Show Holy See Interestedly Watch Watching ng Zionist Pr Progress gress gressin in Palestine By THOMAS B. B MORGAN l United Press Staff Correspondent ROME UP The UP-The The holy see is watching the present situation in Palestine very carefully and not without some ome apprehension The position position po po- po created by the clash between the Jewish element and the Arabs as one result of the Zionist movement movement move move move- ment is the subject of careful examination examination examination exam exam- in the Vatican secretariat of state The cardinal secretary of state is known to have had recent consultations with the pope on the matter The Vatican's attitude is a fairly simple one It is and long has b been en t the tle e Vatican's policy to consider the holy land as a precious material and spiritual legacy of the past in which all ill Christians are ase interested Holy See Alarmed While the holy see does not approve approve ap aIr ap- ap prove ot of of any form orm o of nor persecution of the Jews it has b been n alarmed by the spread of Zionism Zionism Zion Zion- ism in the holy land The diplomats of the pontifical secretariat of state see a danger for Palestine in the rapid and progressive movement toward toward toward to to- ward preeminence of a numerical and economic character on the part of the Hebrew element the reports of apostolic legates and other diplomatic representatives representatives of the Vatican have not been such as to calm the fears for forthe forthe forthe the future of Palestine under Jewish domination The holy see has for a long time urged a pew new settlement of the question question ques ques- ques-I ques tion bon of the holy places and the Vat Vati Vat Vat- can an some years ago drew the attention attention attention atten atten- I tion of the league of nations to th the danger of too great a Jewish influx into Palestine In 1922 when Cardinal Gasparri Gaspard was secretary of state he received Dr a leading Zionist anc and Informed him that the holy see could coul not help being alarmed at the poss inherent in a movement like Ilk Zionism which might upset the life of the holy land ignoring the cal and social interests of the indig indigo OUS population and ard disregarding the principles of liberty and the aspirations aspirations aspirations as as- of the people New Phase The patriarch of f Jerusalem Monsignor Mon Mon- signor signer Barlassina who has been a an eyewitness eye of persecutions p in Palestine Palestine Pales Pales- tine during the last few years wrote to the Vatican that it w was his opinIon opinio that Zionism which now has entered entered entered en en- into a really active ph phase se proposes pro pro- poses gradually to drive awa away th the present Arab inhabitants of the country country coun coun- try and eventually to take complete possession of the country Itself ItselL According to other reports th the spread of Zion Zionism m in Palestine anc and the immigration of numbers of Jews Jew have been harmful to the morality of the holy land According to reports reports re reo re- re ports in the possessions of the Vat Vati- Vatican Vatican Vati- Vati can the immigrating Jews have introduced in in in- into the holy land too man many modern ideas both in in trade small ii industries industries in- in and social customs whIch have not improved the morale of th the population |