Show POPE APPEALS TO POWERS FOR PEACE IMPLORES RULERS TO STOP CARNAGE WHICH FOR A YEAR HAS dishonored this la in the blood of brothers that Is being shed on land and sea rulers are asked to put an end to terrible strife paris pope benedict has haa made an appeal to the warring nations to end the war which has haa been in progress in europe for the past twelve months in fits appeal lie says fays when we were called to succeed to tile apostolic throne ot of pope plus X whose upright and exemplary life was wars brought to an all end by the fratic fratricidal idal struggle which broke out in europe we too felt after gazing fearfully upon die bloody battlefield the despair deap ap air of a father who witnesses his home torn asunder and ravaged by a furious tempest iem pest we thoughts thought with inexpressible sorrow of our young sons cut down by death we felt in ili our heart enlarged hy by christian charitableness the great unspeakable sadness of mothers and of wives made widows before their times and tho the tears of children deprived too so soon on of parental guidance today on the sad anniversary of tho the terrible conflict our heart gives forth tile the wish that the war will soon ond end we raise again our voice to utter titter a fatherly atherly cry for peace may alay this cry dominating tile frightful noise of arms read reach the lie warring peoples and their chiefs and induce kindly atio anil more serene intentions in ili the name of ua n god in the lie natcie of the fattier father and lord in heaven lit in tile lie name of the bles blessed blesson sOI blood of jesus the price of at the redemption demp tion of hunia humanity tilty we implore tile the belligerent 0 nations before civille providence forthwith to end the horrible carnage which for a year lias has been dishonoring europe this la Is the blood of brothers that li Is heliin in shed ed on oil land and sea the most be beautiful regions of europe this garden ot of tile the world are sown with bodies te and rains there where recently fields and factories thrived cannon canno 11 now roar in a frightful manner in ili a frenzy of at demolition sparing neither cities nor villages and spreading the ravages of death you who before god and men are ara charged with tile the grave responsibility of peace and war listen to our prayer listen to tile the fatherly voice of the vicar of the eternal and supreme judge to whom you should give account 0 of your public works as well as private actions |