Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08
CATHOLIC WOMEN
Join FASC|STS IN
MASSED PROTEST
Members in Province Vote
to Join Duce'S Organiza-
tons in Cody.
POPE ORDERS BUILDING
OF CHURCHES STOPPED
Suspends Construction Program He
Laid Down as Major Unemploy-
ment Relief Measure.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
ROME, June 8.-The suspension os
church construction throughout Italv
was understood tcday to be the Vati-
cans latest counter-move in the contro-
'ersy with Premier Mussolini.
Women members Of Catholic oreani-
zations held mass meetings throughout
the province of Campo Basso yester-
day protesting against the Catholic
Action Society and voting to go over
in a body TO Fascist organizations for
women.
The expenditure of many millions in
the erection of nearly 1000 buildings
IN Vatican City and other districts was
said to have ceased on orders from Pope
Plus.
This move was considered significant,
lnasmuch as the building of new relie-
ious edifces is known to be close to the
Pontiff's hart. He recently discussed
his program with Cardinal Mundelein
Of Chicago, telling him that building
was che OF the best remedies for unem-
ployment.
On the other hand, the Vatican has
announced that the reorganization of
Catnohc youth clubs, the closing CT
Wnlcn was the ro~t OF the disaffection,
IS going forward in the form of con
gr2gatlcns" While their locations were
Wthheld, 1t vas learned that they were
oelng formed in strict adherence TO
Fascist law and would be mere closely
related to the church than the former
groups.
Vatican Circles Optimistic.
spirit of optimism pervaded the
vatican in regard to the solution of the
connlct with the government, although
no concrete Developments were known
TO have taken place. The Pope spent all
day Sunday in conference with his de-
partmental heads.
IL was believed possible that the gov
eminent might have answered secretly
tne papaI notes of protest concerning
me dissolution of the Catholic Action
Society and attacks by Fascist adher-
entS. Both sides were represented as
hoping for truce which would eyentu-
any lead to satisfactory settlement of
the matters in dispute
Persons IN a position to know said
To-Day that the diplomats negotiating
informally are trying to patch I'D a
temporary truce, rather than a perma-
-.SAAS oNteASAAlSAIl, Vi DSIWeen
the church and the state since the is
sues in dispute are regarded as too i'm
portant to permit of a quick solution.
Reorganization of the Catholic clubs
as congregations, it is thought. NAV
provide the basis for such an alnlistics
and give the negotiators more time to
seek permanent working agreement.
Religious Atmosphere" Wanted.
Behind the dissolution of the clubs is
the whole issue of the education of
youth. This was supposed to have been
settled by the Vat;can-Italian con-
cordat. but disagreement arose soon
after that concordat was signed.
The document put the priest back in
the class room, but the Vatican, il ap-
peared, wanted a more religious atmcs-
phere in the schools. while the govern
ment contended that the stipulated pc
Rod of religious instruction fulfilled
the requirements of the concordat.
The same issue arose in the Sunday
drills by various organizations of Fas-
ciSt young men. The government per-
mitted participation By chaplain, but
this did not create the religious at
mosphere" which the church desires.