The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-26

conferred with United States AM
hassador william Phillips. He had
talked with Phillips for three hours
on the train journey from Naples.
Vatican Envoy Taylor was accom-
panied to Rome BY Monsignor JOS
eph Patrick Hurley, American coun-
cillor Of the Vatican propaganda fide
propagation Of the faith, and an
attache Of the Vatican secretariat Of
state.
Courtesy visit
On Taylor's arrival Monsignors
Giovanni Montini, representing the
secretariat Of state, and Domenico
Tardini, secretary Of the Congrega-
ton for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical
Affairs, paid q courtesy visit to him
at the Excelsior Hotel, where he and
Welles are staying.
There was considerable interest In
the fast that It was arranged that
Taylor should present his credentials
to the Pope at $50 q. m. tomorrow
$3.50 q. m, EST. 1t Is most unusual
for an arriving envoy to be received
by the Pope so soon.
The haste with which the audience
was arranged was taken to show the
Pope's great interest In Welles' mis-
sion as well as Taylor's own, and II
was believed that the Pape wanted
Taylor to present Welles to him.
AS the American ENJOYS arrived II
was learned that replies are arriving
to inquiries made by the Pope
through his ENJOYS abroad on the at.
titude Of various nations towards
peace. A special commission has
been named to study and replies and
report conclusions to the Pope. It
was admitted that the Vatican re-
garded the outlook for peace as UNI
hopeful, and fear was expressed that
either the Scandinavian states or the
Blkans, or both, might be forced into
the war.
Supports Peace Move
Copenhagen, Denmark, Feb. 26-
(UP)-Denmark, Norway and Hwed.
en- are prepared to support any peace
move which may appear practicable
as the result Of Sumner Welles' visit
to Europe or through any other
agency, 1t was believed today, as the
result Of q conference by the Scan
dinavain foreign ministers here.
It was understood also that Den.
mark and Sweden intended 10 make
representations to Great Britain and
Germany within the next few days
backing Norwy In Its attitude on
the Altmark case and insisting that
the neutrality Of Scandinavian terri.
torial waters be respected In future.
1t was indicated that the meeting
Of foreign ministers resulted above
all in agreement that the neutral
status Of the scandinavian states
was so precarious that O united front
must be presented in all possible In
stances to maintain their rights and
ekep them out Of the European and
Russo Finnish wars.
In q communicate issued at the end
Of their two day conference last
night the foreign ministers said
nrst that It was "the most serious
and profound desire Of all northern
people that the Russo Finnish con.
flict may ct the earliest possible date
be brought to q peaceful solution
which preserves the full 'independ.
ence Of Finland"
They said that they were unani-
nous In favoring o policy Of neutral.
ity and they rejected "all assertions
or the ohter." They intended to con-
tinue the neutrality policy "impar-
lations to all SIDES" the communique
that their neutrality policy was Tex
TALLY and Independently in their re-
ercised under pressure from one side
said. ,e..