Show C CA A T HOLI H 0 L I C G GROUPS R 0 U P S I IN N T t ITALY ARE DIS ED If U Du Duce e Signs Decree Decree- v Dissolving all Clubs Clubs' Not Run By Fascists Fascists- 3 3 Pope May Recall Nuncio to toRome toRome toRome 1 Rome as Direct Result of Action Belief 1 CONFERS WITH Mussolini Orders End tonal Attacks I ROME nO June 1 Associated Pr Press Dissolution of all aU Catholic youth t associations not directly connected with the national fascist party was was' announced by the g government this evening enning This development came after atter the Vatican had directed the editor of oC the semiofficial newspaper Romano to discontinue an antifascist editorial campaign and arid the editors of fascist newspapers had been directed directed directed di di- di- di by Premier Mussolini to stop their anti Catholic anti Catholic campaign It was expected in some quarters quarters' that as a a. result of the dissolution the pope would recall the papal nun nuncio io ioto ioto to Rome leaving lea the the charge daf dat- faires a as ns his representative Police prefects in the provinces reported reported re rc re- re ported to the minister of the interior that all Catholic youth organizations in their territory had beer beel DUCE SIGNS DECREE DECREE The decree of dissolution was wast r signed last night by Premier emler lini It Jt made madeno no reference to Catholic Cath- Cath olic Youth clubs as s such but struck at them automatically by directing dissolution of all organizations not ot attached the to-the fascist party The brief announcement by the go government eminent showed that dissolution was behind the closing of oC thousands of Catholic clubs throughout Italy which has been in progress ss since Sat Sate urd r It Is expected now that negotiations negotiations negotiations for restoration of the clubs must be initiated by the Vatican Three playgrounds operated by the American Knights KnIght of oC Columbus which were closed by government or order der Saturday will wUl be permitted to reopen re rc rc- rc open soon it was announced this evening evening evening eve eve- ning shortly after Edward Hearn dl- dl rector of oC the playgrounds had fileda fileda filed a n. protest with the United States ambassador Twenty-four Twenty Catholic cardinals conferred in secret with Pope Plus Pius at the Vatican today while Premier Mussolini was consulting his ad ers at the Chigi palace H No statement was made by either conference but it was expected that tha thaM some word ord would come from the Vat- Vat J Continued on T Two O DUCE bUCE SIGNS DECREE DISSOLVING CLUBS Continued from Pare Face One On lean Ican this evening either by bYa a formal announcement or by publication In Inthe Inthe Inthe the Romano the newspaper newspaper newspaper news news- paper which frequently is used for tor official pronouncements by the pon tiff The session at nt the Vatican lasted nearly two hours While It was was still going on it was learned that the premier had passed the word to editors editors edi edi- tors of Fascist newspapers that their campaigns against the Catholic ac action action acton ac- ac tion ton society should cease at least for forthe forthe forthe the time being to give a an ity for peaceful negotiations FEAR FURTHER VIOLENCE This action it was was' believed was taken because of fear that continued attacks in the newspapers newspapers newspapers pers might excite fascist students to further violence The tension ap appeared to be lessening lessening les leg but there was nothing to indicate in indicate indicate in- in that the situation had lost any of Its seriousness The meeting at the Vatican was virtually a a. consistory such as is called only on extraordinary occasions occasions occasions occa occa- or for the creation of cardi card nals For two hours the pontiff ponti and the cardinals discussed the situation Several of the cardinals were said to have encouraged continuance of the popes pope's firm stand It was said the ponti pontiff told his advisers advisers advisers ad ad- he had no desire to break the concordat with Italy but that he wished the Italian government would regard that agreement not as one which could be violated by either party but as an international treaty subject to the regulations of ot International International international inter Inter- national law If Italy takes that view It was said the Vati Vatican an will wUl not think of renouncing the concordat INFLUENTIAL SOCIETY The Catholic action organization a a. society of laymen formed for the study of sociological and educational activities is an influential body in Italy It has several hundred thousand thousand thousand thou thou- sand members there It is forbidden to participate in politics and the treaty states specifically Italy recognizes the institution which by order of the holy see must keep its activity outside of any political party In Italy the Catholic action has hasa a student section a workers workers' section section sec eec tion and other groups all of which are arc active primarily in such fields as relief of the poor and operation of recreation fields A few weeks ago representatives of all the the- groups gathered at Rome for a national con con- Political parties were abolished when fascism was installed in Italy and when the treaty established established established Italian r recognition cognition of ot Catholic action members of or the old parties who were not in sympathy with fascism j Joined it Charges that the organization was participating Improperly improperly im Im- properly in politics were made re recently recently recently re- re by the newspaper Lavoro Fas- Fas cista which printed what it described de de- de scribed as ns a report of a Catholic meeting dur during g which some of the society's officials urged that the or organization organization or- or develop Its political ac ac- ac The charges were taken up by other other oth oth- er fascist newspapers and fascist students engaged in riotous demonstrations demonstrations demon demon- against Catholic The church authorities have reiterated their then denial that Catholic Catholic Catholic Cath Cath- olic action Is 15 active in politics |