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Show POPE BENEDICT MAY VISIT KING ALFONSO ROME. Nov. 19. It is asserted that pourparlers have taken place with regard re-gard to the pope going to Spain as u 'guest of King Alfonso. The question Is being asked in various quarters here, especially In Vatican circles, if Pope Benedict intends to leave Rome and Italy. If the pontiff should take this step, it would be due to the difficulty of taking the attitude he desires to take with regard re-gard to the war ae long as he resides in a belligerent country, in spite of all the efforts made by the Italian government to guarantee his complete liberty and independence. |