ACHIEVING PEACE

Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 100, 22 January 1940, Page 8

ACHIEVING PEACE

Pope To Collaborate With President

CHRISTIAN PRECEPTS

Incalculable Sacrifices Of War By Telegraph.—l’ress Assn.—Copyright. (Received January 22, 9 p.m.) WASHINGTON, January 22. . The Pope, in his reply to President Roosevelt’s recent message, vaguely placed in the future the time when he thought peace could be achieved. The Pope expressed the conviction that “when the roar of battle is silenced and the possibility arises of establishing a true and sound peace dictated by the principles of justice and equity, only those whose political power is combined with a clear understanding of the voice of humanity and a sincere reverence of the divine precepts of life found in the Gospel of Christ will be able to discern the path which must be followed. “Only those of such moral stature will be able to create a peace which will compensate for the war’s incalculable sacrifices and clear the way for a comity of nations fair to everyone and sustained by mutual confidence. “We are fully aware of the stubbornness of the obstacles which daily become more difficult to surmount. If the friends of peace do not wish their labours to be in vain they should visualise distinctly the seriousness of these obstacles. Consequently the slight probability of immediate success, as long as the present state of the opposing forces remains, is essentially unchanged.” Anti-Christian Tendencies. ‘ The reply also pledged collaboration with President Roosevelt on behalf of peace against “the chilling breath of aggressive and deadly Godiess antiChristian tendencies.” The Pope welcomed the appointment of Mr. Taylor as the President’s Envoy to the Vatican. The publication of the message on the day President Roosevelt began the final year of his second term emphasized the importance of his determination to work for peace before be leaves the White House.

The Apostolic Delegate made an unprecedented official visit to the White House''to deliver the Pope’s reply to President Roosevelt's message.