Evening star., 1941-09-28
; American Envoys
Meet Taylor Today
To Hear Report
Grey, Minister to Fire,
Will Join Winunt and
BiddIe for Session
Rg HELEN KIRKPATRICK.

DN n AtASAhS
FOREIGN Correspondent of The Star and
Chicago Daily News;
LONDON, Sept. 27.-Three Amer
ican ENJOYS are meeting in London
tomorrow to hear the report of
Myron Taylor, President Roose-
velt's special envoy to the Vatican,
on his conversations with the Pope.
The two American Ambassadors on
the SPOT, John C. Winant. AmbaS-
sador to Britain and Anthony j.
Drexel Biddle, jr., Ambassador to
eight eXiled governments here will
be ioined tonight by David Grey,
United States Minister to Fire.
Mr.. Taylor went to Rome on a
special mission to the Vatican for
the President. 1t is thought to have
been connected with the Pope's
negative attitude" toward the war,
Mr.. Taylor undoubtedly explained
the position of the United States
and may have indicated, if specula-
ton in informed quarters here is
accurate. the desirability of a clear
err lead from the Vatican in view OF
the fact that the United States is
engaged in the war effort.
It is understood that Mr.. Taylor
made a detour from Lisbon to Lon
don at the express request OF the
President to inform Prime Minister
Churchill and Foreign Secretary
Anthony Eden, Mr.. Winant, Mr.
Biddle and Mr.. Grey of the results
of his conversations. 1t can be
stated positively that Mr.. Taylor mas
brought no peace proposals.
Refugees Believed Incidental.
In view of the fact that Mr.. Grey.
minister to Roman Catholic coun-
trv. is coming to London for the
first time since he went through
here en- route to his post, 1t may be
assumed that Mr.. Taylor bears re-
norts of the papal attitude toward
the war. If he is here also to ais
cuss refugees, it is believed that that
question is incidental
OF the eight eXiled governments
in London with which Mr.. Biddle is
concerned, five have large Catholic
populations. In Poland, particularly,
the Germans have taken the most
repressive measures against the.
church. shooting priests III many
areas because of their patriotism.
In the Poznan region measures have
been especially severe. Mr.. Taylor
NAV have discussed this problem
with the Pope.
There also is the problem of
I25O,O0O Poles in the Kirgiz steppe
area of Russian whom it is hoped
to evacuate to India. These are SO
per cent Catholic.
Meanwhile, the Polish government
here is looking forward to sending
Catholic prelateS to Russia to open
up Polish churches behind the lines
for Polish troops who have been
formed into an army under Russian
command. The Soviet is understood
to have given its permission for the
appointment of Catholic chaplalns
and rabbis to the Polish Army in
Russia.
Catholic Church Opened.
According to Joseph Retinger,
political aide to Premier Gen.
Wladislas Sikorski in London, who
has Just returned from Moscow
where he went as Charge d'Affaires
to set up a new Polish Embassy, the
Soviets have opened the Polish
Catholic church in Moscow and
synagogues are to be established
there.
There will thus be many matters
which Mr.. Biddle, as Ambassador to
Poland. could prof1tably discuss with
the United States representative to
the Vatican.
There has been no clarificatlon OF
the circumstances under which Mr..
Taylor left the Vatican. The Ital-
ian government is understood to
have made representations to the
Pope for his immediate departure.
This is regarded as unusual in view
of the fact that the United States
and Italy still have diplomatic rela-
tions and there is a United States
Embassy in Rome.
Mr.. Taylor has no comment to
make either on his visit here or his
stay in Rome. He is expected to
leave here in about week.
(Copyright, 1941, Chicago Daily News 1nc)