had