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Show POPE HAS SENT PEACE MESSAGE cardinal Uibbons rresents It to President of the United States. Washington, Sept. 2. Cardinal Gibbons Gib-bons today presented to President Wilson a message from Pope Benedict regarding peace in Europe. Later he saw Secretary Lansing on the same subject After his conference at the White House, the Cardinal announced that he had discussed the possibilities of peace with the president. He said that he had conveyed a message from the pope on the question but could not reveal its contents at this time Cardinal Gibbons declared that the settlement of the submarine question between the United States and Germany Ger-many had greatly aided the cause of peace and had placed the United States in a very advantageous position posi-tion to be of service in bringing to an end the conflict abroad. He said he had informed the president that he believed this to be true. While the Cardinal could not go into details regarding his message from the pope, it was indicated that it was in the nature of a suggestion that neutral powers join with the Vatican in making further efforts to restore peace. The cardinal said that the plan in mind was along the gen-oral gen-oral lines of recent public discussion of the question In newspapers. Cardinal Is Pleased. After leaving the president the cardinal, his face wreathed in smiles, greeted inquirers aud, without being questioned, said that he had discussed peace with the president. In answer to inquiries, ho said he had brought to the president a mes-, sage from the pope. He added that he wanted to tilk with Secretin' Lnnsing on peace and go over the same details he had taken up with President Wilson. The cardinal laid emphasis on his belief that the lessening of tension between the United States and Germany Ger-many wpuld have much to do with the possibilities of restoring peace. It was indicated that the basis for his belief was a suggestion that it might be possible to get an agreement between Germany aud Great Britain for guaranteeing the freedom of the seas aud in that way to Btart a discussion dis-cussion of pence terms. The cardinal cardi-nal Indicated broadly that he believed negotiations soon would be under -way to end the war. He Indicated that further developments might become be-come known soon. After leaving the White House, the cardinal walked to the state department depart-ment to sed Secretary Lansing. |