Evening star., 1931-06-01
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TENSION LESSENED
Pope and Mussolini Order
Newspapers to Discontinue
Editorial Attacks.
Continued From First Page.)

group Of ecclesiastics in Vatican City
yesterday that he would invoke the Lat
eran treaty and concordat in protesting
the closing Of the Catholic clubs by
II Duce.
The events of the last few days, he
said. were "the first manifestation of
proof of an education that is the an
tithesis of Christian and civil educa-
ton and entirely given to hate, to ir-
reverence and to violence.
1T Is the saddest spectacle to which
Rome and Italy have been treated and
1t has revealed already how far ad-
vanced is the work of destruction Of all
good education"
Calling his seventy-fourth birthday
Sad and unhappy" the Pope continued:
1T Is well known that we have the
right and, therefore, the duty to in
woke the treaty and the concordat.
The Catholic world and the whole world
has the right to know that when we
were confronted with opposition and
non n-observance of the eventual unilat-
eral decisions We have not failed to take
the proper measures and that these
measures are now in progress.
Censorship Is Cited.
"As we said last night, one can ask
for cur life but not our silence, when
all the things that form the delight of
our heart and the delight OF God are
being ruined.
These things are being ruined" the
pontiff said, because in Fascist Italy
even the least parochial bulletin must
undergo censorship"
First there was a press campaign"
he said 'haSpd on irrpVarpnpa and
calumnies; then another street cam
paign also based on irreverence and
veritable indecency, overpowering with
violence, and cruelty, Of the few by
the many, always to the injury Of our
sons and even Of our daughters.
This campaign, thus prepared, broke
yesterday on the Catholic associations Of
all of Italy with incredible suddenness
with invasions, conf1scations, and Sc
questrations, while the night before our
nuncio and our representative was told
that there was nothing to be said to
him.
I'VE thought, and we still think. that
we deserved very different treat
ment."
The pontiff declared that in his first
encyclical he was the first to show the
way and hour to peace and concilia-
tton," and this disposition, he said, he
had continued to display.
Says He Sought Cooperation.
italy and its government. he assert
marriage. Again, he said, in an open
letter to the archbishop OF Milan, he
had invoked cooperation.
Finally, he said. in his recent en-
cyclical, he noted with pleasure Italy's
cooperative movement" and added
The whole world knows how We were
treated regarding that which is near
est to our hearts, and which We have
often shown is religious and not po-
litical in character"
Youth ought to be glad and proud
to suffer for the church, he said, and
he knew they were animated by this
high ideal.
Therefore, 1t is useless to tell you
not to fear" he went on. I'VE add also
that we shall be with you forever"
He reminded them that the bishops
now are their leaders and that they
must await the hour when divine
Providence gives light and peace"
Osservatore Romano published a list
two and one-half columns in length, ci
alleged assaults by Facist adherents or
the person of clericS and on the prop
erty Of the church.
Inc DlSnOpS palace at verona was
set afire recently. it was charged; the
vicar general at Civita Vecchia and 6
parish priest at Sisalgo were slapped ir
the face, three Catholic clubs in Venice
we're sacked and portraits Of The
Pontiff and King Victor Emmanue
trampled and posters were put up ir
Rome declaring Death to the Pope, II
the priests and to the Catholic Action.
Order Executed RanidIv.
Premier Mussolini's command con.
cerning the Catholic Action Society
was being executed rapidly today. Il
| was estimated that $4,000 of its clubs