Evening star., 1945-12-24
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To Danish Hate
In Peace Talks
a American Cardinals
Among 81 Appointed
To Sacred College
BY the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
VATICAN CITY, Dec. 24.-pope
Plus XII in a world broadcast
today urged statesmen to Danish
hate, vengeance" and dishonest
competition" from the political
and economic conferences re-
storing world peace.
The pontiff spoke a day after he
named 80 new cardinals, including
four from the United States, six
from Latin America and one each
from Canada, China and Australia.
The membership of the Sacred Col
lege of Cardinals after the secret
consistory on February 18 will re-
duce the traditionally overwhelming
Italian majority to 40 per cent.
New United States cardinals will
be Archbishop Francis j. Spellman
of New York, who is prominently
mentioned as possible appointee
as Secretary of State of the HOLY
See; Archbishop Samuel A. .Stritch
OF Chicago; Archbishop Edward
Mooney of Detroit. and Archbishop
John j. Glennon of St. Louis.
The appointed raised the Ameri-
can total In the College of Cardi-
mails to five for the first time. Den
MS Cardinal Dougherty of Philadel-
phla already Is a member of the
college.
Answers YuIe Message.
The Pope spoke to the cardinals,
replying to their traditional Christ
mas greetings. He said sadly that
the hatred and devastation of the
war would long remain impressed
on the world.
He said statesmen probably never
before faced such a gigantic task
Ito restore to humanity after 30
years OF global war, economic
catastrophe and boundless impov-
erishment-order, peace and pros
perity."
Commenting on the creation of
the new cardinals the Pope said the
many nationahties included illus
trated the universally of the Cath
olic Church.
The Pope condemned totalitarian-
ism as source of war and appealed
to the world to return to the princi-
pies of Christianity which he de-
clared were practicable, even in re-
lations between states.
Noting that many prisoners of
war still were not repatriated despite
the end of the war. the Pontiff
declared that repatriation was being
held up in some cases without just
cause.
He spoke for 81 minutes.
Continued Danger of War"
"Totalitarianism is incompatible
with true and sane democracy" the
Pope said. Like a dangerous germ,
it poisons the community of nations
and renders it incapable of guar
anteeing the safety of individual
peoples. 1t represents a continued
danger of war"
In order to establish a basis of
collaboration among nations, the
Pope said it was necessary that an
attempt ito create the omnipotency
of money be abandoned every
where"
He urged a return to Christian
principles, saying:
Let it not be said that this is not
realistic policy. Experience should
have taught to every one that ex-
perience of the law of God is the
most real and concrete of all pol
icies."
The Pope appealed for humane
treatment of political prisoners who
Cannot be accused of any criminal
activity beyond their political past"
This was the first time in six
years that Christmas was being Gel
ebrated at peace-but not at a real
peace, he said.
Creates Precedent in Number.
He expressed satisfaction that his
new appoi- nents had brought the
College of Cardinals up to it's full
strength of 10, and said he re-
gretted that other churchmen, how
ever worthy, could not be appointed
cardinals because of the traditional
limit. He noted that the elevation
of 80 cardinals would create a prece-
dent for the number appointed at
one time.
THE Catholic Church is above ma
tionalities-it is the mother of all
nations and all peoples" he said
The church, he continued, radiated
a unifying force to a tori and shat
tered humanity and rebuffed every