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Show POPE PLEADS IN ! PCWS BEHALF Holy See Urges Nations to Help Defenders Retain Their Independence ROME, Aug. 14 The Osssratore Romano, official organ of the Vatican Vati-can publishes today an evidently Inspired In-spired srtloli on Poland saying 'he Igpeclnl benevolence of the Holy .see I toward the noble devoutly Catholic, chivalrous and brave Polish nation' is well known The pope had nr.ked for the- independence of Poland ever Bit.ce Augunt. m7. when he addressed lu pc-....e proposals to heads of tllO belligerent states, and hail repeated this request In his Intercourse, with tho heads of tho Btates, particularly President Wilson. We do not wish to nor can we ascertain as-certain whether the responsibility for the offensive lies with Poland or Russia, nor also whether not only England but France tried to restrain Poland," continues the article ' V hat it Is possible to know Is that the Holy Sec has never ceased to export her to moderation in asking or in accepting territories belonging to other nationalities. nation-alities. These exportation'' were repeatedly -cii! out, both In Rome and In Warsaw War-saw Tho pope urged the faithful after the outbreak of the Itusso-Poltsh conflict con-flict to prny God for two favors only, namely, to spare tho Polish people from the supreme misfortune of again losing their Independence, and to B are Europe from new wars." |