Evening star., 1941-12-06

things, a sensational attack on "the
despot." Thirty thousand copies
were printed, according to the
CommonWeal writer, and displayed
in every bookshop in the Reich"
Junger has been closely associated
with Hitler and was one of the
leading eXponents of fifth column
methods. German youths regarded
his book as an extraordinary con-
version. 1t was not a literary sue
cess, but turned out to be an un-
expected political event. NeVerthe-
less, Junger still holds his post at
the War Office
The Nazi party has gone much
further than the government in pro-
noting the theories of Alfred Ros-
enberg. leading exponent of the
German faith idea. His publications
have been closely studied in all
Nazi training centers. Other writer's
have followed his lead and such
titles as The Holy Days of the New
Religion" Race, Mind and Soul"
and "God-Fearing People-the End
Of the Confessions" have long been
familiar to German youth.
Vatican Spain Relations.
In permitting the long-exiled
Spanish cardinal, Vidaly Barraquer,
to return to Spain, the Franco gov
ernment this week highlighted the
cordial relationship which now
exists between Spain and the Vati-
can.
All previous attempts of the
cardinal to return to his See had
been opposed by Gen. Franco, who
considered him hostile to the re-
gime. The cardinal had incurred
the Spanish leaders enmity during
the civil war when he refused TO
sign a pastoral letter upholding the
Falangist FascistJ movement. The
cardinals exile in Rome was ended
after long negotiations conducted by
the Vatican.
The Pope. it is reported in cur
rent dispatches. plans this month
to raise Archbishop Pla y Deniel Of
Toledo and prImate of Spain to the
cardlnallate. Such action will show
a special favor TO Spain. since the
archbishop will be the first cardinal
to be named by Pope Plus XII. AL
though there are l8 vacancies in the
College of Cardinals. none has been
filled because Of war conditions.
Appointed to Toledo last month.
Archbishop Deniel was the first new
member Of the Spanish hierarchy to
be named since the conCordat be-
tween Spain and the Vatican was
signed last summer.
The concordat marked the end of
difficulties which had begun almost
Immediately after the wars end
Gen. Franco wanted to keep the
ancient royal right to appoint
bishops. but the Vatican refused on
the ground that this right had not
been confirmed in any concordat
signed with a government since the
early part of the century.
The difference was finally solved
by compromise. Franco was given
the privilege of choosing for a
diocesan head one Of three nominees
proposed by the Holy See. At the
same time. the government repealed
many anti-church laws, particularly
those governing education and mar
riage.
Gen Franco, shortly after the
war, had already restored budget
provisions for clerical salaries similar
to those which existed before such
support was withdrawn by the re-
public in 1881. He had also restored
to the Jesuit schools. monasteries
and other institutions which were
seized when they were banished In
1882.
Meanwhile, very little news con-
corning the official Spanish policy
toward other churches has reached
this country. However, Protestant
official, who returned from Spain
last summer. reported that fewer
than 20 Protestant churches were
then open and functioning freely
He said that government order de-
claring the existence of an emer-
gency and forbidding meetings of
any character had prevented ap-
proximately 100 churches from re-
opening.