Show j BRIGHt BRIGHt- FOR ENDING rr t j. j r. r i i Benedicts Benedict's Benedicts Benedict s 's Success at t M May y Rejoin cj in Vatican and Quirinal By HENRY WOOD United Press Pres's Staff Correspondent ROME Feb 19 Pope Pope Benes Bene Bene- Benedicts Benedict's diets diet's s successful intervention forthe for the exchange of war prisoners between between between be be- tween Italy and Austria Austri has hg's h s greatly great great great- ly brightened the prospects for a t anthe and an fJ reconciliation between the Vatican ar the Italian government I it was gas W S l learned arne l' l on high authority tonight The agreement obtained by his hol holt holt- ness Is for the exchange of prisoners prisoners' dis dis- who are blind or otherwise totally But this fact tact in inno no way way d de detracts T de-T tracts from the success of i ithe the the diplomatic diplomatic diplo diplo- diplo matic matI undertaking or of jope Pope Benedict Benedict almost without precedent In taking this step the po pontiff Doi not between bitter only had to intervene bitter enemies but but he acted in the interest interest of t the Italian government for forty five years the Vatican's worst enemy To make the matter doubly difficult there is no regular official channel through which the negotiations with Italy could be carried on This difficulty however was was- bridged by several bishops and archbishops who enjoy tho the highest confidence of the Vatican and are t fa favorably favorably fa- fa regarded by the government The negotiations were conducted with the utmost secrecy secrecy for fear tit of f arousing the hostility of ot the anticlerical T party in Italy No announcement w was Ei made until the negotiations had bad been completed It was stated in well in informed informed informed in- in formed circles today that the popes pope's step in breaking the ice ire may bring more fruitful results after the war |