Show CARDINALS CARDINAL'S BOOK POINTS TO NEW VATICAN VATiCAN ITALIAN ITALIAN PEACE By Camilla Camillo Cianfarra United Press Preas Staff Correspondent ROME March 29 A 29 A small pamphlet I Issued by one of the most prominent Catholic publishing firms signed by I Constantin us but whose author is admitted admitted admitted ad ad- to be no other than Cardinal Gasparri Gas- Gas parri himself has just reminded the Italian ItalIan Italian Ital Ital- ian nation that Important as the tho Adriatic and other questions are are- that the of-the peace with the Holy See Sec is till I pf f the greatest Interest for the the Italian Italian people The fact that up to date the state ch chancery of the the- Vatican has failed tailed to disavow disavow dis dis- avow the tho contents of or the book or deny any connection with Its He publication Is regarded in the political circles of or the capital as u extremely significant and such as to Justify the he most sanguine expectation expectation expectation tion for an n ultimate satisfactory settlement settlement settlement settle settle- ment of ot the Roman question The chief and most important feature of ot the pamphlet is a tentative draft of or a peace treaty between the Holy See and the Kingdom of Italy which reveals the fine hand band of the consummate diplomatist In fact the anonymous writer says that the chief obstacle in the way for a speedy conclusion of the peace is only the opening open open- ing of the negotiations Once begun the th formulas for the solution of ot the most thorny problems would easily eully be found First of ot all what once was vas the most of ot obstacles tho the r restoration restora restora- tora- tora tion of ot the temporal power of the pope has been quietly removed The Vatican in fact renounces its territorial aspIrations aspirations aspirations over the provinces that once formed the tho so-called so 1 pontifical states The writer says that what the Holy See now wishes Is only a theoretical recognition of ot its sovereignty over a fraction traction of territory sufficient to insure the political and religious religious re- re Independence of ot the papacy Hence even the complete possession of the tte Vatican palaces and gardens of which the tho pope under the guarantee law Is only a tenant by the permission of the Italian state would be more than sufficient sufficient clent and fully acceptable to the pontiff The first article of the tentative peace treaty reads as follows I The state of war between the Italian I government and the Holy See which be began began began be- be gan at the outbreak of the hostilities on the eleventh day of September 1870 1810 and was suspended on the of the same i month Is now declared ended by both the high th contracting powers I Article Second Tile Tee high contracting powers both bolh regard as permanent the territorial situation resulting from the war operations except in so far It is modified modified mod mod- Wed by the tile present treaty ArtiCT Third The Italian government government government govern govern- ment declares that the law of May 13 12 defining the legal status of the pontiff constitutes a solemn and irrevocable Irrevocable irrevocable cable declaration to the civilized and Catholic world orld on the part of the Italian government and people guaranteeing the sovereignty and the political civil and religious Independence and liberty of ot the high pontiff of th the Catholic church Following Following Fol Fol- lowing the restoration of peace diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplo diplo- matic relations between the Holy See and the Italian government will also be ret re- re t e. and th the Vatican will esl establish a a. I m to his his- m majesty Je ty the king of at I Italy while the latter will appoint an ambassador am ar to the Holy See I Under articles six and seven the Italian government agrees arees to recognize the H Hal Hol See as a great power and convert Ue the yearly annuity of three p million were given to the pontiff as in tn indemnity for tor the loss of revenues in It a fund the t I of which will be devoted to defray the expenses of ot Catholic missions abroad nine and ten are devoted devote to details and the appointment of com corn mission for tor the settlement of the territorial territorial rial financial and diplomatic questions Involved When the pamphlet Is put f itt relation with with Signor SIgnor repeated statement that he had the- the conciliation with the th Vatican in his pock pocket t the hope that a fa final settlement of or the tile vexed question in sight can be regarded as more than well founded 11 |