Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-06-09 | Page 1 | Italy Accuses Vatican of Treaty Violation

Italy I Accuses Vatican Tte Te qty ty Violation POPE MIXED IN INSTATE STATE AFFAIRS NOTE CHARGES Gover Government ment Answers Two Papal Protests for Club Dissolution EXPRESSES DEEP REGRET Do Does oes s Not Make Apology Asked by Pontiff I ROUTE ROME June 9 Associated Press Tess Italy's reply to the Vatican's re recent recent recent re- re cent notes of protest pretest which followed dissolution of Catholic clubs for laymen laymen lay lay- men inca expressed regret at anti- anti disturbances but bat added that hat the Kalian Italian government prot protested protest protest- st- st ed cd that the Vatican had bad violated the treaty and concordat i The Thc note does not offer the formal apology for which the Vatican asked but ut some some hope Is seen en that from its Us expression of regret and explanation of f events it may be sufficiently satisfactory satEs satis- factory to be accepted SPEECHES SPEECHES PEECHES CITED The Thc charges of violation of the treaties is based upon upon certain of the popes pope's speeches in which h the Italian government considers mixed in n It Italian Uan afa affairs Is I's and also is based on n what is considered the political l character and actions o of oZ the dissolved dissolved dis dis- dis- dis solved clubs The note was delivered by Count Count Counte de e Vecchi Vecchio the Italian ambassador to Cardinal Pacelli the papal secretary of f state As soon roon as ns Count d dc de Vecchi left after delivering the note not Cardinal Continued on Page PAce Three S POPL r IN STATE AfFAIRS rE 1 Continued from Irom Pace One went ent to the popes pope's apart apart- audiences the 1 He interrupted u was having and remained there an hour URGE VEGE compromise which has been oe cd unofficially is Is that the old clubS b be purified by the thc expulsion S members Inclined to take part In of Sillies and wd reorganized under more supervision of the church direct of this sort has been done dOlle in northern Italy with IS organization of or new whose membership Is much i the Ions same fl ns as that of the clubs which rire cd The ThC new JJ 5 are meeting in the churches For a time it ft was w-as feared that the thc Jit ut ten between tween the church and the thc Ste ate te might re result In a diplomatic break t and nd the recall of the papal in Rome Both Bith sides Indicated the they were ere break which to avert an any rn might undo the thc work of the tr rr and the concordat between the government and the Holy Sec c SEEKS SETTLEMENT Informal negotiations for tor a settlement set act t- t were conducted by Cardinal retired papal secretary of and the Marchese c the pontiffs pontiff's attorney These negotiations followed a se series serl sers se- se ries rs rl s of disturbances in which fascist las fas a cist dst students attacked Catholic in- in and were reported to have shouted 1 insulting remarks concernIng concerning concern concern- ing the pope