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Show POPE PROPOSES TRUCE Pope Bened ct is urg ng the bell ger ent nations to declare a truce dur ing the holidays to the end that the soldiers in the field may celebrate tho ann versary of the advent of tho Sav or into the world while the wives and 1 ttle ones at home may gather around the family altar w thout be ng oppressed w th the deadly fear that the husband and father is engaged n battle from wh ch he may no emerge al ve The idea of the holy father was beautiful and inspir ng but alas there is 1 ttle or no hope that it n 11 find fa or w th the men of blood and on the statesn en who are bend ng all the r energ eS to w n eto y fo the r country and encompass the defeat of the enemy There 13 nothing Chr st like about the present war in Europe and the ob servance of Chr stmas by tho e re sponsible for it would be hollow mockery although f a truce we e de clared it m ght be poss ble to r nr, the lers together and pave the way or a peaceful solut on of the dispute which 9 turning Europe nto a charncl house Perhaps the pope had this n m nd when he began urg ng the tr 0 |