The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-03-02

(CCntniued rom Page One) April. 1917, the Papal Nuncio at Munich died, Pacelli was sent to fill his place.
 Gees To Germany
 He arrived in May, 1917, at time when Germany was engaged in her struggle against the Allies. At the end of June of the same year Pacelli had an important conversation with Bethmann- Hollweg on Germany's aims in the war and later was re- ceived by the Kaiser at bis general headquarters at the front, deliver ing to him a letter from Benedict XIV in which the Pope urged him to do everything possible for the res toration of peace, even if it had to cost Germany some sacrifices. He also asked the Emporer to use his in fluence to put an end to the de- portations of the Belgians. Pacelli's report on these interviews as well as those from other papal represen- tatives abroad may have contributed to the famous attempt made by Ben edict XIV on August l to mediate be- tween the warning nations.
 During the revolution he showed rare courage when, in 1919, a group of spartacists, pistols in hands, in- vaded the nunciature. Without flin- ching, adorned in his purple robe, he met the revolutionists, quietly pointed out that they were on soil privileged as extraterritoriality, and warned them against laying hands on a foreign diplomat. His magnetic personality won the day, and the spartacists withdrew, somewhat ab- ashed
 Visited United States
 In October, 1886, Cardinal Pacelli visited the United States. Coming in the closing stages of presidential campaign in which Father Charles E. Coughlin of Detroit had figured in front page headlines because of bit ter personal attacks upon the in- tegrity of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Vatican prelate's ad- vent caused widespread speculation. But he insisted his journey was only for vacation"
 For weeks he was secluded with friends on Long Island. Then he made an air tour which took him to the Pacific coast and back in less than six days He visited Washing ton, Philadelphia, Georgetown Uni versity, where he received an hon. orary doctorate in canon and civil law; South Bend, Ind, where Notre Dame University conferred the de- gree of Doctor of Letters; Chicago, St. Paul, San Francisco, St. Louis and Cincinnati.
 Luncheon With President GO November 5, two days after the election, Pacelli had luncheon with President Roosevelt at Hyde Park. Afterwards the Cardinal talked free ly and admiringly of the scenes, peo- pie and church organizations he had encountered on his transcontinental tour But whenever interviewers' questions veered toward rumored es- tablishment of diplomatic relations between Washington and Vatican City or toward Father Coughlin's activities, Bishop Francis J. Spell man of Boston, a member of Pacelli's party, intervened, saying the Card inal was not giving interviews on public subjects. Pacelli sailed for home November T.
 European political developments formed the background for the chief problems confronting Pacelli as head of the diplomatic organization of the Vatican.
 Nazi Relations
 Outstanding among these were the relations with Nazi Germany and Republican Spain. The overthrow of the monarchy in the latter country left the church in precarious con- dition after centuries of ascendancy For several years negotiations be- tween Vatican City and Madrid hung fire. In June, 1884. they reached the "modus vivendi' stage when the for