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Show WILL POPE BE ALLOWED VOICE I Question of Permitting Head of Church to Send Delegates to Peace Conference Being Be-ing Discussed. Rome, Feb. 2, 8:15 p. m., via Paris, Feb. 3, 5:15 a. m. The question as I to whether the pope will be authorized author-ized to send delegates to the peace I conference which is expected to be held at tho conclusion of the war, Is raised again by Count Soderini, a member of the Italian chamber of deputies and the man to whom Pope Leo XIII entrusted with the documents docu-ments from which tho history of his 1'onliflcato was to be written. Count Soderini says that Pope Benedict XV, since he has been elevated to the papacy, has always aimed at the conclusion con-clusion of a just and lasting peace. "Those who oppose his anticipation in the peace conference," Count Soderini Soder-ini says, "do so for fear that he might raise the question of the interna- tlonalization of the papacy which Italy considers would Involve the Interference Interfer-ence of foreigners In her Internal affairs. af-fairs. If the pope took such a step he would create now reasons for a conflict which Bhows obviously that such could not be his intontion as his sole desire Is for peace. The pope bejng an Italian and Intelligent naturally natu-rally seek3 a solution of the Roman question Independent of foreign intervention. inter-vention. His anticipation, through delegates, In the prospective peace conference as the greatest spiritual power in existence, ex-istence, would exercise an Immense moral influence In the solution of the arduous questions regarding Poland, I Belgium, Serbia and Armenia." |